What is University of Essex?
[[File:John Constable - Wivenhoe Park, Essex - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[John Constable]]'s painting of Wivenhoe Park in 1816]] The '''University of Essex''' is a [[university]] in [[Essex]], [[England]]. It was started in 1963. The university's main [[campus]] is at [[Wivenhoe|Wivenhoe Park]] in [[Essex]]. It is less than one mile (1.6 km) from the town of [[Wivenhoe]] and 2 miles (3.2 km) from the city of [[Colchester]]. Apart from this main campus, there are also branch campuses in [[Southend-on-Sea|Southend]], [[Loughton]] (home of the [[East 15 Acting School]]), and [[Ipswich]]. The University of Essex has 18 main teaching departments and 36 centres and institutes, teaching a wide range of subjects. Its [[motto]] is ''Thought the harder, heart the keener''. The motto comes from the [[Kingdom of Essex|East Saxon]] [[poem]], ''[[The Battle of Maldon]]''. [[Category:University of Essex|Essex]] [[Category:1963 establishments in England]] {{stub}}