Health Sciences News and Events

The University of Salford is holding an International Nurses’ Day Conference for practitioners who want to get ahead in their careers and celebrate everything that’s good about the profession.

The University of Salford is leading a ground-breaking research project to reduce the number of blurred digital mammogram images and enhance the accuracy of breast screening programmes.

A Salford academic’s research has challenged traditional notions of widowhood through a study of independent, busy and fulfilled older widows.

The British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS) has recognised a Salford student’s postgraduate research skills at its 2012 awards.

A team of Salford physiotherapists has won a prestigious Chartered Society of Physiotherapy award for a project to reduce NHS sick leave which saved over £25,000.

A psychologist from the University of Salford has argued that the psychological health and wellbeing of politicians should be regularly screened to ensure they are in the best position to make decisions in the national interest.

An increased focus by government on tackling exploitative employers and bridging visas for victims are two of the key recommendations of a newly-published paper into forced labour written by academics from The University of Salford and The University of Leeds and commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Last week staff and students from the University of Salford returned from Uganda where they helped a children's charity reach over 2,000 people for HIV and AIDS testing.