Aspiring Premier League stars can gain just as much from studying Wasim Akram as Gareth Bale, now that aeronautics researchers at the University of Salford have discovered that cricket-style reverse swerve is an important factor in how modern footballs behave in the air.

Researchers who have investigated the issues faced by Roma in six EU countries have called for more investment in anti-poverty initiatives and the development of better leadership skills among Roma communities.

The University of Salford has finished runner-up in the Guardian University Awards for its work helping Iraq and Sri Lanka recover from devastating wars.

The University of Salford is leading a major research study into the conditions attached to welfare benefits and whether they are successful in changing the behaviour of claimants.

A University of Salford researcher has come up with a novel way of dealing with stretched resources caused by us all living longer – an interactive care robot for elderly people.

Research by the University of Salford, University of Manchester and Blatchford’s Endolite Technology Centre will help to enhance the mobility of people with above-knee amputations by improving the energy efficiency of prosthetic legs.

University of Salford academics are taking part in a key construction industry conference in India this week (30 January) covering the provision of low-cost housing which could help to solve the problem of poor quality accommodation and slum dwellings. An estimated 8.2 million households live in slum conditions in India and there is a backlog of around 26.5 million housing units which need to be built.

Archaeologists from the University of Salford are looking for volunteers to help them excavate buildings in Bolton which shed light on how workers and owners lived during the Industrial Revolution.

Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Lean Construction have been a particular strength of the University’s School of the Built Environment for many years and at an international meeting held recently on campus, academics got together to demonstrate how these new techniques are revolutionising construction.

A scientist who has worked on projects such as digitising the content of the British Library has been appointed as the only UK-based executive committee member of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR).

The University of Salford has been named as the lead research partner in a Europe-wide project to reduce discrimination against Roma and promote better integration of this marginalised group with the rest of society.

A postgraduate student from the University of Salford has discovered a new species of parasite which infects voles.

In a pilot study by the University of Salford and architects, Nightingale Associates, it was found that the classroom environment can affect a child’s academic progress over a year by as much as 25%.

Professional boxer Scott Quigg spent a day at the University of Salford’s Human Performance Laboratory testing his strength and fitness in the run-up to his world title match.

The University of Salford has been awarded £170,000 to develop a unique nursing course for the care of acutely ill patients which will be taught across Europe.