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82-541: Langwith College is a college of the University of York . Alongside Derwent College it was a founding college of the University, and is named after the nearby Langwith Common. Langwith, alongside Derwent is one of the founding colleges at the University of York, and was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 22 October 1965. After having hosted Jimi Hendrix in 1967 however, the day to day history of Langwith College

164-400: A Junior Common Room or College Student Association for students, which is managed by the elected Junior Common Room/College Student Association Committee. The older colleges also have a Senior Common Room , which is managed by elected representatives of the college's academic and administrative members. The colleges are deliberately assigned undergraduates, postgraduate students and staff from

246-432: A Senior Common Room , which is managed by elected representatives of the college's academic and administrative members. Other colleges however combine undergraduate and postgraduate representation together into student associations. The colleges are deliberately assigned undergraduates, postgraduate students and staff from a wide mixture of disciplines. The Sunday Times noted, "The colleges are tight-knit communities within

328-452: A Chair/President, Vice Chair/Presidents, Secretary, and Treasurer who have signatory powers. Below the executive committee are the rest of the members of the committees who have responsibilities for welfare, activities, events and the general running of the committee. The colleges are responsible for many of the social activities of their members, and each JCRC/CSAC organises the 'Fresher's Week' activities for its college. Another central role

410-458: A Graduate Common Room and a Senior Common Room and therefore it's CSA plays the same role as the JCRC in the other colleges. A University of York Students' Union (YUSU) referendum proposing the formation of College Student Associations passed in 2013. This did not change the structure of student representation in the colleges however, as the colleges are independent of YUSU and therefore any change in

492-683: A circular formation, and is home to both undergraduates and postgraduates. 'The Glasshouse' bar is located in the Langwith Centre Building and is managed by the Students' Union. Within the Centre Building is a launderette and a small study room, the 'Tom Lynch', for students. In October 2015, two new common rooms were built within the College, for students to relax and study in - the Corner Room and

574-448: A five-year-long degree in the subject. After 1972 the construction of Colleges ceased until 1990 with the foundation of James College . Initially James was intended to be a postgraduate only college. However, the university began to expand rapidly, almost doubling in size from 4,300 to 8,500 students. In 1993, therefore it was decided that the college should become open to undergraduates. The expansion of student numbers also resulted in

656-422: A number of new subjects such as law and dentistry. For a number of years, the university's expansion plans were limited by planning restrictions. The City of York planning conditions stipulate that only 20% of the land area may be built upon, and the original campus was at full capacity. In 2004, plans were finalised for a 117 hectare extension to the campus, initially called Heslington East, designed to mirror

738-592: A sports village and a business start-up 'incubator'. The institution also leases King's Manor in York city centre. The university had a total income of £496.6 million in 2022–23 of which £96.8 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £497.0 million. York was one of the first of the plate glass universities established in the 1960s, and runs a distinctive collegiate system , which currently consists of eleven colleges. The eleventh college, David Kato, opened in 2022. The university

820-471: A wide mixture of disciplines. In 1963 the University of York opened. At the time, the university consisted of three buildings, principally the historic King's Manor in the city centre and Heslington Hall , which has Tudor foundations and is in the village of Heslington on the edge of York. A year later, work began on purpose-built structures on the Heslington West campus, including the construction of

902-583: Is Central Hall, a half-octagonal concert hall used for convocations and examinations, as well as theatrical and musical performances. It is a Grade II-listed building, as is the West campus landscape. It has played host to the Wailers , George Melly , Soft Machine , Pink Floyd , and Paul McCartney . Performances by big-name acts have been rarer at the university following a 1985 the Boomtown Rats concert, during which

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984-516: Is Jeremy Jacob. The College Team is supported by a team of part-time College Tutors, who are live-in students. The College Administrator manages the administrative affairs of the college. Langwith has a strong rivalry with Derwent College . In 2015 Langwith was named as one of the top 50 halls in the UK. All undergraduate residents are members of the College Student Association , (formerly

