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📅 Check out this month’s ‘Give it a Go’ volunteer activities. 🌱 This Thursday we’ll be going to the Chaplaincy gardens t...
15/06/2026

📅 Check out this month’s ‘Give it a Go’ volunteer activities.

🌱 This Thursday we’ll be going to the Chaplaincy gardens to do a spot of gardening.

💚 Open to all students – come and give volunteering a go!

🔗 Find the schedule and more info on Volunteer Hub https://buff.ly/PhRdwEf

11/06/2026

The University celebrated success at its inaugural Careers and Employability Recognition Awards, held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Chester.

Around 100 guests attended the special evening, which recognised the contribution of students, graduates, staff, employers and external supporters who play a vital role in the University’s employability community.

The awards celebrated achievement across a range of categories, including Intern of the Year, Internship Host of the Year, the University of Chester Volunteer Awards, Rising Star Award and Employability Champion. The evening also recognised those who help shape student success, confidence and career development beyond the classroom.

Read more here 👉https://www.chester.ac.uk/about/news/articles/university-celebrates-success-at-inaugural-careers-and-employability-recognition-awards/

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📢 Volunteer opportunity next week 📢🐞 Give it a Go - Wildlife Recording at the Countess of Chester Country Park with RECO...
27/05/2026

📢 Volunteer opportunity next week 📢

🐞 Give it a Go - Wildlife Recording at the Countess of Chester Country Park with RECORD

📅 Tuesday 2nd June

🕑 2pm – 4pm

🔎 We’ll be looking for wildlife and uploading what we find to iNaturalist

🔗 Interested? Register your interest on Volunteer Hub https://buff.ly/qph4VJ7

Chester Zoo and RECORD joined us on campus today for the City Nature Challenge. 🔎 We had great fun discovering wildlife ...
24/04/2026

Chester Zoo and RECORD joined us on campus today for the City Nature Challenge.

🔎 We had great fun discovering wildlife – we found a range of beetles, bees, plants and even some hedgehog poo!

📈Chester is currently the top of the UK leaderboard with over 2,000 observations! https://buff.ly/XpCqeEk

🌱 View other events https://buff.ly/J40Pgd2

🌿 You don’t have to attend an event to take part. Simply head outside, take photos of wildlife and upload it to the iNaturalist app!

Today is the day! Join Chester Zoo on campus this afternoon and take part in the City Nature Challenge – open to all sta...
24/04/2026

Today is the day! Join Chester Zoo on campus this afternoon and take part in the City Nature Challenge – open to all staff and students – no experience needed!

🕐 1pm – 3pm (flexible, drop in whenever you can)
📌 Meet outside Grosvenor Accommodation, by the picnic benches, Exton Park
✅ No experience needed, come along and get involved!
🔎 Take photos of wildlife and upload it to the iNaturalist app
📢 Come along, get involved and spread the word! 📢

🔗 Visit the links in our bio to find out more!

💌 Email [email protected] with any questions

Join on campus this Friday and take part in the City Nature Challenge – open to all staff and students – no experience ...
22/04/2026

Join on campus this Friday and take part in the City Nature Challenge – open to all staff and students – no experience needed!

🗓️ Friday 24th April
🕐 1pm – 3pm (flexible, drop in whenever you can)
📌 Meet outside Grosvenor Accommodation, by the picnic benches, Exton Park
✅ No experience needed, come along and get involved!
🔎 Take photos of wildlife and upload it to the iNaturalist app

The City Nature Challenge is a four-day global bioblitz challenge where people in cities across the world compete to record as much wildlife as possible, this year running from Friday 24th – Monday 27th April.

There are three categories in the challenge:
1. Number of observations made
2. Number of species recorded
3. Number of people taking part and making observations

🏆 All of our observations will count towards Chester's position on the global and national leaderboards.

📢 Come along, get involved and spread the word! 📢

🔗 Visit the links in our bio to find out more!

