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Construction begins on new world class acoustics building

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Work has begun to build a brand-new acoustics research, testing and teaching facility at the Â׸£ÀûƬ.

Acoustics new build spades in the ground event
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Powering change: Salford leads bi-directional electric vehicle innovation on the Isle of Wight

Research

A parked electric car could soon power your hotel room, thanks to researchers at the Â׸£ÀûƬ. This forms part of a Horizon Europe and UKRI-funded project focusing on the tourism accommodation sector, a key industry on the Isle of Wight.

Saeed Adelipou. Vincent Wedlock-Ward MBE,Jim Fawcett, David Thornton, Professor Vahid Vahidinasab
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Four Salford alumni make Radio Academy's 30 Under 30 List

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

The Â׸£ÀûƬ is delighted to say that four of our alumni have been named in The 2025 Aiir Radio Academy 30 Under 30.

Students using Film TV and Radio production equipment
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Salford Adult Nursing student shares the unconventional path to her degree

School of Health and Society

Oluchi Emma Okoroafor (pictured below) is an award-winning, final-year postgraduate student at the Â׸£ÀûƬ. She was inspired to study nursing after seeing the incredible care staff gave to her daughter, who was born prematurely.

Oluchi smiles towards the camera, she is wearing a student nurse uniform and is pictured in the simulation suites
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The Conversation: Trump's tariffs threaten the future of innovation

Salford Business School

Lecturer in Economics Matthew Allen explores how President Donald Trump's new tariffs risk destabilising global innovation, and why UK tech firms could suffer collateral damage, in his first article for The Conversation .

Technology innovation
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First industry partner in brand new Centre for Retrofit unveiled by Â׸£ÀûƬ

Research

Construction company United Infrastructure and the Â׸£ÀûƬ are pleased to announce a partnership to deliver a full-scale 1930s retrofit property in Energy House 2.0, the world-leading research facility.

United Infrastructure banner
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Advanced Clinical Practitioner leads project to cut cancer wait times

School of Health and Society

As part of Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) Week we spoke to Â׸£ÀûƬ alumna and lecturer Elvina about her experiences of using her skills to transform lung cancer referrals.

Elvina Victor
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Â׸£ÀûƬ x BEYOND Conference 2025

Research

Here's what the Â׸£ÀûƬ is doing for BEYOND 2025, the UK’s biggest conference for research and innovation in the creative industries, as it returns to MediaCity this month.

MediaCity lit up by colours for Beyond Conference
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Salford joins the COP conversation with LinkedIn video series

Salford Business School

As Brazil prepares for the annual COP30 next week, the University is launching a short-form video series, Talking COP, which aims to make complex climate and sustainability issues accessible and engaging for all audiences.

Talking COP logo
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Expert comment: Bank of England holds interest rate at 4%

Salford Business School

In reaction to the Bank of England holding interest rates at 4% today ahead of the Autumn Budget, the Â׸£ÀûƬ Economist, Matthew Allen, shares his thoughts. Matthew comments:

Bank of England
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