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Luisa Omielan: Comedian hosting Valentine’s Party

We caught up with former Salford Uni student and comedian Luisa Omielan, who is gearing up to host her Valentine’s Party in Manchester for the first time this year – and it’s safe to say an excellent show is on the cards… What does a typical day look like at work for you? “So I […]

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Kelly Phillips: Netflix Senior Finance Director

Kelly Phillips studied BSc Accounting at the University of Salford, graduating in 1999. Blending her talent for accountancy with a love of film and television, Kelly is now Senior Finance Director at Netflix, heading up the department responsible for forecasting and managing budgets on all our favourite Netflix films and television shows, such as The […]

Congratulations to our Salford Alumni on The New Years’ Honours List

The New Year Honours List recognises the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the United Kingdom. A number of University of Salford alumni have been recognised in King Charles III’s first New Year Honours List, including: Alok Sharma – Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)Alok graduated in 1988 […]

Michael Diboue: launching clothing business to help homeless

An entrepreneurial graduate has launched a new clothing business and will give a large chunk of his profits to homeless charities. Michael Diboue, who graduated from the Business School last year, has started Sinmas clothing and has said 10% of company earnings will go to charity. He graduated with a degree in Business Management with Sport and is now getting […]

Salford graduates land production roles at COP27

A group of University of Salford graduates have spoken of their excitement after returning home from working at the COP27 global climate conference in Egypt.   BA (Hons) TV and Radio Production graduates Conor Gilmore, Charlie Haynes, Charlie Betts and Daniel Wilson and Media Technology graduates Josh Fillingham and Sol Stansfield spent three weeks working on […]

Back to the 60s: Henry Blount looks back at his time at Salford

We were thrilled to hear from Henry Blount, who studied at The University between 1963 and 1967, as he recalled his time at the University of Salford and his impressive career since. “Call me a guinea pig. We were the first students at Salford University (then still The Royal College of Advanced Technology, Salford) to […]

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Nick Ransom: Neurodivergence and working in television

Nick was a TV & Radio student at The University of Salford and graduated in 2018 before moving to work in TV production at the BBC and Channel 4. We asked Nick, an Alumni Achievement Award winner, what he’s getting up to since Salford. Q: What was your favourite part of the university experience? A: […]

Introducing HackCamp: An opportunity for student computing expertise to benefit your business

If you have a software problem that needs a fresh perspective, then Salford HackCamp could help you. Led by Professor Julian Bass, Senior Lecturer in Software Engineering, HackCamp is a module that allows undergraduate computing students the opportunity to work together to build a significant software system while engaging with an industry partner. Students will […]

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Andrew Snowden: Students’ Union President to Crime Commissioner

Andrew Snowden is the Police & Crime Commissioner for Lancashire. He has a degree in Contemporary Military and International History (2008) from the University of Salford, where he was President of the Students’ Union in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. He returned to the University in 2013 to take up the post of Head of the Vice-Chancellor’s Office, […]