Our contemporary digital society: symposium on Digital Health and Well Being

The term “digital society” is a current perspective, a way of classifying this moment in time, a way of labelling technological interventions in the early 21st century. In order to achieve this understanding we require research that will help us to critically evaluate our new society. This ‘research of the digital society’ helps us to assess, […]

International students making a great learning experience at #SalfordUni

Since my arrival at Salford Business School I have learned a number of things, but one stood out for me and it is one that I did not expect away from home – that is international students friendship. There are a number of fellow international students – some of my new found friends are from […]

Blackburn Rovers kit launch ruffles feathers as #birdysdate goes viral

By David Randles, University of Salford and Alex Fenton, University of Salford While Gerald Ratner can always be presented to disprove the theory there is no such thing as bad publicity, the words of Oscar Wilde appeared apt when Blackburn Rovers were accused of a brand marketing faux pas on the unveiling of its new […]

Salford Business School Graduation – Mission Impossible

I graduated! I am now officially a Bachelor of Science (BSc) Business and Management! I have to say that it is the first ever graduation that I had. I missed Middle and High School graduation due to all sorts of reasons. For me Middle and High School is just the difference between level 17th of […]

Namitha Muthukrishnan: modern career woman’s guide

I am Namitha Muthukrishnan, a Luxury Hospitality professional and I am currently an MBA student at the University of Salford’s Business School. Let me begin by saying that I am extremely impressed with women at the University of Salford and here is why. It is only my first week at Salford Business School and the […]

MSc Marketing at Salford Business School – “Try it – Love it!”

Paulo Coelho, the author of  “The winner stands alone” said that “One day, you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. DO IT NOW.” It is the saying that encourages me to make my dream come true study abroad in the UK. Beside that, since […]

Puro y Simple: more than just a family business

Family businesses within the food industry are very common. Mine is a very pure and simple business. ‘Puro y Simple” (”pure and simple’ in English) is a wholemeal bread manufacturer based in Venezuela. Since 1981, Puro y Simple has specialized on offering Venezuelans an alternative to the traditional white bread, natural wholemeal bread of the highest […]

The $10 billion Japanese app bringing Candy Crush tactics to messaging

A Japanese messaging app called Line has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) valued at nearly US$10 billion. For an app almost unknown outside Japan it’s an audacious move. However, messaging is there simply to suck you into Line’s mobile world, where the real profits are made. Unlike its rivals, it is already making […]