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The '''University of Salford''' is a [[Plate glass university]] based in [[Salford|City of Salford]], [[England]], with approximately twenty thousand registered students. The main campus is about a mile and a half north of [[Manchester City Centre]], adjacent to the [[Working Class Movement Library| National Working Class Movement Library]] and situated in 60 acres of parkland, <i>"a haven of lawns and shrubberies"</i>, <ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/good_university_guide/article2166708.ece | title=Profile: University of Salford | publisher=The Times | accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> on the banks of the [[River Irwell]].
The '''University of Salford''' is a [[Plate glass university]] based in [[Salford|City of Salford]], [[England]], with approximately twenty thousand registered students. The main campus is about a mile and a half north of [[Manchester City Centre]], adjacent to the [[Working Class Movement Library| National Working Class Movement Library]] and situated in 60 acres of parkland, <i>"a haven of lawns and shrubberies"</i>, <ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/good_university_guide/article2166708.ece | title=Profile: University of Salford | publisher=The Times | accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> on the banks of the [[River Irwell]].


==History==
=='''History'''==


The University was founded in 1896 as the '''Technical Institute, Salford''' following a merger of the [[Working Class Movement Library|Salford Working Men's College]] and Pendleton Mechanics Institute to form the Salford Technical Inestitute. The Institute received royal letters, allowing the word 'Royal' to be appended, with the then [[Duke of York|Duke and Duchess of York]] (later to become [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]] and Queen Mary) officiated at the opening ceremony.
The University was founded in 1896 as the '''Technical Institute, Salford''' following a merger of the [[Working Class Movement Library|Salford Working Men's College]] and Pendleton Mechanics Institute to form the Salford Technical Inestitute. The Institute received royal letters, allowing the word 'Royal' to be appended, with the then [[Duke of York|Duke and Duchess of York]] (later to become [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]] and Queen Mary) officiated at the opening ceremony.
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** School of Environment & Life Sciences (http://www.els.salford.ac.uk/)
** School of Environment & Life Sciences (http://www.els.salford.ac.uk/)


==The University Today==
=== Chancellor ===
It was announced in January 2005<ref>http://www.salford.ac.uk/news/details/273</ref> that [[Professor Sir Martin Harris]] [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|MA]] [[PhD]] [[Doctor of Laws| LLD]] was to become the new [[Chancellor]] replacing [[Walter Bodmer|Sir Walter Bodmer]]. He took office on [[4 April]] [[2005]] following a ceremony at the University’s Peel Hall. <ref>http://www.salford.ac.uk/news/details/289</ref>
Sir Martin spent fifteen years at the University of Salford as a Senior Lecturer, Professor of Linguistics, Dean and, later, Pro-Vice-Chancellor.

=='''The University Today'''==
The University has established a successful global presence, with some 3,000 international students choosing to studying at the University - a destination for significant numbers of students coming from [[China]], [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Cyprus]], [[Greece]], [[Nigeria]] Ireland and [[Malaysia]]. The University with its four faculties, twelve schools, thirteen research institutes, nearly 20,000 students, and over 2,500 staff - had a turnover of some £156m [[2006]]/[[2007|07]] has placed its self strongly in serving the needs of industry and commerce.
The University has established a successful global presence, with some 3,000 international students choosing to studying at the University - a destination for significant numbers of students coming from [[China]], [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Cyprus]], [[Greece]], [[Nigeria]] Ireland and [[Malaysia]]. The University with its four faculties, twelve schools, thirteen research institutes, nearly 20,000 students, and over 2,500 staff - had a turnover of some £156m [[2006]]/[[2007|07]] has placed its self strongly in serving the needs of industry and commerce.
The University of Salford is on the leading edge of research innovation in many fields, including virtual reality, magnetics and optics, genetic algorithms, building design and prosthetics.
The University of Salford is on the leading edge of research innovation in many fields, including virtual reality, magnetics and optics, genetic algorithms, building design and prosthetics.