1066-436: Is a collegiate university and has eleven colleges . All colleges have equal status, and each has its own constitution. Each college is governed by its own College Council, which contains a combination of university staff and elected student members and is chaired by a Senior College Fellow . The day-to-day running of the colleges is managed by administrative staff from the university's Student Life and Wellbeing unit, with all

1148-535: Is a member of regional research groups including the N8 Group and White Rose University Consortium as well as the national Russell Group . The first petition for the establishment of a university in York was presented to James I in 1617. In 1641, a second petition was drawn up but was not delivered due to the English Civil War in 1642. A third petition was created in 1647 but was rejected by Parliament . In

1230-410: Is also a growing population of black swans and a few great crested grebe . Grey herons have also been sighted on the lake. The southern end of the lake has been established as a bird sanctuary. Fishing is permitted in season, on purchase of a licence. On occasions the lake has been called Scullion's Lake. However, the use of this name varies, which challenges it's authenticity. It has been applied to

1312-419: Is largely undocumented, with much of the documentation from the early years being lost. The college has an ongoing appeal to its alumni for any help they can be to chart and illustrate the history of Langwith. One of the buildings in the former Langwith College (now Derwent L Block), Hendrix Hall, is named after the 1967 Jimi Hendrix visit. The room is a lecture theatre and multi-purpose event space. In 2003,

1394-532: Is managed by elected representatives of the college's academic and administrative members. The only exceptions to this are Wentworth which as a post-graduate only college does not have a Junior Common Room, and Halifax, Constantine, Anne Lister , David Kato , and Goodricke which are run by a College Student Association that represents both undergraduates and postgraduates together. Vanbrugh and Langwith's Junior Common Room Committees are branded as College Student Associations, however both Vanbrugh and Langwith retains

1476-426: Is the appointment of STYCs (an abbreviation for Second and Third Year Contacts) who are returning students who are responsible for looking after new first years. Intercollegiate sport is one of the main activities of the colleges. Currently there are 21 leagues with weekly fixtures, in addition a number of one day events are organised as well. The results of the leagues and the one-day events are combined to determine

1558-703: Is used for art displays. Not far from the King's Manor is the Minster Library , in Dean's Park . Students and staff of the university are able to use the Minster Library, which shares staff and cataloguing with the main university library, and holds the huge collection of early books belonging to the Dean and Chapter of York Minster . The university announced in 2024 that it would stop using King's Manor for teaching and research due to

1640-833: The Higher Education Academy , the Digital Preservation Coalition , the National Non-Food Crops Centre , the York Neuroimaging Centre, the York JEOL Nanocentre, the IT office of VetUK , the UK head office of AlphaGraphics , the accelerated mass spectrometry specialists Xceleron Ltd, and the Leeds, York & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce. The Science Park is also home to some parts of

1722-810: The Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past . The Department of Politics hosts the Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit and the Centre for Applied Human Rights. Campus West hosts the National Science Learning Centre which opened in March 2006, it serves as the hub for a £51 million national network of centres dedicated to revitalising science teaching in schools. It is operated by

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1804-506: The Junior Common Room ). Its committee is elected annually and is responsible for representing the interests of Langwith students. The committee consists of various roles and focuses on events, community and college activities. Although branded as a Student Association, Langwith retains a Graduate Common Room and a Senior Common Room Committee and therefore the SA plays the same role as a JCRC in

1886-732: The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government gave the go-ahead in May 2007. In May 2008 the City of York planners approved the design for the residential college, Goodricke. In The Press on 28 July 2008, Shepherd Construction was named as the preferred contractor for the Goodricke College buildings. The proposal included landscaping the whole area, constructing a lake with marsh borders, planting light woodland and many specimen trees, and maximising biodiversity. Construction began in 2008, with

1968-626: The White Rose University Consortium (which comprises the Universities of Leeds , Sheffield and York) together with Sheffield Hallam University . University of York Music Press (UYMP) was founded in 1995 by David Blake with Bill Colleran. UYMP maintains online catalogues for composers and their music. At present, there are a total of twenty-seven house composers and thirty-one associate composers. UYMP has so far published more than one thousand projects in twelve sections. Among

