40th Anniversary Of The University Of Essex

EDM number 1624 in 2003-04, proposed by Bob Russell on 08/09/2004.

That this House congratulates the University of Essex at Colchester on the 40th anniversary of the admission of its first students in September 1964; notes with approval that the number of students has grown from 122 in its first year to the 9,762 who are expected to be enrolled for the coming academic year; further notes that Essex is Britain's most international university outside London with students drawn from 125 countries; welcomes the recent opening of campuses in Loughton and Southend; pays tribute to the founding Vice-Chancellor, Sir Albert Sloman, his successors Professor Martin Harris and Professor Ron Johnston and current Vice-Chancellor Professor Ivor Crewe for establishing and developing Essex as one of the leading research universities in the UK; and wishes the University of Essex continued success in the years ahead.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.