The University is also a founding member of the [[NCUK|Northern Consortium]].
The University is also a founding member of the [[NCUK|Northern Consortium]].


==Teaching==
===Teaching Excellence===
The University is the self-styled university of ''limitless possibilities'', and has given equal priority to enterprise alongside teaching and research for the past decade. Its commitment to making learning relevant to the outside world has led to its top ten rating (out of all UK universities) for teaching – and top in the North West - by a report in the journal ''Quality in Higher Education''. According to the ''[[The Times]]'', Salford "averaged 21 points out of 24 from 1996 onwards" on teaching quality grades, "with perfect scores for politics and biological sciences.".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/good_university_guide/article2166708.ece | title=Profile: University of Salford | publisher=The Times | accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref>
The University is the self-styled university of ''limitless possibilities'', and has given equal priority to enterprise alongside teaching and research for the past decade. Its commitment to making learning relevant to the outside world has contributed to the University being ranked in the top ten (out of all UK universities) for teaching excellence – and top in the North West - by a report in the journal ''Quality in Higher Education''. According to the ''[[The Times]]'', Salford "averaged 21 points out of 24 from 1996 onwards" on teaching quality grades, "with perfect scores for politics and biological sciences.".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/good_university_guide/article2166708.ece | title=Profile: University of Salford | publisher=The Times | accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref>


==Campus and Facilities==
==Campus and Facilities==

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The University of Salford
File:Salford University.svg
MottoAltiora Petamus
"Let us seek higher things"
TypePublic
Established1896 Royal Technical Institute, Salford
1967 Royal Charter
ChancellorProfessor Sir Martin Harris
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Michael Harloe
Students19,890[1]
Undergraduates15,505[1]
Postgraduates4,385[1]
Location
City of Salford
,
England
CampusUrbanParkland
ColoursNavy, Black, White and Gold
                         
AffiliationsUniversity Alliance
Association of Commonwealth Universities
North West Universities Association
MascotLion
Websitehttp://www.salford.ac.uk
Logo of the University of Salford

The University of Salford is a Plate glass university based in City of Salford, England, with approximately twenty thousand registered students. The main campus is about a mile and a half north of Manchester City Centre, adjacent to the National Working Class Movement Library and situated in 60 acres of parkland, "a haven of lawns and shrubberies", [2] on the banks of the River Irwell.

History

The University was founded in 1896 as the Technical Institute, Salford following a merger of the Salford Working Men's College and Pendleton Mechanics Institute to form the Salford Technical Inestitute. The Institute received royal letters, allowing the word 'Royal' to be appended, with the then Duke and Duchess of York (later to become King George V and Queen Mary) officiated at the opening ceremony.

At the turn of the century, mechanical engineering, chemical works, textiles and construction dominated the industrial scene in Salford and led the choice of subjects on offer. Initially, students became part of one of nine departments: Mathematics, Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering & Applied Physics, Building, Dyeing, Spinning & Weaving, Domestic, and Art. 1,240 students registered for the first session, and there were only 19 members of staff.

The Maxwell Building on edge of the Peel Park Campus.
The Maxwell Building on edge of the Peel Park Campus.

In 1921 the Institute was renamed the Royal Technical College, Salford, but in 1958 the institution split into two separate organisations. The break away college became the Peel Park Technical College, changing its name first to Salford Technical Institute in 1961, then to Salford College of Technology in 1970, and finally to University College Salford in 1992.

In 1963, the Government completed an inquiry into the state of higher education in the United Kingdom. This was known as the Robbins Committee Report. It was this report that paved the way for the Royal College of Advanced Technology (along with a number of other Colleges of Advanced Technology) to assume university status by Royal Charter.

The Royal College of Advanced Technology, went on to become the University of Salford on 10 February 1967 when Her Majesty The Queen handed over the Royal Charter. The first Vice-Chancellor was Clifford Whitworth, whom the University's main library is named after. The first Chancellor was HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who remained as the University's Chancellor until 1991. Prince Philip took a "keen interest"[1] in the University whilst in office which has continued since then, with him making a visit in 2008 to see the University's award winning Acoustics Laboratories.

