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Festive Crafts Session (with Save the Children)

Start Date: 14 December 2023 11:00 am

End Date: 14 December 2023 1:00 pm

Location: Meet outside Binks Building (Exton Park) at 10.30am on the day

Want to get into the festive cheer? Connect with others through a fun crafting session? Discover the ways you can make a difference through a simple creation!

Check out a stylish community space in the centre of Chester and connect with others through a chilled, creative session designed to help student wellbeing through sustainable action.

Date/time: Thursday 14 December, 11am – 1pm

Location: Meet outside Binks Building (Exton Park) at 10.30am on the day

In partnership with our local Save the Children team, we invite you to come along and create some festive decorations using the spare materials they have available in their store. Whether you wish to make a simple Christmas tree ornament, create a cushion cover, or make a start on the University’s community quilt, there’s room for all kinds of creative minds!

We can’t promise there won’t be festive tunes playing during the session…

Interested in this event? Sign up via this link today!

Please note: Unfortunately, the community space has limited accessibility as it can only be accessed via stairs at this moment in time.

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Boardgame session

Start Date: 28 December 2023 7:00 pm

End Date: 28 December 2023 10:00 pm

Location: Community Hub, Exton Park

Join us for some gentle modern boardgames and some snacks (feel free to bring along your favourite game and a snack – not sure we’ve time for Magic or Twilight Imperium!).  Games will include things like Just One, Tsuro and possibly Exploding Kittens! or Calico.​​

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TedxUoChester

Start Date: 13 February 2024 10:00 am

End Date: 13 February 2024 4:00 pm

Location: Creative Campus Kingsway

Did you know that the university holds its own licenced TEDx event?

For the past six years we have brought some amazing speakers to the stage in a transformed TEDx Studio at Creative Campus Kingsway in Chester.

This year the theme is: TEDxUoChester: Shaping Tomorrow This theme focuses on ideas and approaches which have potential to shape a future for better or worse. The event will invite the audience into a discussion about whether the world is improving in various fields. The goal is to encourage attendees to think critically and creatively to make sense of a changing, challenging and complex world.

There are strictly limited places for tickets as we can only have 100 people at the event. This event is EXCLUSIVELY for University of Chester students. Click here to apply for a ticket. Ticket applications close on 29 January 2024

To find out more and see past talks, please visit www.tedxuochester.com

Be part of the 100!

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Student Support Network Social: Student Parent Network and Student Menopause Network

Start Date: 11 December 2023 11:30 am

End Date: 11 December 2023 1:00 pm

Location: Online

Join us for an in-person get together to mark the end of the calendar year and term 1 of the academic year. It will be an opportunity to make introductions, talk about the journey so far and there will be some festive fun thrown in! Click here to find the link to join the network and find out more.

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Student Support Network Social: Student Parent Network and Student Menopause Network

Start Date: 6 December 2023 1:30 pm

End Date: 6 December 2023 2:30 pm

Location: Online

Join us for an online get together to mark the end of the calendar year and term 1 of the academic year. It will be an opportunity to make introductions, talk about the journey so far and there will be some festive fun thrown in! Click here to find the link to join the network and find out more.

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Grow for Free with SEO

Start Date: 14 December 2023 4:00 pm

End Date: 14 December 2023 5:00 pm

Location: Online

When the money for paid ads dries up, so does your outreach. Search Engine Optimisation, on the other hand, keeps your world spinning even when you’ve finished placing the groundwork.

In a discussion with Jade Berry, you’ll be given industry insights into how SEOs do their work so you can begin laying the foundation for your own digital ecosystem.

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Top Tips to Grow Your Social Media Followers

Start Date: 14 December 2023 2:00 pm

End Date: 14 December 2023 4:00 pm

Location: Online

Come and learn how to grow your followers on social media with some top tips from industry expert Becs Bate from Social Media Executive Ltd.

Becs will be showcasing the most effective ways of growing your followers, she’ll be demonstrating some hacks you can do on some of the platforms to encourage more followers.

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Digital Skills Masterclass (CDA)

Start Date: 14 December 2023 12:00 pm

End Date: 14 December 2023 2:00 pm

Location: Seaborne Library, Exton Park

Join us for our CDA Digital Skills Masterclass which is designed to amplify your digital skills in a dynamic two-hour masterclass that is beginner-friendly. The masterclass will help you complete the Digital Skills section of the CDA with the support of peers and career development professionals.

The objectives of the masterclass are:

· To understand the importance of digital skills and increase your digital proficiency.

· To familiarize yourself with Canva

· To create a simple hands-on digital project using Canva

· To develop a STAR example for the CDA Digital Skills Section.

What to Bring:

· [Optional] Laptop and charging cable.

· Your curiosity, creativity, and a readiness to elevate your digital skills!

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Using Social Media for Marketing

Start Date: 13 December 2023 3:00 pm

End Date: 13 December 2023 6:00 pm

Location: Online

This social media marketing session is a short course for people who want to know what works and what doesn’t work on social media. We discuss how to cut through the noise and get the best out of social media without burning too much time on it.

The session concentrates on social media as a marketing channel: how it fits in with your overall marketing strategy and how to use it to support your objectives and ultimately gain more business in the real world. We discuss the difference between social media as an objective, and social media as a marketing tool, with the focus being on empowering attendees to use the available channels in the most productive, efficient and successful ways for their current or future business.

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Top Tips for Web Design

Start Date: 12 December 2023 5:00 pm

End Date: 12 December 2023 6:00 pm

Location: Online

Join web designer Katy Carlisle as she shares her top tips for creating a website that works for your business. The session will cover:

· Five strategies that most good websites use

· Common design mistakes to avoid

· Quick ways to get up and running

· How AI can help with your website

· SEO: WTF?

Along with useful resources and practical examples

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