The University of Salford is a public research university 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.
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