Tag: University of Salford

“There are a variety of myths that have grown up over time” – Professor Mike Wood hosts ‘Mythbusting Chernobyl’ lecture in Salford

“There are a variety of myths that have grown up over time” – Professor Mike Wood hosts ‘Mythbusting Chernobyl’ lecture in Salford

The myths and misinformation surrounding the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster will be discussed at a free public lecture at the […]

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“Her resilience and courage reflected the ambitions of the school” – How the legacy of nursing heroine, Mary Seacole, is commemorated in Salford

Bust of Mary Seacole. Image credit: Jerry Dohnal via Flickr. No changes made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ Mary Seacole was a Crimean war […]

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2.8 million people, including Salfordians, set to benefit from The Greater Manchester Civic University Agreement

Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons The vice-chancellors of five Greater Manchester universities signed The Greater […]

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“I’d not hugged my family for months, and there I was being all raucous on set” – Salford alumni Joanna Higson talks filming Brassic 3 in the midst of a pandemic

Salford University alumni Joanna Higson says she “felt so lucky to be back at work” with the return of hit […]

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People on Universal Credit are struggling to feed themselves already, says a report led by the University of Salford

Research has shown that half of people claiming Universal Credit were living in food insecurity, even before the removal of the £20-a-week uplift.

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“I think its something that the university would love to keep going” – TEDxUniversityofSalford look to future following success of event

The team behind an online event hosted in Salford say they hope to stage more events in the future.