We delighted to welcome Associate Professor Barbara Barrow, from the University of Lund to this trimester’s guest speaker slot, on Wednesday 1 April from 2:30 to 3pm. All are welcome — please email the organiser Scott Thurston if you wish to attend (S.Thurston@salford.ac.uk) — online option available too. The abstract for Barbara’s fascinating talk is […]
We are very happy to share that Xsara Helmi, PhD Researcher with LAURA (The Leverhulme Trust Aural Diversity Research Doctoral Hub) funded by the Leverhulme Trust, has a forthcoming article in the Journal of Creative Research Methods (Vol. 2, Issue 1), published by Bristol University Press / Policy Press (May 2026; early view late March 2026). Titled ‘HOSPITAL NOISES: […]
Dr Kate Adams will be screening her co-directed film One Day We Will Dance With You at the Gledhill Arts Library in Jedburgh on Friday 27th February 2026 – 6:30pm until 8pm. The press release for the event is as follows. Facing and building change together: arts and science Join us for a talk and […]
The English Research Centre is proud to announce the University’s acquisition of the personal archives of prominent literary scholar, Terry Eagleton. Professor Eagleton, who was born in Salford, has bequeathed an extensive collection of his writings and other material relating to his academic life from the early 1960s all the way to 2021. Eagleton, who […]
Doctoral researcher Lucy Power reports on the opening of an unusual exhibition devoted to a writer’s group in Chorlton, South Manchester… Shhh! The Chorlton Writers’ Cafe Library Exhibition There was a joyful atmosphere last Thursday evening at Chorlton Library, when members of the Chorlton Writers’ Cafe gathered to celebrate the launch of our first exhibition […]
We are thrilled to report that Prof Jackie Kay appeared alongside Her Majesty The Queen at the launch of the National Year of Reading in Scotland on Monday 19 January. The event featured other Scottish authors, local primary school children and Dennis the Menace (!), and took place at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh. The scheme […]
We are delighted to report that Hannah Helm has contributed a chapter to a new edited collection entitled Children’s Literature and Culture: An Introduction, published by Routledge. You can find out more about the publication here. We are also happy to share news of an article that Hannah co-authored with other University of Salford staff and […]
We are overjoyed to announce that our PhD candidate Valerie Waterhouse has won the inaugural Kitty Kelley dissertation fellowship, worth $25,000! Valerie received the award for her research on the often-overlooked Northern working-class writer, Malachi Whitaker (1895–1976). Her thesis comprises a literary biography of Malachi Whitaker (1895–1976), with a critical reflection on biographical processes. The […]
We are delighted to report that on Wednesday 11 June we held our annual research event at the Friends Meeting House in central Manchester. We had eight presenters throughout the day – in panels of two – with a 50:50 balance between our postgraduate researchers and staff researchers, and a keen and engaged audience. As […]