Skip to main content

Blog

Photo of a person typing on the laptop

Distance Learning – MSc Quantity Surveying (Mechanical and Electrical)

Our taught master’s are a great way to change the direction of your career or become an expert in your field. Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, Michael Wigington, chose to study MSc Quantity Surveying (Mechanical and Electrical) via our distance learning platform, so not only was he able to enhance his skillset but he was able […]

Photo of a Stethoscope

Meet Student Podiatrist Jennifer

Meet third year Jennifer who is currently studying BSc (Hons) Podiatry. In this interview Jennifer will tell us why she chose to study towards becoming a podiatrist, and most importantly why she chose to study at the University of Salford. Hi Jennifer! Why did you choose to study podiatry?  I get asked this question so […]

Photo of a gray jet plane

Mechanical Engineering student to Graduate Aeronautical Engineer – Alex Cook

BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering alumnus, Alex Cook, recently secured a permanent position with BAE Systems. We caught up with Alex to find out how his Salford experience has benefited him whilst forging a career in the aeronautical engineering industry. Hi, Alex! So, what attracted you to the University of Salford? The location! People do not […]

BLOG: Why I Chose Salford

My journey to university wasn’t exactly conventional. Following the final year of my A – Levels, I took the plunge into starting an English Language and Literature course at the University of Oxford, an experience that everybody seemed ecstatically excited about – except for me. Within weeks of moving away from Manchester, where I had […]

A shot of a building in MediaCityUK, the sky is clear and blue.

Finally moving to Salford? 6 places that will be essential to your student life

It’s finally here – the day you move out. Your parent or guardian has you up and awake at an ungodly hour. They’re double-checking you’ve packed everything; toothbrush, chargers, passport – “have you definitely packed the cutlery set we bought you from B&M darling?” Your stomach is twisted with knots of excitement and nervousness and […]

Events in 2019: What to look out for

So here we are! Fresh out of the winter months, the clocks will soon be going forward and it will no longer be acceptable to crawl into bed at the dark hour of 5pm. Longer days and 2018’s heat (if we’re lucky) are right around the corner. I decided to take a look at what’s […]

INTERVIEW: The CATS Campaign

Yes! You read that right. Last week I had the chance to speak all things cancer related with some CATS (volunteers) to find out who they are and how they help people like me and you. The CATS campaign (Cancer Awareness in Teenagers and Young People Society) are a charity born and bred in Manchester […]

Evie, Scuba Diving

Meet Evie Adams: Going International

Evie Adams, a now enterprising Level 6 student of Practical Wildlife Conservation, who has also been elected as the 2018/19 Sabbatical Officer for Science and Technology, came to University of Salford to study a Foundation Year in Environmental Science. Her passion for her course and the opportunities she was provided with led her to studying an undergraduate […]

Graduation

8 things I wish I’d known before I started university

1. You’ll spend so much more in Freshers’ Week than you think Freshers’ Week is essentially the first week where you move into university. You’ll move into your halls and meet your flatmates, and probably say hi to every other person you pass by! Freshers’ is a very social time, a lull between moving away […]