List of University of Essex people

The following is a list of notable University of Essex people (in chronological or alphabetical order).

Chancellors

Rab Butler (1966–1982)
Sir Patrick Nairne (1982–1997)
Michael Nolan, Baron Nolan (1997–2002)
Andrew Phillips, Baron Phillips of Sudbury (2003–2014)
Shami Chakrabarti, Baroness Chakrabarti (2014–2017)
John Bercow (2017–2021)
Sarah Perry (2023–)

Notable faculty

Vice-Chancellors

Sir Albert Sloman (1963–1987)
Sir Martin Harris (1987–1993)
Ron J. Johnston (1993–1995)
Sir Ivor Crewe (1995–2007)
Colin Riordan (2007–2012)^[1]
Anthony Forster (2012–present)^[2]

Economics

George Christopher Archibald - Professor (1964–1971)
Anthony Barnes Atkinson - Professor of Economics (1971 to 1976)
Rex Bergstrom - Professor of Economics (1970–1992)
Graciela Chichilnisky - Chair in Economics (1980 to 1981)
Sanjeev Goyal - Professor of Economics (2003-2006)
Oliver Hart - Lecturer in Economics (1974 to 1975)
Ravi Kanbur - Professor in economics (1983–87)^[3]
David Laidler - Lecturer (1966–1969)
Richard Lipsey - Head Professor of Economics (1963–1969)
Michio Morishima - Visiting Professor of Economics (1968 to 1970)
Abhinay Muthoo - Head of Department of Economics (2000 to 2007); Professor of Economics (1998 to 2008); Reader (1995 to 1998); Lecturer (1992 to 1995).
Motty Perry - Professor of Economics
Peter C.B. Phillips - Lecturer in Economics (1972 to 1976)
Anthony Shorrocks - Professor of Economics ^[4]
Anthony Venables - Lecturer in Economics (1978 to 1979)

Sciences

George Alfred Barnard - Professor of Mathematics (1966 to 1975)
Richard Bartle - FRSA, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Professor of Computer Science
Mohammed Ghanbari - Professor, Department of Electronic Systems Engineering (1996 - )
Martin Henson - FRSA, Professor of Computer Science
Owen Holland - Professor of Computer Science
Rodney Loudon - Professor of Theoretical Physics
Edward Tsang - Director of Centre for Computational Finance and Economic Agents; Professor of Computer Science
Yorick Wilks - Professor of Computer Science and Linguistics

Humanities

Derek Walcott

Robert D. Borsley - Professor of Linguistics (2000 - )
Peter Carruthers - Lecturer, Philosophy Department (1985–1991)
Donald Davie - Professor of Literature (1964–1968)
Peter Kenneth Dews - Professor of Philosophy (1988 - )
Elaine Feinstein - Assistant Lecturer, English Literature (1967–1970)
David Musselwhite - Senior Lecturer, English Literature (1974–2010)
José Emilio Pacheco - Visiting Professor of Literature
Michael Podro - Professor of Art History (1973 to 1997)
Mark Sacks - Professor of Philosophy (1993–2008)
Derek Walcott - Nobel Laureate 1992, Professor of Poetry (2010 - 2015)
Dawn Adès, CBE - Professor of Art History

Law

Steve Peers, Professor of European laws^[5]

Social sciences

Brian Barry - Professor of Politics
Robin Blackburn - Professor of Sociology
Jean Blondel - Professor of Politics (1964 to 1984)
Kevin Boyle - former Director, Human Rights Centre (3 terms)
Hugh Brogan - Professor of History, (1974 to 1998)
Ian Craib - Professor of Sociology (1973–2003)
Vic Gatrell - Professor of British History (2003 - )
Paul Hunt - former Director, Human Rights Centre (2001 to 2003)
Bob Jessop - Professor, Department of Government (1975 to 1989)
Anthony King - Professor, Department of Government
Alan Knight - Lecturer, History Department (1973 to 1985)
Ernesto Laclau - Visiting Professor, Department of Government
Michael Mann
Geoffrey Martin - Professor, Department of History
Harvey Molotch - Professor of Sociology
Sir Nigel S. Rodley - current Head of Human Rights Centre (also a graduate: see below)
John Scott - Professor of Sociology (1994-2008) and Honorary Doctorate
Fatos Tarifa - guest lecturer
Peter Townsend - founding professor of Sociology ^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

Academia in economics

Erkin Bairam - Professor of Economics, University of Otago (1991–2001)^[6]
Panicos O. Demetriades - Professor of Financial Economics, University of Leicester
Jean Drèze - Professor of Economics, Delhi School of Economics^[7]
Colm Kearney - Professor of International Business, University College Dublin
Graham Loomes - Professor of Economics, University of Warwick^[8]
Christopher A. Pissarides - Nobel Laureate 2010 British-Cypriot Economists, Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics^[9]
Michael Riordan - Professor of Economics, Columbia University
Norman Schofield - Professor of Political Economy, Washington University in St. Louis
Richard J. Smith - Professor of Econometric Theory and Economic Statistics, University of Cambridge^[10]
Yanis Varoufakis - Professor of Economics, University of Athens; Finance Minister of Greece (2015 onward)^[11]^[12]
John Whalley - Professor of International Trade at University of Western Ontario^[13]

