BSc Physics student, Elizabeth Chard, has recently started her industry placement year at our very own Energy House. Energy House is a unique testing and development facility that looks to improve energy efficiency, working collaboratively with industry to develop and test new technology. We met up with Elizabeth to find out about her experience at […]
We met up with second year BEng Electronic Engineering student, Ivan Holmes, to find out about his experience at Salford. Hi Ivan, can you tell us why you decided to study Electronic Engineering? I really like electronics and I spent a lot of my spare time doing it; so, when I realised it was something […]
Earlier in the year we shared an interview with two of our BSc Biomedical Science students, Suzan and Zoya, regarding their placements at the Manchester Clinical Research Facility. You can read their interview where they discuss the benefits the placement is having on their skills and studies here. As they come to the end of […]
Zahra Alhumaidi is studying BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science at the University of Salford after applying through Clearing, and is currently on placement at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital. We spoke to Zahra about her placement and how it’s providing her with crucial experience for her future career. Hi Zahra! Can you tell us a bit about […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
Ari Khoshnaw is currently studying MArch Architecture at our School of the Built Environment, who’s grabbing every opportunity with both hands. Ari and I met to discuss the phenomenal adventures he’s embarked on in the last six months. Not only has he been lucky enough to enroll in a summer school state-side, but he was also selected to […]
As some of you may know, I’ve spend the last few weeks being ridiculously excited about the Manchester Science Festival. So much in fact that I’ve had to share some of this excitement to spare bursting at the seams. The fantastic person who saved me from my own enthusiasm was none other than our very […]
Second year BEng Acoustical and Audio Engineering student Elle, spent 15 months completing her placement year as part of her degree to set her up for the future. From acoustics and thermal testing, to Glastonbury! I spoke to Elle about her experience… Hi Elle, what course do you study at Salford? I’m going into my […]
The Manchester Science Festival is back and I for one cannot wait. Science is a huge passion of mine, in fact, I spend a lot of my weekends teaching science to children as a Presenter. However, as I don’t study a scientific subject it’s very important that science is delivered in an accessible way. For […]
The World Built Environment Forum brings together business leaders, influencers and decision-makers to debate and drive action on the challenges and opportunities shaping our world. These leaders meet annually at the Summit. Held in a different global hub each year, previous Summits convened in Washington DC and Shanghai. In April 2018, the Summit came to […]
Paul Wilshaw has a career spanning 15 years in digital innovation, during which he’s developed a rather impressive CV, to say the least. Paul is currently Head of Innovation for Barclays UK Ventures, and has been working for the community development branch of the banking giant for two years. Alongside his full-time job, Paul decided […]
Neeraj Sukumaran is a student who enrolled onto MSc Construction Management at our School of the Built Environment after five years of working around the world as a Planning Engineer. This year, Neeraj took part in the CIOB Global Student Challenge, which saw him and his team of three other SoBE students take on high […]
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 […]
I spoke to one of our current students Farah Saddique, a BSc Biomedical Science student. I asked her about her time here at Salford, her degree and current university experience. Why did you choose to study Biomedical Science? When applying for university I was torn between Biomedical Science and Medicine. A Biomedical Scientist uses all the tools […]
After graduating with a BEng in Civil Engineering (complete with an integrated foundation year), Haroon Ashraf felt that his time with the University of Salford wasn’t quite over. In 2016, he gained his master’s degree, and today works as a graduate civil and structural engineer. I caught up with Haroon to find out all about […]
Jonathan Moncur is in his final year studying BSc Architectural Design and Technology at the University of Salford. Last week I met with Jonathan and talked to him about his course, his extra-curricular activities, and life at Salford in the middle of the lively coffee shop in the New Adelphi building. Hi, Jonathan! Why did you […]
Gada Eltahir is a third year BSc Mathematics student, and in addition to her studies has just presented a paper to the Tomorrow’s Mathematicians Today conference. Here she tells us about her time at Salford: Can you tell us about your course? Mathematics is an amazing course and I’m so happy I chose this course […]