Tea & Talk
Start Date: 1 February 2024 1:00 pm
End Date: 1 February 2024 2:00 pm
Location: Chester Students' Union, Exton Park
Author: Amy Edwards
Walk & Talk
Start Date: 1 February 2024 12:00 pm
End Date: 1 February 2024 1:00 pm
Location: Meet outside Chester Students' Union, Exton Park
Join our Wellbeing and Mental Health team for a walk through Chester.
This is a great opportunity to meet peers and go for a relaxed stroll around the city for Time to Talk Day.
Click here to book your place.
If you have any questions or concerns about the accessibility of the route, then please contact studentservices@chester.ac.uk.
We will be finishing the walk at CSU, where we will be holding Tea and Talk from 1pm – 2pm. Come along to join us for some hot drinks and snacks!
You can find out more about Time to Talk Day here.
Activities Fair
Start Date: 7 February 2024 2:30 pm
End Date: 7 February 2024 4:30 pm
Location: Small Hall, Exton Park
Pop in to our Activities Fair to find out more about our Athletics’ Union (AU) clubs and Chester Students’ Union societies.
You’ll get to meet our clubs and societies, and staff from the AU and CSU will also be on hand to answer any questions.
There’s no need to book – just drop in any time between 2.30pm and 4.30pm.
Accounting and Finance: Departmental Conference: Graduation & Beyond 24
Start Date: 17 January 2024 12:00 pm
End Date: 17 January 2024 4:30 pm
Location: CBH016 and 017, Bridge House, Queen's Park
Join us for our annual Departmental Conference – Graduation & Beyond. Come and network with companies and alumni and learn how to successfully meet graduate outcomes.
Couch to 5K information session
Start Date: 16 January 2024 7:00 pm
End Date: 16 January 2024 7:45 pm
Location: 104 Molloy, Exton Park
Want to try running? The next Active Campus couch to 5K programme starts on Tuesday 23 January!
Whether you have never run before, or you want to get back into being more active, the Active Campus Couch to 5K is a free and fun way of getting fitter and improving your physical and mental health.
Following the NHS app, you’ll be supported by a qualified UK Athletics run coach to gradually work up towards running 5km in just 9 weeks, ending with a group Parkrun at the Countess of Chester Country Park in March.
Come along to our information session to meet your coach, learn more about the programme, and see if it is right for you. All abilities welcome. No obligation.
Accomplish something amazing in 2024 and run 5K!
Wellbeing Fest: UniWell
Start Date: 31 January 2024 12:00 pm
End Date: 31 January 2024 2:00 pm
Location: Small Hall, Exton Park
Join us for our UniWell event as part of CSU’s Wellbeing Fest.
At this event you’ll get the chance to meet health and wellbeing charities and organisations, along with local GPs and some teams from within the University.
Stall holders include:
- Local GP/Doctors practices
- The NHS Living Well bus
- Meningitis Now
- NHS Tuberculosis Awareness and Testing
- Sport and Active Lifestyle
- Body Positive (sexual health).
- Grounds and Gardens team – selling herbs
This is a great chance to sign up to a local Doctors/GP practice, and find out more about how to live healthily in 2024.
Inaugural lecture: Professor Bin Yang: Measuring the Invisible: from Electromagnetic Measurement to Real-World Impact
Start Date: 8 February 2024 6:00 pm
End Date: 8 February 2024 8:00 pm
Location: Anna Sutton 017, Exton Park
Join us for the inaugural lecture of Professor Bin Yang from the School of Computing and Engineering Sciences.
This lecture marks Bin’s first public lecture since being appointed as a Professor at the University.
Bin will discuss how in the vast realm of science and technology, there exists an invisible force that surrounds us, governs our world and shapes the future. This force is electromagnetism and its measurement lies at the heart of our understanding and mastery of the natural world.
Bin will unravel the mysteries of electromagnetic waves, from their fundamental principles to advanced measurement techniques. Through examples and insights, the audience will discover how these invisible waves are harnessed and quantified to drive innovation and progress across various industries, from telecommunications to healthcare, from material microstructure to energy storage, from industrial quality-inspection to space exploration. With each precise measurement, new possibilities are unlocked that impact the real world in profound ways.