2050-414: The other colleges . The 2023 LCSA Executive Team is: Colleges of the University of York The University of York has eleven colleges . These colleges provide most of the accommodation for undergraduates and postgraduates at the university. While lectures, examinations, laboratories and facilities such as the central library are run by the university, the colleges play an important role in

2132-473: The 1820s there were discussions about the founding of a university in York, but this did not come to fruition due to the founding of Durham University in 1832. In 1903, F. J. Munby and the Yorkshire Philosophical Society , among others, proposed a "Victoria University of Yorkshire". Oliver Sheldon a director of Rowntree's and co-founder of York Civic Trust , was a driving force behind

2214-499: The 19th highest in the UK. The university gives offers of admission to 78.5% of its applicants, the joint 15th lowest amongst the Russell Group . There are around 6.2 applications for every undergraduate place, and a completion rate of 93.2% with around 80% of graduates graduating with a First/2:1. 17.9% of York's undergraduates are privately educated , the joint 20th highest proportion amongst mainstream British universities. In

2296-502: The 2016–17 academic year, the university had a domicile breakdown of 80:5:16 of UK:EU:non-EU students respectively with a female to male ratio of 56:44. 56.2% of international students enrolled at the institution are from China, the third highest proportion out of all mainstream universities in the UK. In response to 'financial challenges' revealed in January 2024, the university will lower entrance requirements for international students to

2378-459: The 2022 Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities the top-ranked research disciplines at York were sociology (49th), atmospheric science and economics (both ranked in the range 51–75). Information for entry standards gathered from the 2014/15 academic year by the HESA shows that the average student at the University of York achieved a UCAS tariff of 430 (using the previous tariff points system),

2460-587: The Arthur Sykes Rymer Auditorium and in some of the colleges. The University of York Library opened in 1965 two years after the university itself opened. The building was designed by Robert Mathews, Johnson-Marshall and partners. The primary site of library comprises a series of three linked buildings to the north side of the University of York's West Campus: the JB Morrell, the Raymond Burton, and

2542-540: The Basement. The College is located nearby the brand new York Sports Village, which plays host to some of the best sports people across the University. The college principal is a university academic who shares teaching duties with college responsibilities. The principal is supported by the College Team, a team of full-time members of staff who have responsibility for community, welfare and day-to-day affairs. The incumbent Head

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2624-449: The City of York planners approved the design for the new campus. It was decided that rather than create a new college that an existing College should be moved. Goodricke College was selected for this and moved onto the new campus in 2009 with James taking over its building on Heslington West. In 2012 the same process took place with Langwith moving to Heslington East and Derwent taking over its previous buildings. In 2014 Heslington East saw

2706-488: The College Constitution was suitably updated. The day-to-day running of the colleges is managed by an elected committee of staff and student members chaired by the college's Senior College Fellow . Colleges have a Junior Common Room for undergraduate students, which is managed by the elected Junior Common Room Committee, and a Graduate Common Room for post-graduate students, as well as a Senior Common Room , which

2788-769: The Colleges Governance Review, in April 2023 the Student Life Committee agreed to discontinue the role of College Principal. College Council would be chaired by the Senior College Fellow, with all colleges who did not already have one now appointing one. College Managers will continue to have operational responsibility for the college, and will serve as the Executive Officer of the Council. In November 2023,

2870-489: The Colleges, which now form the main part of the university. Baron James of Rusholme , the university's first Vice-Chancellor, set out to create a modern university which retained and updated the collegiate system of the traditional collegiate universities of Oxbridge , It was planned that "Each college will be a unit of 300 students, 150 of whom will be resident, the remainder being in lodgings or in student flats, but using

2952-626: The Fairhurst buildings. Originally just consisting of the JB Morrell, in 2003 the Raymond Burton library was added to the site, designed by Leach Rhodes Walker architects and houses both the Humanities research reading room and the Borthwick institute for archives. The Raymond Burton Library was also recently nominated for a SCONUL Design award. In 2012 the Library had a £20 million renovation incorporating

