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Life at Salford

(Extra)ordinary days in the lives of Salford students.

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Mooting in Zambia: Interview with Ja’far & Emma

On the 8th – 12th April 2019, the 16th Commonwealth Moot was held in Zambia, with Law students Ja’far Imam and Emma Clarke representing the United Kingdom in the competition. The competition featured teams from all over the globe including Bangladesh, Australia, Canada, India and Uganda. Our team did a fantastic job and made it […]

My Salford Story: Q&A with Law and Criminology student Olivia

As a cross-disciplinary degree, LLB (Hons) Law with Criminology gives you the chance to explore some of the most important and contentious issues in society. We spoke with soon-to-be-graduate Olivia about her experience on the course.    Hi Olivia, can you start by telling us why you chose Law with Criminology? Firstly, I didn’t study […]

Graphic Designer and Trans* Student Ambassador: Meet Kyle

Your journey through university will entail far more than just the challenge of getting a degree. It is a time for you to grow, discover and learn about who you are and the talents you have. From work experience to societies, you will be presented with countless opportunities to try new things. I had a […]

Ones to watch: Salford’s genre-fluid electronic duo

Genre-fluid electronic duo YAANG formed at the University of Salford less than a year ago. Their music is a mixture of chilled out, lucid and trippy sounds combined with waves of Ian Curtis-esque vocals. YAANG have become excitingly successful in such a short space of time, managing to get themselves on the bill for BlueDot […]

Dissecting the world of film: Interview with Hazel Woolnough

The film industry is thriving more than ever and it’s never been a better time to take on a university course after your A level studies that explores the industry from a number of perspectives and discusses the industry’s future. Here at the University of Salford we have several courses that do just that, one […]

Why a research-based placement is an opportunity not to be missed

UPDATE: Suzan and Zoya have shared with us a detailed insight into what they learned from their placement and what they got up to as it came to an end. Read more about their placement experience in the update blog here. Two of our Biomedical Science students had the incredible opportunity to do placement years […]

Be your own boss: Entrepreneur, student and mum Laura Billington

Every year we have intakes of incredible students who have hidden talents, bring unique and interesting ideas to the table and contribute greatly to different industries all over Salford and Manchester. Laura Billington is one of our inspiring students who hit the ground running and has started her own business called ‘Build-a-Party’ with the help […]

The soundtrack to my life: Meet Adina Nelu

Recent graduate Adina Nelu studied MA Music, with her specialist pathway of composition here at Salford – after completing her undergraduate degree in her home country in Romania. Since studying here, Adina has taken advantage of many career and life changing experiences. I spoke to Adina about her time as a postgraduate student and also […]

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Mathematics at Salford: Meet Cameron Singleton

If you have been following our Facebook events page, you might know we’ve recently been doing a lot of Applicant online Q&As, where particular course applicants have been able to talk to staff and current students on the courses they are interested in. For our Physics and Maths social we were joined by student Cameron. […]

Business Industry Placement Stories: Katie Wood

The great thing about university is that many courses offer the opportunity to go on industry placements, which are a great boost up the employability ladder. As part of the BSc Business and Management course, student Katie Wood is currently taking a year on placement and working for Nissan. Katie was kind enough to sit […]

NARM Preview: Campbell Glennie Interview

This year the annual Nations and Regions Media Conference (NARM) will take place at MediaCityUK, Salford on Wednesday 27th March. The conference was started back in the 1990s by Granada Television chairman David Plowright and the University of Salford. This year is the conference’s 24th run and will focus primarily on radio and audio production. […]

Physics student and society president: Q&A with Georgia

Have you ever wanted to get the low-down on our Physics course – whether it’s what modules are available or what our students get up to? Then you’ll enjoy this interview with one of our third year students Georgia Bradshaw. Georgia talked to me about her course as well as being a part of the […]

Law students: from Salford to Amsterdam

To make the most out of your university experience, snapping up every opportunity you get to broaden your ideas and find inspiration is super important. A group of Law students recently took up the opportunity to  visit Amsterdam and The Hague, which involved having a look around the International Criminal Court and many other insightful and inspiring places. They were kind enough to have a […]

Behind the Books: Salford’s New Literary Internship Scheme

Here at Salford, we pride ourselves on how many of our courses offer great opportunities for placements and work experience in your preferred industry. The English department have recently established an exclusive, diversity-focused internship scheme with literary agency Conville & Walsh. This agency has handled notable names such as Costa Book of the Year award […]

Geography student Q&A: Meet Shaun

Within most courses at the university there are many experiences and opportunities to aid your study. I spoke to second year student Shaun about his experience so far studying BA (Hons) Geography here at Salford. He tells us about his time on field trips as a part of his degree and what it’s like to […]

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 […]

TV in Tennessee: Interview with Jamie-Louise

Studying at the University of Salford has many perks and it’s amazing that one of them can mean travelling 4000 miles from campus to the other side of the world. I’ve been given the amazing chance to chat to second year BA Television and Radio student Jamie-Louise Massey about her current experience as an outgoing […]

Rising stars at Salford: Velvet Shakes

“Cosmic Pop-Disco” band Velvet Shakes are the current ones to watch in Manchester’s music scene. Formed whilst studying Popular Music and Recording within Salford’s School of Arts and Media. They’ve been making music for just short of nine months now – with tons ahead of them. (Below from left) Backing vocalist and guitarist Scott Hill, […]

New York, New York: Salford Fashion Design

For the first time, both Fashion Design students and alumni from the University of Salford have been given the opportunity to showcase their collections on a global level within New York Fashion Week. Our Fashion Design students each have their own individual design style, and throughout their studies develop a comprehensive and professional outlook on […]

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Maryam: Salford’s globally-recognised Female Engineer

Earlier this month, I had the absolute pleasure of meeting PhD student Sajedeh (Maryam) Mollasalehi who is taking her career from strength-to-strength while studying at Salford. Not only has Maryam travelled the world, presenting her work at internationally renowned conferences, she’s also made a name for herself as a prominent member of our SoBE community. Oh, […]