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Welcome to USIR

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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Stretching Time between Performance and Edit: Applying Tempo-Rhythm in Screen Acting (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Daly, D. (2024, May). Stretching Time between Performance and Edit: Applying Tempo-Rhythm in Screen Acting. Presented at Stanislavsky and Actor Training for the Screen, Online

Tempo-rhythm as a component of Stanislavsky’s system provides stage actors with a valuable technique in establishing character, mood, the dynamic of the scene and overall play and can provoke emotional and psychological responses both in actor and au... Read More about Stretching Time between Performance and Edit: Applying Tempo-Rhythm in Screen Acting.

An institutional decolonising pilot: reflections on the journey (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Safadi, S. (2024, November). An institutional decolonising pilot: reflections on the journey. Presented at Reimagining higher education: Journeys of decolonising conference 2024, London UCL IoE

In 2023/24, I have been leading an institutional pilot at University of Salford around decolonising academic practice for staff. Also, as part of the pilot I developed and delivered a 4-part seminar series for students around decolonising education a... Read More about An institutional decolonising pilot: reflections on the journey.

Learning from Each Other: Why and How Business Schools Need to Create a “Paradox Box” for Academic–Policy Impact (2022)
Journal Article
Beech, N., Mason, K. J., MacIntosh, R., & Beech, D. (2022). Learning from Each Other: Why and How Business Schools Need to Create a “Paradox Box” for Academic–Policy Impact. Academy of Management learning & education, 21(3), 487-502. https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2021.0303

As the “impact agenda” continues to gain prominence internationally, a key challenge is enabling academics and policymakers to interact so that they can learn effectively from and with each other. There is an ethical position that, if we could contri... Read More about Learning from Each Other: Why and How Business Schools Need to Create a “Paradox Box” for Academic–Policy Impact.

A Shout‐out for the Value of Management Education Research: ‘Pedagogy is not a Dirty Word’ (2024)
Journal Article
Mason, K., Anderson, L., Black, K., & Roberts, A. (2024). A Shout‐out for the Value of Management Education Research: ‘Pedagogy is not a Dirty Word’. British Journal of Management, 35(2), 539-549. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12805

Management Learning Education (MLE) research and curriculum and pedagogy innovation are urgently needed to lead our world out of crisis. If we are to take responsibility for educating future leaders of business, third- and public-sector organizations... Read More about A Shout‐out for the Value of Management Education Research: ‘Pedagogy is not a Dirty Word’.

Against the grain: International migrants, the children of migrants and national life expectancy in Sweden, 1990–2019 (2024)
Journal Article
Wallace, M., & Drefahl, S. (2024). Against the grain: International migrants, the children of migrants and national life expectancy in Sweden, 1990–2019. SSM - Population Health, 28, 101726. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2024.101726

International migrants and their children represent increasing shares of the populations of major host countries and have growing potential to affect estimates of national mortality. Yet, while many studies have observed mortality differences between... Read More about Against the grain: International migrants, the children of migrants and national life expectancy in Sweden, 1990–2019.