Research News

Bridgewater canal talk to open archaeology exhibition



Thursday 19 January 2012

The University of Salford is set to launch an exhibition of archaeological finds dating from the Stone Age with a talk on one of the most important engineering projects ever carried out in Greater Manchester – the 350-year-old Bridgewater canal.

University looks for researcher to bring historic hall back to life



Monday 9 January 2012

It survived two world wars, a fire and mining subsidence, but met its match when it was demolished by a scrap metal merchant from Wigan. But now Worsley New Hall is going to be brought back to life by a University of Salford researcher.

Salford research makes top ten of physics breakthroughs 2011



Wednesday 4 January 2012 5.07am

Work on making objects disappear from vision by the University of Salford’s Professor Allan Boardman has been named the third biggest physics breakthrough in 2011.

More public access to German dam data, academic demands



Friday 16 December 2011 11.55am

A University of Salford academic is calling for more public access to the state of dams in Germany after his quick assessment toolkit uncovered several at a comparatively high risk of failure.

More public access to German dam data, academic demands



Friday 16 December 2011 11.55am

A University of Salford academic is calling for more public access to the state of dams in Germany after his quick assessment toolkit uncovered several at a comparatively high risk of failure.

Research project looks to the past for future business success



Tuesday 6 December 2011

In today’s harsh economic climate many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can boost their business by exploiting their history and traditions, according to the findings of a European research study led by the University of Salford’s Business School.

Lack of access to research could harm economic growth, studies find



Tuesday 6 December 2011

The UK Open Access Implementation Group (OAIG), chaired by University of Salford Vice-Chancellor Professor Martin Hall, has released a report detailing the significant risks to industry and the national economy of a lack of access to research findings.

Lack of access to research could harm economic growth, studies find



Tuesday 6 December 2011

The UK Open Access Implementation Group (OAIG), chaired by University of Salford Vice-Chancellor Professor Martin Hall, has released a report detailing the significant risks to industry and the national economy of a lack of access to research findings.

Agencies gather at University to beat the cyber bullies



Tuesday 29 November 2011 11.30am

Experts from charities, schools, local authorities and academia all gathered at the University of Salford last week to discuss the best approaches to tackling cyber-bullying – a problem suffered by over a third of school children.

Study of pregnant women in China reinforces raw food advice



Friday 25 November 2011

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.