In 1996, the break-away University College Salford (est.1958) and the University of Salford (est.1967) were formally merged into the single institution that makes the University what it is today.


Organisation

The Maxwell Building as seen from the Crescent.

The University is organised into four faculties, each of which is sub-divided into schools:

Chancellor

It was announced in January 2005[3] that Professor Sir Martin Harris CBE MA PhD LLD was to become the new Chancellor replacing Sir Walter Bodmer. He took office on 4 April 2005 following a ceremony at the University’s Peel Hall. [4] Sir Martin spent fifteen years at the University of Salford as a Senior Lecturer, Professor of Linguistics, Dean and, later, Pro-Vice-Chancellor.

The University Today

The University has established a successful global presence, with some 3,000 international students choosing to studying at the University - a destination for significant numbers of students coming from China, India, Pakistan, Cyprus, Greece, Nigeria Ireland and Malaysia. The University with its four faculties, twelve schools, thirteen research institutes, nearly 20,000 students, and over 2,500 staff - had a turnover of some £156m 2006/07 has placed its self strongly in serving the needs of industry and commerce. The University of Salford is on the leading edge of research innovation in many fields, including virtual reality, magnetics and optics, genetic algorithms, building design and prosthetics.

The University is also a founding member of the Northern Consortium.

Teaching Excellence

The University is the self-styled university of limitless possibilities, and has given equal priority to enterprise alongside teaching and research for the past decade. Its commitment to making learning relevant to the outside world has contributed to the University being ranked in the top ten (out of all UK universities) for teaching excellence – and top in the North West - by a report in the journal Quality in Higher Education. According to the The Times, Salford "averaged 21 points out of 24 from 1996 onwards" on teaching quality grades, "with perfect scores for politics and biological sciences.".[5]

Campus and Facilities

The Main Campus, Peel Park campus is less than 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometres) from Manchester City Centre on the banks of the River Irwell. The campus is adjacent to a large green and leafy public park - Peel Park, which first opened on 1846-08-22 is said to be possibly the first public park in the world.[6] According to the The Sunday Times the student view of Salford is that it is "a relaxed campus close to Manchester, but cheaper and greener."[7] There is also a mainline railway station on the Campus, Salford Crescent railway station. In addition, there are a number of other university facilities located within a mile of the main campus, namely the Frederick Road Campus, Adelphi Campus and Irwell Valley campus.

Major Investment Projects

The University embarked on a £150 million programme of investment, to deliver new buildings and carry out major refurbishment projects. These include:

  • £22m Mary Seacole Building the purpose-built five storey facility for the Faculty of Health & Social Care.
  • £10m Lady Hale Building for the Salford Law School. The whole building acts as its own night storage heating and cooling system thanks to a "Termodeck" system. * £10m Innovation Forum Building
  • Joule Physics Teaching Laboratory provides a purpose-built single laboratory space.
  • Due to be completed in 2011 - A new building for the University's Faculty of Arts, Media & Social Sciences on the Mediacity:uk site in Salford Quays - which will be home to five BBC departments and some of the world’s biggest companies in broadcasting and new media.
  • Significant investment in IT facilities, with the setting up of wireless networks in many buildings across campus.
  • Improvements/refurbishment of facilities for the Faculty of Science, Engineering & Environment.

Peel Hall

With seating for nearly 400 people, Peel Hall hosts many musical performances and is the main venue for the Midday Recitals. The hall is housed in the Peel Building, a grand Victorian structure located on the Peel Park Campus. Indeed the grand hall is surely testiment to the endearing nature and history of this excellent university.

Robert Powell Theatre

The University's Robert Powell Theatre, named after the Salfordian actor, mostly stages live performances of modern works and participatory work for younger audiences. The theatre, situated on the Fredrick Road Campus, has come to be associated with a programme of first rate small scale theatre and dance productions.

