Inspirational speakers from around the world will be sharing their passion in Salford next month in a major conference of ideas celebrating the best in science, technology, art, media and academia.

Music originally played on the occasion of a visit by Queen Victoria in 1851 to Salford is to be heard for the first time in 150 years as part of an exhibition of finds and memories from Worsley New Hall.

Cutting-edge technology and dazzling live performance will bring the café society of 1930s Vienna and the steamy terraces of Brazil to MediaCityUK on 20 September, when the University of Salford premieres a radical new chamber opera celebrating the life of one of 20th Century Europe’s most famous authors.

Why have some places had such an influence on popular music? This will be the topic of discussion at a University of Salford conference next week (5-7 September) which will bring together over 100 academics, postgraduate students and cultural commentators from around the world.

A five-strong team of University of Salford students has scooped the top prize in a major computer game design competition, winning £25,000 to help bring their game to market.

An exhibition which digitally maps the memories of people living in East Salford will be launched at the University of Salford’s MediaCityUK building tomorrow (Tuesday 24 July).

An exhibition which digitally maps the memories of people living in East Salford will be launched at the University of Salford’s MediaCityUK building tomorrow (Tuesday 24 July).

Ninety local school pupils are getting the chance to interview celebrities, and find out more about reporting the news, at journalism summer schools launched at the University of Salford’s MediaCityUK building last week.

The University of Salford’s annual Art & Design Shows kick off next week at MediaCityUK (14-17 June) to celebrate emerging creative talent.

Salford Business School is offering four full-fee scholarships to talented managers who display ambition, drive and a determination to develop themselves and their organisations.