List of University of Salford people

This is a list of University of Salford people, including staff (past and present) and alumni from the University of Salford.

## Notable staff

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Allan Boardman

* Allan Boardman: Physics
* Ralph Darlington: Employment Relations
* Trevor Cox: Acoustic Engineering
* Garry Crawford: Cultural Sociology
* Said Faiq: Translation & Interpreting
* Neal Hazel: Criminology and Criminal Justice
* Andy Miah: Science Communication and Future Media
* Miklas Scholz: Water resources engineering
* Audrey Stuckes: Material science

## Notable alumni

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### Academia

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* Michael Atchia: Mauritian academician, former Chief and Programme Director with the United Nations Environment Programme
* Sydney Chapman: British mathematician and geophysicist
* Robert Garner: professor of political theory at the University of Leicester
* Adam Ledgeway: Professor of Italian and Romance Linguistics, Chair of the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics at the University of Cambridge
* Robert Lomas: writer, business studies and science academic, Freemasonry researcher
* Mary Mellor: Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Northumbria University
* Susan Price: Vice-Chancellor of Leeds Beckett University

### Business

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* Andy Bond: former Chief Executive of Asda[1]
* Keith Ludeman: Chief Executive of the Go-Ahead Group
* Chris Moyes: former Chief Executive of the Go-Ahead Group
* Richard Parry-Jones: former group vice president-Global Product Development, and Chief Technical Officer, Ford Motor Company
* Mohammad Hashem Pesaran: British-Iranian economist
* Mohammed Rahif Hakmi: Chairman of Armada Group[2]
* Kamaruddin Taib: Chairman of HSBC Bank Malaysia
* Rita Oyoku: Trade Commissioner of the Vanuatu to Nigeria

### Media, entertainment and design

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Peter Kay Jason Manford

* Jonathan Higgs: singer and song writer in the band Everything Everything
* Tom Short: comedian
* Sophie Abelson: actress
* Ross Adams: actor on BBC3 TV series The Gemma Factor
* Emma Atkins: actress
* Roma Babuniak: artist
* Chris Bisson: actor
* OJ Borg: radio and TV presenter
* Wes Butters: writer and radio broadcaster
* Nigel Clarke: Associate Composer to the Band of HM Grenadier Guards
* Sophia Di Martino: actress
* Andrew Diey: electronic musician, sound designer and record producer
* Jay Diggins: singer/songwriter
* Jason Done: actor
* Christopher Eccleston: actor
* Steve Edge: comedian and actor
* Yasmin Evans: TV and radio broadcaster
* Astor Fong: singer-songwriter, recording artist and record producer (studied Psychology)
* Liam Fray: lead singer and songwriter for Courteeners
* Stephen Fretwell: musician (studied at the university, but didn't complete)
* Honey G: rapper
* Sian Gibson: actress
* James Gourlay: conductor and internationally renowned tuba soloist
* Sarah Greene: TV presenter
* John Hammond: BBC weather presenter
* Matt Healy: actor
* Joanna Higson: actress
* Rob James-Collier: actor
* Evie Jessop: sports broadcaster for the BBC
* Jon the Postman: punk rock singer; born Jon Ormerod
* Peter Kay: comedian
* Frances Lennon: artist
* John Vernon Lord: illustrator and author
* L. S. Lowry: artist, studied at the Salford Royal Technical College, was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters in 1975
* Karl Lucas: comedian, writer, actor
* Jason Manford: Manchester comedian and Perrier nominee
* Sarfraz Manzoor: writer, journalist and documentary maker
* Conor McNamara: football commentator for the BBC
* Kristyna Myles: singer-songwriter (studied Popular Music and Recording)
* Maxine Peake: actress
* Nigel Pivaro: former actor, Edinburgh Fringe First winner, producer, journalist; studied as mature student for honours degree in Con Military and International History, attaining 2.1
* Robert Powell: actor
* Jen Pringle: TV presenter on Channel 5 children's show Milkshake!
* Caroline Redman Lusher: singer/songwriter, founder and Director of Rock Choir
* John Robb: musician and journalist
* Samantha Siddall: actress
* Richard Smith: Scottish screenwriter and film director
* Rosie Smith: former keyboardist in Cradle of Filth
* Ash Soan: drummer
* Jim Sturgess: actor[3]
* Dan Tiernan: comedian
* Kaye Wragg: actress
* Neil Yates: jazz and folk musician
* Stephen Lawson: YouTuber and comedian, known as Stephen Tries

### Military

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* Major General William Moore: 1976-79

### Physiotherapy

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The university has held a link for Physiotherapy with the Professional Footballers' Association since 1991.[4] As of 2007 over 70 former professional footballers have graduated from Salford. In 2009 the PFA reported that they had 33 members undertaking the programme at the university.[5]

