The development of social housing estates after the Second World War in Europe initiated in many cities the radical transition of urban environments. The plans and hopes of architects, planners, and city councils not only focussed on elevating living standards; modern housing estates were also believed to support the development of ‘new communities’ within which […]
Book your free place here: Combining purpose with profit: helping social enterprises to thrive Tickets, Thu 18 May 2023 at 09:00 | Eventbrite When your customer base comprises those hardest hit during a cost of living crisis, navigating times of economic uncertainty can feel like you’re fighting a losing battle. For social enterprises, the current […]
Lou Chapelle’s artwork Voicing Silence responds to these questions, engaging with artists and Global Majority groups through a series of model making, poetry, dance and singing sessions contributing to the final collective video piece. The double holographic video installation is presented within a structure inspired by a Thai village house, a place of shelter and protection. In the […]
Go Green Salford is University of Salford’s annual month long festival to celebrate and promote environmental and sustainability activity on campus run by our Environmental Sustainability Team. Here is a round up some of the upcoming arts workshops and activities that you can get involved with and explore a range of environmental and sustainability themes […]
Gwen Riley Jones & Salford Youth Council with the University of Salford Art Collection 1st February to 28th April 2023 A new exhibition exploring positive social action, health and wellbeing through art and photography opened at the New Adelphi Exhibition Gallery this month. The show is the culmination of a 12-month residency in which socially […]
In December, University of Salford attended Engage Online Conference 2022 organised by National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE). It was a great opportunity for our new Public and Community Engagement Officer to connect with people in similar roles nationally to find out more about the current contexts for engagement, share and celebrate practice and […]
A series of public engagement activities to create knowledge transfer between researchers and the community in a fun and friendly environment accompanied immersive sci/art installation Microcosmic as part of Lightwaves 2022 at our Media City Campus recently. Microbial Puppet Masters was first exhibited at the prestigious The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in July 2022. […]
A mesmerising, immersive installation commissioned by University of Salford took pride of place in our Media City campus building this week attracting a public audience of over 2500 people as part of Lightwaves 2022, a contemporary light festival produced by Quays Culture. This inspiring sci/art collaboration between artist Paul Miller and Professor Chloe James with […]
The National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) – an independent body which seeks to inspire and support the UK higher education sector in engaging with the public – describes an ‘engaged’ university as being one that ‘does not treat public engagement as an ‘add on’ or fringe activity. It embeds public engagement into the way it approaches its work. Typically, engaged universities will have […]
Being Human is the UK’s national festival of the humanities and this year takes place from 10 – 19 November 2022. Here at Salford we are excited to be part of the festival for the first time this year and have a number of events taking place across the festival period. The festival seeks to […]