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Claims for housing issues on the rise, due to unsafe living conditions and cost of living crisis

Salford Business School

Legal claims for housing-related matters are on the rise, according to data from Â׸£ÀûƬ Business School’s pro bono community legal advice service, SILKS Law Clinic, which has seen an 18% rise in cases to-date this year.

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Textiles expert and learning and teaching innovator appointed Chairman of The Textile Institute

University Campus

The Textile Institute has named Professor Jess Power, Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Learning and Teaching Enhancement and Professor of Learning and Teaching at the Â׸£ÀûƬ, as their next Chairman. The announcement took place at The...

Jess Power
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Funding available for projects aimed at fighting climate change

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

A philanthropic fund designed to help find and drive solutions to fighting the climate crisis is once again open for applications for outreach and community programmes that need cash.

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Salford Business School pledges support to city’s entrepreneurs

Salford Business School

Â׸£ÀûƬ Business School is supporting some of the region’s rising entrepreneurs to further bolster their businesses through management training, amidst the current challenging climate for employers. All eligible finalists at the Salford...

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Â׸£ÀûƬ x Low Four Studio announce new music conference 'Soundcheck'

Research

The Â׸£ÀûƬ and Low Four Studio will launch a new annual music conference for Greater Manchester in 2024, entitled Soundcheck.

Live studio room with recording equipment at Low Four Studios
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E-scooter sounds tested on streets

Research

A pioneering live test of a selection of new alert sounds for e-scooters is taking place on UK streets for the first time. Dott, the responsible European micromobility company, is testing the sounds which were developed by researchers at the...

Three dott e-scooters parked against a wall
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Broadcast Journalism alumnus wins national student TV award for Yorkshire docuseries

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

A Â׸£ÀûƬ alumnus has bagged a national award for his stunning docuseries on the difficulties that communities face living in rural Yorkshire.

Marcus Smith and his series Tales from the Dales
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Expert comment: Bank of England increases the interest rate

Salford Business School

Salford Business School Economist, Dr Tony Syme, shares his thoughts on the Bank of England increasing the interest rate for the 13th consecutive time.

Bank of England
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This is not a (fire) drill: Old Fire Station set to open Tuesday 4 July

University Campus

The Â׸£ÀûƬ's brewery and bakery will be open for business from Tuesday 4 July 2023.

Old Fire Station interior, Â׸£ÀûƬ
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Meet the student entrepreneur revolutionising the creative content space

Salford Business School

Sam Wood, a final year student studying Film Production at the Â׸£ÀûƬ and entrepreneur, has launched Salford Media Works, an all-inclusive creative content agency expected to disrupt the media and marketing sector, thanks to the...

Sam Wood portrait
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