University Blog: The Inside Story

History student, Kirsty, gives us a lot to think about on this IWD - from the absence of women in songs and statues, to Netflix watches that explore the role of women.

Mathematics student and proud woman of STEM, Jessica, offers some inspiration to us all by asking ‘What’s stopping you from doing what you love?’ Nothing’s stopping her.

On UMHD, University of Chester’s Mental Health Adviser, Ella, shares how we can look after our mental health with the easing of lockdown restrictions edging closer.

I can imagine everyone at some point has been unlucky in love and experienced what a broken heart feels like, but did you realise this is actually a diagnosed medical condition

On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, current Chemistry student, Stephanie, gives her take on the gender gap in STEM fields and explains the importance of closing it.

Education Studies and Fine Art student, Nia, tells us a bit about her experience of lockdown living whilst at university.

The student voice is a powerful thing at the University of Chester and we’re proud to say it. Here are just some of the ways we’ve listened to our students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Holocaust Memorial Day, Dr Kara Critchell explains how genocide did not originate with the Holocaust and how it still continues in the 21st century.

Dr Katherine Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Chester, explains how Chester in the Middle Ages was a thriving, international city, with global trade links.

To celebrate Christmas, our historians at the University of Chester held a virtual History Christmas Spectacular to get everyone in the festive spirit.

This International Volunteers Day, Amy Butt, Mentoring Admin Assistant within the Volunteering and Mentoring Team, tells us more about volunteering at Chester.

Dr Hannah Ewence, Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and Archaeology, brings to light the dark past of a historical figure whose statue stands in Chester.