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Technical skills building gets the green light in Salford

University Campus

Proposals for a new flagship building for the Greater Manchester Institute of Technology (GMIoT) in Salford have been given the go-ahead. The new learning centre will focus on higher-level, real world technical education and training across the...

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The Conversation: Bangladesh’s civil service is plagued by corruption – the country can’t get back on its feet without major reform

Salford Business School

Authored by Dr Jonathan Lord, Senior Lecturer in Human Resources Management and Employment Law, and Saad Baset, Associate Lecturer in Human Resources Management, at Salford Business School, for The Conversation.

Aerial view of buildings in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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New AI driven app will identify damp and disrepair in the home

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

A new mobile app has been created which identifies repair and damp issues in homes.

Mobile phone identifying mould on a windowsill
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Researchers and industry invited to help tackle the biggest threats in cyber

Salford Business School

This October, experts from the Â׸£ÀûƬ will host the third international Challenges and Reality of the IT Space: Software Engineering and Cybersecurity conference. Providing a crucial platform for researchers, industry experts and...

Cybersecurity
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New research shines a light on pressures UK working women are under

Research

New research from the Â׸£ÀûƬ is shining a light on the reality of how UK working women set about having to manage or control the pressures of clashing roles, such as employee, parent or carer, when work and aspects of their personal...

Mother trying to work on a laptop but distracted by two playing children
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Think you’re too busy for strength training at work? Try this quick and easy guide

Research

Â׸£ÀûƬ Fellow and Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Dr Ashley Gluchowski, explains to The Conversation how you can fit strength training into your working day.

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Apprenticeship students secure two awards

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Two Â׸£ÀûƬ apprenticeship students have claimed awards thanks to their dedication and hard work.

Group of students wearing hi-vis and hard hats whilst standing in a row on a construction site
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Disabled volunteers at risk of exclusion due to ‘digital divide’

Research

A new report, led by an academic from the Â׸£ÀûƬ, is calling on everyone who supports volunteers to ensure that digital technology does not create a barrier to inclusion for disabled adults.

AI, HR tech
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Â׸£ÀûƬ opens applications for research scholarships 2025/26

Research

The Â׸£ÀûƬ Doctoral School has opened applications for the research masters and doctoral degrees scholarship programme for 2025/26 entry, providing opportunities for those from under-represented groups to undertake funded research...

Doctoral School scholarship programme
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Plans for new health building at Â׸£ÀûƬ approved

School of Health and Society

Plans for the Â׸£ÀûƬ’s new health building on its Frederick Road campus have been given the green light by Salford City Council, and building work is set to begin in late October. The target completion date is Autumn 2026.

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