Research News

Graphic novel draws a line through homelessness



Tuesday 29 May 2012 11.49am

A team of researchers from the University of Salford has published some of its findings from a major study on homelessness in an independent graphic novel.

Minister visits Salford’s Energy Hub as first students graduate



Friday 11 May 2012

Energy Minister, Charles Hendry, visited Salford yesterday to see how the University is combining training and cutting-edge technology to meet the UK’s carbon emissions targets and reduce fuel poverty.

Salford launches new international nursing and healthcare management courses



Thursday 3 May 2012 1.03am

The University of Salford has extended its range of courses to include postgraduate nursing and healthcare management programmes specifically designed for international students.

Prestigious national award for acoustics professor



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



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.

University recreates the lost sounds of 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.

International conference celebrates best of nursing profession



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



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.

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



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.