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Written by Kingsley Oman The recent UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE) Conference 2025, held at the Advanced Research Centre (ARC), University of Glasgow from July 2nd to 4th, proved to be an incredibly enriching experience for me as an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Lead for the Doctoral School at the University of Salford. […]
Reflections on the Disclosure of Neurodiverse Conditions By Adam King Word Count: 493 Time to Read: 2 minutes 25 seconds During the past academic year, I’ve had the privilege of serving as the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Lead for the Post-Graduate Research (PGR) faculty. Our focus has been on neurodiversity. In this blog, I’ll briefly […]
As World Alzheimer’s Month draws to a close, we are inviting colleagues to join us in an immersive experience with the ‘House of Memories’. The House of Memories is a national touring mobile museum, which opens into an immersive cinema and activity space designed to create memorable experiences for vulnerable and socially isolated people living […]
“Five mornings together makes more than a film” As well as our engaged research, there are some fantastic pockets of community engaged learning happening at Salford. Community Engaged Learning can bring real world and lived experience into the learning environment and live briefs can be created for students to help address issues in the community, […]
By Nanke Ning, Sheba Tayo-Garbson, Ubongabasi Kingsley Omon, and Yanxi Wu Word Count: 436 Time to Read: 2mins 28s Four doctoral students, Nanke Ning, Sheba Tayo-Garbson, Ubongabasi Kingsley Omon, and Yanxi Wu, from Salford University are thrilled to receive scholarships to attend the Cumberland Lodge Commonwealth & International Student Christmas Conference 2023, which took place […]
Exploring Support Systems for Neurodiverse PGRs in the UK By Mus’haf Khan Word Count: 655 Time to Read: 3 minutes 15 seconds Postgraduate research environments thrive on the diversity of their researchers. Neurodiverse postgraduate researchers (NPGRs), with their unique strengths and perspectives, contribute significantly to academic advancements. However, studies suggest these researchers often face unique […]
The Festival of Social Science is an annual celebration of research and knowledge about humans and society. It’s an opportunity for anyone to explore topics relating to social science – from health and wellbeing to crime, equality, education and identity – through events run by researchers and their partners from UK universities. Events are free, […]
Salford’s festival of new music and art – 5th May 2024. Sounds From the Other City celebrate Salford’s role in the creation and celebration of music. In 2024 the hub of will take place on campus for the first time with activity on the Heritage Lawn outside Salford Museum and Art Gallery and festival stages […]
We have two fantastic events coming up with our partners at the Working Class Movement Library On Wednesday, 23rd April from 3-5pm, Professor Ursula Hurley will be giving a public talk about a new collective surrealist novel In a project exploring creative writing and wellbeing, Salford University partnered with local charity Salford Loaves and Fishes […]
The S-LAB team participating in the Field Office Workshop Workshop & Fieldwork: London, 13-14 October 2023; online, 1 December 2023. Dr Fadi Shayyai and a teamii of third-year students at the Salford Laboratory of Architecture (S-LAB) participated in the interdisciplinary Field Office Workshop 01iii to exchange knowledge about site-specific practices with the Sayes Court (CIC) […]