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Relive the best moments from July's Angels@Essex Female Founders and Investors event featuring Hattie Fawcett and Banasa Williams. Angels@Essex - Female Founders and Investors is a female-led network that helps female-led tech businesses to find the right investors. This initiative will offer support that addresses the specific needs, challenges and goals of female founders and investors. We welcome both parties into the inclusive Angels@Essex community. Look out for our events and follow us on Twitter @AngelsEssexFFI Angels@Essex embraces the Investing in Women Code. This is a commitment to support the advancement of female entrepreneurship in the United Kingdom by improving female entrepreneurs' access to tools, resources, and finance from the financial services sector. Angels@Essex is committed to making that vision a reality.

Listen to the highlights from June's Angels@Essex Female Founders and Investors event! Angels@Essex - Female Founders and Investors is a female-led network that helps female-led tech businesses to find the right investors. This initiative will offer support that addresses the specific needs, challenges and goals of female founders and investors. We welcome both parties into the inclusive Angels@Essex community. Look out for our events and follow us on Twitter @AngelsEssexFFI Angels@Essex embraces the Investing in Women Code. This is a commitment to support the advancement of female entrepreneurship in the United Kingdom by improving female entrepreneurs' access to tools, resources, and finance from the financial services sector. Angels@Essex is committed to making that vision a reality.

Planning to go to university and want to know more about the accommodation options? Perhaps you're not sure what you need to consider when moving out for the first time? In this week's episode, current students and student ambassadors, Diego and Verneicia, share their accommodation experience. From the variety of accommodation options, the application process and some tips on making your accommodation feel homely, their advice will help you to prepare for this part of your university experience. Subscribe forthe podcast to receive updates and links for resources we signpost to in the episodes: http://bit.ly/UnderstandingUniversity

Missed the launch of Angels@Essex Female Founders and Investors? Catch-up here! We had a fantastic session with some brilliant takeaways. Angels@Essex - Female Founders and Investors is a female-led network that helps female-led tech businesses to find the right investors. This initiative will offer support that addresses the specific needs, challenges and goals of female founders and investors. We welcome both parties into the inclusive Angels@Essex community. Look out for our events and follow us on Twitter @AngelsEssexFFI Angels@Essex embraces the Investing in Women Code. This is a commitment to support the advancement of female entrepreneurship in the United Kingdom by improving female entrepreneurs' access to tools, resources, and finance from the financial services sector. Angels@Essex is committed to making that vision a reality.

Preparing for the next steps in your life? In this episode we speak to Jasmine Hill, Careers Information Advice and Events Manager at The University of Essex who shares some fantastic tips on how to be a standout student, advice on writing your CV and interview preparation. Whether it’s for a job, apprenticeship or university we hope this guidance will help you to feel confident and prepared for your next steps. If you know other students, teachers or parents who should listen to this please share our registration link:https://bit.ly/UnderstandingUniversityUoE

Going to University isn’t just about studying. Current students, Rebecca and Timea, discuss what student life is really like and how important it is to find a balance between studying and socialising. This episode will help you discover how to make the most out of lectures, the reality of studying and the range of extra opportunities that universities offer. Get prepared for your future with this episode on student life. If you know otherstudents, teachers or parents who should listen to this please share our registration link: https://bit.ly/UnderstandingUniversityUoE

Want to find out how university is accessible and affordable? In this episode we cover how students can apply for student finance, including scholarships and bursaries to support your studies at university and some top budgeting tips to help you manage your money efficiently. Our student ambassadors, Rebecca and Ines, reflect on their own experiences to show that it is possible to be a student without living off pasta and beans! If you know other students, teachers or parents who should listen to this please share our registration link: https://bit.ly/UnderstandingUniversityUoE. You can also chat to us: essex.ac.uk/life/chat about our scholarships and bursaries!

