The University of Salford is a large university situated in the city of Salford in North-West England. It was founded in 1896 as the Royal Salford Technical Institute, and gained its Royal Charter and full university status in 1967.
It has as approximately 19,000 students and is based on various campuses, such as Peel Park, Frederick Road, Adelphi, Irwell Valley and Eccles.
The Royal College became the University of Salford in 1967, whilst the Technical College changed its name to Salford Technical Institute (1961), Salford College of Technology (1970), and then University College, Salford (1992).
The two institutions, the University of Salford and University College, Salford merged in 1996, retaining the name University of Salford.
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University of Salford website (http://www.salford.ac.uk)
The University of Salford is a large university situated in the city of Salford, Greater Manchester, in North West England.
The university has as approximately 19,000 students and is based on various campuses, such as Peel Park, Frederick Road, Adelphi, Irwell Valley and Eccles.
The university's main campus is situated on the banks of the River Irwell and is approximately 15 minutes walk, or 5 minutes drive, from Manchester city centre.
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