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House of Lords launch for new fuel poverty resource

School of Health and Society

A Fuel Poverty Library developed for the Eaga Charitable Trust by the Â׸£ÀûƬ’s Sustainable Housing and Urban Studies Unit has been launched at a reception event in the House of Lords.

Video still showing that 3.5 million households in the UK are in fuel poverty
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Hit those Creative Heights

Salford Business School

Creativity enhancing outdoor retreats are being delivered thanks to new business started by a student.

Creative Heights
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Salford apprentices have their say at Conservative Party Conference

Schools

Despite ongoing political turmoil in Westminster, the Government arrived en masse in Manchester earlier this month for the Conservative Party Conference.

Gavin Williamson with Â׸£ÀûƬ apprentices at Conservative Party conference
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No deal Brexit and the Premier League

Salford Business School

With Brexit negotiations on-going there remains a high possibility of a no-deal Brexit. This could have huge implications for the Premier League, in terms of its ability to remain the most financially powerful league in the world.

Jose Mourinho
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Chief Nurse Ruth May meets future workforce

School of Health and Society

Ruth May, Chief Nursing Officer for England, recently visited the Â׸£ÀûƬ to speak to students and answer their questions.

Ruth May, Chief Nursing Officer for England, talks to students at the Â׸£ÀûƬ
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Energy House Plays a role in the launch of UK Energy Efficiency Campaign #missingpiece

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The Â׸£ÀûƬ’s Energy House has been involved in the launch of a campaign driven by Smart Energy GB and the Energy Saving Trust promoting national energy efficiency initiatives. The Missing Piece campaign aims to raise awareness of the...

Victorian terrace house in Energy House
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Planning approval for world-leading robotics school at The Â׸£ÀûƬ

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The University’s new Centre of Excellence for Robotics has secured planning approval and will create an enterprise space to work with small and medium sized businesses. Award-winning practice 5plus architects have been appointed to bring this project...

An artist's impression of an exterior view of the North of England Robotics Innovation Centre (NERIC), Â׸£ÀûƬ
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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...

Lisanti
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World leading housing research facility to be built in Salford

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

A state-of the art energy and buildings research facility will be built at the Â׸£ÀûƬ as work begins on the delivery of the Energy House 2.0 scheme. The new £16m facility will investigate the future of housing, looking at issues such...

Computer generated visual of Energy House 2.0, Â׸£ÀûƬ
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