Talk:University of Essex/Archive 1

Colchester nightlife
The following section about Colchester's nightlife was misplaced under 'Student organisations'. It also isn't very accurate; Colchester has very good and varied nightlife, although one has to know where to look and the student population generally doesn't. There are a plethora of pubs and late night bars. Many people count late night bars as nightclubs, but even discounting those, there are at least four well established nightclubs in Colchester, at least one of which has existed for significantly longer than Route or the Hippodrome. I've kept it here so if someone thinks it's worth moving and/or rewriting, they can do so. --Lezek 14:59, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
 * There is a poor nightlife in the town of Colchester, with there being only two established nightclubs, Hippodrome and Route (Route is significantly smaller than the Hippodrome), therefore the Students Union organises some big nights at the University. Route nightclub and the Hippodrome do however organise regular student nights which welcomes anybody from the university to enjoy a good night out for very little cost. A pub named 'The Hole in the Wall' (aptly named as it is situated within the walls of the original Roman old town brickwork) is a popular pub with students both during the day and evenings.
 * Of course, whether the nightlife in Colchester is poor or not is a value judgment which is not up to us to decide on, it is a fact that the overwhelming majority of Essex students consider the Colchester nightlife to be poor indeed. This has as much to do with the presence of the garrison as with the paucity of night clubs. User:Julian

Colchester also has the following nightclubs: Kings, Valentinos, Roberts.

Powerlifting within an educational context
Why isn't there any material present on the powerlifting community that exists within the university? I myself made an entry, but this was removed. Considering how this is an aspect of life at Essex university, why is it not permitted to be included on the University of Essex page? Is it that it is considered to be trivial and irrelevant. It should be said that it is not trivial and irrelevant for the powerlifting community.

I would welcome any input that anybody may have upon the matter.

Thank you.

Deadlifter.

155.245.35.215 02:40, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

The coat of arms
Is there a higher quality image of the coat of arms and shouldn't the coat of arms be on the top of the page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by K1sh3np (talk • contribs) 13:43, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

University ratings
(I'm posting this to all articles on UK universities as so far discussion hasn't really taken off on WikiProject Universities.)

There needs to be a broader convention about which university rankings to include in articles. Currently it seems most pages are listing primarily those that show the institution at its best (or worst in a few cases). See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Universities. Timrollpickering 22:37, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

I'd like to add the early 1980's Essex had some very successful badminton teams and the three times UAU singles champion. In part simulated by the six court sport centre and in the main but a highly supportive Physical Rec. staff. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.108.59.194 (talk) 10:46, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Rumours about the architect
I don't know if anyone can confirm the rumours that were about when I studied here, that suggested the architect committed suicide once the university was built as he was so distraught at the result. I don't know how true this is but it would be an interesting addition to the article if confirmed, as the unusual architecture is a major feature of the place, as anyone who's been there would know!

Greef


 * An identical story was commonplace at Kent in my time there. I suspect this is just an urban myth. Timrollpickering 01:27, 20 November 2005 (UTC)

probably not a very sensible idea really, is it.... --195.195.85.42 16:34, 2 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Same legend about some halls of residence at my university. Mr Weeble  Talk Brit tv 17:38, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Two rumors I'd like confirmed and if possible, added to the site. Back during the "Red Essex" days we were alledgedly banned from appearing on University Challenge, though this rumour is often erroneously conflated with the incident were manchester, including a young David Aaronivich, answered every question with Marx Lenin or Trotsky. Also, a famous french New Wave director shot a lot of one of his films on location at essex, Do we know which one or what film?

It was Jean-Luc Godard who shot his agit-prop film British Sounds at Essex in 68. It also features material about Ford workers at Dagenham. It was made for TV but never shown due to its rough aesthetic and Maoist point of view. An interesting period piece. 188.221.47.79 (talk) 15:34, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Another rumour I've heard about the architect, was that he prior to working on the university, he used to design prisons, which might explain some of the stone-encased eye soars seen around the campus!

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It's odd to me there is no mention of departments closing - at least two (in the sciences) closed which, to me was something I'd never heard of happening elsewhere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Worldgirl111 (talk • contribs) 22:25, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
 * That's a strange comment to make. There are departments closing down everywhere, Worldgirl111. I'm sorry if you haven't heard about them. 120.62.6.100 (talk) 12:51, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Hi, I am curious about the figure of the university endowment. On the page it says £3.4 M. Can this be correct? I did a little research myself but I"m not sure about the correct answer. Does anyone know?

+_)(*&^%$#@!~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.250.146.13 (talk) 09:51, 15 September 2010 (UTC) Hello 195.166.41.149. Is there any reason you keep claiming Wivenhoe is a village? Angela 18:19, Oct 7, Wivenhoe 'village' football club, Wivenhoe 'village hall', the fact its listed in local documents as a village, tend to point that way.
 * Wivenhoe 'village' football club, Wivenhoe 'village hall', the fact it is refered to as a village in local documents.

