Environment and Life Sciences News
Family day of science hits the University of Salford campus
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).
First students pass IBMS accreditation
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science students Amina Qamar and Aumera Bibi are the first students to complete the Institute of Biomedical Science IBMS registration portfolio and pass their IBMS assessment while on work placement since the course was accredited by the IBMS in November 2010.
Low carbon businesses invited to be part of Indian trade mission
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.
Genetic research finds Pacific invaders in Ireland to stay
A marine biologist based at the University of Salford has found that invasive Pacific oysters which originally escaped from Irish farms are now independently thriving in the wild.
2012 Tropical Ecology Field Course – La Gamba, Costa Rica
For the second year running, the Environment & Life Sciences field course in Tropical Ecology & Conservation took place at the end of August in Costa Rica.
Exclusive Springwatch tour
A group of six students and two lecturers visited the set of BBC2's Springwatch for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the outside broadcast operation.
It’s Alien vs Predator as overfishing increases parasite damage
Research from the University of Salford has shown that a gruesome ‘Alien-like’ parasite which eats the tongues of fish and then inhabits their mouths is more harmful in areas subjected to ‘predatory’ overfishing.
Student beats 60,000 people to reach global final
Sarah Davies from Wigan has beaten 60,000 people to become the only person from Europe in the running to become ambassador of the world.
Costa Rica Fieldtrip
Students on our wildlife courses spent two weeks at a research station in the tropical rainforests of Costa Rica.
Study of pregnant women in China reinforces raw food advice
Twenty years’ worth of studies into the rates of parasitic infection among pregnant women have found that women in the West are far more likely than their Chinese counterparts to carry organisms which have been linked to miscarriages and infant physical and mental damage.
