Education

Your future starts here

The journey to academic success is not simple. It comes in peaks, highs and lows.

It’s nerve-wracking and stressful, but the goal remains. And we’re help to help you achieve it.

With years worth of academic advice, knowledge and reflections from previous and current Essex students.

Whether you’re in your final or first year, let’s relish this time of building and learning together.

EXPLORE YOUR DEPARTMENT

Meet the Education Managers and find out who your Student Reps are in your department.

Exams & Assessment Support

Preparing for exams? Head down completing assessments?

We're putting together a load of support, information and events to help ease your stress.

We’ve got your back.

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STUDENT REPS

At the SU, we’re powered by students so we need you to help us to help you improve your education. Boost your education, skills + CV by joining us as a Student Rep!

Student Reps are our eys and ears on the ground, helping us work with department to improve your course.

Interested in becoming a Student Rep?

Join a training session here

SU ADVICE

For support with Academic issues like:

Late submissions
Changing your course
Academic offiences
Fitness to Practice concerns

Get in touch with SU Advice for free, confidential, independent and impartial advice.

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LIVE FEEDBACK FORM

Looking for a quick way to give us feedback about your course? Look no further - the Live Feedback Form is here!

SUBMIT FEEDBACK

WHAT'S ON

Hangout & Study: 17th April 10am - 5th June 4pm; The Atrium; Come study and hangout with us!; Education | The Atrium | Featured

Focus Friday: 19th April 10am - 31st May 5pm; The Atrium; Come and study with us in a productive environment!; Education | The Atrium | Featured

Hangout & Study: 22nd April 10am - 4pm; The Atrium; Come study and hangout with us!; Education | The Atrium | Featured

Postgraduate Research Spotlight: 26th April noon - 5pm; Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall B; Join the SU Education Team in collaboration with the University to learn more about what it means to be a PGR and gain an insight in their day-to-day experiences.; Featured | Postgraduate | Education

Hangout & Study: 29th April 10am - 4pm; The Atrium; Come study and hangout with us!; Education | The Atrium | Featured

Pathways Mixer: 7th May 4:30pm - 6:30pm; The Atrium; An opportunity for students from Pathways to meet with students from departments across the university as they progress from their foundation year into the first year of their degree!; Mixer | Education

Hangout & Study: 13th May 10am - 4pm; The Atrium; Come study and hangout with us!; Education | The Atrium

Hangout & Study: 20th May 10am - 4pm; The Atrium; Come study and hangout with us!; Education | The Atrium

Hangout & Study: 3rd June 10am - 4pm; The Atrium; Come study and hangout with us!; Education | The Atrium

EDUCATION BLOG

Feedback from Students

See the results of SU Pulse Surveys 'First Impressions of Teaching' and 'Personal Tutoring at Essex'.

VP Education December Update

Read what your VP Education has been up to in the past month.

Being a Student Rep is volunteering! You get rewarded!

Find out how to log volunteering hours on Chart My Path and have your work formally recognised.

What prevents you from attending your classes?

Read the results from our survey!

How can I use AI?

Everything you need to know about how and how not to use AI to help with your studies.

Become a Student Rep!

Boost your education, skills + CV by joining us as a Student Rep! At the SU, we’re powered by students so we need you to help us to help you improve your education.

Your Guide to Module Handbooks

Okay so a module handbook might not sound like the most thrilling read in the world but hear us out!

Your Best Places to Study on Campus

Fed up with studying in your room? Need a break from the same four walls? Don’t worry, we’ve had a wander round both the Colchester, Southend and Loughton campuses to find the best places to get your head down and study. It doesn’t matter whether you are someone who needs to study in silence or the type of student who needs a bit of a buzz around you, our guide will have something for everyone.

Student Voice Groups – What’s all that about?

Click here for our handy guide to Student Voice Groups (SVG’s) at Essex.

Second-guessing your course? You’re grand, you can swap.

Remember that time you took a shot and that little voice in your head whispered “I think we’ve just made a catastrophic mistake there...”, and there was no coming back from it? And you paid the price the next day? Well thankfully, if you feel like you may have chosen the wrong course, there’s no price to pay, and you can come back from it. Give this guide a little read, it’ll show you what else is out there, and how you can change courses.

Personal Tutoring - What to Expect

A personal tutor is a bit like a onesie. You might not know this; but everyone has one (everyone). So, what is a Personal Tutor? Well, a bit like a onesie, they’re there to support and comfort us all year round. Last year you, the students, told us that having an “excellent” Personal Tutor can have an incredibly positive impact on your studies, so this year the University is making sure you all have the best experience possible. Give this a little click to find out what to expect.

Blended Learning: To Zoom or Not To Zoom, That Is The Question.

So, some of you might be familiar with (and potentially sick of hearing) the term “Blended Learning”, whilst others might be feeling as lost as you might find yourself at 2am in Sub Zero. However, thanks to your Education Team at The SU, we’ve written an entire article on it, detailing what it is, why its there, and what to expect, so you’re left feeling as up-to-date as that pint of milk in your fridge…? (Of which I’d probably check by the way.)