After concluding my undergraduate degree, it was time to decide whether to start persuing my career or continue my education. Having heard about how good the University of Salford was especially in terms of arts and media – the notion of a postgraduate path was starting to become clearer as I approached the final months […]
First year student Michael started his student experience with a Music Foundation Year, and is now studying BA (Hons) Music: Popular Music and Recording. I spoke to him about why he chose the University of Salford to complete BOTH qualifications, and I even had a chance to sit in on one of his practice room […]
Hey! I’m Amber-Lilly, named after some bright orange flowers that blossomed in my front garden on the day I was born back in July ’97. I’m probably the glitteriest girl you will ever meet (I need someone to follow me around with a hoover) and I am absolutely always up for an adventure. I came […]
What does it feel like to go from a degree to a graduate scholarship? Photography graduate, Joshua Turner, spoke to us about the different aspects of his new scholarship and how it has helped him so far with his practice. As a fellow photographer, I wanted to find out more about his newest project, Flags, and […]
Adam Frith, Larisa Covaciu, and James Lawson have all recently graduated from BA Animation after experiencing perhaps one of the most exciting final years of university that an animation student could wish for. After being approached by TransPennine Express (TPE), who were looking for a series of short animations to show on-board their trains, the […]
Cheryl Parker, Maria-Larisa Covaciu and Sean Jones are among some of the most driven student’s I’ve had the pleasure of meeting. They have just completed their third and final year of BA Animation, and have had a year brimmed with professional highs and personal achievements. To complete their final year, they had to create a […]
James Allen graduated this summer with a degree in Comedy Writing and Performance. After performing at various venues during his time at University of Salford, he has now gained a following for his mix of social satire and impressive recall of football statistics. Now, after winning the Mike Craig Award and being shortlisted for the Chortle Student Comedy Awards, […]
Continuing my series of great artists who played the University of Salford, here’s a timeline of my favourite bands from the 1980s. 1985 – NEW ORDER AND HAPPY MONDAYS With both bands being from Manchester, and with myself being a general lover of all Madchester music, New Order and Happy Mondays are partly the reason […]
Being an avid gig-goer and music fanatic, I was interested to find out just who has played inside the four walls of our university. In this three-part series, I’ve delved back through 55 years of amazing music, taking in artists from Manchester legends The Smiths and New Order, to the heavy rock gurus Black Sabbath and Motörhead. […]
…continuing from my previous posts on the 70’s and 80’s, here is a timeline of artists who have played the University of Salford in the 80’s,90’s, and 00’s! 1986 – THE SMITHS Being together as a band for only four years before playing the University of Salford, The Smiths played our Maxwell Hall on the 20th […]
When starting university, it’s really important to get involved in as much as you can alongside your course. That way, not only do you meet new people and develop your skill-set, but you also might find your true passion. Today I’m speaking to Politics student, Jon-Connor Lyons, about everything he has been involved in since […]
As my time at the University of Salford comes to a close, it may be a good time to reflect on what could be said to be the busiest year of my life to date. But being busy can be over-rated, right? Yet, I hope to think I’ve been busy doing the best of things, […]
Host of our 2018 Create Student Awards, comedian and presenter Lee Peart is also a alumni of the University of Salford, graduating in 2012 with a degree in Performing Arts. Lee is currently freelancing at ITV in London as a warm-up act for the audience at Loose Women, amongst many other things! I was lucky […]
From curator to exhibitor, Mollie Balshaw – one of our BA Visual Arts students – spoke to me about her practice and how it has been influenced by opportunities made available to her whilst studying at the University of Salford… You recently held your student exhibition “Reality: Tap to See More“. What did your role involve? My […]
Our final year Degree Show is nearly upon us! Taking place from 7th-15th June in our New Adelphi building, a range of work from programmes across both the School of Arts and Media, and the School of the Built Environment will be on display. Being a Photography student myself I am thrilled to be attending, […]
Ryan has just finished his first year of BA Film Production at our School of Arts and Media. Ryan became a recipient of the ‘BFI Ones to Watch’ Award just four months into his degree, an opportunity that has seen his work entered into multiple film festivals around the country. I caught up with him to talk about […]
As a second year Photography student here at the University of Salford, and with photography becoming so popular in our everyday lives, I have put together this blog to give you some top tips and hints of how to improve your skills! 1. Composition There are two simple ways to improve your composition to create […]
For one night only on the 19th April 2018, a group of 12 Visual Arts students grouped together from the University of Salford to bring Manchester a night of artwork, sculpture, photography and live performance. I went along to the event to explore the students work, and to see what opportunities studying Visual Arts at […]
For those who study less creative subjects, Photography is confusing. Always having a camera at hand is of course is essential, but there is a lot more to Photography than meets the eye! Within my first few weeks back, I’ve had a ton of work and organising to do. Modules within my course are usually […]
Today I’m speaking to first year student, Hope Worth. Hope studies English Literature at Salford and alongside that she is also a School of Arts and Media Representative and a Library Champion. I want to get some great insights from her about how to dive in head first into the university experience! What made you come […]