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Above all I


want Essex to be recognised for producing graduates that are engaged global citizens and that, through talents nurtured by research-led teaching, stand out from the crowd.


ormative education”


professional practice and encouraged to contribute to a university that undertakes research that matters.


Our students should benefit from an outstanding campus-based student experience, with opportunities for personal development through engagement in sport, music, the arts, volunteering, and participation in clubs and societies.


Above all I want Essex to be recognised for producing graduates that are engaged global citizens and that, through talents nurtured by research-led teaching, stand out from the crowd.


How different is Essex to other


universities you have worked in? All universities are different, but two aspects stand out: first, we haven’t inherited our reputation, we have had to create it; and second, we are a university that has an incredibly powerful founding ethos set out by our founding Vice-Chancellor in the 1963 Reith Lectures, based on thinking differently about research and education.


What do you think are the biggest challenges facing the University?


Rediscovering our institutional confidence, developing a ‘One University’ mindset and putting ‘Essex First’ in all that we do.


What are your interests outside work?


I am a trustee of the Blue Cross (founded as Our Dumb Friends League) a charity dedicated to the health and happiness of pets since 1897. Abandoned or unwanted, ill or injured – the Blue Cross does what’s needed to give every pet a healthy life in a happy home.


I am also a bit of a box set addict and I am relishing the prospect of catching up on Season 5 of Mad Men.


Keeping you up-to-date


Professor Forster will be holding a briefing for all staff on Monday 3 December from 2-3pm and Thursday 6 December from 9-10am.


Both sessions are in Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall B at our Colchester Campus, with a live video link to our Southend Campus (room GB.2.42 Monday and room GB.2.18 Thursday) and our Loughton Campus (Director’s office). The session on Thursday 6 December will also be video and audio recorded and will be available online via the Vice-Chancellor’s webpages after the event.


The Vice-Chancellor is also providing regular updates to staff via his blog, which can again be accessed on his web page. You can also follow Professor Forster on Twitter.


www.essex.ac.uk/vc @Forster_Anthony


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