* Nigel Adkins: former manager of Southampton
* Chris Banks: physiotherapist at Stoke City
* Charlie Barnett
* Matt Barrass
* Gregg Blundell: physiotherapist with Tranmere Rovers[6]
* Jon Bowden
* Kieran Charnock
* Jeff Clarke[7]
* Lee Collins
* Robert Duffy
* Joe Edwards
* Simon Farnworth
* Ashley Fickling[8]
* Neil Foster: former England cricketer who played in 29 Tests and 48 ODIs from 1983 to 1993
* Ali Gibb
* Wayne Gill
* Jamie Green
* Rick Holden
* Phil Horner: physiotherapist with Blackpool F.C.
* Rob Hulse
* Stephen Jordan
* Mark Kilty
* Paul Lake: on the medical staff with Bolton Wanderers[citation needed]
* Henry McStay
* Steve Macauley
* Lee Martin: physiotherapist with Tranmere Rovers
* David Moore: physiotherapist with Grimsby Town
* Paul Morgan
* Jamie Murphy: former Chief Physiotherapist with Manchester City
* Keith Oakes
* Joe O'Neill[9]
* Alex O'Reilly
* Jason Oswell
* Les Parry: former manager of Tranmere Rovers
* Richie Partridge
* Mel Pejic: physiotherapist at Bolton Wanderers[10]
* Jamie Pipe: former Derbyshire professional cricketer
* Jamie Pitman: Hereford United physiotherapist[11]
* Mick Rathbone: former Head of Sports Medicine at Everton[12]
* Nicky Reid: completed two degrees in Sports Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy
* Phil Robinson
* Ian Rodgerson: physiotherapist for Hereford United
* Derek Ryan: Irish former international squash player
* Paul Scott
* Paul Showler
* Gary Stevens: former England international
* Rob Swire: chief physiotherapist at Manchester United
* Mark Taylor
* Paul Teather
* John Thompson
* Stuart Walker: physiotherapist at Aston Villa
* Steve Whitehall
* Jon Whitney: club physiotherapist at Walsall[13]
* Ian Wilkinson
* Jon Worthington
* Rodger Wylde: physiotherapist for Stockport County[14]

### Politics

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Alok Sharma

* Ruth Cadbury: Labour Member of Parliament for Brentford and Isleworth (UK Parliament constituency)
* John Pombe Magufuli: The Fifth President of The United Republic of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021 and former chairman of Chama Cha Mapinduzi party from 2016 to 2021
* Anwar Choudhury: British diplomat, former British High Commissioner to Bangladesh
* David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere
* Stuart Drummond: three times elected mayor of Hartlepool
* Andrew Gwynne: Labour Member of Parliament for Gorton and Denton
* Trudy Harrison: Conservative Member of Parliament for Copeland
* Simon Haskel, Baron Haskel: Labour life peer and deputy speaker of the House of Lords
* George Howarth: Labour Member of Parliament for Knowsley North and Sefton East
* Abdul Wahab Juned: Bruneian Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister's Office
* Barbara Keeley: Labour Member of Parliament for Worsley and Eccles South
* Alok Sharma: British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament for Reading West
* Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh: local Labour politician and life peer
* Richard Tice: Reform UK Member of Parliament
* Ruth Turner: Labour political advisor; co-founder of The Big Issue in the North
* Andrew Snowdon, Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire

### Science

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* Darwin Caldwell: Research Director, Italian Institute of Technology, key person in iCub project
* B. N. Suresh (Byrana Nagappa Suresh): Indian aerospace scientist; 2002 recipient of Padma Shri
* Dawn Edge, Professor of Mental Health and Inclusivity at the University of Manchester
* Nicolette Peel, British midwife and an advocate for women and families with cancer in pregnancy

### Sports

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* Eworitse Ezra Arenyeka: boxer
* Ieuan Evans: former international rugby union player for Wales[15]
* David France: author and football historian
* Su Maozhen: assistant coach of the Chinese Olympic football team for Beijing Olympics, current head coach of U-20 national team
* Norman Whiteside: former Manchester United and Northern Ireland footballer who studied podiatry

## References

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1. ^ "Cranfield University Honours Key Industry and Business Professionals". Tmcnet.com. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
2. ^ "Mohammed Rahif Hakmi".
3. ^ "Santa Monica Mirror - News, Sports, Arts, Schools, Video and More". Smmirror.com. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
4. ^ "Careers after football: former players tell us how they made the grade!" Professional Footballers' Association Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ "Premier League Learning News: Now is the time to plan for future", Premier League Learning[permanent dead link]
6. ^ "New Physio For Rovers". Tranmere Rovers FC. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
7. ^ "Backroom Staff". Dundee United FC. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
8. ^ "Footballers | Where Are They Now? | Sheffield United | F". Where-are-they-now.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
9. ^ Guiseley AFC. "Forwards". Guiseley AFC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
10. ^ "Bolton Wanderers | Team | Backroom Staff Profiles | Backroom Staff Profiles | Mel Pejic". Bwfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
11. ^ "Physio Pitman looks to inspire Hereford | The Football Ramble Blog". Thefootballramble.com. 18 October 2010. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
12. ^ "Full circle for 'Baz'". TheFA.com. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
13. ^ "Walsall | Team | Managerial Team Profiles | Managerial Team Profiles | JON WHITNEY". Saddlers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
14. ^ "Having a ball". Times Higher Education. 24 November 1995. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
15. ^ "Ieuan Evans". BBC South West Wales. February 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

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