The University of Salford is a public research university located in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, 1 mile 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.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Inception
- 1896
- Website
- http://www.salford.ac.uk/, http://www.salford.ac.uk/homepage.html