Academia in other areas

Martin J. Ball - Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, Bangor University, Cymru/Wales
Stephen J. Ball - Karl Mannheim Professor of Sociology of Education at the Institute of Education of University College London
Richard Barbrook - Senior Lecturer in Humanities and Social Science, University of Westminster
Manuel Barcia, Professor of Global History University of Leeds
John Barrell - Professor of English, University of York
David M. Barrett - Professor of Political Science, Villanova University
Eva Collins - Professor of Management, University of Waikato
John Fauvel - historian of mathematics, Open University
James Gomez - Associate Professor at the School of International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Stephen F. Jones - academic in the field of Eastern European affairs
Kusuma Karunaratne - Sri Lankan academic; university administrator; professor and scholar in the fields of Sinhalese language, comparative literature, and sociology, University of Colombo
Ernesto Laclau - Post-Marxist political theorist at Northwestern University; Visiting Professor at Essex's Department of Government
Jill Marsden - scholar of the work of philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche; lecturer at the University of Bolton
Maxine Molyneux - Professor of Sociology, Institute of Latin American Studies, University of London
John Warwick Montgomery - American lawyer, theologian and academic known for his work in the field of Christian apologetics; Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy and Christian Thought at Patrick Henry College^[14]
Farish Ahmad Noor - Senior Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Alberto Pérez-Gómez - Professor of Architectural History, McGill University
David Robertson - Professor of Politics, Oxford University
Nigel S. Rodley - international human rights lawyer and academic, University of Essex
Deborah Sugg Ryan - Professor of Design History and Theory, University of Portsmouth
Michael Tappin - academic associated with Keele University
Michael Taylor - Professor of Politics, University of Washington
Nathan Widder - Professor of Political Theory, Royal Holloway, University of London
Jonathan Wilson - Fletcher Professor of Rhetoric and Debate; Director of the Center for Humanities, Tufts University
Wong Chin Huat - Malaysian political scientist, activist and columnist

Politics and government

Óscar Arias

John Bercow

Dimitrij Rupel

Martin Docherty-Hughes - Scottish National Party politician
Óscar Arias - President of Costa Rica and 1987 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Ian Austin - Former MP for Dudley North^[15]
Sima Sami Bahous - Jordanian Executive Director of UN Women
John Bercow - Speaker of the House of Commons ^[16]
John Biehl - Chilean lawyer, political scientist and diplomat
Thozamile Botha - South African politician
Virginia Bottomley - Conservative Party politician ^[17]
Dragiša Burzan - Serbian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, former Foreign Minister of Montenegro
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury - Speaker of the Bangladesh National Assembly
Fátima Choi - Director of Audit, Macau SAR, China
James Duddridge - Conservative Party politician, MP for Rochford and Southend East
Sean Farren - former Northern Irish politician
Anne Gibson, Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen - British trade unionist
Reshef Hen - former member of the Knesset
Peter Housden - Permanent Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government
John Howarth - Labour Party Politician, MEP for South East England
Ibrahim Jazi - Jordanian Minister of State for Prime Ministry Affairs
Omar Asghar Khan - Pakistani social activist, economist and politician
Leung Yiu-chung - member of the Hong Kong SAR Legislative Council
Siobhain McDonagh - Labour Party politician
Priti Patel - Conservative Party politician
Donald C. Pogue - Chief Judge, United States Court of International Trade
Dimitrij Rupel - first Foreign Minister of Republic of Slovenia
Mark Shields - Deputy Commissioner of the Jamaica Constabulary Force from 2005 to 2009^[18]
Duncan Shipley-Dalton - former Northern Irish politician
David Triesman, Baron Triesman - Labour Party Member in the House of Lords; Chairman of the English Football Association
Yanis Varoufakis - Professor of Economics, University of Athens; Finance Minister of Greece (2015 onward)^[11]^[12]
Hoshyar Zebari - Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs

Business and economics

Richard Douthwaite - economist, co-founder of Feasta
Már Guðmundsson - Former Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland
Hanif Lalani - ex-CEO of BT Global Services^[19]
Charles Mbire - Ugandan businessman, entrepreneur and industrialist
Thorarinn G. Petursson - Chief Economist of the Central Bank of Iceland
George Provopoulos - Governor of the Bank of Greece and European Central Bank Governing Council Member.

