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		<title>Construction Law in focus this March</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A special half-day seminar on avoiding construction disputes, featuring Honourable Justice Brian Preston among other high profile speakers, is being hosted by the University of Salford next month. In the wake of the Grenfell Tower enquiry the issue is a major topic for the whole construction industry. Organised by Professor Hisham Elkadi, the seminar on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Salford team wins national enterprise competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 16:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A team of students from the University of Salford have won a national enterprise competition and will now represent the UK in the European final. Team hearNprotect developed a device to prevent ear damage in people who work around loud music or other noise, after impressing the judges with their presentation and plans to develop [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New business offering neurodiversity support</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 11:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two students from the University of Salford have collaborated to create a business that offers counselling and neurodiversity support services. Dr David Tate who is a qualified therapeutic counsellor and Eve Bent who specialises in autism and young children’s learning decided to combine their expertise to support adults and children through counselling, emotional guidance and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Helping grow the businesses of the future</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 17:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Times are turbulent for businesses of all sizes but for owners of small and medium sized businesses, problems with inflation and recruitment can be magnified. A new course is aiming to solves those issues. Delivered by the University of Salford Business School, Help to Grow: Management takes place over twelve weeks, with new courses starting throughout the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Morrisons buys McColl’s – What does it mean for the retail sector?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2022 11:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Retail expert from the University of Salford Business School, Dr Gordon Fletcher, comments as Morrisons buys the ailing McColl’s convenience store chain. Dr Fletcher said: “As a decision about the future of McColl&#8217;s bounced around different board rooms last week the drip feed of information also provided a slow unwrapping about the state of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Salford student named Future Lawyer of The Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2022 10:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A final year law student from the University of Salford has been named Future Lawyer of the Year in a national competition and has earned a training contact with a top law firm. Targetjobs hold an annual competition aiming to find the best undergraduate students in the UK. The competition includes 12 different award categories, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Salford student shortlisted for Future Lawyer of the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2022 07:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A final year law student at the University of Salford has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award, with the chance to win a training contract.  After taking part in a lengthy and intense application process which involved an application with four questions, a psychometric test, and two additional questions, all designed to simulate the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New media production company created by students</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 21:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two third year television and radio students have partnered together to create a media and audio production company and are working on a six-part podcast about an American couple and their sacrifices for their religion, Mormonism. After enrolling on a radio feature podcasting module as part of their course at the University of Salford, Niall [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Food bank-using single mum starts design business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 14:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A single mother who was forced to use food banks during the pandemic is using her fashion business to give back to those in need.  Roxanne Halenko, from Blackburn, recently graduated from the University of Salford with a distinction in MA Fashion Design and now runs her own online, bespoke bridal and occasion wear boutique. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>P&#038;O crisis a lesson in how not to do HR</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 12:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A new specialist HR podcast has tackled the P&#38;O redundancy crisis and includes a guest contribution from one of the workers made redundant. The latest edition of the HR Unpacked podcast, a collaboration between University of Salford Business School and HR consultancy Peninsula, is out now, looking at the background to and fallout from the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Student turns passion for art into business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A student is turning the hobby that got her through lockdown into a business selling bespoke arts and crafts. Creating greeting cards and wall art through the mediums of water colouring, inking and photography began as a passionate hobby for Milda Isganaityte, but she has now turned it into her very own business. ArteMiArt Studio [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Expert reaction to the Spring Statement: Relief for workers will quickly evaporate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 20:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dr Gordon Fletcher, retail and business expert at the University of Salford Business School, said the challenges being faced in the UK economy now were being felt before the war in Ukraine began. He said: “Reductions in the fuel duty and possibly in income tax as well as an increase in the NIC threshold appear [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The covid pandemic has changed the world of work, possibly forever. The number of job vacancies across all sectors was a record high of 1,102,000 by the end of 2021 with an increase of 318,000 from its pre-pandemic March 2020 levels, posing challenges for many businesses. Dr Jonathan lord, HR expert from the University of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Expert comment: Interest rates rise again</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 20:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Bank of England has today raised interest rates for the third time in as many meetings, in a bid to tackle rising inflation. Here Dr Tony Syme, and Dr Maria Rana, macroeconomic experts from the University of Salford Business School assess the decision. Dr Syme said: “As the Bank of England say, “higher interest [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Syrian refugee who fled to the UK after the war has established his own graphic design business helping Arabic business owners create and translate signage and menus.     University of Salford graduate, Mohamad Danou, started Blackburn-based Tashkeel Design last year and has a roster of 12 clients within the food and takeaway industry already. Mohamad [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Black Venus Beauty – Hair Loss Masterclass for Women’s History Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 11:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In honour of Women’s History month Manchester based beauty parlour, Black Venus Beauty, which specialises in products and treatments for curly and afro hair is hosting a masterclass on hair loss. Taking place online through Zoom on Saturday, March 19, the event aims to cover the main types of hair loss, with significant coverage of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2022 13:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After 20 months of home working for many, it’s no surprise some people are struggling with their mental health. Now a Salford University psychology student, who has set up his own consultancy business advising on HR practices, has offered his three top tips for managers to help boost the mental health of their workers as [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the second episode of the HRUnpacked podcast, Dr Jonathan Lord tackles the issue of mandatory vaccinations in the workplace. The podcast is available now Dr Lord, of the University of Salford Business School, along with Kate Palmer of the Peninsula HR consultancy, has advice for business owners and workplace managers who are concerned about [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Doing an apprenticeship as part of a degree can be a great way to boost your career, or even move into a new field entirely. This week is National Apprenticeship Week 2022. The theme for this year’s National Apprenticeship Week – which runs from February 7-13 – is ‘Build the Future’, focussing on how apprenticeships [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rate increase will make things worse</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Wood]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2022 20:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Bank of England has today raised interest rates for the second month in a row as it sends a signal to markets that it is determined to lower inflation. But what will the impact be? Here Dr Tony Syme, macroeconomics expert from the University of Salford Business School says it could hit people already [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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