Bin graduated from Beijing University in Posts and Telecommunications, China, in 2001. He received MSc and PhD degrees in Electronic Engineering in 2004 and 2008 respectively, from the Antenna and Electromagnetics Group of the Department of Electronic Engineering, Queen Mary University of London. After the PhD, Dr Yang remained in the Antenna and Electromagnetics Group of QMUL as a Postdoctoral Researcher. In September 2013, he moved to the University of Bolton as a Lecturer and joined the University of Chester as a Senior Lecturer in September 2015. He was then promoted to Associate Professor in Terahertz Engineering and Professor of Electromagnetics and Measurements.
Places are free and can be booked for in person attendance or to watch online. Visit here to reserve a place.
Community Day
Start Date: 15 January 2024 10:30 am
End Date: 15 January 2024 2:30 pm
Location: Community Hub, Exton Park
Join our Chaplaincy team on Blue Monday and lift your spirits at their Community Day:
10.30am-12.30pm – Come and make an encouraging card for someone who needs it. At this time our Sanctuary Space (purple room) will also be open for quiet reading and activity.
12.30pm-1.30pm – Bring your own lunch and eat with us.
1.30pm – A couple of us will be leading a walk for those who want a bit of fresh air. The Hub will remain open for those who want to stay and continue what they were doing or participate in some mindful activities.
Feel free to drop in at any time during the day to beat the January blues!
Student Finance: Check you’re means tested!
Did you send any evidence when you applied for Student Finance? If not, you might be missing out on thousands of pounds a year in maintenance loans because you’ve not been means tested.
So what is it?
Means testing is where Student Finance use your parent’s, partners, or your own household income to work out how much loan you’re entitled to. Which income they use depends on your age and individual circumstances.
Why is it important?
If you didn’t send any evidence to Student Finance, you’ll get your tuition fee loan and the non-means tested part of the maintenance loan, which is £4651 for students living away from home, and £3698 for students living at home.
When you send evidence, they assess how much extra you’re entitled to based on your household income. This is the means tested element. The maximum maintenance loan is £9978, so if your household income is less than £25,000 and you’re not means tested, you could be missing out on over £5000!
As the household income goes up, the amount of maintenance loan goes down. Most students will receive more than the minimum loan if they’re means tested.
How do I know if I’ve been means tested?
To check if you’ve been means tested, simply log in to your Student Finance account and start a live chat. If haven’t been means tested, it’s a straightforward process that could make a big difference to how much you get
What if I’m with a different Student Finance company?
The information above is based on Student Finance England. All Student Finance companies operate differently, but all have a means tested element. Student Finance Scotland offer certain bursaries based on household income, and in Wales it dictates how much of your loan you pay back. In Northern Ireland, 25% of the maintenance loan is means tested.
New academic structure for the University of Chester
The University of Chester is pleased to bring in a new organisational structure model consisting of schools and divisions. Reorganisation of the faculties and new structures will facilitate greater collaboration between subjects and disciplines.
By combining related disciplines we are better placed to be more agile and responsive, to grow student numbers, to continue to improve the quality of the student experience, and to continue to develop our portfolio of courses.
Current programmes will run as normal and there should be little or no impact on students as a result of the new management infrastructure. If you have any queries, please reach out to your PAT or your academic Division.
Please see below the new Faculty structures effective from January 2024.
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
| School | Division |
| Chester School of Education | Childhood, Education and Professional Development Initial Teacher Education |
| School for the Creative Industries | Art, Design and Innovation Communications, Screen and Performance |
| School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Humanities, Cultures and Environment Social and Political Sciences Centre for Student Exchange and Language Development |
| School of Law and Social Justice | Institute of Policing Law |
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society
| School | Division |
| Chester Medical School | Applied Medicine Medical Sciences |
| School of Nursing and Midwifery | Nursing and Healthcare Education Midwifery |
| School of Allied and Public Health | Allied Health Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing |
| School of Society | Psychology Social Work |
| Cross-faculty Division | Practice Education and Simulated Learning |
Faculty of Science, Business and Enterprise
| School | Division |
| Chester Business School | Accounting and Finance Management Marketing, Tourism and Destinations PARE |
| School of Natural Sciences | There are no sub-divisions within the School |
| School of Computing and Engineering Sciences | There are no sub-divisions within the School |