Tag: education

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Salford learner drivers forced to cancel lessons and tests

Image credit: Morton Lin on Flickr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ Across Salford, thousands of learner drivers have had to halt their education as […]

“It was instilling ambition in everyone” How Salford students are breaking down barriers within the medical profession

“It was instilling ambition in everyone” How Salford students are breaking down barriers within the medical profession

The society GEMMS (Graduate entry Medicine Mentoring at Salford) set up by students aims to instil ambition into young people […]

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“This lockdown won’t do anything” – 64.9% of people think universities should close In lockdown II

In a recent social media poll, 64.9% of people believe that universities should close during this second lockdown. Currently, universities […]

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16-year-old Salford youth councillor sets up charity to support home schooling

Eccles charity, The Home Education Opportunities Group, are providing support to families that are home-educating over lockdown. The group, who […]

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“That fight for equality is everyone’s fight” – Black to the Future poetry event celebrates Black History Month

Salford-based poet ‘J’ Ahmed hosted a three-part series of virtual events in October titled ‘Black to the Future’ to mark Black History Month.

Students and mentors at the DEVAhack workshop

“I’ve learnt to give myself more credit for what I can do” Digital workshop comes to Media City

Last week DEVA Hack (Digital Entrepreneurs and Video Artists Hackathon), came to Media City to develop college student’s digital skills. […]