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University of Essex

The University of Essex is a campus university based at Wivenhoe Park on the outskirts of Colchester in the English county of Essex, less than a mile from the town of Wivenhoe. It is one of the New Universities and received its Royal Charter in 1965. The university has 17 departments spanning the Humanities, Social Sciences, Science, and Engineering. It is a living, breathing example of the '60s love of concrete.

Alumni

• BBC foreign correspondent Brian Hanrahan;
• Mrs Virginia Bottomley;
• John Bercow;
• Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh;
• the former President of Costa Rica and 1987 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Dr Oscar Arias Sanchez;
• the Chief Constable of Warwickshire, Mr Peter Joslin;
• Mexico's first and only astronaut, Dr Rodolfo Neri Vela;
• Booker Prize Winner, Ben Okri.

External link

• University website

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