University News

Prestigious national award for acoustics professor

Prof Yiu Wei Lam
Wednesday 25 April 2012 2.31pm

The University of Salford’s Professor Yiu Wai Lam, has received a prestigious national award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to acoustics.

Parisian lecture in honour of Salford physicist

Allan Boardman
Tuesday 24 April 2012 2.46pm

A University of Salford scientist who is noted for his work on materials that can make objects invisible has been honoured by his peers at a major conference in Paris.

New academic network for disaster resilience created by EU

Peel Building
Monday 2 April 2012

Experts from the University of Salford are at the head of a new academic network funded by the European Union to improve disaster preparedness in cities worldwide.

University recreates the lost sounds of Stonehenge

Stonehenge
Tuesday 17 April 2012 2.24pm

A team of researchers from the University of Salford has successfully recreated what Stonehenge would have sounded like.

Spanish Academic to join School

Tuesday 17 April 2012

Salford Law School is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a senior academic from Spain during the spring.

International conference celebrates best of nursing profession

Nurses
Monday 16 April 2012 2.52pm

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.

Salford exchanging robotics skills with world-leading US college

Two men with a robotic gorilla stood between them
Friday 13 April 2012 11.00am

The University of Salford has signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange robotics knowledge for entertainment and media skills with the US-based Carnegie Mellon University.

Salford offers free sports sessions during Universities Week

Thursday 12 April 2012 11.18am

The University of Salford is offering free swimming, squash and badminton sessions to the local community during the annual Universities Week campaign (30 April – 7 May).

Experimental art hits the screens at MediaCityUK

Wednesday 11 April 2012 3.04pm

The University of Salford’s multimedia technology space the ‘Egg’ will have its capabilities tested to the limit this month when a group of digital artists take it over for a week culminating in a unique media showcase.

Experimental art hits the screens at MediaCityUK

Wednesday 11 April 2012 3.04pm

The University of Salford’s multimedia technology space the ‘Egg’ will have its capabilities tested to the limit this month when a group of digital artists take it over for a week culminating in a unique media showcase.

Major new training collaboration to deliver skills in energy and the built environment

Two men shaking hands in front of scaffolded house
Tuesday 10 April 2012

The University of Salford and the low carbon business support company, Envirolink have joined forces in creating a major new initiative to deliver cutting-edge skills to people working in the energy and buildings industry.

Integration of Roma stalled by EU financial climate, study finds

Tuesday 10 April 2012 10.06am

A report on the conditions faced by the Roma population across six EU countries has found that the current financial climate across the EU is having direct and indirect impacts on the integration and life chances of Roma; who are the largest ethnic minority in Europe.

New festival fuses sounds in Salford

John Cage
Thursday 5 April 2012

A four-day festival will showcase international experimental music at venues across the city later this month.

Harold Riley presents community award to Salford staff

Thursday 8 March 2012 4.01am

A project that trains long-term unemployed people in the skills they need to get back into workplace was recognised at a University of Salford awards ceremony last night (Wednesday, 7 March).

University’s MediaCityUK campus shortlisted for design award

Thursday 8 March 2012 1.09am

The MediaCityUK campus of the University of Salford has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2012 British Council for Offices Awards. The awards provide public recognition for top quality design and functionality and are a benchmark for excellence in workplaces.