Start Date: 30 June 2026 2:00 pm
End Date: 30 June 2026 3:30 pm
Location: Garden Quarter, Chester
Join us for a litter pick of the Garden Quarter where we will be removing rubbish from the streets and alleys.
Register on Volunteer Hub and complete the booking form to secure your place.
Start Date: 23 June 2026 10:00 am
End Date: 23 June 2026 12:00 pm
Location: Countess of Chester Country Park, Chester, CH2 1UL
Join the Volunteering Team and wildlife conservation organisation RECORD for a walk around the Countess of Chester Country Park to look for wildlife to upload to the iNaturalist App.
Register on Volunteer Hub and complete booking form to secure place.
The Library Learning and Teaching team runs Library Skills training sessions each month. Topics include how to find academic sources of information, using bibliographic software EndNote and how to conduct a systematic review and more.
Don’t forget!
You can also book a 1-2-1 appointment with the team to get further support using resources from the Library Skills Moodle.
Or come along to one of their Library Drop-ins informal in person drop-ins that are held across our library sites every month.
Missed a session?
Don’t worry. We are adding our recorded webinars into our Video Skills Channel. Look in the section for Pre recorded webinars
Tuesday 9th June 11am-12pm
Tuesday 9th June 5pm-6pm
Thursday 11th June 10am-11 am
Monday 15th June 4pm-5 pm
Thursday 18th June 2:30pm-3:30 pm
Wednesday 24th June 11am-12 pm
Thursday 25th June 2pm-3pm
Any questions about any of these sessions? Please contact academiclibrarians@chester.ac.uk or lis.helpdesk@chester.ac.uk
Your friendly Library Learning and Teaching Team offer regular informal library drop-ins across all university sites. This is your opportunity to speak with a member of our team in person in an informal setting.
We can help answer your library and research questions including:
You don’t need to book ahead; just stop by and see us!
Don’t forget – if these session times aren’t convenient, you can always book a 1-2-1 session with a member of the team by emailing us at academiclibrarians@chester.ac.uk
Gateway House
Monday 1st June 11.30am-1.30pm
Monday 8th June 11.30am-1.30pm
Monday 15th June 11.30am-1.30pm
Kingsway LRC
Thursday 4th June 11.30am-1.30pm
Thursday 11th June 11.30am-1.30pm
Thursday 18th June 11.30am-1.30pm
Marriss House
Wednesday 10th June 11.30am-1.30pm
Tuesday 16th June 11.30am-1.30pm
Queen’s Park Library
Tuesday 9th June 11.30am-1.30pm
Tuesday 16th June 11.30am-1.30pm
Seaborne Library, Exton Park
Tuesday 2nd June 11.30am-1.30pm
Tuesday 16th June 11.30am-1.30pm
Wheeler Library
Monday 1st June 11.30am-1.30pm
Monday 15th June 11.30am-1.30pm
Warrington Remond House 003
Tuesday 2nd June 11.30am-1.30pm
Tuesday 9th June 11.30am-1.30pm
Tuesday 16th June 11.30am-1.30pm
Tuesday 23rd June 11.30am-1.30pm
Tuesday 30th June 11.30am-1.30pm
Start Date: 8 May 2026 4:30 pm
End Date: 8 May 2026 6:00 pm
Location: Creative Campus, Kingsway, Reception area
The AA2A (Artists Access to Art Colleges) artists in residence at Kingsway are having an exhibition called “True to Form” which opens on Friday 8th May and is being held at Kingsway reception between 4.30pm-6pm, to make the culmination of their time with the University.
This is a fantastic opportunity to see work created by artists during their residency.
During the Private View attendees will be able to talk to the artists about their work, practice, and residency at Kingsway.
The exhibition will then run until Friday 15th May, Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm.
Start Date: 29 May 2026 2:30 pm
End Date: 29 May 2026 3:15 pm
Location: Online (Teams)
Did you know that the University provides a wide range of audio-visual resources that you can access 24/7 for your research?
From Box of Broadcasts (for television shows, documentaries and film) and Kanopy Film to Naxos Music and Rocks Back Pages (for musical streaming and music journalism/magazines). This session will show you how to locate all of these resources as well as Digital Theatre Plus for filmed productions, dramatology, writers, directors and performance criticism.
All students are welcome to this session, it might be particularly helpful for Music, Media and Performance, Social and Political Science, Humanities and Education.
Any questions? Please contact academiclibrarians@chester.ac.uk
Start Date: 28 May 2026 11:00 am
End Date: 28 May 2026 12:00 pm
Location: Online (Teams)
This session will build upon the introduction session and will include the following:
Aimed at all staff and students (level 6 and above) who have either attended an introductory session already with LIS or have used EndNote before.
Any questions? Please contact endnote@chester.ac.uk
Start Date: 20 May 2026 5:00 pm
End Date: 20 May 2026 6:00 pm
Location: Online (Teams)
Session for School of Education students
This 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 academiclibrarians@chester.ac.uk
Start Date: 19 May 2026 2:00 pm
End Date: 19 May 2026 3:00 pm
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:
Any questions? Please contact academiclibrarians@chester.ac.uk
Start Date: 12 May 2026 10:00 am
End Date: 12 May 2026 11:00 am
Location: Online (Teams)
This session will demonstrate how to use EndNote bibliographic software. It will include:
Any questions? Please contact endnote@chester.ac.uk
