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University of Chester, Wheeler, Chester Campus

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Wheeler, Chester, United Kingdom

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Wheeler Campus Overview

Wheeler offers specialist vocational courses with excellent facilities in health, medicine, law, and policing, located in the heart of Chester’s legal quarter.

Explore Wheeler

  • Wheeler provides extensive hands-on learning opportunities across specialist vocational courses in health, medicine, law, and policing.
  • Situated overlooking the River Dee, the campus is in Chester’s vibrant city centre, just a 20-minute walk from Exton Park.
  • The building houses key University schools including:
  • Chester Medical School
  • School of Law and Social Justice
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery

Facilities and Learning Environment

  • Features a 192-seat lecture theatre and multiple technologically equipped teaching spaces.
  • On-site library includes comprehensive collections in education, health, and law, including access to the Oxford University Press Law Trove online resources.
  • Law students can also access additional print materials at the Seaborne Library, Exton Park, with a click-and-collect service from Wheeler Library.
  • Wheeler’s café offers hot and cold drinks, snacks, and meals.
  • Student common room overlooks the River Dee and provides a comfortable space for dining and socialising, complemented by vending machines.
  • The campus benefits from close proximity to the River Dee and Chester’s historic city centre, providing opportunities for relaxation and recreation.

School Highlights

Chester Medical School

  • Home to the Graduate Entry Medicine course and various postgraduate medicine programs, including Neurodevelopmental Conditions.
  • Provides access to advanced clinical skills and simulation facilities.
  • Clinical placements are offered through NHS partners, hospital trusts, community care, and GP practices.

School of Law and Social Justice

  • Located adjacent to Chester Crown Court, Magistrates’ Court, and close to local legal firms and barristers’ chambers.
  • Features a moot courtroom for students to practice legal debating, mooting, and courtroom presentations, providing a realistic professional experience.

School of Nursing and Midwifery

  • Equipped with a new simulation suite replicating a range of healthcare settings, including community clinics, triage areas, maternity wards, children’s wards, and general wards.
  • Utilises patient simulators and virtual reality technology to enhance practical learning.
  • Collaborates closely with NHS Trusts and Local Authorities in the North West region.