University of Salford
Budget
€328,576,500
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
3
0.75 FTE
EU Grants
€22,608
Mission & Goals
The University of Salford is a major UK University located in the North West of England serving the people of Greater Manchester. The University was granted its Royal Charter in 1967 and currently has approximately 20,000 students. The University has major strengths in Science, Engineering, Health studies, Design, Media and Urban studies. The University is involved in a number of national and international partnerships. The University has charitable status exempt from registration, and holds a Royal Charter and constitution as approved by the UK Parliament.
EU Legislative Interests
The University is involved in over 20 international projects funded through a variety of programmes, including EU-funded Horizon 2020, Erasmus+ and Interreg. The University has appropriate policies in place that meets UK and EU legal requirements governing finance, equal opportunities, health and safety and disability. The University is subject to external audit in line with UK requirements (Higher Education Funding Council for England) and EU requirements in relation to EU programmes.
Communication Activities
The University has a corporate Communications Plan as well as a Marketing Strategy. This is led by a professional communications team based in the University. The University regularly organises and promotes conferences, events and showcases. The University has state of the art digital labs for online productions and events enabling international conferencing to take place, including via remote access.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
The University is a member of the following associations/networks: Universities UK - http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/
Organisation Members
Salford Professional Development (SPD) is a subsidiary of the University of Salford, based in Greater Manchester (https://www.salford.ac.uk/spd/about-us)
Additional Information
Funded through student fees, research grants & contracts for the year is £7.9m
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.