A connected campus experience with NowSignage
A connected campus experience
Client:
University of Chester
Project
Discover how NWUPC member, University of Chester, uses a 100+ screen digital signage network across its Chester, Warrington and Birkenhead campuses to improve student communication, wayfinding and engagement…
Video Case Study
The Client
The University of Chester is one of the UK's oldest higher education institutions, tracing its origins back to 1839. Today, the university operates a network of campuses and learning centres across the region, including major sites in Chester, Warrington and Birkenhead. Supporting thousands of students across undergraduate, postgraduate and professional programmes, the university combines a rich educational heritage with modern facilities and a strong commitment to student experience, innovation and community impact.
Project Overview
The University of Chester has built a digital signage network spanning more than 100 screens across its campuses in Chester, Warrington and Birkenhead, helping improve communication, wayfinding and student engagement.
Working alongside ourselves and digital signage partner NowSignage, the university uses screens throughout teaching spaces, communal areas and catering outlets to deliver student communications, campus updates, wayfinding information and live event broadcasts.
Originally introduced to improve internal communications, the network has evolved into a university-wide tool supporting both central messaging and localised content across multiple locations.
A connected campus
Operating across multiple campuses presents challenges when communicating consistently with students and staff.
The university wanted to ensure students received the same core information regardless of location, while still allowing individual campuses to share content relevant to their own audiences.
Today, students across Chester, Warrington and Birkenhead receive a mix of university-wide announcements alongside local updates tailored to their campus.
Supporting Communication
The screens are used throughout the day to display student communications, including Student Union events, open day information, student voice testimonials, surveys and campus announcements, as well as timetables, building maps and wayfinding information.
They also support livestreaming of major university events, including graduation ceremonies, which allows students, staff and visitors to engage with events even when venues reach capacity. This has helped extend the reach of university events while creating a more inclusive experience for students, staff and visitors.
Digital signage has also expanded into teaching spaces, enabling departments to communicate directly with students during periods when attention levels are naturally high.
Giving departments control
As the signage network has grown, individual departments have been able to take greater ownership of content management.
Using the NowSignage access tags functionality, teams such as catering can view and manage only the screens, playlists and schedules that are relevant to their role.
Daily menu updates, promotions and campus announcements can all be managed without relying on specialist technical support, while the communications team retains visibility across the wider estate.
External LED installation
The University has further expanded its digital signage estate with several new applications across its campuses, including a new external installation at the School of Education building at the historic Exton Park campus.
Creating an immediate visual impact on arrival, a striking 3.5m-wide Liantronics outdoor LED wall now forms the centrepiece of the amphitheatre-style external space in front of the School of Education. Paired with Fohhn LXP-150 speakers and LS-4 subwoofers, the system combines large-format visuals with powerful outdoor audio to create an engaging new AV environment.
Content is managed through the NowSignage platform, giving the University the flexibility to move seamlessly from day-to-day communications and welcome messaging to student achievements, event promotion, large-format content and live sporting events. The installation extends the University’s digital communications beyond traditional indoor environments while transforming the amphitheatre into a versatile space for students, staff and visitors.
This latest addition demonstrates the continued evolution of the University of Chester’s digital signage network, with technology being used not simply to communicate information, but to enhance spaces, support engagement and create more dynamic experiences across its campuses.
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