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.
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An interest in gardening to boost wellbeing has transformed into an internationally recognised collection preserving endangered plants for an academic at the University of Chester.


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.


Ahead of Remembrance Sunday, Prof Tim Grady from the History and Archaeology Department, explains the difficulty in remembering all who died here as a result of WW1.

Priyanka, studying MSc Cardiovascular Disease, shares her thoughts about what makes the city of Chester a perfect place for students.

Dr Kate Harrison and Dr Gareth Nye of Chester Medical School explain what’s changed since March, bust COVD-19 myths and answer some of the questions we’re all asking.


Entrepreneurial students and graduates have been successful in securing start-up funding to set up in business, courtesy of Santander Universities UK, as part of the University’s Venture Programme.


The University of Chester’s Chapel will light up in purple on Wednesday, September 30, to show the University’s support for people in, or seeking, recovery from addictions.