3034-536: The Registrar, John West-Taylor. The new structures were assembled using the CLASP system of prefabricated construction, hence York's inclusion among the so-called plate glass universities . The buildings are connected by numerous covered walkways and bridges. Most of the university's arts departments occupy premises in the college buildings, while many of the science departments have their own buildings. A landmark building

3116-632: The School of Physics, Engineering and Technology. The Department of Electronic Engineering's Recording studios are located in the park and in summer 2011, the Department of Physics moved its Plasma Physics and Fusion Group to the Genesis buildings in the Science Park at the newly created York Plasma Institute, and moved its Physics of Life group to the Science Park in winter 2019. York Conferences are located on

3198-486: The Students' Union for postgraduate students, which follows normal SU functions such as representing postgraduates on university committees and Council. Each college has its own JCRC or students' association which provide a variety of services, including college events and student welfare services; they also organise the Freshers' Fortnight activities in their college. Non-partisan political societies are well represented at

3280-449: The University of York Liberal Democrat Society, the University of York Conservative and Unionist Association and the University of York Green Party Society; campaigning on issues both on and off campus, as well as organising debates and talks by high-profile speakers. There is also a branch of People and Planet , which campaigns on environmental and ethical issues. Provisions for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer ( LGBT ) students at

3362-548: The University of York that "it must be collegiate in character, that it must deliberately seek to limit the number of subjects and that much of the teaching must be done via tutorials and seminars ". Due to the influence of Graeme Moodie , founding head of the Politics Department, students are involved in the governance of the university at all levels, and his model has since been widely adopted. York's first two Colleges, Derwent and Langwith , were founded in 1965, as

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3444-571: The York Sports Village and a new purpose built £1.1 million Olympic-sized outdoor velodrome , the only one in Yorkshire or the North East of England. The university owns several other properties including Catherine House, Constantine House, 54 Walmgate, and Fairfax House. The university publishes an annual code of practice for student accommodation to help students living off-campus. York

3526-407: The campaign to found the university. John Bowes Morrell was the driving force behind the university's establishment. York accepted its first students the year of Morrell's death, 1963, opening with 216 undergraduates, 14 postgraduates, and 28 academic and administrative staff. The university started with six departments: Economics, Education, English, History, Mathematics, Politics. At the time,

3608-657: The college as their social centre. This organisation is unlike that of Oxford and Cambridge on one hand or the halls of residence at civic universities on the other. The college will differ from 'Oxbridge' in that they will not be autonomous financially, nor will they be responsible for admission of students or appointment of staff. They will differ from halls of residence in that teaching will be carried on in them." York's first two Colleges, Derwent and Langwith were founded in 1965, and were followed by Alcuin and Vanbrugh in 1967. Goodricke and Wentworth were founded shortly afterwards, in 1968 and 1972 respectively. After 1972

3690-414: The colleges coordinated by an administrative Senior Colleges Manager. In 2023, the university substituted the academic role of College Principal for the unrenumerated post of Senior College Fellow. Most colleges have a Junior Common Room for undergraduate students, which is managed by the elected Junior Common Room Committee. Some colleges retain a Graduate Common Room for postgraduate students, as well as

3772-619: The composers whose music is published by UYMP are David Blake and Anthony Gilbert . QS placed York at 162 for 2023 and at 167 in 2024. The University of York is ranked 29th globally in the QS Sustainability Rankings for 2024. All three major national rankings place York in the top 21, with The Times placing it at 17, The Guardian at 21 and The Complete University Guide at 20 for 2023. In The Sunday Times 10-year (1998–2007) average ranking of British universities based on consistent league table performance, York

3854-405: The construction of Colleges ceased until 1990 with the foundation of James College, York . Initially James was intended to be a postgraduate only college, however the university began to rapidly expand in size almost doubling in size from 4,300 to 8,500 students, in 1993 therefore it was decided that the college should become open to undergraduates. The expansion of student numbers also resulted in

