Back جامعة سالفورد Arabic جامعة سالفورد ARZ سالفورد بیلیمیوردو AZB Солфардскі ўніверсітэт Byelorussian University of Salford German Universitato de Salford Esperanto Universidad de Salford Spanish دانشگاه سالفورد Persian Université de Salford French Università di Salford Italian
 Coat of Arms University of Salford | |
| Motto | Latin: Altiora Petamus |
|---|---|
Motto in English | "Let us seek higher things" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1850 - Pendleton Mechanics Institute 1896 – Royal Technical Institute, Salford 1967 – gained university status by Royal charter |
| Endowment | £1.4m (2020)[1] |
| Chancellor | Lucy Meacock |
| Vice-Chancellor | Nic Beech |
Administrative staff | 2,781 |
| Students | 26,260 (2022/23)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 19,470 (2022/23)[2] |
| Postgraduates | 6,790 (2022/23)[2] |
| Location | , England,
United Kingdom |
| Campus | Urban, Parkland |
| Colours | Black and Red |
| Affiliations | University Alliance Association of Commonwealth Universities Northern Consortium Universities UK |
| Website | salford |
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The University of Salford is a public research university in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) west of Manchester city centre. The Royal Technical Institute, Salford, which opened in 1896, became a College of Advanced Technology in 1956 and gained university status in 1967, following the Robbins Report into higher education.
It has 26,260 students (2022/23) and is in 160 acres (65 hectares) of parkland on the banks of the River Irwell.
- ^ "Financial Statements for the year ending 31 July 2020" (PDF). University of Salford. p. 46. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2024.