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Revolutionary Essex robotics research wins national award

University of Essex robotics research, which is transforming the way crops are being harvested, has won a national award.
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Microscopic medicine could unlock new MND treatments

New treatments for diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and motor neurone disease (MND) could be a step closer thanks to ...
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Global danger of plastic pollution explored at inspirational film premier

Dr Sturrock said: “In order to tackle today’s complex environmental problems, we need our University graduates to be able to communicate their science and work with diverse communities to develop ...
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Essex animal law expert shares research with French Senate

Essex Law School's Dr Eugenie Duval was invited to present some of her research at the French Senate as part of a discussion ...
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Sign languages in East Africa explored at special event

The variation in three national sign languages in East Africa was the focus of a week-long event co-led by Professor Hannah Gibson from our Department of Language and Linguistics.
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Revolutionary Essex robots up for national award

The University of Essex's researchers behind the Sustainable smArt Robotic Agriculture (SARA) project is one of three in the country running for the Best Research Project Industry Collaboration at the ...
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Wivenhoe Park

Steeped in history and home to the University of Essex, visit this award-winning park and see for yourself why it is the perfect place to relax and think big. The polls have opened to find the UK's ...
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Can your finger length provide a clue to your sexuality?

Finger length may provide a clue to sexuality “Research suggests that our sexuality is determined in the womb and is dependent on the amount of male hormone we are exposed to or the way our individual ...
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Ask or aks? How linguistic prejudice perpetuates inequality

The “s” and “k” being interchanged in “aks” and “ask” is an instance of what linguists call metathesis – a process which is very common. For example, wasp used to be pronounced “ waps ” but the former ...
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Strict-sounding teachers less effective in classroom, research reveals

It discovered that youngsters faced with a strict teacher were more likely to rebel, their well-being was affected, and they were less likely to reveal they were facing problems – like bullying.
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Hijab law in Iran over the decades: the continuing battle for reform

The young woman was accused of violating rules on wearing hijab in public. The term hijab is an Arabic word meaning cover. However, it has been used to refer to different types of covering since 1970, ...
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World's most boring person discovered by researchers

“The truth of the matter is people like bankers and accountants are highly capable and have power in society - perhaps we should try not to upset them and stereotype them as boring!” ...