University of 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.
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 Coat of Arms University of Salford | |
| Motto | Latin: Altiora Petamus |
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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 | 21,500 (2019/20)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 17,325 (2019/20)[2] |
| Postgraduates | 4,175 (2019/20)[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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It has 21,500 students and is in 160 acres (65 hectares) of parkland on the banks of the River Irwell.