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Business Mentoring Clinic.

Start Date: 18 January 2023 12:00 pm

End Date: 4 January 2023 2:00 pm

Location: Online

If you have an early stage business or a business idea, you can book a 30-minute appointment with our friendly, supportive Business Coach, Chris Sharkey, at our remote Business Mentoring Clinic. You can use this time as an opportunity to talk through your business and your ideas, and Chris’ probing questions will help you to navigate your next steps. Come along with your questions too. Please note: you must have attended at least 3 Venture sessions to book an appointment.

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Pricing for profit “how much shall I charge?”

Start Date: 17 January 2023 4:30 pm

End Date: 17 January 2023 5:45 pm

Location: Online

An important question often mulled over by entrepreneurs. This session will help you work out the pricing strategy for your business and will cover how to approach pricing products and services and how to ensure your business will be profitable using financial planning concepts.

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Cash flow forecasts, profit and loss and balance sheets

Start Date: 17 January 2023 3:00 pm

End Date: 17 January 2023 4:15 pm

Location: Online

This interactive workshop will introduce the importance of cash flow, with practical exercises to help you understand what a cash flow forecast looks like and how it works. You’ll also see a profit and loss and a balance sheet so you can use these confidently when the time comes.

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Demystifying Web Of Science and finding research papers with ease and speed

Start Date: 13 December 2022 3:00 pm

End Date: 13 October 2022 3:30 pm

Location: Online

Web Of Science (WoS) is an important research platform, providing access to the world’s leading citation databases. Subject coverage is vast, covering the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities from 1900 onwards. Track citation activity and analyse results using specialist tools. This session will help you get the most out of WoS by demonstrating its advanced search facility as well as all its extra features which allow you to save searches and export references

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Demystifying Cochrane Library and finding systematic reviews and RCTS with ease and speed

Start Date: 13 December 2022 2:00 pm

End Date: 13 December 2022 2:30 pm

Location: Online

Cochrane Library is an important database in the field of health research. Find systematic reviews of primary research in human health care and policy. Scour the controlled trials register for the latest research. Learn how to get the most out of Cochrane Library by using its advanced search facility as well as its extra features which allow you to save searches and export references.

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Demystifying PubMed and finding research papers with ease and speed

Start Date: 13 December 2022 12:00 pm

End Date: 13 December 2022 12:30 pm

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PubMed is a key database for health research. Find literature from the fields of the biomedical and life sciences as well as related disciplines. It is a huge database with MEDLINE being its largest component. Learn how to get the most out of PubMed by using its advanced search facility, which includes MeSH as well as its extra features which allow you to save searches and export references

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Advanced research for PG students (Arts & Humanitie​​s)

Start Date: 8 December 2022 2:00 pm

End Date: 8 December 2022 2:30 pm

Location: Online

Join this online session if you are wanting to explore more advanced keyword searching for your PG Arts and Humanities studies. We will look at advanced searching methods within subject databases and audio visual resources within both Arts and Humanities subject areas.

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Introduction To EndNote

Start Date: 6 December 2022 10:00 am

End Date: 6 December 2022 11:00 am

Location: Online

This session will develop an understanding of what bibliographic software is and how it can be used: Our session will include:

  • ​Setting up your EndNote library and creating a basic group set to manage your re​​ferences 
  • How to add references both manually and via export options using subject databases (including Library Search).  
  • How to find or export PDF’s of documents into your library and attach to record ​
  • Using Cite Whilst You Write​​ to create bibliographies/reference lists in Word and choose an output style
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Need help finding education journal articles?  Session for School of Education students.

Start Date: 5 December 2022 5:00 pm

End Date: 5 December 2022 6:00 pm

Location: Online

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.​​​​

Registration link to follow

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Making the most of Ebooks

Start Date: 1 December 2022 1:30 pm

End Date: 8 November 2022 2:00 pm

Location: Online

We have access​​​ to over 700,000 e-books from a range of providers at the University of Chester.

​Find out how to access and use e-books for maximum effect to support your reading and studies.​​

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