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Umran Ali, University of Salford senior lecturer in creative media and programme leader of BSc in computer and video games has been looking at how the countryside can inspire computer game creators. The PhD researcher aims to encourage digital designers to return to the great English tradition of landscape writing from Wordsworth to Ruskin to inspire […]
Capri Revisited A translation by Dr William Hope, a member of the Salford Languages Research Group and of the Communication, Cultural and Media Studies Research Centre, has been selected for publication by New York’s Gagosian Gallery in one of its latest projects.
A Santander Travel Award has been granted to Dr Melissa Marselle (University of Salford) to collaborate with Sara Warber, MD and Dr Brenda Gillespie at the University of Michigan (USA) to investigate the frequency and duration (or dose) of group walks in nature required for positive mental health. Research has shown that interaction with natural environments can […]
Allan Boardman is the latest academic to take on an influential national role after being courted by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Professor Boardman is Chair of Applied Physics in the School of Computing, Science and Engineering has an international reputation for his work on surface plasmons and guided wave optics, especially […]
Prof Ghasem Nasr will be attending the Aerosol & Dispensing Forum conference in Paris on 3rd and 4th February 2016 where he will deliver a presentation focused on: Innovation Ecosystem “The Evolution of Salvalco Eco-Vale”. The talk will cover innovation and definition, innovation ecosystem and framework within the aerosol industry, developing innovation strategy and process […]
Scientific tests at the University have proven that graphene can be converted into a massive insultating hydrocarbon molecule by reaction with hydrogen at elevated temperatures and pressures. The research was led by Dr John Proctor from the Materials and Physics Research Group at Salford and published in ACS Nano in collaboration with the Graphene Research Group at Manchester University […]
I am very pleased to advise colleagues that the University’s nine re-launched Research Centres are now fully up and running. Based within Schools, Research Centres are built around the University’s areas of research strength, capacity and excellence, and are the driving force for supporting academics and research colleagues to undertake high-quality research and generate income. […]
Sleeping Lions – a short drama factually produced by Salford lecturer Julia Berg – scooped a top Royal Television Society (RTS) award at a ceremony in Manchester last month. Julia, from the BA TV and Radio programme, was factual producer of the film, which was made for BBC2 by Libra Television and David & Goliath. It […]
Eco-Valve – the University’s ‘next-generation aerosol’ technology has achieved its first major commercial breakthrough in Europe. Interest has been growing in the technology which allows the use of compressed gas as a propellant in place of the more environmentally-damaging propane and butane. Brand owners, including some large global players have made enquiries with the technology’s […]
Still plenty of events to get involved in at Manchester Science Festival! Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October, 10am – 4pm – Free entry Salford Science Jam Science Jam will see our MediaCityUK campus transformed into a massive open doors science experiment, bringing together demos, debates, art/science premieres and Oculus Rift virtual reality experiences.