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Iain Earle

Meet the expert: Iain Earle

Meet Iain Earle, Programme Leader for the HND Esports Business Management course here at Salford Business School.  From leading the management of some of the UK music and sports industry’s biggest events, to his vast experience in the ethics and integrity of the rapidly growing esports sector, Iain’s career to-date has been incredibly interesting to say the least.

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Salford Business School programmes awarded distinguished EFMD accreditation

Two Salford Business School programmes, MSc International Business and MSc Accounting and Finance, have again been re-accredited by EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development), based on their quality, excellence and strategic relevance. Both programmes were initially accredited back in 2015, with a five-year re-accreditation confirmed in December 2024.

AI

Expert comment: AI action plan

In response to the Prime Minister unveiling the UK's AI (artificial intelligence) action plan, the University of Salford's AI experts, Dr Gordon Fletcher and Dr Richard Whittle, share their thoughts.

Why aren’t there more women in tech? 

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. […]

Supply chain resilience: predictive analytics within retail supply chains

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 […]

How do our digital business students work with industry?

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 […]