Has a Parish Council and a village hall, rather than a town council and town hall. Is part of the borough of Colchester, itself a town. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.4.79.62 (talk) 19:15, 13 April 2009 (UTC)


 * I don't know why 195.166.41.149 thought it was, but the Essex Chronicle seems pretty insistent that it is, in this page from the "Towns & Villages" section of their website. However, one of their articles does seem to imply that Wivenhoe has town status, so they seem a bit confused about the issue. Where does one go to check these things? Is there an official list of towns somewhere? -- Oliver P. 02:22, 10 Nov 2003 (UTC)


 * Google search for Wivenhoe vilage - 8 hits, Google search for Wivenhoe town - 3650 hits. I don't know any way of checking officially but it just is. And it has a town council. . Angela 02:31, 10 Nov 2003 (UTC)


 * I wouldn't trust Google alone... Try "chelmsford town" (about 3,270 hits) versus "chelmsford city" (about 10,200)! However, the fact that Wivenhoe has a town council convinces me. :) -- Oliver P. 02:48, 10 Nov 2003 (UTC)

And do you have to permission to use the text from that you inserted previously? Angela 16:52, Oct 8, 2003 (UTC)


 * Wivenhoe is indeed a town, but most people would refer to it as a village due to its small size. The university campus is called Wivenhoe Park, halfway between Colchester town and Wivenhoe town. I've updated the text about the campus location a bit. (David Haardt)

Unbalanced POV
Reads like a bit of a press release. Does the POV need looking at?


 * agreed, how can it be a leading university (as the lead states) when it is ranked between 39-63 nationally? Mountaincirque (talk) 12:46, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
 * I removed that claim. Itsmejudith (talk) 15:43, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

Statistics
Is my maths failing completely or does the numbers listed for students in the WP article not match the referenced source at all? (|10-11 Annual Review, p.54) EmyP (talk) 16:20, 19 April 2015 (UTC)


 * People had updated the figures (more than once, it seems) without updating the citation. I think I've sorted it out - maybe you could check my maths too? NebY (talk) 20:17, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

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Closing Departments
The history seems only to talk about expansion, but I remember departments being closed (particularly Physics), when was this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.90.93.21 (talk) 17:36, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

Notable Alumni
I am surprised, given the left-wing history of the university that it does not include Lord Triesman as an alumnus. Maybe he didn't graduate. When I was there (in the late 1960's) he was known as Red Dave, and drove a - RED - Cortina (Lotus or Ford, I forget which.)ExpatSalopian (talk) 02:30, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

External reference
The University of Essex gets a mention in the episode The Skeleton in the Cupboard, Series 3, episode 3 of Yes, Minister at about 24 minutes in. It is given as the last in a long list of dreadful, wasteful, government mistakes. SandJ-on-WP (talk) 19:28, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

So called boosterism
Hello Mr Aloneinthewild. Still not sure what do you mean by boosterism, but those statements are strongly supported by THE and other sources. Have you seen other articles? Most of the institutions clearly mention about their prestigiousness. King's, UCL, Imperial etc. Hence nothing with Essex. Not to mention USA ones.--Clubsthais4etern (talk) 14:01, 26 August 2017 (UTC)


 * See boosterism. You will need to back up such bold statements such as "The university is one of the leading institutions in the UK and it is well-known as a world leader in social and political sciences and management." Ranking information is better in the fourth para where it is currently discussed. We try to avoid such POV language otherwise you could put it on every article in the lead sentence, "such and such university is one of the best in the UK". Leading institution is misleading - as I see it is ranked 30-50 in the UK, "world leader" is vague language. If you put some numbers and citation to these then that would be much better. Aloneinthewild (talk) 14:06, 26 August 2017 (UTC)


 * You are asking me to have a look at this boostersim? Are you serious? You could have told me to consider WP:PEACOCK, rather than this boosterism'. Why didn't you do that? world leader in social and political sciences and management, this maybe regarded flowery, but it was already mentioned before, it wasn't me to add it, I just moved it on the top of the article. While, there is nothing wrong with The university is one of the leading institutions in the UK, since sources have been provided. Again, only UK'', is mentioned, not world. WP:PEACOCK doesn't apply here, just like other articles. Thank you.--Clubsthais4etern (talk) 11:33, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

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Style for talking about the University of Essex throughout the article - should it be 'the university', 'the University'or 'Essex'?
Hello I think this is an issue which has been highlighted before in the peer review. Different entries for universities choose different styles and there is a bit of inconsistency in this article. Entries for Sheffield, Cambridge and Sussex universities all refer to the placename after the initial introduction and I would argue this reflects common usage in the UK. I wanted to see how people would feel if I changed 'the university' to Essex in where it is appropriate and makes sense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by John Ben Hall (talk • contribs) 23:30, 7 December 2017 (UTC) --Ben Hall at Essex (talk) 23:49, 7 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi, I think using either "university" or "Essex" is ok, but not "University" as it is treated as a common noun on wikipedia. I think switching between these two is used to prevent repetition of "the university" each line. Aloneinthewild (talk) 22:27, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

New section: Regius professors at the University of Essex
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Regius professors at the University of Essex

The honour of holding a Regius Professorship was conferred on the University of Essex by Her Majesty The Queen of England in 2013 to mark her Diamond Jubilee. The Regius Professorship was awarded to Essex for excellence in political science.

Essex's first Regius Professor of Political Science was British politics expert Professor David Sanders, from the Department of Government at Essex, who held the post from 2014 until his retirement in 2017.

In December 2017, Professor Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, was appointed as Essex's second Regius Professor. Professor Gleditsch is an expert on peace studies and conflict resolution. Following the announcement Professor Steven Pinker, a Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University, said: “Kristian Skrede Gleditsch is a pioneer in a vitally important new discipline - evidence-based analysis of war and peace.".

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