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What have fish and chips, flight simulators and Oscar Pistorius’ prosthetic legs all got in common? They were all on show at the University of Salford’s campus on 31 October as part of Manchester Science Festival (27 October – 4 November).

What have fish and chips, flight simulators and Oscar Pistorius’ prosthetic legs all got in common? They were all on show at the University of Salford’s campus on 31 October as part of Manchester Science Festival (27 October – 4 November).

The super-modern MediaCityUK will be experiencing a real blast from the past this weekend (27-28 October) when the University of Salford entertains families with 175 years of telecoms and computer technology, as part of Manchester Science Festival (27 October – 4 November).

The University of Salford has been working with East Lancashire Moneyline to help people on low incomes who find it impossible to secure affordable loans access finance more readily.

Business and Enterprise Minister Michael Fallon, has opened Europe’s most advanced facility for creating energy efficient glass and met with leaders of businesses working on low carbon technology during a visit to the University of Salford today (19 October).

The University of Salford, in partnership with the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) and UK Trade and Investment, is looking for North West businesses to visit India as part of a low carbon trade mission.

The University of Salford is part of a Europe-wide project to develop technologies which will allow buildings to optimise how they consume energy and resources, using wireless sensor technology and data mining methods that learn to optimise energy consumption, but maintain user comfort.

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.

More famous for trying to wipe out humanity (in science fiction at least), robots can in fact improve our quality of life considerably, according to a University of Salford researcher who’s been taking them on visits to old people’s homes.

An engineer who missed his graduation 45 years ago finally collected his scroll of honour today (Wednesday 18 July) when he attended the University of Salford’s graduation ceremony. Ronald Duckling, now retired, achieved a 2:1 in chemical engineering but started work for M W Kellogg in Bavaria before he could collect his degree.