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CSU Community Breakfast – University Centre Shrewsbury

Start Date: 13 February 2023 8:30 am

End Date: 13 February 2023 10:30 am

Location: University Centre Shrewsbury

Join CSU for a free Community Breakfast. They’ll be offering:

  • Croissants
  • Pain au Chocolat
  • Tea and coffee
  • Vegan and gluten-free options available
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CSU: Running for Pres/VP information sessions

Start Date: 20 February 2023 1:00 pm

End Date: 20 February 2023 2:00 pm

Location: CSU Meeting Room, Exton Park or online

Pop along to find out more about running for one of CSU’s elected officer roles:

President – leads the SU team, and is chief spokesperson for students. Find out more about the role here

VP Education – leads the SU on matters relating to the academic experience (e.g. learning and teaching). Find out more about the role here

VP Student Life – leads the SU on matters of wellbeing, community and social activity. Find out more about the role here

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CSU: Running for Pres/VP information sessions

Start Date: 15 February 2023 5:00 pm

End Date: 15 February 2023 6:00 pm

Location: CSU Meeting Room, Exton Park or online

Pop along to find out more about running for one of CSU’s elected officer roles:

President – leads the SU team, and is chief spokesperson for students. Find out more about the role here

VP Education – leads the SU on matters relating to the academic experience (e.g. learning and teaching). Find out more about the role here

VP Student Life – leads the SU on matters of wellbeing, community and social activity. Find out more about the role here

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Welly Wednesday – Litter Pick

Start Date: 15 February 2023 10:00 am

End Date: 15 February 2023 12:00 pm

Location: Little Roodee car park (meet outside Binks, Exton Park at 9.30am).

Join the Welly Wednesday team for a litter pick with the Welsh Dee Trust along the River Dee.

It will take place 10am-12pm on Wednesday 15 February, meeting outside Binks for 9.30am to walk over together to the Little Roodee car park to start the litter pick.

If you’d like to get involved, please apply via the volunteer hub here. Hope to see some of you join us to keep the Dee free of litter!

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Student Circus – a careers platform for international students

Student Circus is an online job search platform dedicated to international students, giving you unlimited access to thousands of filtered visa-enabled opportunities in the UK and handpicked opportunities in your home country, along with other resources on the platform. 

Looking for a Skilled Worker Visa Opportunity in the UK? Student Circus has hundreds of listings of pre-filtered jobs from employers willing to sponsor the Skilled Worker visa. Additionally, there are a range of internships and placement opportunities available. 

Keen to return to your home country? The Student Circus platform also has jobs and internship listings with companies back home that value your global experience and education.  

How can you sign up?  If you’re a student at the University of Chester, you can start exploring career opportunities by clicking on this link www.chester.studentcircus.com and registering for Student Circus, using your university email address. 

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Wine Tasting

Start Date: 17 February 2023 7:30 pm

End Date: 17 February 2023 9:30 pm

Location: The Vicarage, Parkgate Road

The Mature Students’ Society is holding a wine tasting event at the Vicarage. Hosted by Juliusz from White Fox Wines, there will be a selection of red and white wines to taste and delicious nibbles. Tickets are £15.00 per person.

For more information contact Cath at: csumaturestudentssoc@chester.ac.uk

Click here to book tickets

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Nutrition Fair

Start Date: 8 February 2023 11:00 am

End Date: 8 February 2023 1:00 pm

Location: Small Hall, Exton Park

All students are invited to join us for our Nutrition Fair, hosted by students from the Department of Clinical Sciences.

Final year undergraduate students from Nutrition and Exercise, Human Nutrition and Nutrition and Dietetic programmes will be hosting individual stalls to promote and educate on topics like alcohol awareness, sugar consumption, coeliac awareness and much more. 

The students will also be presenting live, offering healthy lifestyle advice, holding interactive games and giving top tips to help encourage people to think about ways they can lead a healthier life.

The stalls include: 

  • Healthy not Hungry – Looking at nutrition on a budget in response to the cost-of-living crisis. 
  • The Brekkie Buddies – The aim of this stall is to learn more about the importance of eating breakfast. 
  • Proteam – Offering alternative and tasty ways of promoting and consuming plant-based sources of protein. 
  • Fuel for fitness – This stall will provide information around the importance of fueling before and after exercising/training to support muscle growth. 
  • Plant Points – Aimed at the student population, this stall will focus on promoting a diet that is good for the gut microbiome. 
  • Going against the grain – This stall aims to increase awareness of coeliac disease in the general public. 
  • Protein Pals – Highlighting the importance of sufficient protein intake for the elderly population in the UK. 
  • Sports Drinks – This stall aims to provide awareness of the appropriate consumption of sports drinks. 
  • Cut the Salt – Providing the facts and information regarding salt intake particularly focused on the pre- and post-menopausal population group. 
  • Alcohol Awareness – This stall will help to make more informed choices about alcohol intake and increase awareness of the dangers of the misuse of alcohol. 
  • Flexitarian – Increasing awareness of the benefits of consuming a flexitarian diet. 
  • The Sugar Babes – This stall aims to raise awareness of the over-consumption of free sugars in the diet. 
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Student Volunteering Week: Send a Smile

Start Date: 16 February 2023 11:00 am

End Date: 16 February 2023 1:00 pm

Location: 013 Binks, Exton Park

Participate in an interactive, in-person “Send a Smile” Drop-in where you will be able to send a card to seriously ill children and their siblings in the UK via the charity Post Pals.

The University Volunteering & Mentoring team will also be available to answer any queries you may have about becoming a volunteer, using our website or applying for awards– all welcome, pop along!

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Student Volunteering Week: “Chat to a Charity”: Action Tutoring

Start Date: 15 February 2023 1:30 pm

End Date: 15 February 2023 2:00 pm

Location: Online

Action Tutoring unlocks the potential of children and young people who are facing disadvantage. They are tackling the attainment gap head-on by forging partnerships with schools nationwide. Their trained volunteer tutors are empowered to enable pupils to make meaningful academic progress, opening doors to future opportunities. This session aims to show people that a small commitment to the charity can have a huge impact!

All welcome! To join in please click here.

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Student Volunteering Week: “Chat to a Charity”: Snow Angels

Start Date: 15 February 2023 1:00 pm

End Date: 15 February 2023 3:00 pm

Location: Binks Foyer, Exton Park

Snow Angels are a local social enterprise which supports older people to continue to live independently and keep well. They operate schemes across Cheshire.

The opportunities they provide help tackle loneliness & isolation in older adults. These opportunities can be conducted remotely or in-person. Visit their stand in Binks to find out more.

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