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Grace McIntosh in 4 O'Clock Club

Grace McIntosh: Child actor to Salford graduate

Grace McIntosh grew up on screen to an audience of thousands by starring in a long-running children’s TV series. Now, as she prepares to graduate from the University of Salford, she is ready for a career in an industry she’s known for over a decade. Starring as Eleesha Rahad on CBBC’s The 4 O’Clock Club for seven […]

Rakesh Joshi PhD, the subject of the blog.

Rakesh Joshi: Artistic Director of the Indian Choir of England

On Sunday 15 May, the Bharatiya Vrund Gaan (BVG) Indian Choir of England performed at The Watersmeet Theatre in London. The performance, titled Rang Dvhani – The Sounds of Colour, was delivered in collaboration with Subrang Arts and explored the ‘colours of emotions’ (Rasas) found in Indian music. The programme ranged from the vibrant folk […]

Karl Falconer: Becoming a theatre maker

Karl Falconer studied ‘TV and Radio Production’ at The University of Salford but has now made the jump to the world of theatre, and has just published his first book helping other people open their own theatre companies. We caught up with Karl to find out about his journey from Salford to author & theatre […]

Susan Sandilands: Debuting poetry anthology ‘I Am Lunatic’

Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 is here and with it, another fantastic opportunity to showcase and celebrate the work of our talented alumni community.   Creative Writing MA graduate, Susan Sandilands, recently published her debut poetry anthology, I Am Lunatic. As part of Mental Health Awareness Week and the release of her collection, Susan took […]

Zoe King: Producing the live broadcast of The King’s Coronation

We recently caught up with graduate Zoe King, a production coordinator with an impressive number of TV credits, on shows like I’m A Celebrity and The Voice, since graduating from Theatre and Performance in 2020. Tell us about your journey from Salford student to Production Coordinator During my time at Salford, I was always focused […]

Steve Lowy: A career in hospitality management

Steve Lowy is the Founder and Chairman of Umi Digital and was a student at the University of Salford between 2000 and 2003 on our Hospitality and Tourism Management degree. Since leaving, Steve has given his time to current business students and won an Alumni Achievement Award. What made you choose The University of Salford? […]

Image shows Ria Meera Munshi posing for a photograph in front of a camera wearing pink.

Ria Meera Munshi: “I never thought I’d be a playwright”

Ria Meera Munshi, the Artistic Director of Ri Ri’s Dance Academy was named one of The University of Salford’s Alumni Achievement Award winners back in 2019. The awards recognise former students who have gone on to achieve excellence in their industry, giving back to the community or university and have become trailblazers for current students. […]

An illustration for International Women's Day showing four hands holding flowers

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2023

International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. With that in mind, we thought we would take the opportunity to recognise the achievements of some of the women we have caught up with […]

Isobel Rubin

Isobel Rubin: Talking telly with BBC trainee

Isobel Rubin was a student at The University of Salford’s MediaCityUK Campus. Since leaving Salford, Isobel has been accepted onto the BBC’s Advanced Production Trainee Scheme. She tells us more about working in the TV industry. What made you choose The University of Salford? I chose the University of Salford as I was always excited […]