Opportunities in and near Oswestry

Part of the Culture and Society RKEI Public Lecture Series, this talk explores Europe’s borderlands and the lived realities of places where borders are enforced and contested.

Journalist, author and political analyst Lewis Baston discusses themes from his bestselling book Borderlines, examining border regions from Ireland in the west to Ukraine in the east, and reflecting on Chester as a familiar border city. The lecture will consider the social, political and human dimensions of borders, including customs, checkpoints and security.

The event takes place on the University of Chester campus in Exton Park (School of Education 016). Booking is via the University’s ticketing link.

Curious where your college life could take you? Explore University Centre Reaseheath - join taster sessions, tour campus and accommodation, meet lecturers and support teams, and get clarity on student finance and life on campus so you can decide confidently.

Attend subject and skills sessions, hear talks on courses and career prospects, tour campus and accommodation, and speak with academics and current students.

Respond to fires, floods and severe weather across Wrexham as part of a 24-hour on-call service. You’ll attend monthly team meetings and complete online learning and service-specific training in your first few months.

Explore courses and student life across Chester campuses, then tour facilities and talk directly with academic staff, current students and support teams. You can also join sessions on student finance, UCAS applications and accommodation.

Take guided tours of the Wrexham campus, then hear about courses, applications, funding, scholarships and accommodation. Join subject talks to speak directly with academic staff and current students, and find out what pastoral and academic support is available.

Take part in interactive, course-related activities on campus to get hands-on insight into potential degree programmes. Meet lecturers and student ambassadors, and explore subjects from sport and forensics to animal science.

Tour a 494-hectare farm, explore specialist facilities and watch hands-on demonstrations, from robotics to canine hydrotherapy. Meet students and staff, join subject talks and see selected halls on the Edgmond campus.

Take part in degree-level taster sessions with hands-on workshops, practical activities and tours of specialist facilities. Explore subjects from engineering and computing to law and sport, and hear from academic staff and current students.

Build leadership skills through a free, accredited year-long programme combining weekly hybrid workshops, career-ready activities and sessions on tackling discrimination. You can also access residentials, university visits including Oxford and Cambridge, and work experience or apprenticeship placements with employer partners.

This hybrid lecture, organised by the Anglo-Turkish Society and hosted at the Royal Anthropological Institute, explores the personal diary of Ottoman Major Kadri Bey. The talk traces his experiences from the War of ’93 through to the foundation of the Turkish Republic, offering insight into military, social and political changes across this transformative period. The presentation will draw on primary diary material to illuminate individual perspective on wider historical events.

The session will be given by Can Çakır and is offered in a hybrid format (in-person at the Royal Anthropological Institute with an online option). Booking is via Eventbrite. The lecture is aimed at adults and members of the public with an interest in Ottoman and Turkish history, historical memoirs, and archival sources.

A.N. Wilson discusses his book The Wise and Their Works: The Legacy of the Great Exhibition of 1851 in a Historical Association webinar. The session explores the people behind the Great Exhibition, the ambitious ideas that shaped the period, and how those ideas helped to define the century. The event will consider both the historical narratives and the selection of individual stories that illustrate the broader legacy of the Exhibition.

The webinar also covers Wilson's research process and his choices in presenting the lives and works of key figures from the era. A.N. Wilson is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an award-winning biographer and novelist, with published biographies of Tolstoy, C.S. Lewis, Milton, Hilaire Belloc and Goethe, and numerous works of fiction and history.

Join the Charles Dickens Museum for a festive lunchtime talk presented by the Museum's Curator, Kirsty Parsons. The talk explores why Charles Dickens is so closely associated with Christmas, how Victorian social change shaped festive traditions and charitable giving, and how Dickens’s legacy influences how we celebrate Christmas today.

This is a hybrid event taking place at the Charles Dickens Museum (Doughty Street, London) and online via Zoom. A limited number of in-person places are available; online ticket holders will receive live access and a recording to watch later. The content is aimed at adults but is suitable for attendees aged 12 and over.

Tickets cost £6 for either in-person attendance or online access. Book via the museum website or at the museum ticket desk. Please note all event tickets are non-refundable; further terms are available on the museum's ticketing pages.

Enter as an instrumentalist, singer, composer or music video creator in an open online competition, submitting a video, audio file, PDF or other digital file. Choose from categories including Film/Game Music, Own Composition and Chamber Group; entries are judged on technique, musicianship and creativity.

Step into immersive career simulations that bring entrepreneurship to life, learn from top business professionals and explore how to build a business idea. Join in person in London or online for expert advice, networking and hands-on activities.

Hear panel speakers share personal experiences and reflections on what strengthens communities, then join questions and discussion. Explore a community marketplace and try the creative crafting station, where you can leave with something you have made.

Staff from the National Quantum Computing Centre introduce quantum computing through qubits and the unusual rules of the quantum world. Explore how these machines could tackle problems far harder for ordinary computers, in an accessible online lecture for A-level students.

Explore career pathways through workshops and classes in law, AI, medicine and more, while building leadership, teamwork and public-speaking skills in a Cambridge-style setting. The two-week programme ends with group presentations and a certificate ceremony.

Join a Discord community where you can team up around economics, finance or politics, propose your own research idea and build independent research skills. Completed projects are reviewed by students, published on the site and can enter a quarterly vote for best project.

Work through five days’ worth of self-paced virtual tasks exploring commercial law and a global law firm’s key practice areas. Build commercial awareness and practical skills, then receive a certificate to add to LinkedIn and future applications.