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.

Deputy Prime Minister the Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP was among a range of high-profile visitors to the University’s stand at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference this week as academics profiled Salford’s wide-ranging research relevant to policy-making.

The University of Salford is looking for people in the Stockport area to excavate a stately home belonging to two brothers who fought on opposite sides during the English Civil War.

The University of Salford is behind a global student design competition, backed by UN Habitat, to find the best ideas for a sustainable green space on a giant car park in Turin.

Duane Bryan, who appeared on BBC One’s The Apprentice this year, will be keynote speaker at the University of Salford's enterprise induction on Thursday, 27 September, which will showcase the enterprise initiatives available to students, staff and graduates.

The University of Salford is using social media to try to get 930 houses back into use. There are another 24,070 in the city region's ten authorities.

The University of Salford is to work with the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities on a project which will find new ways to trace and communicate with the owners of 930 empty homes across the region.

New University of Salford research carried out among businesses in Cockermouth in Cumbria following catastrophic floods in 2009 has found that only a very few have taken flood-protection measures – despite an average 1,750% rise in insurance excesses being reported among the businesses surveyed.

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.

Two graduates from the University of Salford’s School of Art & Design will see their fashion designs and photography in clothing stores nationwide after scooping both first prizes in a prestigious fashion industry competition.

Salford Business School has become the sixth British business school with Educational Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) accreditation.

The University of Salford has formed a new partnership with basketball team Manchester Magic to create more opportunities for young players and improve performance.

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 has been shortlisted for three awards in the prestigious Times Higher Education Awards, 2012, awarded to "those who uphold and exceed the standard of excellence".