3936-566: The cost of maintaining the property and problems with accessibility, with the departments moving to the main Heslington campus. Several departments have purpose-built facilities on Campus East, including Law and the York Management School. In October 2010, several departments moved into new facilities on Campus East including the Department of Theatre, Film and Television and the Department of Computer Science. Campus East also includes

4018-488: The cover of the orchestra pit was damaged. A ban on pop performances, and in particular dancing, in Central Hall was imposed by the university, although it has occasionally been relaxed. Central Hall is still used for classical concerts and since a rock concert was held there on 13 March 2010 it has been available again for full booking. Public concerts are regularly held in the music department's Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall,

4100-429: The creation of more accommodation by the university which was named 'Halifax Court'; the members of Halifax Court were members of other colleges however soon formed their own Junior Common Room . In 2002 Halifax Court was made a full College of the university and was renamed as Halifax College, York . In 2003, the university set out plans to create a campus for 5,000 additional students, Heslington East . In May 2008

4182-408: The creation of more accommodation by the university, which was named 'Halifax Court'; the members of Halifax Court were members of other colleges, however, soon formed their own Junior Common Room . In 2002, Halifax Court was made a full college of the university and was renamed Halifax College . In 2003, the university set out plans to create a campus for 5,000 additional students, and to introduce

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4264-493: The equivalent of BBC at A Level or the equivalent of a 2:2 degree for postgraduate courses. The students' union is the University of York Students' Union and is referred to as YUSU. Its membership is currently the entire student population of the university. In 2008 YUSU was able to open its first Union-run licensed venue The Courtyard. In addition to the students' union, there is the Graduate Students' Association (GSA),

4346-598: The establishment of the ninth college and was named Constantine after the Roman emperor Constantine the Great , who was proclaimed Augustus in York in 306 AD. Due to increasing demands for accommodation, two new colleges have been built on the University's East Campus. The first, opened in 2021 is named after Anne Lister and the second is named after David Kato . Like other plate glass universities , such as Lancaster , colleges are primarily residence halls as opposed to having

4428-500: The establishment of the ninth college, named Constantine College after the Roman emperor Constantine the Great , who was proclaimed Augustus in York in 306 AD. Work began in December 2019 to build two new colleges on Campus East. These will comprise around 1,400 new student bedrooms as well as new social spaces. The university says that "development has been designed to optimise the beautiful landscape and will be built with respect for

4510-407: The existing Heslington West campus. They are now known as Campus East and Campus West. The plans set out that the new campus would be built on arable land between Grimston Bar park and ride car park and Heslington village. The land was removed from the green belt especially for the purpose of extending the university. After a lengthy consultation and a public inquiry into the proposals in 2006,

4592-516: The existing ecological diversity around the lake". In 1964, work began on the campus facilities in the grounds of Heslington Hall. The marshy land was drained, the winding lake that dominates the campus was built, and the area was landscaped. The original buildings were designed by architects Sir Andrew Derbyshire and Sir Stirrat Johnson-Marshall , with input also from the Vice-Chancellor Lord James , Professor Patrick Nuttgens and

4674-619: The first buildings, including Goodricke college, coming into use in October 2009. It was decided that rather than create a new college that an existing college should be moved. Goodricke College was selected for this and moved onto the new campus in 2009 with James taking over its building on Campus West. Goodricke was officially opened by the Duke of York in April 2010. In 2012, the same process took place with Langwith moving to Campus East and Derwent taking over its previous buildings. In 2014 Campus East saw

4756-513: The hall was given Grade II* listed building status. When the university was founded, Sir Bernard Feilden supervised its conversion into the administrative headquarters of the university. The hall and University were at that time in the East Riding of Yorkshire although they are now part of the City of York. Next door to the university on the York Science Park are organisations including

4838-627: The legal status of 'listed bodies' as seen at Oxford and Cambridge . However, the colleges do still have considerable autonomy. Every college is governed by its own constitution, which designates a college council as its governing body. This is chaired by the Senior College Fellow, and consists of the College Manager, the Deputy College Manager, and representatives of the student membership. Often other non-voting members are included such as college fellows, and college tutors . Changes to

