Multi-award-winning scientist, Professor Mike Wood, has spent the last two decades studying radiation and its environmental impacts.Journey with him through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, exploring the abandoned landscape that acts as his natural laboratory. Along the way, you will learn about the accident, the people and the wildlife of Chornobyl, uncovering the ‘truths’ within the myriad of myths that surround the world’s worst nuclear accident...

Strength training has obvious benefits in terms of enhancing sports performance, however, many people overlook how the basic strength training principles can be appropriately applied in a variety of other populations. During this lecture, Paul discusses some of the key principles of strength training and explore how they can be appropriately applied in a variety of settings and populations including enhancing athletic performance, restoration of performance after injury, minimising loss of muscle mass and function in astronauts and older individuals. A

The world faces a global environmental crisis. Indeed, it has been facing a global environmental crisis for decades, one that even as a small child Professor Yates was aware of, and which inspired her desire to be a scientist in order to “save the planet”.The decimation of our oceans led Katherine to focus on marine spatial planning, protected areas and the associated science policy interface.

Her work, which touches on many disciplines, has always embraced the multifaceted complexity of real-life conservation planning decisions.

But, whilst she is passionate about improving marine management and sincerely hopes her work has contributed to that, this inaugural professorial lecture will not focus on her research achievements per say.

Rather, it will be about how the research she has undertook and the people she’s met along the way have changed her, and as a result changed the work she will go on to do in the future.Following her journey from a “fish hugging” biodiversity conservationist to an equity focused spatial planner, Professor Yates will reflect on the broader lessons learned about conservation, research, and academia.

This lecture will also be about not being a “normal” academic, the strength that can be found in embracing diversity, the importance of open-mindedness, and the fundamental necessity of equity.

This lecture will suggest that in the end, be it conservation, research, or indeed life, it’s all about people.

Inaugural Lecture by Professor Simon Green, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research & Enterprise.

Simon Green joined the University of Salford in 2024 as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise), and as Professor of Politics. Educated at the Universities of Manchester, Heidelberg and Birmingham, his academic career has spanned appointments at the Universities of Portsmouth and Birmingham, as well as Aston University. He also has over a decade’s experience in Executive roles, including as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Aston.
His research background lies in European politics, especially in comparative immigration, integration and citizenship policy, as well as in German political structures and party politics. In 2009, he founded the Aston Centre for Europe. His past research projects have included the changing nature of Christian Democracy in Germany and comparing migration policies in the UK and Germany. In 2011, he was elected as Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences.
Professor Green served as a member of the Area Studies Sub-Panel for both REF 2014 and REF 2021, and chaired the Executive Management Group of Midlands Innovation from 2022-23. Alongside his academic activities, Professor Green is actively engaged in British-German relations and serves as an Independent Member of Council and Trustee for Aberystwyth University.

Supporting children who are leaving custody (‘resettlement’) is a chronic problem across England and Wales as both typical practice and reoffending outcomes have historically been recognised by Inspectors as ‘shocking’. Professor Hazel’s research has raised policy awareness of the issues, directly influenced government policy, driven practice improvements and informed the standards by which resettlement support for children is judged. His research forms the basis for a new cross-departmental national policy approach to resettlement, national standards for all Youth Offending Teams and custodial institutions, the Youth Custody Service’s new theory of change, inspection criteria and the curriculum for youth justice staff training to support resettlement. Moreover, policymakers and practitioners are increasingly recognising the usefulness of these research findings to guiding practice beyond resettlement, including for non-custodial sentences and for adult probation.

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With populations rising and more people living in cities than ever before, there is an urgent need to rethink our urban spaces. We are now witnessing more interest in the connection between nature and the built environment, particularly in the wake of the pandemic.

This inaugural lecture by Prof Hardman takes the audience on a journey: from exploring revolutionary forms of green activism, such as guerrilla gardening, to how large-scale urban farming can transform our cityscapes. Through reflecting on his work in North America, Africa and Europe, Mike reveals radical ways we can reshape our urban landscapes and create more sustainable cities for future generations.

You can also view the inaugural lecture over at the University YouTube Channel.

We all know that digital transformation is crucial for everyone, but how do we make it happen efficiently? Well, Prof Antonacopoulos and his team in the School of Science, Engineering and Environment have the answers! Tune in to hear how research at Salford is making a difference.

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