Meet Fiona Dearing, Senior Lecturer in Management Accounting here at Salford Business School. With more than 14 years of experience in accounting, Fiona is passionate about supporting students as they navigate the professional world and explore the future of the accounting landscape.
In April 2026, six high-performing second-year Salford Business School students travelled to India for a transformational international cultural immersion visit designed to broaden global horizons, strengthen intercultural confidence and deepen international collaboration.
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 must respond.
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 pressing digital challenges.
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.
By Dr Kathy Hartley, Interim Subject Head, Human Resource Management Group: Recent headlines highlighting the increase in state pension age to 67 years, phased in over the next couple of years, had been expected. However, with further increases already under review, questions remain about the longer-term impact for workers and employers.
A year after Salford Business School partnered with Manchester Storm Women’s Ice Hockey team, students have already helped transform the club’s social media presence – more than doubling engagement and reaching new audiences online.
Lee Bishop, a Business and Management Chartered Manager Degree Apprentice at the University of Salford, has stepped into an interim leadership role at global financial services firm BNY while still midway through his studies – and he has also been named Business Apprentice of the Year.
Each year on 18 March, Global Recycling Day encourages people, communities and organisations to think about the importance of recycling and how we manage the resources we use every day. Recycling has become a familiar part of daily life in the UK and has played a significant role in reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill.
In February, Salford Business School students celebrated multiple successes at the Young Enterprise North West Regional Final, held at Sister, Manchester, with one team progressing to the UK Finals and individual achievements recognised across the competition.