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World Mental Health Day

On 10 October 2025 we celebrate World Mental Health Day 2025. This year’s theme is ‘Overwhelm: when global events and relentless bad news become too much.’

Even if current events aren’t impacting you personally, the weight of everything happening around us can still feel overwhelming. Remember, reaching out for support is always okay.

The Mental Health Foundation have lots of tips on managing your news consumption and the impact of doomscrolling and highlights the importance of being able to protect your mental health whatever you’re going through.

If you’re struggling with your mental health and want to discuss support options whilst you’re studying, please contact our Student Services Helpdesk by telephone 01244 511550 or email studentservices@chester.ac.uk. Opening hours are Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm and Friday 9am–4pm.

You can also access the Student Assistance Programme 24/7 for advice, in-the-moment support & counselling. You can call SAP on 0800 028 3766 and discuss with an adviser the support they offer.

All students also have access to the ‘Wisdom’ app, with lots of helpful resources to help manage your wellbeing, from meditation and breathing exercises to health checks. Download in your app store today and use the unique code MHA146072.

Please see our ‘In Case of Emergency’ Portal page for lots more information and out of hours support you can access.

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Summer Estates work

What’s new for 2025/26? 

Throughout the summer our Estates and Facilities has been busy working on some key projects ready for the new academic year 🥳 👇

📍The Bar, Exton Park 

The Union Bar has had a glow-up for 2025/26. 

We’ve improved the Back Bar Area to accommodate a new refreshments area, social lounge and multi-use events space. We’ve also added a new folding wall which can be used for larger events. 

The Front Bar Area has also had a refresh – there’s a new-look bar, lounge seating, a raised dining area and refreshed sports areas with bespoke a bespoke dartboard wall.

📍 The Canopy, Exton Park

We’ve got a brand-new outdoors space at Exton Park. Located between Astbury and Fisher, The Canopy will host a range of outdoor events throughout Welcome Week.

📍 Grosvenor Common Room, Exton Park 

We’ve also given Grosvenor Common Room some TLC over summer. In the Common Room you can now find a pool table along with some comfy new furniture.

📍 Thomas building, Exton Park 

We’ve refurbished the ground and fist floor labs to provide a new student project room, reptile room and marine facility. 

📍 FinTech Laboratory, Churchill House, Queen’s Park 

We’ve reconfigured the lower-ground floor to provide new 60+ capacity computer lab. 

📍 Bache Hall

Bache Hall has a brand-new look. We’ve refurbished and redecorated both the interior and exterior of the building, and we’ve also made alterations to the labs to improve functionality.

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Library webinar: Advanced EndNote

Start Date: 30 October 2025 2:30 pm

End Date: 30 October 2025 3:30 pm

Location: Online

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This session is aimed at staff and students who have already attended an introduction session. It aims to help you personalise your EndNote library further by:

  • ​Creating groups to organise your references, use PDF notes and keyword searching
  • Import extra styles and adapt templates
  • Import references from wider sources not compatible with EndNote via direct export – e.g. Google Scholar​

Any questions please contact endnote@chester.ac.uk

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Library webinar: ​Guide to streaming audio-visual resources

Start Date: 30 October 2025 11:00 am

End Date: 30 October 2025 11:45 am

Location: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:meeting_NDI1MThjZGItZTczNS00NjYwLWI2ODItNjdiMTE1NmI2ODIw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22:%2218843e6e-1846-456c-a05c-500f0aee12f6%22%2c%22Oid%22:%22f243025d-5614-488f-b840-f2ffc0634821%22%7d

Did you know that the University subscribes to a wide range of audio and video streaming platforms, that you can access 24/7 for your research? Stream film, documentary, theatre, television, music, dance, plus training videos to your device via Portal. This session will show you how to locate: 

  • Kanopy Film (film/documentaries/recorded talks/training videos) 
  • Rocks Back Pages (musical streaming and music journalism/magazines).    
  • Digital Theatre Plus (stream entire recorded theatre productions and dramatology/writers, directors and performance criticism.   