💌 Email [email protected] with any questions

📢 1 week until the City Nature Challenge! 📢Join Cheste Coo on campus next Friday to record the wildlife we find – open t...
17/04/2026

📢 1 week until the City Nature Challenge! 📢

Join Cheste Coo on campus next Friday to record the wildlife we find – open to all staff and students – no experience needed!

🗓️ Friday 24th April
🕐 1pm – 3pm (flexible, drop in whenever you can)
📌 Meet outside Grosvenor Accommodation, by the picnic benches, Exton Park
✅ No experience needed, come along and get involved!
🔎 Take photos of wildlife and upload it to the iNaturalist app

The City Nature Challenge is a four-day global bioblitz challenge where people in cities across the world compete to record as much wildlife as possible, this year running from Friday 24th – Monday 27th April.

There are three categories in the challenge:
1. Number of observations made
2. Number of species recorded
3. Number of people taking part and making observations

🏆 All of our observations will count towards Chester's position on the global and national leaderboards.

📢 Come along, get involved and spread the word! 📢

🔗 Visit the links in our bio to find out more!

💌 Email [email protected] with any questions

📢 It’s 2 weeks until the City Nature Challenge! 📢Join Cheste Zoo on campus to record the wildlife we find!🗓️ Friday 24th...
10/04/2026

📢 It’s 2 weeks until the City Nature Challenge! 📢

Join Cheste Zoo on campus to record the wildlife we find!

🗓️ Friday 24th April
🕐 1pm – 3pm (flexible, drop in whenever you can)
📌 Meet outside Grosvenor Accommodation, by the picnic benches, Exton Park.
✅ No experience needed, come along and get involved!
🔎 Take photos of wildlife and upload it to the iNaturalist app

The City Nature Challenge is a four-day global bioblitz challenge where people in cities across the world compete to record as much wildlife as possible, this year running from Friday 24th – Monday 27th April.

The University of Chester is taking part, and we want as many students and staff as possible to get involved!

There are three categories in the challenge:
1. Number of observations made
2. Number of species recorded
3. Number of people taking part and making observations

🏆 All of our observations will count towards Chester's position in the global and national leaderboards.

📢 Come along, get involved and spread the word! 📢

🔗 Visit the links in our bio to find out more!

💌 Email [email protected] with any questions

📢 1 week until our UCV deadline 📢⭐ Want to receive your University of Chester Volunteering (UCV) award certificate durin...
08/04/2026

📢 1 week until our UCV deadline 📢

⭐ Want to receive your University of Chester Volunteering (UCV) award certificate during our Careers and Employability Recognition Awards evening on Thurs 28th May?

🗓️ Complete the Silver level or above (50 hours) by Wed 15th April in order to receive an invite to the awards.

📢 We are excited to announce that Chester Zoo will be joining us on campus to run a wildlife recording session for the C...
02/04/2026

📢 We are excited to announce that Chester Zoo will be joining us on campus to run a wildlife recording session for the City Nature Challenge 📢

🗓️ Friday 24th April
🕐 1pm – 3pm (flexible, drop in whenever you can)
📌 Meet outside Grosvenor Accommodation, by the picnic benches, Exton Park.
✅ No experience needed, come along and get involved!
🔎 Take photos of wildlife and upload it to the iNaturalist app

The City Nature Challenge is a four-day global bioblitz challenge where people in cities across the world compete to record as much wildlife as possible, this year running from Friday 24th – Monday 27th April.

The University of Chester is taking part, and we want as many students and staff as possible to get involved!

There are three categories in the challenge:
1. Number of observations made
2. Number of species recorded
3. Number of people taking part and making observations

🏆 All of our observations will count towards Chester's position in the global and national leaderboards.

📢 Come along, get involved and spread the word! 📢

🔗 More info can be found on our website https://buff.ly/WNBEtKp

💌 Email [email protected] with any questions

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