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Last week, Professor Stanko Tomic, Chair in Photonics at the University of Salford, was elected a Chair of the IoP Semiconductor Physics Group. Semiconductor physics is one of the major areas of condensed matter science and forms the core of modern solid-state device technology. The Institute of Physics‘ Semiconductor Physics Group was formed in 1982 in response to the need […]
A major conference exploring disability and digital fabrication recently took place in the Digital Performance Lab at the University of Salford’s MediaCityUK campus. Over 50 delegates representing service users, technical experts, policy makers and leading charities came together to discuss the potential of digital fabrication to support economic, physical and mental well-being. The free one-day […]
A week on from the referendum its time to take stock and grapple with a key question: Why was the referendum result such a surprise? Professor Karl Dayson, University of Salford, discusses: Previous referendums around the world tend to drift back to status quo so most experts anticipated a Remain win (guilty as charged here). When […]
Dr Cristina Chiva, Lecturer in EU Politics, said: “So far, European leaders have been holding their cards very close to their chest, urging calm and saying very little about what will happen next. “Silence should not be mistaken for weakness, though. Brexit is an existential threat to the Union, which is why, in the weeks that […]
The Harold Riley Awards for Community Engagement are specifically aimed at our colleagues who have excelled in engaging with our community in Salford. For this category there was one winner, and one highly commended award made. The judging panel were struck by the level of industriousness and engagement we, as a University, have committed to […]
Professor Diana Haytko from Florida Gulf Coast University will visit Salford Business School next month, giving two Marketing-related seminars, on 6 and 11 July, which are open to colleagues and students. ‘The New Retirement’, retirement age, demographic and economic changes in the US leading to changes in spending patterns. Wednesday 6 July, 2-4pm, in […]
Professor Karl Dayson, Associate Dean of Research and Innovation in the School of Arts and Media, and Dr Pal Vik, Research Fellow, have been appointed major roles overseeing the funding of small loans to businesses across the European Union. Professor Dayson will sit on the European Commission steering committee, responsible for the Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit […]
English are pleased to report three new publications from current and incoming students of Creative Writing. Nathan Walker, currently registered part-time and in his second year, has published a pamphlet entitled Tek Hod with a brand new small press based in Liverpool called Dock Road Press. He performed from the work at a launch reading […]
If you’ve ever forgotten your phone or left it at home for the day, you will have realised just how much you use it. On average, we check our mobile phones about 110 times a day. Using them for just about everything, from summoning an Uber car and paying for our latest Amazon purchases, to […]
Feelings of envy could make workers and executives less likely to lie, a new study has found. And there could be lessons for managers who want to reduce the likelihood of workplace lying. A series of scandals have rocked the corporate world in recent years, from MG Rover, Lehman Brothers and others, all of which […]