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Welcome to the University of Salford repository (USIR), an Open Access showcase for the published research output of the university. Our collection contains a wide range of research across multiple formats and subject areas.

Whenever possible, outputs will be made openly available here in full digital format for download, with many under a Creative Commons license. See our Policies for further information https://salford-repository.worktribe.com/policies.



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How a buddy scheme created social and intercultural space for international and home students (2024)
Journal Article
Brooks, E. (in press). How a buddy scheme created social and intercultural space for international and home students. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi32.1456

Buddy schemes are a form of learning intervention that create a space for students to support each other by ‘sharing knowledge, ideas and experience between [...] participants’ (Boud, 2001, p.3). The author set up and conducted research to evaluate a... Read More about How a buddy scheme created social and intercultural space for international and home students.

I don't have a lot of foreign friends": a buddy scheme enhances home and international student nurse experience (2024)
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Brooks, E. (2024). I don't have a lot of foreign friends": a buddy scheme enhances home and international student nurse experience

This research aimed to learn more about student experience of participating in a buddy scheme established to provide support for international nursing students on a one-year programme. The buddy scheme matched new international students with home stu... Read More about I don't have a lot of foreign friends": a buddy scheme enhances home and international student nurse experience.

The evolution of ageing: classic theories and emerging ideas (2024)
Journal Article
Mc Auley, M. T. (2025). The evolution of ageing: classic theories and emerging ideas. Biogerontology, 26(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10522-024-10143-5

Ageing is generally regarded as a non-adaptive by-product of evolution. Based on this premise three classic evolutionary theories of ageing have been proposed. These theories have dominated the literature for several decades. Despite their individual... Read More about The evolution of ageing: classic theories and emerging ideas.

Reliability of the Star Excursion Balance Test with End-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis Patients and Its Responsiveness Following Total Knee Arthroplasty (2024)
Journal Article
Bin Sheeha, B., Bin Nasser, A., Williams, A., Granat, M., Sands Johnson, D., W. Althomali, O., …Jones, R. (2024). Reliability of the Star Excursion Balance Test with End-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis Patients and Its Responsiveness Following Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(21), Article 6479. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13216479

Abstract
Background/Objectives: The Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) is a simple and feasible tool for assessing dynamic balance in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). It has an advantage as it replicates dynamic balance better than other... Read More about Reliability of the Star Excursion Balance Test with End-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis Patients and Its Responsiveness Following Total Knee Arthroplasty.