Actors and directors

Mike Leigh

Nick Broomfield - documentary filmmaker
Stephen Daldry - film and theatre director (East 15 Acting School), BAFTA award-winner
Rhys Frake-Waterfield - producer, writer and director of horror films
Blake Harrison - actor (Neil from The Inbetweeners) (East 15 Acting School)
Vera Kolodzig - actress in theatre productions and several Portuguese soap operas (East 15 Acting School)
Mike Leigh - film and theatre director (East 15 Acting School)
Alison Steadman - actress (East 15 Acting School), twice nominated for BAFTA award
David Yates - multi-BAFTA winning English film and television director

Law and order

Mariela Belski – lawyer; Executive Director, Amnesty International Argentina
Peter Joslin - Chief Constable of Warwickshire
Michael J. Todd - Chief Constable of Greater Manchester from 2002 until 2008
Mark Watson-Gandy – barrister

Media and journalism

Dotun Adebayo - radio presenter on BBC FiveLive^[20]
Chris Boucher - television screenwriter, script editor and novelist^[21]
Brian Hanrahan - BBC foreign correspondent^[22]
Nick Margerrison - radio presenter on Kerrang! Radio

Musicians

Gilad Atzmon - Israeli-born British jazz saxophonist
Clint Boon - keyboardist and lead singer of the Inspiral Carpets
John Etheridge - British jazz/fusion guitarist associated with the Canterbury Scene
Steve Chandra Savale - Asian Dub Foundation guitarist

Architecture and urban planning

Daniel Libeskind

Daniel Libeskind - architect of the Freedom Tower and Memory Foundations on the site of the World Trade Center in New York City

Philosophy

Simon Critchley - British philosopher, academic at the New School for Social Research
William McNeill - British philosopher, academic at DePaul University

Literary figures and artists

Kee Thuan Chye - Malaysian dramatist, poet and journalist
Charlie Connelly - author and broadcaster
Nick Dear - writer for stage, screen and radio
Mark Felton - author and historian
Fraser Harrison - English writer
Nigel Jenkins - Welsh poet and writer
John Lawton – novelist
Marianne Majerus - photographer
Okello Oculi - Ugandan novelist and poet
Ben Okri - Booker Prize winner
Douglas Oliver - English contemporary poet and novelist
Kate Rhodes - British poet
Mike Ripley – novelist
Michelene Wandor - English playwright and poet
Nathan Zach - Israeli poet
The Kipper Kids - Performance Artists (at East 15 Acting School)

Science and technology

Rodolfo Neri Vela

Richard Bartle - co-creator of MUD1, the first ever MUD (Multi-User Dungeon)^[23]
Phil O'Donovan - Bluetooth engineer & CSR plc co-founder
Nigel Roberts - Internet naming pioneer, Board Director at ICANN
Roy Trubshaw - co-creator of MUD1, the first ever MUD (Multi-User Dungeon)^[24]
Rodolfo Neri Vela - Mexico's first astronaut ^[25]

Human rights

Lyal S Sunga at ICTR Arusha Tanzania 1 Dec 2015

Akram H. Chowdhury - founder of the Bangladesh Rehabilitation Centre for Trauma Victims
Alex Neve - Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada
Carry Somers - Founder and Global Operations Director of Fashion Revolution UK
Lyal S. Sunga - expert in international human rights law, humanitarian law and international criminal law

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[1] "A Short History of the University". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2010.

[2] "Latest News: New Vice Chancellor Appointed". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2012.

[3] "Ravi Kanbur, Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[4] "Anthony Shorrocks Former Director". UNU-WIDER. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[5] "Academic Staff: Professor Steve Peers BA (McMaster), LLB (Western Ontario), LLM (London), PhD (Essex)". University of Essex School of Law. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

[6] Knowles, Stephen; John McCombie (August 2002). "Erikin Bairam: 1958-2001" (PDF). University of Otago. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.

[7] "Curriculum Vitae- Jean Dreze" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2010.

[8] "ISI CV: Loomes, Graham". Retrieved 26 September 2010.

[9] "Christopher A Pissarides: CV" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2010.

[10] "Richard J Smith Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2010.

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[ReferenceA-12] Spence, Peter (26 January 2015). "Yanis Varoufakis: Greece's finance minister is no extremist". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[13] "John Whalley - CV" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2010.

[14] "JWM's WEB SITE". Retrieved 10 September 2012.

[15] "Biography". Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.

[16] "Biog Rt Hon John Bercow MP - Member of Parliament for Buckingham". Retrieved 26 September 2010.

[17] Davidson, Andrew (15 May 2005). "The Andrew Davidson Interview: Bottomley's dual role". The Times. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2010.

[Guardian20070330-18] Deeson, Martin; Pilkington, Ed (30 March 2007). "Cricket, murder and a very British copper". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

[19] "BT's Hanif Lalani ends 26-year career under global services cloud" Financial Director website, 25 January 2010.

[20] "Department of Philosophy :: Student Profiles". Archived from the original on 10 August 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.

[21] David J. Howe; Mark Stammers; Stephen Walker (1994). Doctor Who: The Seventies. Dr Who. p. 103. ISBN 978-1852274443.

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