The University of Salford has appointed Dr Maggie Pearson as Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Dean for Health & Social Care, and Professor. She will join the University in the New Year.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology has shortlisted a research team involving the University of Salford for an award based on its development of an electrical muscle stimulator to improve the mobility of partially paralysed patients.

Researchers at the University of Salford have been awarded £249,719 to develop new technology which will greatly improve the modelling of the acoustic performance of buildings and open spaces.

The University of Salford has been working with East Lancashire Moneyline (ELM) - a not-for-profit industrial and provident society that provides access to credit, savings and financial advice – to enable people on low incomes to secure affordable loans.

The results of a painstaking 15 year study into one of Tameside’s most historic sites have been published in a new book by University of Salford archaeologist Dr Michael Nevell.

The University of Salford has signed a partnership agreement with the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service which, it is hoped, will lead to the development of projects such as, ground breaking virtual reality incident training and the provision of health and well being services for firefighters.

Sir Richard Leese, Leader of Manchester City Council, will open a new University of Salford exhibition on Friday 2 November that invites the public, researchers and community organisations to suggest ways to make Greater Manchester more sustainable.

Postgraduate students from the University of Salford’s School of the Built Environment have beaten teams from around the world to lift the CIB Sebestyén Future Leaders Award for a proposal to investigate the use of building information technology on four continents.

A postgraduate student from the University of Salford is contributing to research into the over 100 languages that are now being spoken in Manchester – making it one of the most diverse cities in Europe.

University of Salford English professor, Antony Rowland, has triumphed in a major poetry competition which attracted over 1,500 entries to snatch a £10,000 prize.

The University of Salford has been working with East Lancashire Moneyline to help people on low incomes who find it impossible to secure affordable loans access finance more readily.

The University of Salford has been working with East Lancashire Moneyline to help people on low incomes who find it impossible to secure affordable loans access finance more readily.

Business and Enterprise Minister Michael Fallon, has opened Europe’s most advanced facility for creating energy efficient glass and met with leaders of businesses working on low carbon technology during a visit to the University of Salford today (19 October).

The University of Salford’s MediaCityUK campus today (Tuesday 16 October) is host to a major youth justice conference. More than 90 senior practitioners and policy makers from across the country are there to discuss what can help to stop young people reoffending after they leave prison.

The University of Salford’s MediaCityUK campus today (Tuesday 16 October) is host to a major youth justice conference. More than 90 senior practitioners and policy makers from across the country are there to discuss what can help to stop young people reoffending after they leave prison.