Choosing the right university course that suits you and your needs is an important part of the university research process. We’re joined by current University of Essex students and Student Ambassadors, Megan and Matteo who help share the important factors to consider when choosing your course and how this helped them to find their course and university. Our ambassadors share some great tips, so get listening to begin your research! If you know other students, teachers or parents who should listen to this please share our registration link: https://bit.ly/UnderstandingUniversityUoE .

Join Steve and Caroline on episode 7 of the Careers Services Podcast. In this episode they discuss the benefits of getting part-time work. Yes, money is one of them! However there are more that might not be immediately obvious. You can find jobs, events and appointments at https://careerhub.essex.ac.uk/ and useful careers resources at https://essex.careercentre.me/Members.

We’re joined by current University of Essex students, Catherine and Veronica, to discuss how they have coped with stress and adapted to change whilst at University. Many students experience symptoms of stress so it’s important to know where to find advice and resources that are out there to support you whilst in education, and in the future. This episode will signpost you to lots of helpful stress busting tools that will positively boost your educational journey.

In the episode we discuss a variety of different pathways for students finishing college or sixth form and how they can get motivated to look at their own options. Katie and Karina, who work for the University of Essex’s’ Outreach team discuss their own pathways, through education into their current roles and reflect on the relatable journeys of some well-known celebrities and idols. They share the opportunities students can get involved in to expand their transferable skills and experience for a variety of pathways. It’s sometimes hard to know where to start but this episode will provide you with plenty of tips to initiate those first steps. Register here to receive episodes, resources we signpost to in the episode and updates about the podcast and use #understandinguni on twitter or email outreach@essex.ac.uk to ask us any questions! https://bit.ly/UnderstandingUniversityUoE #understandinguni #futurepathways #studentlife

For students in school, college or sixth form, their teachers, parents, carers and guardians, 'Understanding University, the Ultimate Uni Podcast' is here to help you with all the ins and outs of higher education. We'll be talking to current University of Essex students and staff about planning your future pathway, advice on stress busting, how to choose your university degree course and more. Register at https://bit.ly/UnderstandingUniversityUoE to receive updates when episodes are released and use the hashtag #UnderstandingUni to ask us any questions! #UnderstandingUni #studentlife #university

As meditation can be another way of using our internal faculties, this technique introduces the concept that our preferred major representational systems or modalities (visual, auditory and kinaesthetic referred to as V.A.K, learning styles) can influence our preferred meditation techniques. This can be useful if we struggle with the art of meditation.

Witnessing meditation, or insight meditation, allows you to have awareness of external influences during practice, without associating positive or negative thoughts to them, to help calm and still the mind.

This 20 minute mindfulness session helps to calm the mind and prepare yourself for sleep, by processing and letting go of the days’ events.

This short meditation introduces the concept of affirmations. The act of affirming is the assertion that something exists or is true. When repeating our affirmations in the state of meditation, we sow seeds into the unconscious mind where they germinate and grow. Affirmations are positive statements that we repeat to ourselves mentally or verbally to bring about a positive change.

On episode 6 of the Careers Services podcast It’s a new academic year! A time for new adventures and success! Whether you’ve accessed Careers Services or not, we’re delighted to (re)introduce ourselves and tell you exactly how we can support you during your time with us and beyond! Essex students and graduates can access careers support through https://careerhub.essex.ac.uk and our webpage https://www.essex.ac.uk/student/careers. Contact us via csinfo@essex.ac.uk or our LinkedIn page via https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/uoe-careers-services.

A 15 minute meditation and mindfulness practice to still and calm the mind.

On 31 July 2020, the UK Government established The Independent Review of Administrative Law (IRAL), to consider options for reform to the process of Judicial Review. In the latest episode of the Essex Law Podcast, Professor Steve Peers discusses the role of IRAL, its remit, processes and possible outcomes with Professor Maurice Sunkin, Professor Theodore Konstadinides and PhD candidate Lee Marsons. This is the third episode of the Essex Law Podcast, produced by the School of Law at the University of Essex. For more information, search "Law" at essex.ac.uk

Supporting The Student Experience by University of Essex

On episode 5 of the Careers Services podcast we talk to Dan Hawes from Graduate Recruitment Bureau on graduate schemes. Listen for valuable advice on deadlines and for positive messages.

