Why Study?
At Chester, there are opportunities for you to shape your degree according to your strengths. Students run their own English Society, and you can also get involved with our creative writing pamphlet Pandora’s Box and acclaimed flash-fiction magazine. The Institute of Gender Studies hosts a monthly research seminar series.
Learning Site
The Department of English is located in two beautiful Victorian buildings in Chester, where you’ll benefit from being taught in modern teaching facilities only a stone’s throw away from social hubs, accommodation and the bustling high street. The Institute of Gender Studies is based in the modern, centrally located Binks Building.
Research Active Staff
All members of our academic staff are engaged in research and ublishing: we have produced scholarly books, novels and poetry collections, journal articles, book chapters, and online publications. Some of us are also editors of journals and magazines, and we are regularly consulted by publishers and editors as expert reviewers.