Two teams of Salford Business School (SBS) students have secured places at the Young Enterprise North West Final, after impressing judges with their entrepreneurial ambition and innovation at the L5 Young Enterprise Final held in December.
Management and organisational research are becoming increasingly future-focussed (Wickert, 2025). This is not because scholars are trying to predict what comes next, but because futures are organised. They are imagined, debated, foreclosed and realised through the everyday work of organisations, institutions and the communities that constitute them. Futures do not simply arrive; they are in a continual state of becoming and are shaped through the ways actors of various kinds coalesce around ideas and respond to matters of concern.
Over the next three months, 11 students from Salford Business School will compete in the Association for Project Management (APM) Project Management Challenge, working in collaboration with Housebuilding Innovations in Volume, Environment and Efficiency (HIVEE) and Barratt Homes.
Dr Jonathan Owens has always been a Salford ambassador through and through, having started as an undergraduate student, then joining his supervisor on a research project, and later becoming a permanent academic. His passion for Salford has led him on extraordinary journeys - from meeting royalty to redesigning two award-winning modules – and has enabled him to create opportunities for Salford students throughout his career.
Dr David Beech, an organisational psychologist and Lecturer in Salford Business School, recently presented his practical research on applying general selection theory to business decision-making for sustainability. His work proposes a socio-ecological framework to help managers understand how different types of decisions and processes can support long-term sustainability.
As 2026 approaches, artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve at remarkable speed, embedding itself deeper into working life. Organisations now face new challenges and opportunities in how they apply, govern and benefit from AI.
Dr Kate Han, Lecturer in Digital Business at Salford Business School, recently presented two conference papers at the 45th SGAI International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (SGAI, AI 2025), held at Peterhouse College, University of Cambridge.
Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), shifting workforce expectations and tighter regulation are reshaping the human resources (HR) landscape. Here, Dr Jonathan Lord outlines five trends he expects to influence HR practice in 2026 and beyond.
Earlier this month, Dr Joanne Caldwell, School Business Manager at the University of Salford, presented her latest research at the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) Annual Conference. Her paper, “On the Edge but Not There Yet”: Exploring the Liminal Space of Higher Education Professional Services Staff and Research, sparked thoughtful discussion among delegates from around the world.
This week, Salford Business School proudly celebrated our winter graduates, who have completed their degrees and are stepping into the next stage of their journeys. Across every course, students have applied their skills, led innovative projects, and tackled challenges with resilience and creativity, ready to make their mark on the world.