When it comes to campus meet-cutes, it doesn’t get any more romantic than the story of how alumna Elaine Hulse met her husband Rod in the registration queue. This was back in 1973, and they have been together ever since. Elaine tells us all about it. How did you meet? We met in 1973 when […]
Anastasios Christoforou tells us how he met his wife, Antonia, while living in the iconic student residence, Castle Irwell. Their chance meeting turned into a 45-year love story. How did you meet? We lived opposite one another in student accommodation in Castle Irwell. We met on my birthday on 20th February 1980 and were engaged […]
Salford alumna Maudlyn Akosua Awuku tells us how a single call from Student Ambassador Qazeem Faniran sparked a life-changing friendship and professional alliance that continues to support her work as a women’s rights advocate. How did you meet? My journey at Salford began with a pivotal phone call from Qazeem, a Student Ambassador who would […]
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 […]