Highlights from the 2020/21 academic year include some great examples of our Citizen Students leading the way – making their own connections, influencing their future employers and defining the discussions they want to have. As a result, ‘success’ is a much more meaningful picture than academic achievement alone.
In this video, meet our Students’ Union President, Jack Rankin, as he discusses some of the year’s highlights with our Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Student Experience, Dr Helen Galbraith.
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Some of our best bits
August 2020
Graphic Design and Photography graduate Michael Holden achieved a Bronze in the World Sports Photography Awards.
September
Our Master’s-level Coaching Scholars launched this year’s COVID-safe ‘Chester Rules’ sports and activities programme, with more than 300 attendees during Induction Week.
October
Our students and graduates were recognised at the National Association of Student Employment Services (NASES) Student Employee of the Year Awards.
November
PGCE Primary student Megan Potter set up Education Elves, to encourage people to donate to help families struggling at Christmas.
December
We hosted our first ever virtual Careers Fest, with students and graduates visiting employers in the online ‘Employer Gallery’.
January 2021
Interior Design student Sophie Downes was chosen as a winner of a national Interior Educators Progressing Student Award.
February
Students from the Department of Clinical Sciences and Nutrition encouraged visitors stay healthy at their virtual Nutrition Fair.
March
Fashion Marketing and Communication graduate, Jennifer Hodgson, featured in The Power Issue of Women of the City (WOTC) magazine, as one of 120 female powerhouses and pioneers.
April
Our Venture Programme hit the milestone of 1,000 students and graduates supported to start a business or set up a freelance career.
May
Postgraduate research student David Cann’s experimental carbon reduction pilot with PMW Research Ltd was part of the project that won us Research Project of the Year at the Educate North Awards
June
A student panel chose us to win an influential national award rewarding the best in higher education.
Students who went above and beyond their studies to help further their careers were celebrated at the Chester Difference Awards.
