Our Research

We work locally, regionally, nationally and globally to improve the health and welfare of people, and positively transform the societies within which they live.

A large school, we are comprised of diverse range of disciplines across health and the social sciences. These discipline areas include those related to health such as Allied Health Professions, and Nursing and Midwifery along with social sciences such as Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy.

We are organised into two research centres, the Centre for Social and Health Research and the Health Sciences Research Centre. These centres are home to seven research groups which help organise our work but also connect with each other within and across the centres. Across these centres and themes we have a significant body of work concerned with digital developments, a priority of the University. Additionally we are home to the Salford Institute for Dementia, the EPSRC funded Centre for Doctoral Training in Prosthetics and Orthotics and have a vibrant postgraduate research community.

Committed to industry collaboration involving our research students, and staff, we have significant levels of partnership working and are always open to forming new relationships with those who share our commitment to transforming society.

Our News & Projects

Role of non-surgical management in knee osteoarthritis

Individuals with knee osteoarthritis are in considerable pain and progression of the disease is driven by mechanical loading. Physio-therapeutic treatments Read more

Walking aids

Fall-related injuries are a major and growing global health problem. Walking aids are designed to provide stability, but their use Read more

Mechanisms underlying running-related injury

It has been shown that approximately 50% of runners become injured annually. Importantly, most of these problems can be categorised Read more

Determinants of change of direction performance and injury risk

Agility is an important quality to develop with athletes from field and court based sports. Change of direction (COD) ability Read more

Knee joint loading during sport specific movements following a meniscectomy

Traumatic meniscal injuries are common in sport and often occur as a result of twisting or shearing motion together with Read more

Enabling a paradigm shift in prosthesis design through measurement and modelling of functional properties

Although new technologies are continually being introduced, real improvements in the performance of lower-limb prostheses have often been slow to Read more

Lateral ankle sprains: structural and functional approach

Lateral ankle sprains (LAS) are common in sport, accounting for up to 15% of all injuries. Lateral ankle sprains often Read more

The Salford Brexit Vote

Understood as a watershed moment, few events have divided and shocked the nation on the same level as ‘Brexit’. Since Read more

Energy storage and return (ESR) in lower-limb prostheses using miniature hydraulics

In an intact ankle, tendons crossing the joint store energy during the stance phase of walking prior to push-off and Read more

Great Foundations

Great Foundations is a five year collaborative initiative being led by the Universities of Salford and Brighton.  This work builds on Read more

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