Talk:University of Salford

Initial
Reel North is a phenomenon in its own right. Not-for-profit and produced on a zero budget, it is only UK television programme made by undergraduates to have been awarded Best Regional Programme (Royal Television Society North-west Awards, 2006). Nominated for RTS awards three years running, the programme has a track record that is unique, pioneering and ground-breaking in terms of the history of city broadcasting in the UK. The suggestion that it should not have its own page is like saying Georgie Best should only be included under 'Manchester United'.

Hitting Home (made by masters degree students at Salford University) is a strand of documentaries dating from the 1990's that has attracted a string of awards. It is also a brand in its own right.

I agree. The shows stand on their own merit. --RichardLetts 06:03, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Comprehensiveness
This article is a mismash of promotional material, woke critique, which is not ballanced, and ommits much of the history of the University. Nothing is said about the troubles of the 80s, the recovery, lead into IT in the 90s. At present the whole article has little value. Much more input is needed and much more critique of what is written needs to be applied.

University ratings
(I'm posting this to all articles on UK universities as so far discussion hasn't really taken off on WikiProject Universities.)

There needs to be a broader convention about which university rankings to include in articles. Currently it seems most pages are listing primarily those that show the institution at its best (or worst in a few cases). See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Universities. Timrollpickering 23:34, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Fire
Anyone wishes to include the fire incident at the Lowrey bar? I was there, but nobody gave away anything. p.s- there are amazing pictures in circulation. I am sure I can get my hands on few. (14:19, 5 February 2007 (UTC))

Pictures of the fire accessible from the USSU page. The Lowry bar was run by the Students' Union and therefore isn't really relevant here. TorstenGuise (talk) 13:59, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

Here
This article has a lot of bad formatting and needs a good copyedit. The phrase... "is avaliable to see here" (with here being linked to a shop or a personal webspace) is not really permitted per Wikipedia's Style Guide. Bold text should be used sparingly, and lists should be re-written as flowing prose or converted to tables. Jhamez84 10:52, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Arms-salford-city.png
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duncan edwards building?
according to Eddie Colman's page here on wikipedia, he has a building mentioned after him at the uni, which is mentioned on this page, but Eddie Colman's page also states there's a Duncan Edwards building, which i can't see mentioned here. can someone who knows the uni/the area, confirm this?? then either update this page, or Eddie Colman's page. thanks. 194.221.133.226 (talk) 14:43, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

There isn't one. end of story! TorstenGuise (talk) 13:56, 29 November 2008 (UTC)


 * I can confirm that there is currently no Duncan Edwards Building at Salford University. However, it's possible that it was a third accommodation block, where Pendleton Police Station is now. There used to be an aerial photograph of the area in the reception of John Lester Court (the block of flats next to Eddie Colman Court), and this photo showed three tower blocks. I first lived in John Lester Court in 2003 and the third tower block had been demolished by then. Since Eddie Colman and Duncan Edwards were both Manchester United footballers who died in the Munich air crash, I imagine the Duncan Edwards Building (or, probably, Duncan Edwards Court) was the third building on the photo. Incidentally, Eddie Colman and John Lester Courts are no longer owned by the University of Salford - Campus Living Villages bought them in early December 2008. Jammycaketin (talk) 18:56, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Logo
This page features an old version of the university logo, which was officially replaced several years ago. Is it possible to update it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.196.191.11 (talk) 00:14, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

The logo there is the current corporate logo of the University. Only the Sportsclubs and degree certificates now use the original crest. TorstenGuise (talk) 13:57, 29 November 2008 (UTC)


 * This is absolutely not the case. The logo was changed circa '04 after a (tedious) round of (expensive) branding consultations.  The logo on the current entry is definitely 5+ years out of date.  A quick look at the main site is all it takes to clarify this.  I do not have a decent-resolution image available, given I no longer work there.  I may remember to ask somebody to sort this out, maybe. Mongoletsi (talk) 23:13, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

Sorry, but it's really not the current corporate logo. The current one does not have the two printer's marks (those small red stars), the words "The University of" are now in bold, and the lion has been slightly altered. I don't know how to put the current one on the page though. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.196.191.222 (talk) 20:40, 9 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Is this the logo you were referring to? Jammycaketin (talk) 12:04, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Students' Union
I think a lot of the material in the Students' Union section should be moved to the University of Salford Students' Union article - indeed, much of it is already there. I propose trimming the section on this article down and moving most of it to the USSU article - any thoughts? JCzech (talk) 20:59, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Done - The material posted was wholesale copied from the USSU article. TorstenGuise (talk) 22:47, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Lists of names
Lists of names in this article should be sourced in accordance with WP:BLP. As there is no way of constantly maintaining linked articles, this applies to names which have a Wikipedia article as well as those that do not. Any name listed with no verifiable citations should be removed. Refer to WP:NLIST for guidance. Fæ (talk) 11:11, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

History Section: possible violation of copyright
This section is copied from http://www.salford.ac.uk/about/history/ If it is not licensed for use here it should be rewritten or deleted. Reg porter (talk) 00:04, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

Copyright problem removed
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 * Content rewritten and reinstated. There should be enough difference now for this problem to be resolved Zanoni (talk) 22:24, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

just pointed out that the research section is a copyright violation from this source. As such I've removed the material that was copied from that page. Nev1 (talk) 19:47, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Confirmation of correct logo
With regard to recent logo changes the actual logo can be found here Theroadislong (talk) 21:02, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

And various versions of it here Unfortunately our new editor doesn't like the fact that it now includes the word "Manchester". Richerman   (talk) 21:09, 8 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Commons will not like that it is uploaded as own work when the 3rd-party-guidelines are pretty clear that it's under an all-rights-reserved license. Do we need to re-upload to en.wikipedia? —C.Fred (talk) 21:13, 8 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Yes, It can go on with a fair use rationale but it needs to be a low resolution image. Richerman    (talk) 22:04, 8 May 2014 (UTC)


 * @Richerman: How small do you think is necessary for a logo? Right now it's 420x314. —C.Fred (talk) 23:32, 8 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Actually, I see someone has sorted it out using the rationale that it is text only and therefore not copyrightable. Richerman    (talk) 07:30, 9 May 2014 (UTC)


 * I wondered if that would be the case, but I didn't know how the experts at Commons would rule on that. —C.Fred (talk) 13:01, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

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