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Aimee-Leigh Youngson

Meet the expert: Aimee-Leigh Youngson

Meet Aimee-Leigh Youngson, Lecturer in People Management and Programme Leader of Business Management at Salford Business School. It wasn’t until studying at Salford when Aimee became interested in pursuing academia as a career path, finding a passion in business management and how artificial intelligence (AI) can help support academic and professional development. 

How circular thinking can help businesses cut waste and carbon

Dr Silvia Tedesco, Associate Professor for Sustainability at the University of Salford’s Centre for Sustainable Innovation (CSI), recently delivered an online lecture for the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) North West Power Division. Her talk, How can circularity improve business? introduced engineers and industry professionals to new ways of reducing waste and carbon emissions by reusing materials that would normally be thrown away.

Podcast

Season 2 of the Belonging podcast wraps up

Salford Business School’s Belonging in a Business School podcast has officially wrapped up its second season, continuing to explore the power of lived experience in understanding the complex nature of belonging at University.

Meet the expert: Charlene Pattison

Meet Charlene Pattison, Lecturer in Accounting and Deputy Programme Leader here at Salford Business School with a passion for advocating for inclusive education. 

RMERC

Gamifying carbon footprints to inspire deeper learning

Last month, Dr Anjana Basnet, Lecturer in International Business and Strategy and PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education) Coordinator at the University of Salford, presented the research paper ‘From bananas to flights: gamifying carbon footprints for deeper learning’ at the Responsible Management Education Research Conference (RMERC) 2025 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Meet the expert: Dr Mandeep Saini

Meet Dr Mandeep Saini, Lecturer in Supply Chains, Procurement, and Project Management here at Salford Business School. A Salford alumnus, Mandeep has explored complex systems and sustainable operations both as a student and academic. 

Building a secure and resilient AI future for SMEs

At this year’s European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI 2025), Dr Angel Jimenez-Aranda from Salford Business School presented his latest research at the edu4AI workshop. His talk, titled “A Framework for Building a Secure, Resilient and AI-based Digital Future for SMEs”, explored how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can embrace artificial intelligence (AI) while staying secure, resilient, and inclusive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.