1st overall student positivity in East of England (NSS 2025) 2nd in UK for research outputs (REF 2021) Top 5 in Europe, citations, impact (Barceló et al 2025)
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We’re proud to see this story getting a wider spotlight! 🌟
If you missed it on our department feed, take a few minutes to read the Uni's feature on EssexGov students contributing to Professor Ismene Gizelis’s ERC-funded project.
A prime example of our research-led environment!
At Essex we are proud to put research-led teaching into action.
@uniessexgovt students were given the unique opportunity to contribute to global peacekeeping research, helping to transform how we understand post-conflict recovery.
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Government @ Essex retweeted
To those who celebrate, we wish you a glowing Diwali filled with love, light and laughter! ✨
👏 Congratulations to our PhD candidate, Winifred Michael, on publishing her first article in Contemporary Politics! 🎉
Read it here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/13569775.202…
#EssexGov
👏Congrats @mirandasimon25, research lead for evaluation of activities under the North Africa Migration and Development project by @iom.int. She’s evaluating skills & livelihood trainings in N. Africa to ensure programmes effectively support vulnerable people’s futures.
#EssexGov
New research from our colleagues, Tobias Böhmelt and Hugh Ward, and co-author Thomas Bernauer: "Carbon emissions tend to be lower in countries characterised both by a welfare state focused on reducing socio-economic inequality and high state capacity."
#EssexGov
#OpenAccess from the latest issue of @JPublicPolicy -
Do welfare states have lower carbon emissions? The importance of state capacity in lower-income countries - cup.org/47eScnq
- Tobias Böhmelt (@uniessexgovt), Hugh Ward (@uniessexgovt) & @bernauereth
Government @ Essex retweeted
It's been almost 80 years since Winston Churchill spoke of the "iron curtain" that descended over Europe.
Now, Professor Natasha Lindstaedt of @uniessexgovt explores why it's now the West building the barriers against possible Russian aggression.
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🚨New paper from our colleague @dianebolet and co-author Florian Foos: media interviews with extreme-right activists normalise their ideas.
👉 Uncritical interviews ↑ agreement & perceived support
👉 Critical interviews ↓ persuasion but still raise perceived popularity
"Using population-based survey experiments leveraging real-world interviews with extreme right activists on [@SkyNews] ... we test whether media exposure leads to higher agreement with extreme right statements" - @dianebolet & Florian Foos.
#OpenAccess - cup.org/4mmVIAL
Government @ Essex retweeted
Today marks the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. The way Japan thinks about its wartime history is changing at pace writes Dr Lewis Eves of @uniessexgovt.
As the politics of the country shift, Asia risks the complications of renewed Japanese militarism.
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Government @ Essex retweeted
As climate change drives rising temperatures and changes in rainfall, Mexico and the US are in the middle of a conflict over water.
Professor Natasha Lindstaedt of @uniessexgovt explores the growing tensions in the @ConversationUK.
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Government @ Essex retweeted
Environmental politics expert Dr Zorzeta Bakaki of @uniessexgovt has been appointed a founding Trustee of a pioneering new environmental charity East Suffolk Trust (EaST) to help boost biodiversity in Suffolk.
Find out more: brnw.ch/21wUEzk
Our colleague, @Hennessyalli:
🚨 EU–US trade deal halts tariffs—for now—but at a steep price
🇩🇪 Germany’s car industry hit hardest
🇪🇺 EU had leverage (digital taxes, market access limits) but didn’t use it—relying on US military support for Ukraine
🤔 Thin deal, fragile certainty
Donald Trump has pushed US tariffs on foreign goods to the highest level since before the second world war.
Here is a look at the progression of Trump's tariffs: on.ft.com/4oh10zk
Trump’s attacks on Fed Chair Powell threaten its ability to ⬇️ inflation and keep market confidence.
Prof. @Caro_Garriga explains:
🔗tinyurl.com/22u42xv9
Her research:
📌 Polarization’s role: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
📌 Why attacks > reform: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
#EssexGov
Dr Isabella Trifan from @UniEssexGovt:
“Today’s announcement is a step forward—not because 16-year-olds can pay taxes, but because they are citizens who are affected by policy and are as capable of voting as many adults are.”
#VotingAge #YouthVoice #Democracy #WeAreEssex
The voting age will be lowered to 16 for all UK elections as part of an overhaul of the country’s voting system on.ft.com/46gC4Bs
👏 Congrats to our colleague, Alexandra Hennessy, (@Hennessyalli) on receiving an Academy of Medical Sciences networking grant!
We're proud to announce Academy funding for 64 international partnerships 🌍
Our Networking Grants & Network Strengthening Grants help UK researchers collaborate with scientists in 30+ countries to tackle urgent global health challenges 🤝
👉 Learn more: ow.ly/fpJT50Wp27R
Government @ Essex retweeted
Class of 2025 - #EssexGraduation
Congratulations to Mamadi Konde who is graduating today from @uniessexgovt.
Mamadi has made a remarkable impact on research, advocacy and student life during his time at Essex. Read his story here: brnw.ch/21wU9hQ
Government @ Essex retweeted
Once a post-Soviet success story, Georgia has once again slid into authoritarianism.
Professor Natasha Lindstaedt of @uniessexgovt explores
how the Georgian people feel as democracy has been eroded in their country.
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Government @ Essex retweeted
We're proud that the latest National Student Survey shows Essex rising into the top 20 in England for overall student positivity, ranking number 1 in the East of England.
Our amazing Students’ Union also moved into the national top 20.
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Read about the limits of LLMs in understanding subtleties in central bank communication, by our colleague, Nicole Baerg, and co-author Carolina Binder. 👇
In this article from our latest issue on #CentralBanking, @uniessexgovt's Nicole Baerg and @UTCivics' Carola Binder analyse the less explored use of fact versus emotion in #centralbank communication 💬🏦
🔓Access it here ⬇️
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@Uni_of_Essex @UTAustin
📍ESS Course spotlight: Spatial Econometrics
Learn to model spatial dependencies in social science data using R, with expert guidance from Dr Martin Steinwand & Dr Muzhou Zhang
📅 21 July–1 August
🌍 Hybrid
🔗 essexsummerschool.com
#PoliSky #QuantMethods #EssexSummerSchool
Including work from our colleague, Laura Montanaro, on 'The Antidemocratic Harms of Mansplaining'
doi.org/10.1017/S15375927240…
VOLUME 23 ISSUE 2 IS NOW OUT!!
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Featuring work by: @billkakenmaster, @vbolotnyy, @javierpsandoval, @ChesThurber, @JCPinckney, @jblumenau, @chriswratil, @maxvejares, @islandscholar, @tamir_moustafa, @nerminallam & more!
