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Foundation
The University of Essex, based at Wivenhoe
Park, Colchester, received its Royal Charter in 1965. It is one of the
UK's leading academic institutions and has an international reputation for
the quality of its research and teaching. The University has 16
departments spanning the Humanities, Social Sciences and Science and
Engineering.
History
Colchester, Britain's oldest recorded town
and its first capital, is located in North Essex close to the Suffolk
border and yet is less than an hour away from London. Historic Colchester
is today a thriving modern town offering some of the finest leisure
facilities
in Eastern England. Known as the cultural capital of Essex, Colchester has
a number of museums and galleries, an arts centre, a theatre and a
multi-screen cinema. The town also has excellent shopping facilities with
both large department stores and smaller specialist shops and boutiques.
The great variety of restaurants, coffee houses, wine bars, pubs and
nightclubs ensure that the town offers something for everyone.
Colchester is served by excellent transport links, with Stansted Airport
and the ferry port at Harwich bringing it within easy reach of Europe.
The University is worth more than £60 million annually to the local
economy and is the largest single employer in the Colchester area
(excluding the Health Service and the Military). It employs around 1,200
people: some 355 academics and the rest in a wide
range of support services - from research staff to clerical, from
maintenance to catering.
Location
Colchester is 55 miles (90 kilometres) from London; the journey takes 50
minutes by frequent train from Liverpool Street. The University is also
conveniently located for access to continental Europe, with Harwich just
16 miles (25 kilometres) away and Stansted airport 40 miles (64 kilometres)
away.
Visiting the University of Essex by train:
Trains run between London (Liverpool Street) and Colchester at
approximately half-hourly intervals during the day. The journey takes
about an hour. Services also connect with Colchester from Norwich,
Ipswich, Harwich, Felixstowe and Clacton/Walton. Local bus and taxi
services connect Colchester Station to the University. (Note: Colchester
has three stations - these directions refer to the main station and not
Colchester Town or Hythe.)
Visiting the University of Essex by coach:
There are regular coach services to Colchester Bus Station from most parts
of Britain, either direct or via London. Local bus and taxi services
connect Colchester town centre to the University.
Visiting the University of Essex by road
If approaching the University from London and the South via the A12, take
the exit marked Colchester Central. If approaching from Ipswich and the
North on the A12, take the exit marked Colchester. From Colchester, the
University is off the A133 to Clacton. The University visitors' car park operates on a pay and display basis.
Visiting the University of Essex by air and sea
Stansted (London's third international airport) is just 45 minutes away by
road via the A120 and A12. Coach and bus services run between Stansted and
Colchester every hour during the day.
The University is only 30 minutes by road from the port of Harwich (follow
the A120).
Distances
Aberdeen: 503 miles (805 kilometres)
Birmingham: 155 miles (248 kilometres)
Cambridge: 47 miles (75 kilometres)
Cardiff: 217 miles (347 kilometres)
Dover: 112 miles (179 kilometres)
Glasgow: 402 miles (643 kilometres)
Harwich: 17 miles (27 kilometres)
Leeds: 200 miles (320 kilometres)
London: 62 miles (99 kilometres)
Manchester: 213 miles (340 kilometres)
Norwich: 55 miles (88 kilometres)
Newcastle: 280 miles (448 kilometres)
Portsmouth: 144 miles (230 kilometres)
Stansted: 40 miles (64 kilometres)
York: 215 miles (344 kilometres)
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