# University of Essex

The University of Essex website provides a dedicated Q&A on OA publication section with Essex authors reflecting on publishing open access.

- [Dr. Giulia Gentile](https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2024/10/11/giulia-gentile-q-and-a-on-open-access-publication) (published 11 October 2024)
- [Dr. Raysa Rocha](https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2024/11/25/raysa-rocha-q-and-a-on-open-access-publication) (published 25 November 2024)
- [Professors Melissa Tyler and Philip Hancock](https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2024/12/11/melissa-tyler-and-philip-hancock-q-and-a-on-open-access-publication) (published 11 December 2024)
- [Dr. Alison Barker](https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2025/02/18/alison-barker-q-and-a-on-open-access-publication) (published 18 February 2025)
- [Professor Hannah Gibson](https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2025/03/11/hannah-gibson-q-and-a-on-open-access-publication) (published 11 March 2025)
- [Professor Yseult Marique](https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2025/03/31/yseult-marique-q-and-a-on-open-access-publication) (published 31 March 2025)
- [Dr. Matthew Gillett](https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2025/03/31/matthew-gillett-q-and-a-on-open-access-publication) (published 31 March 2025)
- [Dr. Peng Liu](https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2025/06/27/peng-liu-q-and-a-on-open-access-publication) (published 27 June 2025)
- [Dr. Samuel Singler](https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2025/08/06/samuel-singler-q-and-a-on-open-access-publication) (published 06 August 2025)
- [Dr Ọmọ́máyọ̀wá Àbàtì](https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2025/12/04/omomayowa-abati-q-and-a-on-open-access-publication) (published 4 December 2025)

[Watch the Open Access Research series](https://vimeo.com/showcase/11859768) of interviews with Essex authors who have published using the [University of Essex Open Access Fund](https://www.essex.ac.uk/news/2023/09/11/open-access-publishing-fund-launches).

- [Dr. Rebecca Clift (Department of Language and Linguistics)](https://vimeo.com/showcase/11859768?video=1115160001)
- [Dr. Norman Gabriel (Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies)](https://vimeo.com/showcase/11859768?video=1115158982)
- [Dr. Niall O’Connor (Essex Law School)](https://vimeo.com/showcase/11859768?video=1115157704)
- [Dr. Nestor Asiamah (School of Health and Social Care)](https://vimeo.com/showcase/11859768?video=1115156651)
- [Professor Ilaria Boncori (Essex Business School)](https://vimeo.com/showcase/11859768?video=1115155644)
- [Dr. Christina Ferriera (Essex Business School)](https://vimeo.com/showcase/11859768?video=1115154505)
- [Dr. Matthew Gillett (Essex Law School)](https://vimeo.com/showcase/11859768?video=1115152177)
- [Professor Carla Ferstman (Essex Law School)](https://vimeo.com/showcase/11859768?video=1115091420)

**[Learn more about how the series was filmed...](https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2025/09/08/filming-the-open-access-research-series)**