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Postgraduate Research Exhibition

Chester Town Hall 33 Northgate Street, Chester

The postgraduate research exhibition will feature current research being conducted at the University of Chester across a variety of disciplines. The research will be presented via posters, detailing what the researcher is doing, how they are doing it, and what impact this could have.

Nourish to Flourish (Photo Exhibition)

Chester Town Hall 33 Northgate Street, Chester

Nourish to Flourish is a school-based project led by Kate and Ellie, helping children feel confident about healthy eating through creativity. Supported by the Bluecoat Charity, the Westminster Foundation and Crossing Borders, with evaluation support from RECAP (University of Chester). This year children explored artists from around the world and created artwork using food as material. The event includes a photo exhibition.

The Rows of Chester: A Unique Creation or a Unique Survival?

Chester Town Hall 33 Northgate Street, Chester

The uniqueness of Chester's Rows lies first in the imaginative adaptation of a common medieval building form to the city's hilly site. However, they would not have seemed so unusual had comparable buildings elsewhere survived better. The talk will look at parallels for the building type, how it was adapted to the landscape, and the historical circumstances that prompted it.

Free

Supporting the next generation: inter-generational mentoring – how “the old” can mentor “the young”.

Chester Town Hall 33 Northgate Street, Chester

The MACIE (Mentoring And Coaching In Education) research group have undertaken extensive research into mentoring, and what works well when mentoring relationships are successful. In this interactive workshop session we will take you through what we have learnt from our research into mentoring in education settings, and apply it to real life situations that you can use in your everyday interactions.

Free

Sustainability Walk – Energy

Chester Town Hall 33 Northgate Street, Chester

This led walk, which is also "wheels accessible", is one of four themed routes staged as part of the 2026 "Festival of ideas" that uses examples from the existing cityscape to demonstrate various aspects of the overall theme of 'Sustainability'.

Free

“The future in our hands”- An exhibition by the students of Chester schools in collaboration with WeMindTheGap.

Churchill House, Queen's Park Campus, University of Chester Queen's Park Road, Chester

Join us to hear what matters to young people in Chester today! Students taking part in WeMindTheGap's WeInspire programme across three Chester high schools will be showcasing a vibrant collection of mixed media works to present their thoughts, opinions and feelings about life as a teenager in Chester.

Free

Talking Tours: Let’s Talk History

Chester Town Hall 33 Northgate Street, Chester

Lace up your plimsoles and sprint through the last century of Cheshire’s sporting past with Let’s Talk, History. Using historic sound recordings from Cheshire Archives’ collections, this free audio trail tells 100 years of stories about the county’s competitive, recreational and, at times, amusing sports.

Chester’s Social Health Pledge: One Conversation at a Time

Chester Town Hall 33 Northgate Street, Chester

What if one small conversation could make someone's day better? Join Public Health staff and Master of Public Health students from the University of Chester to explore social health and why simple moments of connection matter.

The Immersive Chester Amphitheatre

University of Chester Exton Park Campus - Downes Sports Hall Parkgate Road, Chester

Take a step back in time and experience Chester's virtual reality Roman amphitheatre!

Free

Roman Chester: Looking beneath the surface

canal bridge on Upper Northgate Street Northgate Street, Chester

Join Peter for a walking tour of Roman sites in Chester (especially the defences), looking at details that escape the interpretation panels.

Free

The Immersive Chester Amphitheatre

University of Chester Exton Park Campus - Downes Sports Hall Parkgate Road, Chester

Take a step back in time and experience Chester's virtual reality Roman amphitheatre!

Free

The Body Speaking: Functional Seizures and The Place of Trauma

Chester Picturehouse Unit 10 Hunter Street, Chester

Join Professor Paul Bissell, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research and Innovation at the University of Chester, and Dr Marian Peacock, Honorary Lecturer in Public Health at the University of Sheffield’s School of Health and Related Research to learn more about this fascinating, and often ignored, topic.

Free

Screening Siblings: Brothers and Sisters on Film

Chester Picturehouse Unit 10 Hunter Street, Chester

What can brothers and sisters on film tell us about the state of a nation? In the 21st century, siblings are everywhere on screen, from superhero blockbusters to horror films, teen movies and slice-of-life dramas.

Free

The Immersive Chester Amphitheatre

University of Chester Exton Park Campus - Downes Sports Hall Parkgate Road, Chester

Take a step back in time and experience Chester's virtual reality Roman amphitheatre!

Free

The University of Chester in 15 Objects

Senate House, Exton Park Campus, University of Chester Parkgate Road, Chester

This event will showcase the history of the University from its opening in 1839 to the present day. We will present ten objects from across the decades and discuss how each of them relates to an important event in the university's history.

Free

The Immersive Chester Amphitheatre

University of Chester Exton Park Campus - Downes Sports Hall Parkgate Road, Chester

Take a step back in time and experience Chester's virtual reality Roman amphitheatre!

Free

Queering Britain: Keeping LGBTQ Stories Alive

Chester Picturehouse Unit 10 Hunter Street, Chester

This research began in Blackpool, exploring its rich drag scene and LGBTQ+ histories. It has since grown into a wider project gathering stories from towns and cities across the UK. Through voices that connect generations and place, Helen is starting to explore how identity is shaped by place and heritage.

Free

Mariella Frostrup: In Conversation

University of Chester Exton Park Campus - Binks Building Parkgate Road, Chester

Join Mariella Frostrup for a dynamic conversation on why closing gender gaps is not just a social ideal but an economic necessity. Reflecting on her work as Chair of the Women in Work Summit, co‑founder of Menopause Mandate, and long‑time gender equality advocate, this event will explore how pay, wealth and health gaps shape women’s working lives and why addressing them is critical for productivity, growth and long‑term competitiveness.

Free

The Royal Institution: Do it Yourself Community Show

University of Chester Exton Park School of Education University of Chester, Parkgate Road, Chester

Dive into science and be ready to get hands-on with surprising experiments, shocking facts and the odd explosion!

Free

Gary Younge: In Conversation

University of Chester Exton Park Campus - Binks Building Parkgate Road, Chester

Join us for an illuminating conversation with Gary Younge, award-winning author, broadcaster, and Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester.

Free