Expert Commentary

In the world of business, things are constantly changing. Our expert academics explain and give their views on the latest hot topics from the worlds of law, business, HR, finance, retail and much more.

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 […]

Book a table online with FlexyDine: winners of Kickfactor 2016

Our project, FlexyDine, is our idea to let you book a table online quickly and cheaply. We are very excited that our idea has just won the 2016 Incubox Kickfactor enterprise competition. This is in addition to winning the University of Salford’s internal competition for the Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards and we will be representing the University of Salford […]

My placement experience with Schibsted Media Group (SMG) in Oslo

In January 2015 I began studying an MSc. in Project Management. One of the reasons I chose to study at University of Salford Business School, was the possibility of a placement experience in a company whilst writing the dissertation. I believe that the practical work experience you can gain from this postgraduate programme is unique; […]

Five reasons to print a magazine in 2016

With the release of the second issue of Salford Business School’s Ignited magazine, the most frequent question that I have been asked is simply, “Why?” “Why?” is such a provocative question and on so many levels. This alone is reason enough to respond. The underlying assumption in these enquiries is that everything should be solely […]

Business School Student shortlisted for #WomenInSearch Award

Yesterday, I found out that I was shortlisted for The Drums prestigious Women In Search Award 2016 (#WomenInSearch)! The Women in Search Award is a celebration of women in the field of search marketing, particularly those who have demonstrated expertise, creativity and innovation. What is Search Marketing? In its simplest form, Search marketing is a […]

Ignited: Salford Business School Magazine

Salford Business School Academics show innovation and insight in business thinking. I am delighted to be able to introduce you to the second issue of the Salford Business School (#SalfordBSchool) magazine Ignited. Having recently joined the School I had done my research before I joined as Dean. I knew that Salford has a great reputation […]

McKenzie Friend replaced by CLOCK scheme thanks to Salford Law students

Students in Salford Law within the Salford Business School are being trained to provide assistance for those who cannot afford legal representation. At the same time they are helping to remove the stain of the discredited “McKenzie Friend” from the legal system. The funding for the system of legal aid for those who cannot afford […]

The Salford MBA: Lê Tuấn Hùng’s journey

Lê Tuấn Hùng came to Salford Business School from Vietnam to study for The Salford MBA. He had originally studied at the University of Transport and Communications in Hanoi, Vietnam, majoring in Construction Economics and after graduating, worked for a shipping company as a sales executive. “My main job was to search for potential clients […]

Studying Law at Salford Business School

How many students can say that after studying law they are graduating with a degree from THE Business School of the Year? For one, Salman Kotwal can. In 2015, Salman gained a first-class degree in LLB (Hons) Law from the University of Salford, which helped him to gain a place on the BPP Law School Legal […]

#ClassOf2016: Your journey starts here!

For all #ClassOf2016 final year undergraduate students, Semester 2 of the final year here at Salford Business School is now underway! This week, to mark your time with the School and in anticipation of Graduation, we are taking class photos. Class photos were taken for the first time in 2015 with our Law students and proved […]