University of Salford

University of Salford

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	21,500 (2019/20)[2]
Undergraduates	17,325 (2019/20)[2]
Postgraduates	4,175 (2019/20)[2]
Location	Salford , England, United Kingdom
Campus	Urban, Parkland
Colours	Black and Red
Affiliations	University Alliance Association of Commonwealth Universities Northern Consortium Universities UK
Website	salford.ac.uk

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 21,500 students and is in 160 acres (65 hectares) of parkland on the banks of the River Irwell.