4920-499: The neighbouring Fairhurst building, now housing the majority of libraries study spaces including the postgraduate study lounge. A secondary site of the library is located in the King's Manor building. The campus lake is the largest plastic-bottomed lake in Europe. The decision by Sir Andrew Derbyshire and Stirrat Johnson-Marshall to give the university a lake had two motivations: one, to give

5002-418: The pastoral care of the student body. Every student is a member of a college, staff may choose to join a college if they wish. All the colleges are of equal status, but each has its own constitution. The day-to-day running of the colleges is managed by an elected committee of staff and student members chaired by the college's 'Senior College Fellow', alongside the administrative College Manager. Each college has

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5084-587: The structure of the colleges starting in September 2015 meant that the previous role of Head of College became part-time, and the full-time role of Assistant Head of College was introduced. In September 2019, this role was renamed to College Manager, with the role of Head of College becoming titled the College Principal. Before it was discontinued, the last colleges with a College Principal were Derwent College , Langwith College , and Vanburgh College . Following

5166-599: The student network to the Staff LGBTI+ Matters Forum, which offers largely similar provision to staff members of the university. The university's Students' Union run a number of bars and venues across both campuses, namely The Courtyard, The Kitchen, The Glasshouse, The Lounge and Vanbrugh Arms. Additionally, the Union also ran a venue known as D-Bar (located in Derwent College) but had to temporarily close it due to

5248-535: The university a distinct image and identity while also creating areas to foster community; and two, more practically to create a drainage basin for the relatively flat agricultural site as it was feared the construction of the new buildings would increase the risk of flooding. The lake has attracted a large population of wild and semi-wild waterfowl , including greylag , Canada , barnacle and snow geese , coots , moorhens and large numbers of ducks , including mallards , tufted ducks , and common pochards . There

5330-439: The university and enjoy a healthy rivalry." The colleges share practical features of the halls of residence of other UK universities, as well as the traditional Oxbridge and Durham colleges. In recent years, the university has built three new colleges on Campus East. The ninth college was founded in 2014 and was named Constantine after the Roman emperor Constantine I , who was proclaimed Augustus in York in 306 AD. The tenth

5412-533: The university are divided among two distinct organisations. YUSU LGBTQ+ is a liberation network built into the students' union, which represents LGBTQ+ students by campaigning for issues on campus, offering welfare & support and running events for all LGBTQ+ students to attend, such as cabaret evenings and chilled mixers. The LGBTQ Social Society also organises social events aimed at LGBTQ+ students and their friends. While remaining separate, these two groups generally have strong links to each other as well as links from

5494-582: The university campus is about 500 acres (200 hectares) in size. The original campus, Campus West, incorporates the York Science Park and the National Science Learning Centre , and its wildlife, campus lakes and greenery are prominent. In May 2007 the university was granted permission to build an extension to its main campus, on arable land just east of the nearby village of Heslington . The second campus, Campus East, opened in 2009 and now hosts five colleges and three departments as well as conference spaces,

5576-573: The university campus. Located in York city centre, about 2 miles (3 km) from the main Heslington West campus, the historic King's Manor began as the Abbot's House of St Mary's Abbey and went on to become the headquarters of the Council of the North following the dissolution of the monasteries . For many years after 1966, the King's Manor housed the Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies (IoAAS). The IoAAS

5658-416: The university consisted of three buildings, principally the historic King's Manor in the city centre and Heslington Hall , which has Tudor foundations and is in the village of Heslington on the edge of York. A year later, work began on purpose-built structures on the Heslington Campus, which now forms the main part of the university. Baron James of Rusholme , the university's first Vice-Chancellor, said of

5740-500: The university set out plans to create a campus for 5,000 additional students, Heslington East . In 2012 Langwith moved to Heslington East and Derwent took over its previous buildings. Langwith College is split across four courts: Sydney Smith Court, Gordon and Francesca Horsfield Court, John West Taylor Court and Philip Brockbank Court; all of which are named after members of the University who have significantly contributed to student life. The new £30m buildings house 650 students in

