University of Chester
Founded as Chester Diocesan Training College in 1839, it was the UK’s first purpose-built teacher training college, and is one of the longest established higher education institutions in the country. It was granted degree-awarding powers and became Chester University in 2003.
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One wants to spend £60,000 on a council house the other thinks it costs the same to build a conservatory.
I never really “got” the Harry Potter phenomenon, but I did see that, as my daughter grew up, she found in the character of Hermione Granger a spirited role model. Hermione was vocal, and unafraid of calling…
The sale of Nazi memorabilia is banned or at least restricted in a number of European countries, including Germany and France, yet it continues to be a feature of British auction houses. Anti-Semites in…
Autonomy is patriarchy’s supreme foe. It suggests self-determination, power, and control, and the “selfie” is a culturally ubiquitous iteration of autonomy. The release onto the internet of hundreds of…
It’s almost 80 years since Abel Meeropol’s powerfully evocative civil rights poem Strange Fruit was popularised in song by Billie Holiday. But I recalled the lyrics recently, when reading about the high-profile…
Public health professionals are calling on the prime minister to do more to help the many families in the UK who cannot afford a decent diet. Contrary to popular belief, people who are experiencing food…
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Making a city more bicycle-friendly is not simply a matter of painting a few lines and installing parking spaces. It requires cities to work with cyclists as participants in redesigning the city. Ensuring…







