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Library Skills session: Finding resources on Library Search and your eLibraries

Start Date: 18 June 2025 11:00 am

End Date: 18 June 2025 12:00 pm

Location: Online

Join this session to learn how to find e-books, print books and journal articles through the University’s Library Search database. Module e-libraries will also be highlighted, including how to locate subject e-journals and database links.

This session is a must for learning the basics of searching for academic information and will also highlight techniques such as saved searches and citation tools .

Teams link to join the session

Any questions please contact Sterling Johnson sterling.johnson@chester.ac.uk

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

Start Date: 12 June 2025 5:00 pm

End Date: 12 June 2025 6:00 pm

Location: Online

T​his session will focus on advanced search strategies using the Education databases. It will enable you to find relevant journal articles for your assignments.  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 Skills Session: Dissertation literature: where do I begin?

Start Date: 12 June 2025 10:30 am

End Date: 12 June 2025 11:30 am

Location: Online

Are you starting your literature review and don’t know where to start? 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.

This session will enable you to:

  • Develop an awareness of different search techniques
  • Discover some subject specific resources​​

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

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Library Skills Session: Introduction to library services

Start Date: 11 June 2025 11:00 am

End Date: 11 June 2025 12:00 pm

Location: Online

This session is ideal if you feel uncertain about using the library.  Learn everything you need to know to get started, including how to navigate your way around the library and access electronic resources. 

This session will introduce you to: 

  • What the library has to offer and how it works 
  • ​How to use Library Search to find what you need 

Any questions please contact Sterling Johnson sterling.johnson@chester.ac.uk​

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Library Skills Session: Advanced session using EndNote21

Start Date: 11 June 2025 10:00 am

End Date: 10 June 2025 11:00 am

Location: Teams

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 Skills Session: Introduction to using EndNote 21

Start Date: 3 June 2025 3:00 pm

End Date: 3 June 2025 4:00 pm

Location: Online

This 30-minute session is designed to give a brief overview of EndNote 21 and why you would use it to help organise and manage your research. The session will include a demonstration of a working EndNote library. In-depth sessions on each aspect will follow later in the month. 

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

  • Setting up and Organising and 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 citation and a bibliography using Cite While You Write (CWYW) with MS Word.

Aimed at all staff and students level 6 and above.

​​Any questions please contact endnote@chester

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Postgraduate Open Evening

Start Date: 11 June 2025 5:30 pm

End Date: 11 June 2025 7:00 pm

Location: Exton Park

Are you thinking about your next steps and want to find out more about Postgraduate Study options? 

Join us at our Postgraduate Open Evening:  

  • Wednesday 11 June 
  • 5.30pm-7pm 
  • Exton Park  

You’ll get the chance to chat with academic staff and learn about postgraduate finance and accommodation. Plus, you may be eligible for our Graduate Loyalty Discount scheme, which offers a discount on tuition fees for certain postgraduate Master’s courses. So why wait? Book your Postgraduate Event online today and visit us on campus to find out more. 

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Pandora’s Box Open Mic Night and Magazine Launch

Start Date: 4 June 2025 2:30 pm

End Date: 4 June 2025 3:30 pm

Location: Vicarage, room CVC008.

Join us for the launch of Pandora’s Box (2025), the University’s annual creative-writing magazine, and the final open-mic night:

  • Wednesday 4 June
  • 2.30pm-4.30pm
  • Vicarage, room CVC008.

This event is for current students (in any department) who enjoy contemporary creative writing.

We hope that you can join us and hear some of the published pieces being read out.

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International Student Support

Whether you’ve just started or you’ve been at the University for a while, there’s lots of support available to you as an international student.  

Wellbeing and Mental Health

The Wellbeing and Mental Health team are here for you throughout your studies. They can provide help and support on any issue which may be impacting on your studies. Appointments can take place over telephone, MS Teams, or in person at some sites. 

Find out more.

Student Services

The wider Student Services team can also provide support in a range of areas including student experience, induction and welcome, finance, and disability and inclusion.

Student Assistance Programme

You can also get 24/7 support from our Student Assistance Programme (SAP). SAP is free for all students and provides you with immediate advice and practical guidance 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  Call the helpline for free: 0800 028 3766 to talk through any problem.    

If English isn’t your first language, SAP also provides a language line which connects you to an interpreter so you can chat in your preferred language.  

Chaplaincy

The multi-faith Chaplaincy team provides care and support for students and staff of all faiths and no faith. Chaplains are available to offer pastoral, spiritual and religious support and we also have a wider range of Associate Chaplains from various religious communities. Our team is always ready to help you and offer a listening ear. 

Click here to find out more about Chaplaincy and their faith spaces.

International Toolkit

The International Toolkit is a great resource for international students. It includes important information for studying at the University, along with links to useful support services, including finance and wellbeing, and practical information on how to complete essential tasks in the UK, including opening a bank account.

International Student Community

Our International Student Community Teams site is a great place to connect with other international students and get your questions answered.

Connect Hubs

Have a query relating to your course? Our Connect Hubs are here to help.  

Located at each of our sites, our Connect Hubs can support you with a range of queries relating to your course and the wider university, including: 

  • Induction and Welcome 
  • Deferrals 
  • Modules 
  • Information about assessment and reassessments 
  • Queries relating to results and feedback  

Find out more.

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Summer Fair

Start Date: 20 May 2025 3:00 pm

End Date: 20 May 2025 6:00 pm

Location: Exton Park

Our Summer Fair is back for 2025:

📅Tuesday 20 May
⏰3pm-6pm
📍Exton Park

Join us to celebrate the start of summer with:

🎵 Live music
🍰 Free drinks and food
♟️ Games
🐶 Therapy dogs

❗Please note: we’ll be closing the main entrance to Exton Park for this event from 3pm, so please use the exit to enter the site until 6pm.

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