From fantastic new student opportunities to internationally-recognised research excellence; from strengthening our culture of membership with our 50th Homecoming weekend, to welcoming 5,000 new students and our new Chancellor civil liberties campaigner Shami Chakrabarti; we are celebrating a year of success at the University of Essex in 2014-15.

Watch our new video to discover more about our 50th anniversary year’s achievements, breakthroughs and celebrations.

• Watch A Year of Success at the University of Essex 2014-15