Boost for esports students

New lab offers cutting-edge facilities in Salford

The UK’s burgeoning esports studies scene has been overclocked with a new lab opening at the University of Salford. Salford’s Business School is among a host of UK universities now offering esports courses, including Staffordshire University, the University of Chichester and Falmouth University. Salford’s course differs slightly from some others in that it focuses on esports business management, nurturing students’ ability to run esports events rather than compete in them directly. The Salford HND course is only in its second year of operation, but students will now benefit from the state-of-the-art lab, which course leaders say will let students learn on the same kind of equipment used at professional esports events. The new lab comprises 23 Yoyotech i9 RTX Esports Gaming PCs, fitted with high-end Intel processors (hopefully not those mentioned opposite) and…

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