On episode 4 of the Careers Services podcast we talk to Richard from TalentWorks (www.talent-works.net) on how COVID-19 has impacted employers and what graduates can expect when starting work. Essex students and graduates can access careers support through https://careerhub.essex.ac.uk/. Contact us via csinfo@essex.ac.uk.

Cate, Amy, Tasha, and Rosanna from our Marketing and Student recruitment team talk about how Results Day works, what it means to go through 'Clearing' and how the University of Essex can support you.

On episode 3 of the Careers Services podcast we talk to Jessica from GradCracker on graduating in a time of recession. Listen for valuable advice and positive messages. Essex students and graduates can access careers support through https://careerhub.essex.ac.uk/. Contact us via csinfo@essex.ac.uk.

Businesses have had to adapt their recruitment processes due to COVID-19. On episode 2 of the Careers Services podcast we discuss this with Katherine from FDM (www.fdmgroup.com). You’ll find out about virtual assessment centres, interviews and more. We also discuss how the wider Careers Services team can support you. Please visit https://careerhub.essex.ac.uk/ for more information.

Welcome to the first Careers Services podcast. In this episode we discuss getting into the right headspace, upskilling whilst at home (or anywhere) and how we can support you. Please visit careerhub.essex.ac.uk/students for more information on our events and one to one appointments. You can access LinkedIn Learning here https://www.essex.ac.uk/student/learning-technologies/linkedin-learning

At Essex, we know that to advance human rights around the world, we must approach each challenge from a range of perspectives. Our Human Rights Centre draws its Members from 11 different disciplines. Here, Professor Natasha Lindstaedt discusses the importance of human rights to her work on autocratization - elected leaders "using legal manoeuvres to make their countries more autocratic, with the public’s consent.” For more information: https://www.essex.ac.uk/centres-and-institutes/human-rights/people

At Essex, we know that to advance human rights around the world, we must approach each challenge from a range of perspectives. Our Human Rights Centre draws its Members from 11 different disciplines. Here, our Members discuss the importance of human rights to their work.

What is Corporate Criminal Liability? And what responsibilities do the various models place on companies, big and small? Dr Alison Cronin, an expert on economic crime from Bournemouth University and author of Corporate Criminality and Liability for Fraud, joins Dr Audrey Guinchard and Colin Moore from Essex School of Law, for a discussion of the historical context in this area, the existing models and the need for reform. This is the second episode of the Essex Law Podcast, produced by the School of Law at the University of Essex. For more information, search "Law" at essex.ac.uk

On Tuesday 24 September, the UK Supreme Court delivered an historic judgement, declaring Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of parliament unlawful. With the ink on this extraordinary ruling barely dry, Professor Steve Peers, Professor Maurice Sunkin QC (Hon) and Dr Charilaos Nikolaidis discuss the issue of justiciability - whether the courts had the power to intervene - why the judges found Boris Johnson's prorogation unlawful and the implications in terms of Brexit, the UK Constitution and the interaction of judges, the executive and parliament. This is the first episode of the Essex Law Podcast, produced by the School of Law at the University of Essex. For more information, search for "Law" at essex.ac.uk

Why go to an Open Day and why visit Essex in particular? Get all your questions answered in this handy podcast. Think you know Open Days? Think again.

Dr Lamarche: Relationships as a source of safety in an unsafe world by University of Essex

Dr. Michael Toze - Trans Lifecourses by University of Essex

Dr. Maitrayee Deka - A Woman in the bazaar: gendered aspects of fieldwork in male spaces by University of Essex

Dr Daragh Murray from the University of Essex's Human Rights Centre discusses the risks of our data being misused, why we need to look at the issue in more depth and why politicians might need work internationally to protect our rights. Daragh is part of the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project at Essex funded by the Economic and Social Research Council: www.hrbdt.ac.uk/

Professor Gleditsch talks about becoming a Regius Professor and gives an introduction to the focus of his research.

