Accomplished music producer, composer, and filmmaker, Ufuk Önen, completed his PhD at the University of Salford in 2017. Ufuk has published the first music technology reference book in the Turkish language, Audio Recording and Music Technologies, which is used as an essential textbook in universities and schools across Turkey. Ufuk has also gone on to […]
We were delighted to welcome Bev Blackley, a former Sociology student who graduated in 1984, back to campus again. Along with friends and peers from the 70s and 80s who were involved in the Methodist and Free Church Society, they reunited on the iconic Peel Park Campus. In this guest blog, Bev tells us about […]
Chalee Vorakulpipat studied for a PhD in Information Systems as part of the University of Salford’s class of 2009 and is now the Principal Researcher and Head of the Information Security Research Team at the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) in Thailand. Chalee told us how his experience as a researcher in cybersecurity […]
University of Salford alumni Joe Duddell, Band Musicianship Class of 1994 and Darrell Smith, Popular Music & Recording Class of 2015, recently rocked BBC Proms with awe-inspiring renditions of classic Northern Soul hits. Joe and Darrell took part in an interview with our Alumni Engagement team to talk about their incredible achievement. What role did […]
Kashif Shamim studied for a master’s in Human Resources Management at The University of Salford back in 2004. Since leaving the university Kashif has gone on to work for major global companies including Royal Mail, PharmEvo Pvt Ltd, Himont Group, and Abudawood Pakistan. We caught up with Kashif about his experiences as an international student […]
Ray Poynter is President-Elect of ESOMAR, which is a member’s organisation and the business community of insights and analytics, and Chief Research Officer at Platform One. With decades in the market research field, Ray says he has enjoyed both success and failure, which has taught him things he hopes to pass on. He’s also written […]
Last week, as we applauded our latest Alumni cohort through graduation, we shared a photograph of a ceremony from the 1990’s on our social media pages. We were thrilled to hear from so many of you reflecting on your special day marking the transition between education and heading into the workplace, and we loved them […]
Blizzard run inclusive comedy evenings to make sure that everyone can access comedy in a safe space. They were founded by Jonny Collins, who studied comedy writing and performance at Salford between 2013 and 2016. They graduated with a first-class degree and now, alongside the day job, play a very active role in the Mancunian […]
Laura Praill studied BSc Wildlife Conservation and Zoo Biology Salford and has gone on to travel the globe in pursuit of her passion for animal welfare. This year we are delighted to award Laura with an Alumni Rising Star Award for her service to animal activism and for setting up the Global Primate Roadkill Database, […]