Earlier this month, Salford Business School’s Dr Mohammed Albakri, a cybersecurity expert and award winning researcher, was invited to deliver a talk on AI, big data, cybersecurity and sustainability to the Abu Dhabi Police.
In light of the Bank of England holding the base interest rate, Dr Maria Paola Rana, Lecturer in Economics and Finance here at the University of Salford, shares her thoughts.
A number of recent studies tell a pretty dismal story of gender imbalance in the tech sector. For some hard figures, a recent survey of 1500 women working in tech, conducted by Women in Tech, found that only 1 in 6 tech specialists are women, and sadly only 1 in 10 women are IT leaders. […]
Today, firms within supply chains operate in a turbulent and uncertain environment susceptible to disruption. The intention to understand how firms could manage disruptions and build supply chain resilience in order to mitigate the impact of disruptions has been at the forefront of research. Emergency situations and how supply chains are challenged Within retail supply […]
Have you heard about digital business transformation? Here at Salford we have and we want to be part of the process that helps transform your digital businesses. Do you want to know how our students work with internal and external partners? I am Dr Yun Chen and I run two modules working closely with industry […]
Rosie Allen, 2013 BA Leisure and Tourism Management graduate and Mazen Bashraheel, 2014 BSc International Business Management graduate both secured places on the Campus Living Villages (CLV) Graduate Trainee Scheme and have since gone on to further employment. Here they draw on their experience to offer hints and tips on securing a graduate vacancy. In […]
My startup entrepreneur journey started when I went to University almost by accident! After leaving school, the job I went into required me to attend University of Salford one day a week. I soon realised that neither the job nor the course were a good fit for me, but still didn’t really know what I […]
How does 3D printing work? Have you heard abut 3D printing technologies? There are lots of things you could print. We have already been printed a few things already, like a duck, a Salford ambition sign and a butterfly clip! Recent improvements and falling prices of 3D printers meant that the technology is more accessible […]
A number of technology innovations have been recently enabled through Raspberry Pi. What is Raspberry Pi? In a nutshell, it is a low cost, credit-card sized computer that you can plug into a computer monitor or TV, and use standard keyboard and mouse to work with it. These Raspberry Pi devices are enabling people of […]
Black Friday strikes again. The post-Thanksgiving day of shopping discounts is a recent US export and retailers are rolling them out once more. Last year saw crowds of shoppers quite literally battling for the bargains to be had. Retailers will be hoping that the upward trend in Black Friday sales will continue. The “holiday” made […]