With immigration high on the public agenda in recent years, a new play humanises the reality of migrant life by focusing on four people looking for a place to call home. 'Priority Seating' by drama lecturer Dr Mary Mazzilli explores the themes of migration, travel and lost and found identity, asking questions about modern society’s attitudes to migrants, whether they’re moving for economic, political or personal reasons. Dr Mazzilli was interviewed on BBC Essex on 14 November 2017.

CISC seminar led by PhD Students, named - Paul Driscoll, Alan Msosa, Kristen Schaubhut and Helen Rand. The seminar was entitled "Digital Intimacies"

Mediated Habits: Images, Networked Affect and Social Change - Dr Carolyn Pedwell by University of Essex

Online Dating: Gender, Intimacy and the Internet - Dr. Róisín Ryan by University of Essex

'Skanky Capital' Seminar - Dr. Emily Falconer by University of Essex

Dr Jordan Savage kicks of the LiFTs research casts with an introduction to the series and insight into her research of the novel ‘My Antonia’ by Willa Cather.

In this microcast, Dr Jordan Savage meets with Dr Diarmuid Hester from the University of Sussex to discuss his research into the impact of New York School poetry on the Los Angeles literary scene in the 1970s and 1980s.

Masters student Robert Struthers has been speaking to Dr Tom Quinn and Professor Paul Whiteley about the EU Referendum result and consequences for British politics. As well as the campaign and the result, the podcast covers the Labour leadership election, the future of the Conservatives under Theresa May, UKIP's electoral prospects, and the prospect of Scottish independence.

This seminar by Dr Katie Dow analyses how the contemporary British media represented this event, focusing on Louise’s parents, Lesley and John Brown, a working-class married couple in their thirties. It will describe and analyse how the contemporary British media represented Lesley and John Brown, who came to be seen as deserving parents of the world’s first IVF baby and to stand as ciphers for a presumed universal, natural desire to have a child ‘of one’s own’.

This CISC Seminar explores the notion of ‘media-bodies’ and shows how Kim Kardashian-West’s vulva discursively and corporally demonstrates a cultural compulsion wherein skin must ‘speak’ its owner’s beauty, and where the appearances of bodies on screens are equally if not more important than their capacities as feeling, touching, mobile objects.

The CISC Seminar entitled ‘Sex in the village: Undisciplined daughters, subversive sexualities and intimate life in Sri Lanka’, by Dr Sandya Hewamanne took place on 14 October 2015. Showing how political and economic changes initiate struggles over meanings on intimacy, love, sex and marriage, the seminar discussed how desire, intimacy, sex and pleasure are locally specific, classed and are fluid over a person’s life trajectory.

Experts and artists came together in London to explore the relationship between freedom and art. Organised by Dr Shohini Chaudhuri and Professor Sanja Bahun of our Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies, with Director of the Essex Book Festival Ros Green, the event was headlined by exiled Uzbek novelist Hamid Ismailov.

Experts and artists came together in London to explore the relationship between freedom and art. Organised by Dr Shohini Chaudhuri and Professor Sanja Bahun of our Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies, with Director of the Essex Book Festival Ros Green, the event was headlined by exiled Uzbek novelist Hamid Ismailov.

Experts and artists came together in London to explore the relationship between freedom and art. Organised by Dr Shohini Chaudhuri and Professor Sanja Bahun of our Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies, with Director of the Essex Book Festival Ros Green, the event was headlined by exiled Uzbek novelist Hamid Ismailov.

Lorna McGregor, Director of our Human Rights Centre explains what students can expect from the 2015 Human Rights Summer School, a unique opportunity to be taught by leading academics and international practitioners. Find out more at: http://bit.ly/1udizxT