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Q&A: Life as a Digital Video Production and Marketing student

Hey everyone ? This week I caught up with MA Digital Video Production and Marketing student Christie Marsh. We chatted about life at the University of Salford, the best bars in Manchester and the application process. Have a little read ? WHY VIDEO PRODUCTION AND MARKETING… “For my undergraduate I studied Fashion Promotion at MMU […]

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St.Patrick’s Day celebrations from home

‘Dúisigh Éire! Awaken Ireland!’ is the theme of this year’s St Patrick’s Festival. It’s a call for people all over the world to embrace the brighter days ahead. The usual five days of live events, celebrations and half a million people on the streets of Dublin for the St. Patrick’s Day parade is being replaced […]

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The Bioscientist magazine– the brains behind the project

This British Science Week I spoke to the co-editors of The Bioscientist. Salford students, Caitlin Owen, Bruce Veloso and Nadia Patel created the magazine to explore relevant and sometimes contentious topics in biomedicine. The team and I chatted about team work, idea generation and all we need to know about the next issue of the […]

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Life in the lab – a PhD perspective

Holly Broadhurst is a PhD student at the University of Salford who holds an undergraduate degree in Zoology with Animal Behaviour and a master’s in Wildlife Conservation. TOP TIPS… Finding the right course to study can be tricky. Holly recommends discussing topics that interest you with your peers and lecturers. This can increase your passion […]

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University Mental Health Day 2021

Hey everyone, Megan here!? As we head into another month of restrictions I thought it might be helpful to share some of the well-being support available to us from the University. Today is University Mental Health Day and this year hasn’t been easy on us students. Between online classes, lockdowns and adaptations it’s been a […]

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LGBT+ History Month: Ash’s story

This month is LGBT+ History Month, and to celebrate, we’re hearing from Salford students on what it means to them. In this blog we speak to final year Film Production student Ash, who will also be appearing on an Instagram Live at 16:00 today, 26 February 2021, over on the @salforduni account. Join us to hear about their experiences. […]

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LGBT+ History Month: Digital Exhibition

To celebrate LGBT+ History Month, the School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology put out an open call to students and staff who identify as part of the LGBT+ community or have created work with LGBT+ themes to enter their artwork for a digital exhibition. We’ve featured a selection of the response below. Andrea Motta […]

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LGBT+ History Month: Lee’s Story

This month is LGBT+ History Month, and to celebrate, we’re hearing from Salford students on what it means to them. In this blog we speak to final year Broadcast Journalism student Lee, who will also be appearing on an Instagram Live at 16:00 today, 19 February 2021, over on the @salforduni account. Join us to hear about his experiences. LEE’S […]

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LGBT+ History Month: Tim’s story

This month is LGBT+ History Month, and to celebrate, we’re hearing from Salford students on what it means to them. In this blog we speak to final year Broadcast Journalism student Tim, who will also be appearing on an Instagram Live at 16:00 on Friday 5 February over on the @salforduni account. Join us then, […]

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We didn’t sit A-Level exams and this is how it went

Hey everyone, Megan here! I want to pop on today to offer students some advice. I know it’s a stressful and overwhelming time for those of you in your final year of college who are facing huge uncertainty about how you’ll be assessed. I spoke to current first-year students at Salford who didn’t get to […]

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Free online events to ring in the New Year in style

New Year’s Eve is just around the corner and this year it’s going to be a little different. Thanks to the virtual world we’ve got plenty of ways to ring in the new year in a COVID-safe way! Take a look!? 24 HOUR NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVESTREAM PARTY After closing its doors in 1997, Manchester’s […]

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Surviving and thriving this holiday period

Hey everyone, Megan here! With the Christmas holidays approaching and many students staying in Salford for the festive break, I thought I’d take you through some of my go-to tips and tricks for making sure that you take care of yourself at the end of this unusual year ? If you’re wondering how long the […]