Amy Edwards – Page 171 – Student Shout Out

Diversity Festival: Understanding ADHD

Start Date: 28 February 2023 9:30 am

End Date: 28 February 2023 12:00 pm

Location: Online

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This session, delivered by the ADHD foundation will cover what ADHD is and isn’t, including up to date research, key features, diagnostic criteria, comorbidities, executive functioning impairments, emotional dysregulation and the different presentations of ADHD, including gender.

This session will enable anyone who works or will work with people with ADHD to have a better understanding of how to effectively work with, understand, manage and support those with ADHD.

This session, running as part of the MA in Social Work but open to all, will assist people with an overall understanding in terms of how they can recognise ADHD in themselves and work better with colleagues/peers with ADHD. It is ideal for academic staff and professional services staff to better assist students and is also suitable for students, enabling them to support the clients/patients/service users who they might work with in the future (especially those on professional courses).

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Diversity Festival: Festival Launch – Finding our Everest – tacking advantage of adversity

Start Date: 27 February 2023 12:45 pm

End Date: 27 February 2023 2:15 pm

Location: Binks 017, Exton Park

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Many of us strive to stand out from the crowd. Others aren’t given the choice – and it can either drive or define us.

Following a welcome to the Diversity Festival 2023 from the University’s Vice Chancellor Professor Eunice Simmons, we are delighted to welcome Alex Staniforth to launch the Festival.

Alex Staniforth is no stranger to overcoming adversity. At 27, he has already survived the two biggest disasters in Mount Everest history as a teenager. But his biggest challenges have been much closer to home in Kelsall, suffering with childhood epilepsy, bullying, a lifelong stammer and mental ill health – anxiety, depression and eating disorders. Now he is a record-breaking adventurer, motivational speaker and author committed to helping others to overcome their own challenges. In 2020 he founded Mind Over Mountains, a charity restoring mental health through nature.

The University of Chester is so excited to welcome Alex to launch our 2023 Festival. The Festival’s theme is ‘Action for Change’, which focuses on the actions we can all take to make meaningful changes to inclusion and belonging. Throughout the festival, participants will be inspired by our diverse range of speakers, all of whom have really taken action for change – however big or small – and Alex certainly embodies this theme!

Through his adventures at home and the Himalayas, join Alex to explore the opportunities in adversity, how to build your own Sherpa team and take the first step towards positive change.

Posted in EventsTagged Diversity Festival, Exton Park

Employer in the Foyer – Home Instead Chester

Start Date: 1 February 2023 10:30 am

End Date: 3 February 2023 2:30 pm

Location: Binks Foyer, Exton Park

Our Employer in the Foyer this week is Home Instead Chester.

This organisation delivers care services to older adults in their own homes. They’ll be on site for three days, promoting the opportunity for students and graduates to join them as Care Professionals, providing fully paid training at £12.50 per hour and flexible hours to suit.

Come along for a friendly chat to find out more and/or click here and apply: https://bit.ly/3iWYyRJ

Posted in EventsTagged Careers, Employability

PGR Seminar Series – Building an Academic CV

Start Date: 3 February 2023 12:00 pm

End Date: 27 January 2023 1:30 pm

Location: Best 012, Exton Park

Professor Wayne Morris (Associate Dean of PGR Studies) will be discussing his experience both in managing his own CV and reviewing those of others, in light of desired characteristics to showcase upon application for an academic position.

The session will be two-fold, after Professor Wayne Morris’ talk, there will be an opportunity to begin working on, or update your existing, CV surrounded by a group of peers.

You can also join online using this link.

**Please note – this event may also be running as a longer session from 11am-1pm. Please email pgrevents@chester.ac.uk to confirm the time**

Posted in EventsTagged PG, PGR, postgraduate, Postgraduate Research

PGR Seminar Series – Open Discussion about Careers

Start Date: 27 January 2023 12:00 pm

End Date: 27 January 2023 12:30 pm

Location: Best 013, Exton Park

Join us for the latest event in the Postgraduate Research (PGR) Seminar Series where we’ll be having an open discussion about careers.

We’ll asking the following:

What do you want to know about careers?
What do you want to see in the University offer?
How can they improve their careers services?
Do you have any past experience with different careers
Do we all need to go into academia?

Join us in person or click here to join us online using this link.

Posted in EventsTagged PG, PGR, postgraduate, Postgraduate Research

Festival of Postgrad – In-person event – UCS

Start Date: 16 March 2023 5:30 pm

End Date: 15 March 2023 7:00 pm

Location: University Centre Shrewsbury

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Are you considering further study after your degree? Come along to our Festival of Postgrad and start exploring postgraduate study options at the University of Chester.

We’re hosting a fortnight of online information events between 27 February and 10 March to give you the opportunity to find out about your prospective area(s) of study, culminating in an on-site Open Event at your chosen study location.

As well as chatting to academic staff, at the Open Events you will be able to speak with a range of support areas and find out about our Graduate Loyalty Discount which offers 25% off qualifying postgraduate taught Master’s courses.

Posted in EventsTagged postgrad, postgraduate

Festival of Postgrad – In-person event – Chester

Start Date: 15 March 2023 5:30 pm

End Date: 15 March 2023 7:00 pm

Location: Exton Park

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Are you considering further study after your degree? Come along to our Festival of Postgrad and start exploring postgraduate study options at the University of Chester.

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Festival of Postgrad – In-person event – UCW

Start Date: 11 March 2023 12:00 pm

End Date: 11 March 2023 1:30 pm

Location: University Centre Warrington

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Are you considering further study after your degree? Come along to our Festival of Postgrad and start exploring postgraduate study options at the University of Chester.

Posted in EventsTagged postgrad, postgraduate

Climate Café

Start Date: 26 January 2023 1:30 pm

End Date: 26 January 2023 2:30 pm

Location: CBK106/2 Binks, Exton Park

Join the Sustainability Team for their next Climate Café.

Perhaps you want to find out more about sustainability at the University or you have an idea you want to share.

Climate Cafés are chance for students and staff to come together and talk about climate issues that interest you!

Posted in EventsTagged Climate Cafe, Green Chester, Sustainability Unit

Chinese New Year celebration meal

Start Date: 23 January 2023 5:00 pm

End Date: 23 January 2023 7:30 pm

Location: Hub Dining Room, Exton Park

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To mark Chinese New Year which is taking place over the weekend of 21 January, all students are invited for a special celebration meal:

Monday 23 January
5.30pm-7.30pm
The Hub Dining Room, Exton Park
£5 for two courses or free for catered students
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For £5 you’ll get three appetisers and a main course – choose from either BBQ Glazed Pork Ribs, Kung Pao Chicken or Crispy Orange Seitan.

Posted in EventsTagged catering, Chinese New Year, food