University of Salford
Campus and facilities
Campus and facilities
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[thumb\|right\|University of Salford Building MediaCity UK](/wiki/File:Uos_Building_alone_July_2010_%28Small%29.jpg "Uos Building alone July 2010 (Small).jpg")
[thumb\|right\|The Old Fire Station, used for conference events](/wiki/File:Salford_old_fire_station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_607242.jpg "Salford old fire station - geograph.org.uk - 607242.jpg")
[thumb\|right\|Clifford Whitworth Library](/wiki/File:University_of_Salford.jpg "University of Salford.jpg")

The main Peel Park campus is less than  from Manchester city centre on the banks of the [River Irwell](/wiki/River_Irwell "River Irwell"), adjacent to [Peel Park](/wiki/Peel_Park%2C_Salford "Peel Park, Salford"), possibly the first public park in the world, which opened on 22 August 1846\.[City of Salford's Parks.](http://www.salford.gov.uk/leisure/parks/parksinsalford/publicparks/parks-bb.htm)  Date of page creation: 6 August 2007\. Retrieval Date: 1 October 2007\. A former president of the Students' Union described Salford in 2007 as "a relaxed campus close to Manchester, but cheaper and greener."[The Times Online, Review of the University of Salford.](https://web.archive.org/web/20080906134523/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/sunday_times_university_guide/article2505569.ece) Date of page creation:21 September 2007\. Retrieval Date: 1 November 2007\. [Salford Crescent railway station](/wiki/Salford_Crescent_railway_station "Salford Crescent railway station") is adjacent to the campus, and high frequency bus services operate to Manchester, Salford and [Bolton](/wiki/Bolton "Bolton") and [Liverpool](/wiki/Liverpool "Liverpool"). There are other university facilities within a mile of the main campus, namely the Frederick Road and Adelphi campuses. Most of the university administration buildings are along Salford Crescent, opposite the Peel Campus. The [Salford Museum and Art Gallery](/wiki/Salford_Museum_and_Art_Gallery "Salford Museum and Art Gallery"), said to be the first unconditionally free public library in England,[manchesteronline: Eye witness in Manchester](http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/001ewm/024_sal_mayor/index.html) Retrieved on 5 September 2008\. is located on the Peel Park Campus.

### MediaCityUK

In October 2010 the university opened a learning, teaching and research space at [MediaCityUK](/wiki/MediaCityUK "MediaCityUK"). They will study in 39 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

### Major investment projects

[thumb\|right\|Aerial photograph of the campus in 2011, with proposed new buildings added digitally](/wiki/File:University_of_Salford%2C_aerial_2011.jpg "University of Salford, aerial 2011.jpg")
The university embarked on a £150 million programme of investment in 2004, to deliver new buildings and carry out major refurbishment projects. These included:
* £22m Mary Seacole Building, opened in 2006, the purpose\-built five\-storey facility for the College of Health and Social Care.
* £10m Lady Hale Building for the Salford Law School which opened in February 2008\. The whole building acts as its own night storage heating and cooling system thanks to a "Termodeck" system.
* £10m Innovation Forum Building
* Joule Physics Laboratory provides a suite of new, purpose\-built physics teaching laboratories and is named after [James Prescott Joule](/wiki/James_Prescott_Joule "James Prescott Joule"), whose former home is situated opposite the Peel Building.
* Opened in October 2011 \- A new building for the university's College of Arts, Media \& Social Sciences designed by [3XN Architects](/wiki/3XN "3XN") on the [MediaCityUK](/wiki/MediaCityUK "MediaCityUK") site in [Salford Quays](/wiki/Salford_Quays "Salford Quays") \- which will be home to five [BBC](/wiki/BBC "BBC") departments.

In summer 2013 construction work started on the £55 million New Adelphi building. The building opened in September 2016 and houses music, performance, art, design and architecture students. Facilities include a 350 capacity theatre with flexible seating to suit a range of events, 140sqm studio theatre, 2 large TV acting studios, 36 dedicated rehearsal rooms, 6 industry\-standard recording studios, 12 amplified performance spaces (music ensemble rooms), 2 dance studios, 3 floors of dedicated wood, metal, textiles, print and plastics workshops, 7 photographic studios, 14 instrumental tuition rooms, a double\-height 100 sq m band\-room/live room and a suite of flexible performance and studio spaces. It also features a small gallery space.

An extension to the existing Newton Building, which houses the School of Computing, Science and Engineering, was awarded planning permission in May 2016\. The £16 million project, known as the Engineering Showcase, was due to feature exhibition space to display engineering solutions, research/demonstration spaces, open\-plan collaborative learning spaces, informal and formal presentation spaces, a café and 'maker\-space'. Plans for the extension were put on hold in favour of a wider campus redesign, with the possibility of a brand new building to house teaching and laboratory facilities for a range of disciplines in Science, Engineering and Environment. An autonomous vehicle research centre was built in place of the proposed extension.

In July 2020 work started on a £65 million new engineering building to replace the aging Newton building, as of the time of writing, the new building is still being completed with work to move the equipment to the new building being carried out over the summer of 2022 with an anticipated opening date in September/October 2022\.

### Library

The Library was opened in 1971 by Prince Philip, the then chancellor of the university. It was renamed the Clifford Whitworth Library in 1984 following the death of the university's first vice\-chancellor, Clifford Whitworth. A two\-storey extension was added to the left of the building in the 1990s and was further extended in the 2000s into the top floor of Lady Hale Building via a link bridge. Between 2016 and 2018 the Clifford Whitworth Library went under a major £6\.2 million refurbishment.

### Facilities

[thumb\|right\|The Maxwell Building on the edge of the Peel Park Campus](/wiki/File:Maxwell_Building%2C_Salford_University.jpg "Maxwell Building, Salford University.jpg")
Peel Hall has seating for nearly 400 people, hosts many musical performances and is the main venue for the midday recitals. The hall is housed in the Peel Building, a [red brick](/wiki/Red_brick "Red brick") and [terracotta](/wiki/Terracotta "Terracotta") [Victorian](/wiki/Victorian_era "Victorian era") building on the Peel Park Campus.

The university's [Robert Powell](/wiki/Robert_Powell "Robert Powell") Theatre, named after the Salford\-born actor, mostly stages live performances of modern works and participatory work for younger audiences.

At the heart of the Peel Park Campus, the Chapman Gallery hosts a wide range of modern and contemporary art exhibitions that showcase the work of up and coming artists, university staff, students and the community of Salford.

The Tom Husband Leisure Centre is on the Peel Park Campus and adjacent to the Students' Union. It contains a gym, 25m swimming pool, sauna and spa, squash courts, climbing wall, and a multi\-use sports hall.

The Adelphi Studio Theatre is a small theatre venue based in the School of Music, Media and Performance's Adelphi Building.


How will the Clifford Whitworth Library's refurbishment improve student learning outcomes?