Saturday 25 January 2020, 11.13am
Recent updates
- Copyright Licensing Agency collection exercise Jan-Feb 2020
What’s happening? The Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) is doing a periodic collection of data relating to the type and quantity of paper copies we make for educational purposes. What is the CLA? The CLA is one of the UK’s intellectual property licencing agencies. They undertake periodic data collection to inform the payment of royalties for […]
- New safeguarding training
The Safeguarding Team have launched a bespoke training session for staff that builds upon the Moodle Safeguarding Essentials training. Safeguarding at the University provides information on distinguishing between the legal and frequently adopted definitions of safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk and looks at relevant internal policies and guidance. In the training, we […]
- Holocaust Memorial Week at our Colchester Campus
Holocaust Memorial Day takes place each year on 27 January and we’re marking this international event with a week of activities at our Colchester Campus. Professor Andrew Le Sueur, our Inclusivity Champion for Jewish Students and Staff, and Professor Maurice Sunkin, Chair of our Holocaust Memorial Week Group tell us more. This year Holocaust Memorial […]
- Our zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment and sexual violence
We are committed to creating an environment where everyone is safe and treated with respect. Here is an update on our ongoing work in this area. The University of Essex has a zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment and sexual violence. We do not and will not tolerate such behaviour and, together with our Students […]
- Ditching plastic bottles in 2020
We’re committed to reducing our use of plastic and in the last two years we’ve embarked on a programme of replacing bottle-fed water coolers with plumbed-in units. This year we want to make sure that we have no bottle-fed machines in use on our campuses. Plastic is a key element of our target to reduce […]
