University of Essex news

As the physical activity sector works to deepen its relationship with the health sector, a new study has revealed how exercise interventions can deliver proven ... More

The pandemic’s outbreak caused many people to use time in nature as a coping mechanism and an outlet to deal with the global health crisis ... More

Feeling unwell? A cure might be closer than you think. Doctors in the UK now have the authority to prescribe "nature" as a treatment for ... More

Companies can inspire productivity, profit and improved health and wellbeing among their staff by introducing biophilic amenities such as green fitness centres into their workplaces. ... More

Physical activity - no matter how minimal - can have a positive effect on happiness, according to the largest ever smartphone-based study. Researchers from the ... More

The physical activity sector’s leading training providers gathered in Marlow last week to celebrate 2014’s top achievers at the Active Training Awards. More than 150 ... More

A campaign to get more university students playing sport will see a total of 54 universities share £10m worth of grant. Sport England's University Sport ... More

firstsite, a Colchester-based visual arts organisation, has revealed that its new Rafael Viñoly Architects-designed home is to open its doors to the public on 25 ... More

Researchers from the University of Essex and London Metropolitan University have found that the measures of strength in children have fallen "dramatically" over the past ... More

Educational charity Edge Foundation has teamed up with the University of Essex and Colchester Institute to launch the UK's first working hotel run and staffed ... More

Archial Architects has completed a £640,000 refurbishment and gym extension at the University of Essex in Colchester. The project is part of a larger £1.4m ... More

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is backing a new tourism campaign to attract more visitors to the seaside town. The 'On Sea' campaign builds on the town's ... More

The fitness levels of British children declined dramatically during the last decade - and research shows that levels are still deteriorating. Research undertaken by the ... More

Colchester Borough Council (CBC) has announced it has appointed the construction company behind the London Eye attraction, Mace Group, to help get plans for the ... More

South East Essex College (SEEC) in Southend has launched a silver service restaurant as part of its new £52m learning centre, which allows students to ... More