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The University of Chester Press publishes original research, professional practice and creative work from within the University and then prioritises books with a significant relationship to the history, life and culture of Cheshire and the wider region
Book cover of Bloomsbury, Belsen, Oxford showing a picture of Janet Vaughan, medical pioneer
#IWD2026 @womenshistnet.bsky.social Book Prize judges: This is an excellent and highly readable biography of a fascinating woman...It is a fantastic record of an incredibly interesting figure, and revealing of the challenges even the most exceptional women faced in medicine and academia...'
Four images from the Chester Festival of Ideas
The Chester Festival of Ideas team is urging people across the community to seize the opportunity to showcase themselves and their work as the deadline to bring forward events for the exciting 2026 programme approaches.
More 👉 www.chester.ac.uk/about/news/a...
Medieval Mystery of Brunanburh Battle May Be Solved, New Study Argues www.medievalists.net/2025/12/medi... #medievalhistory
Trauma-Informed Mindfulness book cover by Nikki Kiyimba
Trauma-Informed Mindfulness author Nikki Kiyimba will be speaking about her work at books on the walls in #chester tomorrow (Sat 14 Feb) at 2pm. No booking needed: booksonthewalls.com
#traumainformed #psychologicaltrauma
You can catch the Finding the Battle of Brunanburh book authors Paul Cavill and Steve Harding talking about their latest research on the possible location of the battle @bbcmerseyside 22 mins in.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#merseyside #wirral @uniofnottingham.bsky.social #brunanburh
Sorry and do send in your entry for the next one - it will go live in late November!
Book cover for Kaleidoscope, the 2024 Cheshire Prize for Literature anthology edited by Harry Parkin and Matt Davies
Reminder: the Cheshire Prize for Literature entries close this weekend for those with a #cheshire connection. Win a cash prize and see your work published - send in your creative writing to this free competition: www.chester.ac.uk/about/events...
#chester #creativewriting @uochester.bsky.social
Good news from @uochesterpress.bsky.social about this year’s Festival of Ideas at Chester which includes ‘Finding the Battle of Brunanburh: Was This Definitive Battle of 973 Located at Bromborough in the Wirral?’
We look forward to seeing you there!
Finding the Battle of Brunanburh by P Cavill & S Harding
'New book paves the way for ending the debate on location of historic British battle'
University of Chester Press, 2025. To order, go to storefront.chester.ac.uk/index.php?ma...
Chester Festival of Ideas image
The first events for this year’s free, University-run Chester Festival of Ideas have been announced, from some of the UK’s leading broadcasters sharing insights to spectacular science shows. The award-winning, four-day annual festival is returning in July to #Chester.
festivalofideas.chester.ac.uk
Twelve book covers published by the University of Chester
Happy New Year to all our authors, editors, contributors, readers and supporters and we look forward to publishing more new books in 2026: www.chester.ac.uk/about/univer...
Book cover for Finding the Battle of Brunanburh with pictures of the two authors
The much-debated question of where the greatest and bloodiest battle in England before the Norman Conquest took place is closer to a resolution in a new book from the University of Chester Press.
More 👉 www.chester.ac.uk/.../new-book...
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social
#brunanburh #wirral
Three copies of Finding the Battle of Brunanburh books
Here are copies of the new title Finding the Battle of Brunanburh by Paul Cavill and Stephen E. Harding. Find out more here: storefront.chester.ac.uk/index.php?ma...
#brunanburh #athelstan #wirral #cheshire
Cheshire Prize for Literature authors at the launch of the latest anthology
Here is a picture of authors at the launch of Kaleidoscope: Creative Writing from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2024 with their anthologies. Find out more here:
www.chester.ac.uk/about/news/a...
#creativewriting #cheshire
Selection of ten University of Chester Press book covers
Here's a montage of recent book covers including our two new ones: Finding the Battle of Brunanburh and Kaleidoscope: Creative Writing from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2024 - more information on these to follow
#books #bookshelf
Cheshire Prize for Literature anthologies on display
Congratulations to all the authors who brought their creative writing published in Kaleidoscope, the latest @cheshireprize anthology, to life this evening in front of a packed audience in #chester @UoCEnglish #cheshire
Passages of Time book cover featuring creative writing from the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2023
Tomorrow evening we will celebrate the creative work of the prizewinners and shortlisted authors from the 2024 Cheshire Prize for Literature competition with the launch of the new anthology and readings from the authors themselves. Here's a reminder of last year's cover:
#cheshire #CreativeWriting
Cheshire Prize for Literature anthology editors and authors in 2024
We're looking forward to seeing the prizewinners/ runners up/shortlisted authors next week for the @cheshireprize anthology launch @uochester @UoCEnglish of Kaleidoscope: Creative Writing for the Cheshire Prize for Literature 2024 - here's last year's photo to whet your appetite #Cheshire
Finding the Battle of Brunanburh book cover featuring King Athelstan
Our next book by Paul Cavill and Steve Harding from @uniofnottingham.bsky.social explores the latest research on the possible location of the Battle of Brunanburh in 937: storefront.chester.ac.uk/index.php?ma...
#Brunanburh #placenames #History #Archaeology #wirral #cheshire #merseyside
Logo with details of an event on Saturday at books on the walls in Chester
Drop in to find out more about this local publisher and its publications on Saturday at 2pm in #chester at books on the walls: booksonthewalls.com
We’re at the #Cheshire Local History Association’s Cheshire History Day in #Tarporley today and look foward to meeting visitors and leaning more about the history of Cheshire
Book cover for Bloomsbury, Belsen, Oxford: Janet Vaughan - Medical Pioneer by Sheena Evans
Find out about the extraordinary life and work of Janet Vaughan on Wed, 1 Oct, 4pm, @uocfhms @uochester Wheeler Building with Sheena Evans. All welcome.
chester.ac.uk/about/events...
#womeninhistory #historyofmedicine #cheshire #chester #MedicalHistory
Neston Collieries author Anthony Annakin-Smith at today’s event to remember the miners of #Ness and #Neston in #Wirral
University of Chester Research and Innovation event pictures
We’re at the #Research and Innovation celebration event at the University of #Chester today
Five books in the Biodiversity in the North West series by Professor Bruce Ing showing fungi and slime moulds
Here is the #biodiversity in the North West series of books by Professor Bruce Ing - five out of his eight publications with @uochesterpress: find out more about his #books here: storefront.chester.ac.uk/index.php?ma...
#mycology #fungi
The successful 2025 #chester Festival of Ideas - a four-day summer highlight in early July led by the University of Chester with the support of partners, offered celebratory, entertaining, creative, informative and inspiring events for all ages and interests.
www.chester.ac.uk/about/news/a...
Image of the winners and judges of the Cheshire Prize for Literature competition at the awards ceremony
The best creative writing talent in the county has been celebrated at this year’s #Cheshire Prize for #Literature awards evening. Congratulations and we look forward to publishing the work of the winners and shortlisted authors in the anthology in November:
chester.ac.uk/about/news/a...