Maxwell Hall

Situated at the front of Peel Park Campus the Maxwell Building plays host to concerts and recitals. The building contains an upper hall and a lower hall which together can seat up to 1200.

Situated in the heart of the Peel Park campus, the Chapman Gallery hosts a wide range of modern and contemporary art exhibitions which showcase the work of up and coming artists, University staff, students and the community of Salford.

Tom Husband Leisure Centre

Situated on the Peel Park Campus and adjacent to the Students' Union, the Leisure Centre boasts a gym, swimming pool, sauna and spa, squash courts, climbing wall, snooker room and a multi-use sports hall.

Adelphi Studio Theatre

The Adelphi Studio Theatre is an intimate venue based in the school of Music, Media and Performances Adelphi Building.

Student Life

Accommodation

The University provides five self-catered halls of residence accommodating students from all of the Faculties and Schools of the University. Four of the halls of residence are university owned and run, with the Seaford Road iQ Village being owned and run by CRM Ltd in partnership with the University. All accommodation includes free gym membership and free internet access.

  • Eddie Colman and John Lester Courts
  • Horlock and Constantine Courts
  • Bramall and Matthias Courts
  • Castle Irwell Student Village
  • Seaford Road iQ Student Quarter


'Eddie Colman and John Lester Courts

These two blocks of flats contain 755 rooms in total, and each flat is shared between 2, 3 or 4 people. The flats are the closest accommodation to Salford Shopping City, Pendleton – colloquially referred to as 'the Precinct'.


Horlock and Constantine Courts

Constantine Court is the only en suite university-owned accommodation. Constantine Courts consists of 80 rooms in 7 houses. This accommodation is located in the centre of the main university campus, and is situated close to the Student Union shop, a bank and Salford Crescent Railway Station.


Bramall and Matthias Courts

These flats are located close to the Adelphi campus. Bramall is typically occupied by undergraduates, whereas Matthias tends to be postgraduates. Matthias flats are usually shared between 2 or 3 people, and Bramall flats are shared between 2, 3 or 4.


Castle Irwell Student Village

The student village is the largest area of accommodation, housing upto 1600 students, and is situated on the old on the site of the old Manchester Racecourse., and also has the SU bar and nightclub, the 'Pav', on site. There are both houses (shared between 10-12 people) and flats (6 people). Castle Irwell is a popular choice for first years, due to the cheap rent and the location of the SU bar and club with its three bars, dance floors, pool tables and large sports plasma screens. The village also house houses grass rugby and football pitches and several floodlit AstroTurf pitches used in society meetings and Varsity Rags etc. This accommodation is the furthest from the main university campus' but is served by a free university bus, running every half an hour. A taxi rank is situated outside Castle Irwell, and it is near to various local amenities (of Lower Broughton) such as take-ways, mini-markets, post office, bakery, petrol station etc.


Seaford Road

This is the newest of the accommodation provided, consisting of a square of houses around a central reception, lounge & laundry building. Each house contains six flats, which are typically shared by six people with en suites. The halls also contain 'deluxe' rooms available for an extra cost. This accommodation is very close to Castle Irwell (therefore close to the SU bar and nightclub - the Pav). The halls included a purpose built Spar mini-mart, Subway, and two take-ways. The halls are also served by the free university bus.

The University of Salford Students' Union (USSU)

Main article: University of Salford Students' Union

The University House building on the Peel Park Campus is home to the University of Salford Students' Union (USSU). As well as representing students, the union plays host to a number of services, shops and bars (including a nightclub and live music venue) and offers its own gym and swimming pool discounted for students, but open to for public use also.

Some of these activities are:-

  • Shops. Sited on each campus is a student shop, the largest being on the Peel Park campus (next to which is a bank and bookstore).
  • Print shops. Sited within University House and the Allerton building. Offering an assortment of print services.
  • Bars/Club. The union runs two bars/club. They are:
    • Café/Bar Yours

Located in University House, Yours comprises a coffee shop and café, lounge bar and sports bar. The coffee shop and cafe form an alcohol free space and serves an array of food and drinks from breakfast until early evening.

