Case studies

I2C helps provide a superlative student experience at Thornton.

With the help of the University, Motrac has trained it's staff to learn more skills to grow with the industry and it's fast-growing technology. 

LLB (Hons) Law student placement at Grey and Co. Solicitors.

BSc (Hons) Psychology student placement at Erlas Victorian Walled Garden.

BSc (Hons) Psychology student placement at Ferries Family Groups Ltd.

BSc (Hons) Cybersecurity student placement at Ten Ten Systems.

BSc (Hons) Sociology with Counselling Skills student placement at Woodwork to Wellness.

BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance student placement at MoneySuperMarket.com.

BSc (Hons) Psychology with Criminology student placement at The Port Grocery.

H2O Turbines Ltd is a specialist in pressurised wind turbine technology. The company has built a 3kW domestic turbine, which converts wind into power, using patented technology.

The cushioned Kooley Cold Pad is a unique product that has been designed to make cooling therapy after injury more accessible, efficient and more comfortable.

Bax Bees is a family-run beekeeping business based in Plumley, Cheshire, providing honey and bee related products sourced from its hives.

H2O Turbines Ltd is a specialist in pressurised wind turbine technology. The company has built a 3kW domestic turbine which converts wind into power using patented technology.

The cushioned Kooley Cold Pad is a unique product that has been designed to make cooling therapy after injury more accessible, efficient and more comfortable.

Green Sisters manufactures award-winning authentic, vegan, free from products in sweet and savoury flavours, promising to offer customers choice, nutrition and peace of mind.

Bax Bees is a family-run beekeeping business based in Plumley, Cheshire, providing honey and bee related products sourced from its hives.

Russell IPM Ltd. is a leading manufacturer for pheromone-based solutions for the food supply chain.

Lower Moss Wood Wildlife Hospital is an educational reserve and wildlife rescue centre.

Erlas Victorian Walled Garden aims to promote and protect the health of people with disabilities.

Vision Support is a charity who work with local authorities, organisations and the local community to offer specialist advice about issues relating to vision impairment.

Part of the Canal & River Trust, the museum looks after one of the greatest collections of historic boats in the world.

Prodo is a digital agency and technical consultancy who deliver website, marketing and campaign solutions to businesses.

The UK is surrounded by the largest source of wave and tidal power in Europe, with production potential of 840 TWh of electricity each year. To put this into perspective, this is double the UK’s annual electricity demand of 350 TWh/year*. Just harnessing a proportion of this energy could make a significant contribution to the UK’s Clean Growth Strategy, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% from 1990 levels by 2050.

Chester Community Energy Ltd is a registered cooperative (community benefit society) which aims to develop, own and facilitate renewable energy installations for the benefit of the community of Chester and surrounding areas. The society is run by volunteers and aims to reduce the community's carbon footprint and promote environmental awareness and energy efficiency.

With the help of I2C, Motrac has helped to train it's staff to learn more skills to help grow with the industry and it's fast-growing technology. From this, they have realised the potential for Motrac to stay at the cutting edge of development and cut long-term costs in the process.

Warrington-based company, Camcoat Performance Coatings Ltd, has high hopes that their link with the Eco-Innovation project at Thornton Science Park will bring its product development rewards.

The Aeroplane Collection (TAC) is a registered charity based at Hooton Park in Ellesmere Port, North West of England. It is made up of 35 members that dedicate their time to restoring classic aircraft and artefacts for static display.

The Cheshire Garden is a landscape design practice which offers bespoke design ideas to enable you to transform your dream garden into a reality.

Byotrol is dedicated to improving lives around the world by developing and commercialising market-leading, anti-microbial technologies and products.

The Two Marys: Shropshire's Feminist Novelists, Mary Cholmondeley (1859-1925) and Mary Webb (1881-1927).

My Friend, the Queen.

Picturing musculinity: nineteenth-century constructions of heroic masculinity in the text and illustration of fin-de-siècle adventure narratives.

Jeffrey’s Tonic is a Cheshire based business specialising in the production of non-alcoholic tonic syrups made from natural herbs and spices, with no artificial colours or flavours.

Industrial Gentlemanliness: The fin-de-siècle adventure hero in text and image, 1870-1914

Challenging Laura Mulvey's male gaze and rethinking scopophilia from a female perspective in the fiction of Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood.

Cheshire Digital Skills Academy offers digital training solutions tailored to the specific needs of each of their clients.

Chemicals and how they are safely managed and manufactured is an important process marked with so much emphasis on keeping a green environment for future generations.

A specialist supplier of electronic manufacturing services, Altimex Ltd is experienced, capable and happy to take on one-off bespoke projects as well as large-scale high volume roll outs.

Autichem Ltd specialise in designing and manufacturing new equipment and processes for the pharmaceutical, fine chemical and energy sectors.

When energy-tech entrepreneur Nick Bartlett set up Blue Sky Bio to help create a zero-carbon world, he had no idea the University of Chester would help him grow his business so quickly.

Just Thai Kitchen is a Cheshire based business that specialises in creating authentic Thai ready meals. The company was founded by mother and son duo Nooch and Miles.