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The University of Essex is a hub of innovation and success. It offers postgraduate students a unique academic experience, inspiring ground-breaking approaches to some of the key global challenges faced by society today. Based across three state-of-the-art modern campuses, postgraduate students at Essex are supported to become an integral and respected part of the university’s global community.
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The university has performed extremely well in national and international teaching assessments in recent years and is home to a diverse population of over 17,000 students, with 3,900+ of those studying at postgraduate level.
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Postgraduate students will discover a rich network of interdisciplinary programmes and research centres at the Essex. The university boasts an internationally renowned reputation for world-leading research output and has established many strong partnerships with national and global organisations. Courses are, as a result, tailor-made to respond to current social issues and the latest developments in both academia and industry.
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