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Post-covid supply chain trends

What are the post-covid supply chain trends that will remain after we finally unlock? This is a question of great interest to me as we reach the 23rd of March 2021, the anniversary of the UK’s first lockdown.  You might remember, like me, how the Supply Chain was one of the first things to be […]

The Rise of Fractal Politics

“The rise of fractal politics” was first submitted to the Nine Dots Prize in response to the question, “Are digital technologies making politics impossible?” The essay was written as a thought piece prior to the announcement of the 2017 UK General Election. Fractal Politics In this essay “the rise of fractal politics” describes the current state […]

Has the #pizzagate incident given us a terrifying glimpse of the future?

This year has offered some dramatic lessons in the power of social media. Twice, people have confounded predictions to vote for ideas which have targeted emotional responses. Now we have President Donald Trump, and the UK Government scrambling to navigate a path out of the European Union. As 2016 draws to a close, a shooting […]

Is the Social Media Bubble about to burst?

Social Media Bubble questions resurface whenever Social Media attracts bad press. For example, claims that paid ads receive low levels of engagement, or that social media is a waste of time for marketers are contributing to this thinking. These statements appear to have practical support. Twitter recently announced redundancies and as a result its panicked users […]

The Science behind the Sports Analytics Machine

Now that SAM’s predictions for Premier League matches are on the BBC website every week, I am getting asked three questions a lot: What is SAM? How does SAM work? Is SAM any good? In this blog I hope to give pretty simple answers to these questions, and point the interested reader in the right […]

EU referendum: issues to consider before you #VoteRemain #VoteLeave

The vote this week on whether to leave the EU is one of the biggest decisions we will face in a generation. Here a series of experts from the University of Salford give their views on what the ramifications in areas such as employment, health, travel and the economy could be. It might just help […]

What is a Raspberry Pi? #PUPRU

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 […]

Salford Business Submarine Dragon Boat Festival 2016

Salford Business Submarine made its second appearance on Sunday 8th May 2016, entering the team’s second ever Salford Dragon Boat Festival. The team competed for the first time in 2015, where their main aim was to keep out of the water and to make it to the end of the course. Having easily achieved their […]

Bangalore: Silicon Valley of India linking up with Salford

A team from Salford Business School, is travelling to Bangalore which is known as the Silicon Valley of India. Bangalore is the centre of digital innovation in India and this month we will take the next step to building better relationships in its tech and education sectors. India is seen as a key market due to ambitious […]

Business School demonstrates teaching excellence

Each year, our Students Union (SU) arrange the Salford Teaching Awards. These awards are run completely by the SU and are voted for by students. This year, there were over 400 nominations for 150 staff from across the University. At the Business School, we are absolutely dedicated to our students and to teaching excellence. We […]