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03/06/2025 - Wigan and Leigh College [Campus visit] (2025)
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Wigan and Leigh College students and teachers visiting The University of Salford Peel campus
Literature session with Lucia Nigri
South African Modernism session on Love during apartheid with Emma Barnes
Campus tour with Vashti Gbolagun Suwa

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03/06/2025 - Moss Side Powerhouse library (2025)
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Manchester festival of libraries
3hr zine workshop inspired by South African DRUM magazine delivered by Keren Poliah and Vashti Gbolagun Suwa


Attendees: 9

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Trogocytosis: revealing new insights into parasite–host interactions (2025)
Journal Article

Trogocytosis – a process whereby cells physically nibble and ingest membrane fragments and other components from neighboring cells – plays a critical role in host–parasite interactions by modulating parasite survival and host immune responses. This r... Read More about Trogocytosis: revealing new insights into parasite–host interactions.

Optimised sustainable energy supply alternatives for Libyan utilities under unsubsidised tariff conditions (2025)
Journal Article

With growing electricity demand and fossil fuel concerns, renewable energy (RE) solutions are becoming increasingly important. This paper explores sustainable energy alternatives to address the critical energy instability at an educational utility, n... Read More about Optimised sustainable energy supply alternatives for Libyan utilities under unsubsidised tariff conditions.

Spatial impacts of train ferries and fixed links in Denmark (2025)
Journal Article

Railway networks developed quickly in the nineteenth century and played a key role in shrinking space and reshaping patterns of development. However in island countries the development of national railway networks required the additional, and often o... Read More about Spatial impacts of train ferries and fixed links in Denmark.