ESPORTS @SalfordUni
The University of Salford has a diverse range of staff developing its esport strategy, including scholars in health, life sciences, arts and media, and business.
We also have a really strong esports society at Salford university. You can find their members active on Discord. Link through from Twitter You can also find stream recordings on the society YouTube channel.
Here are some of our highlights from over the years.
2023
2022
2021
WORLD ESPORTS DAY @HOST SalFORD
Working with our Esports Society, we were delighted to launch this event in partnership with HOST at Media City
Esports Education Summit
Prof Andy Miah chairs the opening morning of the British Esports Association Education Summit
TEDx talk
Prof Andy Miah as part of the University of Salford inaugural TEDx event.
The Futures Podcast (April)
Prof Andy Miah is interviewed by Luke Robert Mason on the future of esports
2020
Esports Education Summit
Prof Andy Miah and Dr Maria Stukoff speak at the British Esports Association education summit
Global Esports Federation
Prof Andy Miah joins the Global Esports Federation as a Commission Member for Education, Culture and Wellness. A global organization with a base in Singapore, the GEF is composed of senior executives from a large range of sports, gaming, and digital tech companies.
Launch of World’s First International Esports Scientific Journal
Prof Andy Miah is the co-founder of the International Journal of Esports with Dr Aaron Koshy,
EXPORTS BUSINESS MIXER
Dr Maria Stukoff led a unique event in Manchester, as part of the Digital City Festival, bringing esports business leaders together from around the UK to discuss opportunities.
2019
The Value of Esports
The University hosts a major symposium on esports, bringing together scholars and industry professionals to discuss the value of esports. Here are some of the highlights videos, hosted by Prof Andy Miah
Images created by Laura Sorvala
Elliot Bond, British Esports Association
Elizabeth Miglierina, Populous
Ian Smith, Esports Integrity Commission
Tobin "Racerz" Leigh, player
British Esports Association
Dr Maria Stukoff and Prof Andy Miah have been made Board Members of the BEA!
Esports Regulatory Conference
Prof Andy Miah gives a keynote at this international event taking place in Barcelona.
GameLab @ Manchester Science Festival
Back for the third time, GameLab creates an esports extravaganza as part of the MSF, led by Prof Andy Miah with a cross-university production team.
2018
International Olympic Committee
Dr Maria Stukoff contributes to the esports forum at the International Olympic Committee Esport Forum, 2018.
esport PUBLIC EXPO
Over 2 days, the University put together an esport expo within Manchester Science Festival showing people everything from traditional forms of esport competition to virtual reality experiences, which show the future of esports.
2017
Global Esports Summit
Prof Andy Miah gives a keynote and panel discussion at the International Esports Federation Global Esports Summit
2016
National Esport Conference
The University of Salford Digital Cluster in collaboration with the Centre for Sports Business and World Gaming Executives hosted a one-day symposium on the 2nd November 2016 at the University of Salford at MediaCityUK on eSports and the Future of Sport.
Watch the first keynote talk from the "eSports and the Future of Sport" event held on 2nd November at our MediaCityUK campus. This talk features Chester King, CEO of International eGames Group.
here’s a little more about how we do things
esport venue
At our amazing facilities at Media City, UK, the University has created esport competition spaces, which are available to the student population and a wider public.
RESEARCH
Our researchers are publishing in ground-breaking papers in international environments
Lawrence, S. And Crawford, G. (Eds.) (2018) Digital Football Cultures: Fandom, Identities and Resistance. London & New York: Routledge.
Fenton, A., Freitas, F., Amorim, J. and Guimaraes, G. (2018) Esports and Fan Engagement: Brazil vs England.
Miah, A. (2017) Sport’s Digital Future: Biodigital Design, E-Sport, Mixed Reality, Fan Engagement, & Gamification, in Bundon, A. (Ed.) Digital Qualitative Research in Sport & Physical Activity., London & New York, Routledge. pp.166-171. ISBN: 978-1-138-23553-3
Miah, A (2017) Sport 2.0. The MIT Press
Teaching
Graduates from our game development course have gone on to work in variety of fields across the games industry ranging from level/game designer, 3D artist, tools/engine programmer and producer. Graduates have gone on to work for a variety of employers ranging from Travellers' Tales, Sony, EA, Sega, Smashmouth Games, Namco, Blitz, and Virtalis.
in the media
NHS in Fortnite and Facebook? It would put mental healthcare where it’s needed (2018)
“what if health services and support could be brought into digital environments, where harm occurs – rather than merely hoping young people will go and seek them out elsewhere, after the fact?” Professor Andy Miah
Will Super Mario Ever be an Olympic Sport? (2016)
“With Tokyo hosting the next games, perhaps we can expect to see a version of Pokemon Go out there, encouraging spectators to be more physically active. This might even fit in better with the Olympic Games. But for now, Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog are the official games sponsors – so we can expect to see much more of them four years from now.” Professor Andy Miah
Presentations
Esports & Equality (2018)
For Global Executive Esports Summit, Busan, South Korea