5822-411: The university, with the York Student Think Tank – which produces research in collaboration with national policy organisations such as IPPR, New Generation Society – an informal debating society, and The York Union Society – which competes in inter-varsity debating tournaments against other universities. There are also very active party political societies on campus with the University of York Labour Club,

5904-487: The way representation is organised would require a college referendum. No college has changed its status (Halifax having already had a CSA, and Constantine only being founded after the referendum), with Wentworth and Vanbrugh being the only colleges to have held a referendum on changing to a Student Association which resulted in a no vote. Junior Common Rooms and Student Associations are each different in composition, but are broadly headed by an 'Executive Committee' made up of

5986-610: The whole lake, to the Derwent fish pond, and to the end of the lake around Wentworth. No historic use of the term has been found to add support to any of these terms use. Other parts of the campus support a large rabbit population. On at least one occasion, students have been cautioned by the university for hunting rabbits. Campus West has both indoor and outdoor sports facilities, including an all-weather AstroTurf pitch and County standard cricket pitch. A large, tent-like structure allows for indoor sport, gymnastics and dance. In 2013 it

6068-457: The winner of the 'College Cup', in the 2013/14 standings James College won, with Derwent College coming second, and Alcuin College coming third. In 2014 a new tournament was created "College Varsity" which was held between York's colleges and the colleges of Durham University . York hosted the first tournament which was won by Durham's colleges, as was the second held in Durham. The third tournament

6150-519: Was a postgraduate institute primarily specialising in providing mid-career education for architects and others. In particular, it became well known for its one-year Diploma Course in Conservation Studies. It is now home to the Archaeology , Medieval Studies and Eighteenth Century Studies departments, and is regularly used by other related departments such as History. It has a public restaurant and

6232-628: Was constructed in 1568 for Sir Thomas Eynns , the Secretary and Keeper of the Seal to the Council of the North ; and his wife Elizabeth. At the outbreak of the Second World War , the house was vacated by the family, allowing it to be taken over by the Royal Air Force as the headquarters of No. 4 Group RAF , part of RAF Bomber Command . The hall was not re-occupied by the family after the war. In 1955

6314-498: Was founded in 2021 and named after Anne Lister . The eleventh was founded in 2022 and named after David Kato . The university hosts a number of interdisciplinary research centres, including the Borthwick Institute for Archives , Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies , the Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies, the Centre for Modern Studies, the Centre for Medieval Studies, the Institute for Effective Education and

6396-447: Was held in 2016 and was hosted and won by York. University of York The University of York (abbreviated as Ebor or York for post-nominals ) is a public collegiate research university in York , England. Established in 1963, the university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects. South-east of the city of York ,

6478-636: Was named the eighth best university under 50 years old in the world, and first within the United Kingdom. In the Times Higher Education rankings York is listed as 34th for Life Sciences & Biomedicine in 2015. In 2018 CWTS Leiden recorded there to have been 2833 publications by York between 2013 and 2016 which placed it at 425 in the world by quantity and 128 in terms of its proportion of top 10% publications. Overall world rankings for York by ARWU placed it between 401 and 500 for 2021. In

6560-588: Was ranked 6th overall in the UK. In 2000, the Sutton Trust named York as a leading university in the United Kingdom, placing it 6th overall. On 25 November 2010 York was named " University of the Year " at the Times Higher Education Awards, achieving praise from the judges for its "success in combining academic excellence with social inclusion, as well as its record in scientific discovery". In 2014 York

6642-451: Was reported that the university was planning a major redevelopment of Campus West, which would also result in the creation of a tenth college. Heslington Hall is a Grade II* listed rebuilt manor house consisting of a central nine-bay two-storey block with attics and two two-storey wings at each end. It is built of brick in English bond with sandstone ashlar dressings. The original Manor house

6724-466: Was the University of York Library . These were the first residential colleges. They were followed by Alcuin and Vanbrugh in 1967 and Goodricke in 1968. In 1972 this was followed by Wentworth College . The university was noted for its inventive approach to teaching. It was known for its early adoption of joint honours degrees which were often very broad such as history and biology. It also took an innovative approach to social science introducing

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