    • The Pav

Located on Castle Irwell Student Village, comprises amongst other things 3 bars, dance floors, pool tables and large sports plasma screens is a favourite haunt of many of the 1600 plus residents of the student village. The Pav also host two club night a week with extended opening hours with various themed nights and various DJ sets such as "Flirt!"

Student Media

  • Student Direct

Is the official student newspaper of the Student Union and is believed to be one of the widest circulating student publication in Europe. It serves the University of Salford, the University of Manchester and the University of Bolton. The University of Salford edition aims to represent the views and interests of students and communicate the work of the Union, as well as informing members about local, national and international issues that effect them as students. It differs from the Manchester edition in 12 pages (cover, inside cover and an eight page centre spread). The paper goes out every week of term-time. A large team of volunteers writes the paper with the editor being held by the Student Union Officer for Communications, namely the Vice-President of Communications, elected in the Student Union Elections annually. The current VP of Communication/Editor is Estefania Aguirre. The paper has a print-run of 22,000 and goes out every week of term-time.

  • Shock Radio

The union also has a student radio society called Shock Radio. Formed in 2000 following the break up of Storm FM (a co-project between the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Salford). The first FM Restricted Service Licence (valid for 28 days) broadcast was in 2002 and the sixth broadcast took place successfully in November 2007, with the seventh planned for November 2008. The station also podcasts throughout the year, which are available for anyone to download via the website.

Clubs and Societies

The union clubs participate in many competitions, mostly within the BUSA organised leagues. The clubs within the union are:

Badminton, Basketball, Cricket[1], Diving, Football (Men), Football (Women), Hiking, Hockey, Horseriding, Judo, Mountaineering, Netball, Ninjutsu, Rowing, Rugby League, Rugby Union (Men), Rugby Union (Women), Canoe and Kayak, Ski and Snowboard, Snooker, Trampolining.

In addition to the Clubs, there is a large society base within the union, comprising of activities, political groups, religious groups and other interest groups. They are:

Arabic, African Caribbean, Airsoft, Rifle, Almost Famous, Breakdancing, Campaign For Real Ale Society, Cheerleading, Christian Union, Circus and Juggling, Conservative Future, High Rollers, Islamic, Jewish, Labour Students, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans, Liberal Democrat, UKIP, Linux, Literary, Manchester United Appreciation, PhysSoc, RAG, Rock, Socialist Workers Students, United Against Communism, Wargames and Roleplay.

The Two Cities Boat Race

The Two Cities Boat Race is an annual boat race which has been running since 1972. It is now an established highlight in the sporting and social calendar of many staff and students at both universities as well as local people in Salford and Manchester.

The event is also significant for the amount of work put in by volunteers from both universities, to help with stewarding, programme selling and event set-up. Each year the event raises money for many different chairties. In 2007 the recipient of all the hard work was SPARKS, a charity which supports medical research for children.


Notable Academic Staff and Alumni

See also Category:Alumni of the University of Salford

Business

Design

  • Rasshied Din: designer of the Princess Diana memorial at Althorp
  • John Norafizan (Norafizan Mustaffa): Malaysian Author of two books - Tunjukkan Aku Satu Bintang, Sempadan Tanpa Seri - The latter depicting the life of Malaysian students at the University

Media and Entertainment

Politics

Sports

References

  1. ^ a b c "Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2006/07" (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet). Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
  2. ^ "Profile: University of Salford". The Times. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
  3. ^ http://www.salford.ac.uk/news/details/273
  4. ^ http://www.salford.ac.uk/news/details/289
  5. ^ "Profile: University of Salford". The Times. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
  6. ^ City of Salford's Parks. Date of page creation:6 August, 2007. Retrieval Date: 1 October, 2007.
  7. ^ The Times Online, Review of the University of Salford. Date of page creation:21 September, 2007. Retrieval Date: 1 Novemeber, 2007.

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