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SUMMARY:Catalyst for Progress: Connect and Shape Your Future
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively set of talks\, panels\, speed networking and employer meet‑ups designed to help you explore future pathways\, build social capital. Hear from industry experts\, get a professional LinkedIn headshot\, and build skills and connections to support your next steps. This event is ideal for students and employers\, and open to alumni and the wider public. \nFor more information and to book\, please follow this link: \nhttps://sites.google.com/view/catalyst-progress-event \n 
URL:https://festivalofideas.chester.ac.uk/event/catalyst-for-progress-connect-and-shape-your-future/
LOCATION:Riverside Innovation Centre\, Castle Drive\, Chester\, CH1 1SL
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Postgraduate Research Exhibition
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://festivalofideas.chester.ac.uk/event/postgraduate-research-exhibition/
LOCATION:Chester Town Hall\, 33 Northgate Street\, Chester\, CH1 2HQ
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Sustainable (workplace) flexibility and how to achieve it
DESCRIPTION:This interactive session explores what sustainable workplace flexibility looks like and how it can be achieved in practice. A short mini lecture introduces key tensions in research and practice\, highlighting why current approaches can feel fragmented. Participants will then take part in a workshop style group discussion\, examining key stakeholders\, potential solutions\, and what makes workplace flexibility genuinely sustainable.
URL:https://festivalofideas.chester.ac.uk/event/sustainable-workplace-flexibility-and-how-to-achieve-it/
LOCATION:Chester Town Hall\, 33 Northgate Street\, Chester\, CH1 2HQ
CATEGORIES:Public Talk
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SUMMARY:Postgraduate Research Exhibition
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://festivalofideas.chester.ac.uk/event/postgraduate-research-exhibition-2/
LOCATION:Chester Town Hall\, 33 Northgate Street\, Chester\, CH1 2HQ
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Supporting the next generation:  inter-generational mentoring - how "the old" can mentor "the young".
DESCRIPTION: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. More specifically it’s about how “the old” can best go about helping “the young”. \n  \nMACIE research group (Mentoring and Coaching in Education)\nDr Luke Jones\, Gethin Foulkes\, Jo Williams\, Mary Anne McCarthy and Annie Argyropulo-Palmer
URL:https://festivalofideas.chester.ac.uk/event/supporting-the-next-generation-inter-generational-mentoring-how-the-old-can-mentor-the-young/
LOCATION:Chester Town Hall\, 33 Northgate Street\, Chester\, CH1 2HQ
CATEGORIES:Interactive / Creative Event
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SUMMARY:Dame Jenny Harries: In Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join Dame Jenny Harries for an in-conversation event exploring a life in public service. From frontline medicine to national leadership\, Jenny will reflect on pivotal moments and challenges in her career\, offering candid insights into resilience\, decision-making\, and purpose across an extraordinary career dedicated to public health and leadership.\n\n\nJenny will be in conversation with Dr Kirstie Simpson\, acting Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science\, Business and Enterprise at the University of Chester.  A champion of women’s leadership\, Kirstie is committed to inspiring inclusive leadership at all levels of the organisations with which she works\, and was selected as one of the North West Business Leadership Team’s ‘Rising Stars’ – a network of female business leaders.
URL:https://festivalofideas.chester.ac.uk/event/dame-jenny-harries-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Chester Picturehouse\, Unit 10 Hunter Street\, Chester\, CH1 2AR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:In Conversation Event
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SUMMARY:Building Tomorrow's Workforce: Skills\, Apprenticeships & Regional Priorities
DESCRIPTION:A panel of apprentices\, employers\, Chamber of Commerce\, LSIP & DWP discussing what are the skills needed now and for the next 3 – 5 years in the region\, highlighting apprenticeships benefits for the apprentice & employers.\nThe panel will discuss topics such as:\n• What are the skills that you are looking for when hiring an employee?\n• What government projects are helping the youth and those unemployed get the skills needed for the job vacancies advertised?\n• What is available for people who wish to upskill?\n• Why did you choose an apprenticeship route\, & what do you plan to do next in your career? \nTo find out more about University of Chester degree apprenticeships: https://www.chester.ac.uk/study/degree-apprenticeships/\nTo find out more about the Chamber of Commerce: West Cheshire & North Wales: https://wcnwchamber.org.uk/
URL:https://festivalofideas.chester.ac.uk/event/building-tomorrows-workforce-skills-apprenticeships-regional-priorities/
LOCATION:Chester Town Hall\, 33 Northgate Street\, Chester\, CH1 2HQ
CATEGORIES:Discussion Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260705T113000
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SUMMARY:Enhancing Inclusivity and Sense of Belonging in Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:This session explores research into how sharing lived experiences can enhance inclusivity and a sense of belonging for students. Drawing on reflections from staff who identified as under represented during their studies\, it highlights key insights and successful outcomes. The audience will be invited to consider the power of sharing and listening to lived experiences as a way to expand their understanding of how to create a more inclusive\, supportive learning environment.
URL:https://festivalofideas.chester.ac.uk/event/enhancing-inclusivity-and-sense-of-belonging-in-higher-education/
LOCATION:Chester Town Hall\, 33 Northgate Street\, Chester\, CH1 2HQ
CATEGORIES:Public Talk
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