University of Essex open days
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Open days at University of Essex
The university was founded in 1963 and offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in various fields, including social sciences, humanities, and science and engineering.
It is particularly known for its research in social sciences, economics and law.
With academic experts that are some of the best in the UK, students will receive support, training and supervision, and be pushed to reach their potential.
The University of Essex received a silver rating in the recent Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) assessments.
Facilities
There are state-of-the-art libraries at all three campuses and the Albert Sloman Library at the Colchester site is open 24/7. All three sites have a variety of food and drink outlets.
The Essex Sport Arena provides a multipurpose space. Its facilities range from a sports hall the size of three basketball courts, to dedicated laboratories for research, and a state-of-the-art sports therapy clinic.
Why go to an open day?
When you attend an open day, you'll get a gut feeling about the university. Open days will help give you clarity if you're not sure what course to choose. You'll be able to visit different departments and chat with lecturers and other department staff, there are often subject talks too. You'll also get to speak to current students. They can tell you whether they're satisfied with the teaching, what the local nightlife is like, what the best halls of residence are 鈥� pretty much anything.鈥疍on't forget to look at the accommodation for yourself and make time to walk around the surrounding area to see if you like it.
Where is it located?
There are three campuses that make up the University of Essex located in Colchester, Southend and Loughton. The Colchester campus is the largest of the three. The Southend campus is in Southend-on-Sea and the Loughton campus is in Epping Forest, home to the Institute for Social and Economic Research.
Colchester has a small friendly student community. It is known for its Roman history with the Roman wall and Colchester Castle being popular attractions. There are restaurants, art galleries, theatres and an array of bars and nightclubs in the city.
Southend is affectionately known as 'London's playground', with the opportunity to sail, kitesurf or cycle along the coast. The Loughton Campus is only 30 minutes away from London. Hop on the Central line, which is just a five minute walk from campus, to experience nightlife in the big city.
Rankings
The University of Essex has performed strongly in our UK university league table appearing in the top 40 for the past three years. For a full rundown of the most recent stats, visit their profile page.
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