Terrorism, Security, and Intelligence Studies alumna Noor Al-Naser tells us how mentorship from her tutor, Dr Anna Kruglova, led to a career-defining internship in Counter Terrorism at the UN—an experience that shaped her future. Now, Noor has returned to Salford to work alongside Anna, continuing their mentorship in a new way as colleagues and trusted […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]