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Josh Reid

How to prepare for life at university over the summer

If you’ve finished your assignments and exams for the summer and are waiting for your results to come through, you might be wondering what you can do to get prepared for life as a Salford student. My first tip is to do your research. If you’re moving away from home, you might want to start […]

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My experiences with accommodation in Salford: Josh

Picture the scene. It’s results day, and you’ve just found out you’ve secured your place at the University of Salford (woo!), but you haven’t actually booked your accommodation so you don’t have anywhere to live at university (boo!). That was me in first year and after a few phone calls, I eventually made my way […]

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Advice to my first-year self: Josh

I’m in my third year of studying at the University of Salford, and in a few months I’ll be finishing my course and graduating. It’s slightly unnerving and I cannot believe how quickly it has gone. It has given me a lot of opportunity though to reflect on the past few years and think about […]

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The best places to spend rainy days on campus

Salford and Manchester are known for the rain, but there are plenty of places on campus where you can spend your time if you get caught out in a shower or two. The library The Clifford Whitworth Library on our Peel Park campus has many places where you can relax with your friends or finish […]

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How to deal with homesickness & settling in

I found it hard at first to settle into university life (and sometimes still do). Moving from a small town in the middle of nowhere to a big city away from my home comforts was a big culture shock. You may feel like this if you’re about to move to university or haven’t quite found […]

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Blog: Introducing Josh

Hey, I’m Josh, a third-year student at the University of Salford studying Television & Radio Production.