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Comedian and academic Lisa Moore makes waves with new BBC Radio 4 series ‘Where to, Mate?’

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

A new comedy series set in the back of taxi cabs is getting rave reviews. ‘Where to, Mate?’ explores the funny and revealing character-led conversations that take place in cabs across Greater Manchester every day.

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Retail sales plummet

Salford Business School

Retail expert Dr Gordon Fletcher, of the Â׸£ÀûƬ Business School, examines the latest figures from the ONS, which shows that retails sales crashed in April due to lockdown.

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Be kind to yourself this Mental Health Awareness Week

School of Health and Society

To mark this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, Dr Elaine Beaumont (pictured), Lecturer in Counselling & Psychotherapy at the Â׸£ÀûƬ, shares her top tips on why kindness is so important for our wellbeing.

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Funding awarded to investigate benefits support during the COVID-19 crisis

School of Health and Society

Researchers have been awarded £618,000 funding to investigate how the benefits system is responding to the coronavirus pandemic, and whether people receiving benefits such as Universal Credit are getting the income and employment support they need as...

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New social enterprise helping young people develop life skills

Salford Business School

A social enterprise launched by a Â׸£ÀûƬ graduate is helping young people to develop their life skills during lockdown through a series of creative challenges.

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BBC star and Salford graduate Katie Thistleton looks at the power of audio on mental health

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, the Â׸£ÀûƬ is proud to support an online event on the power of radio and podcasts in partnership with the BBC and Audio Always.

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In Memory of Aya Hachem

University Campus

The Â׸£ÀûƬ is immensely saddened to learn of Aya Hachem’s tragic death following an incident in Blackburn on Sunday 17 May. Aya was a very popular and promising second year student whose contribution went beyond the classroom.

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Alumni in China donate face masks to care home partner

Salford Business School

Twenty-four alumni from China have donated 2,000 medical grade face masks to a residential care home in Bolton. The alumni, who all graduated from Salford Business School between 2004 and 2015, decided to donate the masks due to their fond memories...

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‘Cut hours, not people’ urge Salford and Cambridge academics

School of Health and Society

Researchers are warning that some paid work is vital for wellbeing, as the Bank of England forecasts that unemployment could more than double in the UK following the coronavirus pandemic.

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Prosthetics and Orthotics student manufactures PPE on work placement

School of Health and Society

A Â׸£ÀûƬ student is helping to manufacture vital PPE during his work placement.

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