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Research highlights challenges faced by Service leavers with physical injuries and conditions as they leave the Armed Forces

School of Health and Society

An interim report from the University of Central Lancashire and the University of Salford, examines the journey for Service leavers with a physical condition or injury as they transition out of the Armed Forces and into civilian life.

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Research highlights impact of global economic uncertainty on society’s vulnerable

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New data reveals borrowing amongst UK’s most vulnerable people for day-to-day living costs is on the rise.

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Research identifies a new drug candidate to starve and suffocate breast cancer cell stem growth

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Scientists at the university have identified a new drug candidate (*) that is able to starve and suffocate cancer stem cells, paving the way for new therapies to treat breast cancer patients. Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in...

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Research identifies new approach to stopping the spread of cancer: Metastasis Prophylaxis

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

It is not possible to guarantee that once cancer patients have completed treatment, that the cancer will never come back, or “recur”. Outcomes of recurrence are particularly found in patients with metastatic cancers – cancers that have spread around...

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Research Integrity

Committed to delivering excellent research with impact, the University of Salford holds itself to the highest standards of research integrity through honesty, transparency and rigour.

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Research: Military vehicles disturbing soil did not cause a Chornobyl radiation spike

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

A new study has found an apparent spike in radiation levels reported across the Chornobyl* Exclusion Zone was not caused by invading Russian military vehicles, as had become widely accepted, or by a leak from the former nuclear reactor or one of the...

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Research project aims to improve digital inclusion of disabled volunteers

Research

A research project has been launched to explore the digital inclusion of disabled adults in both online and offline voluntary work.

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Research project connects neurodivergent young people with nature via Minecraft

Research

A joint-research project from Plymouth Marjon University and the University of Salford is empowering young people to connect with the outdoors via the digital worlds of Minecraft.

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Research Publications Policy

Discover how to ensure your research publications comply with the University of Salford’s Research Publications (Open Access) Policy (effective from 1 September 2025). Join one of our workshops to find out more.

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Research reveals detection dogs can be used to locate great crested newts

Research

New research has revealed the potential for dogs to be used to detect great crested newts and other endangered species.

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