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Tour of Seaborne Library, Exton Park

Start Date: 26 September 2024 9:00 am

End Date: 26 September 2024 4:30 pm

Location: Seaborne Library, Exton Park

Join the Library team for an in-person guided tour of Seaborne Library at Exton Park.

Time: 9am-9.30am or a tour every hour on the hour from 1pm-4pm.

Tours last 30 minutes.

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Tour of Seaborne Library, Exton Park

Start Date: 25 September 2024 9:00 am

End Date: 25 September 2024 4:30 pm

Location: Seaborne Library, Exton Park

Join the Library team for an in-person guided tour of Seaborne Library at Exton Park.

Time: 9am-9.30am or a tour every hour on the hour from 1pm-4pm.

Tours last 30 minutes.

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Tour of Seaborne Library, Exton Park

Start Date: 24 September 2024 9:00 am

End Date: 24 September 2024 4:30 pm

Location: Seaborne Library, Exton Park

Join the Library team for an in-person guided tour of Seaborne Library at Exton Park.

Time: 9am-9.30am or a tour every hour on the hour from 1pm-4pm.

Tours last 30 minutes.

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Connect Hubs – Here to Help

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  

The teams can also signpost you to other support services within the University if needed. 

Please note: in addition to your Personal Academic Tutor (PAT) or Superviser, our new Connect Hubs are now your primary point of contact for all academic queries.  

Our Hubs are open from 9am-4.30pm Monday-Thursday, 9am-3.30pm Friday and can be found at the following locations: 

Exton Park 

  • Infopoint, Binks 
  • School of Education building/School of Education Reception (School of Education only) 

Wheeler 

  • CRV002
  • CRV 109 (Medical School only) 

Queen’s Park 

  • CBH101 (first floor of library in Bridge House) 

Creative Campus Kingsway 

  • CKW122 (first floor of library) 

University Centre Birkenhead 

  • HMA211 (floor 2), Marriss House  

University Centre Warrington 

  • WRH002, Remond House  

We’ll also be holding pop-up Connect Hubs at CGW209, Gateway House throughout the year. 

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University of Law: Solicitor Vs Barrister: Choosing The Career for You (Virtual Event)

Start Date: 26 November 2024 5:00 pm

End Date: 26 November 2024 7:00 pm

Location: Online

When pursuing a career in Law it is important to decide what type of lawyer you will be most successful as. The University of Law’s virtual Solicitor Vs Barrister event will give you all the tools to choose the career for you, and has been designed with interactive quizzes, live question boards and a virtual panel of legal professionals.

The session aims to give you an inside look at both professions, including how to qualify, areas of practice and the skills required to succeed. They have invited a fantastic panel of solicitors and barristers to share their experiences and answer your questions, along with a chance to network with virtual representatives after the completion of the event.

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University of Law: The SQE Explained (Virtual Event)

Start Date: 21 October 2024 5:00 pm

End Date: 21 October 2024 7:00 pm

Location: Online

The introduction of the SQE, or Solicitors Qualifying Examinations, have changed the route to qualification as a solicitor, and this event aims to explain it all to you, to leave you feeling confident about this new pathway.

Are you unsure about the content of the exams and what courses you can take to help you pass these? Do you want to learn more about qualifying work experience and how you can gain this? This event will give you all the information you need to know.

Join the University of Law’s SQE tutors to find out the information and benefits of the SQE. You’ll also find out practical course information about our SQE courses to help you decide which pathway is best for you

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University of Law: A Fireside Chat with Sullivan & Cromwell (Virtual Event)

Start Date: 17 September 2024 5:00 pm

End Date: 17 September 2024 6:30 pm

Location: Online

Join the University Of Law for a fireside chat with Ben Perry, partner at Sullivan & Cromwell.

Hosted by Husnara Begum, careers consultant and ex-magic circle lawyer, you will get an opportunity to ask your questions to Ben, as well as finding out more about his career path to partnership, what working in commercial law is like and life at Sullivan & Cromwell.

Ben practices primarily English Law and advises on areas such as cross-border mergers and acquisitions and private equity. He is currently ranked as a leading individual for M&A by the legal 500 United Kingdom, and since 2010, ben has overseen the development of a trainee solicitor programme in the London office for Sullivan & Cromwell.

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Students as Recruiters

  • Are you a student who would like to be more involved with your university community?
  • Would you like to improve your experience and employability skills?
  • Want the opportunity to contribute to the recruitment of prospective staff who want to join the University?

Our Students as Recruiters scheme could be the perfect fit:

For more information, please email studentsasrecruiters@chester.ac.uk

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Health and Wellbeing RKEI: Special Interest Group launch of Health Humanities

Start Date: 16 September 2024 12:30 pm

End Date: 16 September 2024 2:00 pm

Location: RIC004/3, Riverside Innovation Centre

How can creative practices support health?

Content Synopsis

Professor Paul Crawford introduces creative public health relevant to health professional education. He draws on his pioneering work in the health humanities. This includes his research on cabin fever during Covid pandemic lockdowns and campaign for young people’s mental health with Academy-award winning animation company Aardman (Shaun the Sheep, Wallace & Gromit). He will show how creative practices can support health and explore the implications for the education and practice of health professionals.

Biography

Professor Paul Crawford is the founder and the world’s first professor of the field of health humanities. He directs the Centre for Social Futures at the Institute of Mental Health, The University of Nottingham, UK. He has contributed to policy development in mental health and human care in the UK, advising senior politicians on the importance of the arts and humanities in healthcare, health and wellbeing. He consults on mental health, health care environments, and has spearheaded the notion of creative public health—democratising arts and humanities knowledge and practices to advance health and wellbeing.

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Health and Wellbeing RKEI: Adult Mental Health Special Interest Group Launch

Start Date: 10 September 2024 1:00 pm

End Date: 10 September 2024 3:00 pm

Location: RIC004/3, Riverside Innovation Centre ​​

We are pleased to welcome you to the inaugural meeting of the Adult Mental Health Special Interest Group, which brings together leaders and practitioners from academia and service providers to collaboratively build a programme of research, audits and service evaluations. 

Weare keen to support the development of projects that have real-world applicability.Dr Peter Wilson, Consultant Psychiatrist and Strategic Clinical Director, Specialist Mental Health services, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust will outline the mission of CWP in the SIG.

Professor Paul Kingston, Director Institute of Health and Wellbeing will describe the aspiration of the Institute to increase co-created research, service evaluation and audit with our partners.

The short presentations will be followed by a discussion led by Professor Taj Nathan.

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