Welcome
Welcome to the Salford Business School blog, a place where business and the community meets academia. It is a supportive environment of academic curiosity and exploration, which embraces innovation and business collaboration. Together we can exploit and explore new opportunities by delivering innovation through research and knowledge exchange.
We post items in three main categories: news, expert comment and our meet the expert series, through which we profile our expert voices within the School, plus collaborate with businesses on joint content, demonstrating how we work in partnership for success. Content also encompasses our growing portfolio of podcasts which includes:
- Business Disrupted
- HR Unpacked
- Innovation in Financial Inclusion
- Talking COP
- Spotlight: In Conversation with…
- Belonging in a Business School: Life at Salford
- Knowledge Exchange: Deep Dive
Our industry partnerships and the excellent work at our Centre for Sustainable Innovation offers businesses the chance to access world-leading expertise from our impressive roster of academic colleagues. You can find out more about the Centre for Sustainable Innovation by clicking the button below.
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Latest posts
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From debate to dialogue: reflections from BILETA 2026
Craig Smith, Lecturer in Law, recently attended the 41st Annual Conference of the British and Irish Law, Education and Technology Association (BILETA), hosted at Aberystwyth University. As a first-time attendee, the conference offered an engaging and intellectually challenging space to explore how law and technology are increasingly shaping one another and, importantly, how legal education…
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Inclusive Cybersecurity at UKAIS 2026: Rethinking Digital Trust and Resilience
The UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS) 2026 Conference, hosted at the University of Sheffield, brought together Information Systems academics and practitioners from across the UK and beyond to explore the future of intelligent technology. The event provided a dynamic platform for exchanging ideas, building collaborations, and showcasing research that addresses some of today’s most…
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Students explore AI and sustainability in Microsoft hackathon
Students from across Salford Business School recently came together for a collaborative hackathon delivered in partnership with Microsoft, giving them the opportunity to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can help businesses tackle sustainability challenges.

