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Mischa Wilmers: Building communities through his love for Mandarin Chinese

Mischa Wilmers, MA Journalism, Class of 2013, shares his memories and anecdotes from his time at Salford, and how his studies helped him develop his successful language-learning blog, imlearningmandarin.com. Mischa also tells us how his passion for storytelling sparked at Salford, where his quirky news stories were picked up by national news—including breaking the story […]

Martin Hewitt leading an expedition in the Adaptive Grandslam

Martin Hewitt: A force for good

Martin Hewitt was a member of the HM Parachute Regiment until he was injured while leading his men in combat, when he was injured by gunshots to the chest and foot. Now he’s the Founder of Adaptive Grand Slam, leading disabled teams climbing the highest peak on each of the 7 continents and walking unsupported […]

Nick Ransom

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: […]

Behind the scenes at Graduation

My name is George, a second-year Journalism student at the University of Salford. Whilst I work towards my degree I am also working part-time in the University’s Alumni & Development team. Summer 2022 was my first time working alongside the team at the graduation ceremonies. Graduation is the special day that all students are aiming […]