University of Salford

The University of Salford is a public research university in Salford.  It is about 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) west of Manchester city centre. 

The Royal Technical Institute, Salford opened in 1896. It became a College of Advanced Technology in 1956 and turned into a university  1967.

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

 Other websites 

 University of Salford – official website

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