All students are welcome to this session, it might be particularly helpful for Music, Media and Performance, Social and Political Science, Humanities, Education and Business. 

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Library webinar: ​Introduction to using EndNote 

Start Date: 29 October 2025 2:30 pm

End Date: 29 October 2025 3:30 pm

Location: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:meeting_MWNlMjUxYmItYzFmYi00ZTg2LTljZjQtNDFmYTAwNDZhNzBi%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22:%2218843e6e-1846-456c-a05c-500f0aee12f6%22%2c%22Oid%22:%229e4f08ab-d0fb-4562-930b-206b3642e034%22%7d

​This session will demonstrate how to use EndNote bibliographic software. It will include: 

• Setting up and organising an EndNote library. 

• Adding references to a library using manual or direct export (from subject databases and Library Search) 

• How to attach a PDF to an EndNote record 

• How to choose a reference style and create in-text citations and a bibliography using Cite While you Write with MS Word. 

Aimed at all staff and students level 6 and above

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Library webinar: Need help finding education journal articles? Session for School of Education students

Start Date: 23 October 2025 5:30 pm

End Date: 23 October 2025 6:30 pm

Location: Online

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This session will focus on advanced search strategies using the Education databases. 

It is also an opportunity for you to pop along with any library related questions that you might have.​ 

Any questions please contact Fiona Warburton f.warburton@chester.ac.uk

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Library webinar: ​Literature searching for your systematic review

Start Date: 22 October 2025 10:00 am

End Date: 22 October 2025 11:00 am

Location: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:meeting_MzFmMWRiYTMtMGM0MS00ODY3LTkwZmQtMjA4YWUwMDJiZmE3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22:%2218843e6e-1846-456c-a05c-500f0aee12f6%22%2c%22Oid%22:%22d689cecb-1e65-4ed6-aade-8cd4f55ff6ed%22%7d

​This session will enable you to: 

  • Think strategically and critically about your literature search 
  • Create a search strategy for a systematic literature search 
  • Identify key relevant resources for your search 
  • Apply advanced search techniques and retrieve relevant literature​​

Any questions please contact Caitlyn Hallman-Lewis c.hallmanlewis@chester.ac.uk

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Library webinar: ​Introduction to library services

Start Date: 22 October 2025 9:30 am

End Date: 22 October 2025 10:00 am

Location: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:meeting_NzA0ZGFkZjUtNTA2OC00MTNjLWIzMzQtMzZiMTU2YTRiYjMy%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22:%2218843e6e-1846-456c-a05c-500f0aee12f6%22%2c%22Oid%22:%22ed4cb53f-6ab3-4582-957e-3be8ebbc007d%22%7d

This​​ session will:   ​​

  • Introduce you to Portal and key areas such as email and OneDrive 
  • Show you how to access free software, including Microsoft Office 365 
  • Show you where our libraries are located and how to find and borrow books 
  • Demonstrate how to find your elibraries and reading lists 
  • Provide contact details for further support ​

Any questions please contact Debbie Spencer d.spencer@chester.ac.uk

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Library webinar: Dissertation literature: where do I begin?

Start Date: 17 October 2025 10:30 am

End Date: 17 October 2025 11:30 am

Location: Online

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This session is aimed at final year undergraduate and postgraduate students and will help you to plan your searches and use time saving search techniques to find the most relevant academic sources. Learn how to use subject specific databases to find high quality academic journals and research papers. ​

Any questions please contact Anne Williams a.williams@chester.ac.uk​

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Library drop-in: UCW

Start Date: 30 October 2025 2:00 pm

End Date: 30 October 2025 4:00 pm

Location: Remond 003, UCW

Are you struggling to find sources for your assignments? Don’t know where to start with your research? Come speak to a librarian.

Members of the Library Learning and Teaching Team will be on hand to answer your burning library and research questions. No need to book. Just drop-in and see us!

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