A new three year action and research study into living well with young onset dementia has been announced by our Institute for Dementia and Salford City Council. The project funded by a significant grant from the Booth Charities will be run in partnership with people in Salford who have experience of young onset dementia, both […]
Professor Hisham Elkadi attended the Ecocity World Summit (ECWS) on 11th-13th October 2015. The event was hosted by the city of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the first Ecocity Summit to take place in the Middle East. The ECWS is the longest running international conference series on sustainable cities, commencing in 1990. The […]
Following our ESRC grant award for the Urban Transformation project Jam and Justice: Co-Producing Urban Governance for Social Innovation, Dr Beth Perry was invited to attend a joint workshop between the Foresight Future of Cities and the ESRC Urban Transformations Programme on 14th October 2015 at the University of Liverpool in London.
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.
The Research Support Staff would like to pass on our congratulations to Professor Nigel Linge, who has been made an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Telecommunications Professionals (ITP). The ITP is the UK’s leading independent body for people who work in the telecommunications industry and profession. It draws together members from across the entire […]
Every year, the University proudly hosts a number of distinguished international conferences, organised by research colleagues alongside professional staff within Conference Services.
Two academics from the School of Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work & Social Science used the Conservative Party Conference as an opportunity to discuss dementia and mental health, hopefully bringing the issues to the forefront. Senior Lecturer Natalie Yates-Bolton’s presentation, titled, “Dementia: Global leadership, local solutions” was delivered at the Radisson Hotel, Manchester on Monday 5th […]
The smartphone app, developed by academics at the University of Salford and Lancaster University helps families make journeys to school more convenient. The app ‘goWSB’ was developed by psychologist Dr Sarah Norgate (University of Salford) and computer scientist Professor Nigel Davies (Lancaster University) to encourage families and school communities to use walking buses.
Dr Joanna Poon, member of BEST Research Centre in the School of the Built Environment of the University has received Highly Commended Award 2015: Emerald Literati Network for Excellence for the paper ‘Students’ views on the incorporation of commercial awareness in real estate education’ published in Property Management, Volume, 32, Issue 4 in 2014.
This summer Professor Erika Denton, national healthcare leader and noteworthy campaigner for the promotion of excellence in diagnostic services, was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Salford. Erika was the first National Clinical Director for Imaging at the Department of Health, serving in this and similar roles for the last decade. Since 2013 […]