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University of Salford

LC control no.n 79129217
Descriptive conventionsrda
Corporate name headingUniversity of Salford
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Variant(s)Salford, Eng. (Lancashire). University
Salford University
See alsoPredecessor: Royal College of Advanced Technology (Great Britain)
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Absorbed corporate body: University College Salford
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Beginning date1967
Associated countryGreat Britain England
Associated placeManchester (England)
LocatedSalford (Greater Manchester, England)
Field of activityEducation, Higher Research
Found inUrban renewal 1967 ... 1967.
The Algerian war and the French army, 2002: pref. (Salford University)
Its website, viewed 1 Feb. 2016: home p. (University of Salford, Manchester; The Crescent, Salford M5 4WT, UK) heritage p. (the Pendleton Mechanics Institute, founded in 1850, and the Salford Working Men's College, founded in 1858, merged in 1896 to create the Royal Technical Institute, Salford, renamed the Royal Technical College, Salford in 1921; in 1958 it split into: 1) The Royal College of Advanced Technology which on 10 February 1967 became the University of Salford; and 2) the break-away Peel Park Technical College which became the Peel Park Technical Institute in 1961, the Salford College of Technology in 1970, and then the University College Salford in 1992, before merging with the University of Salford in 1996)
Wikipedia, viewed 1 Feb. 2017 (University of Salford; public research university in Salford, England, 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) west of Manchester city centre)
Associated languageeng