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The University of York [7] (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.
The University of York has eleven colleges. [1] 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 the pastoral care of the student body.
Goodricke College is a college of the University of York.It was founded in 1968 and named after the astronomer John Goodricke. [3] The college has approximately 1500 undergraduate members, of which some 500 live in college accommodation, and about 140 postgraduate members, of which most live in college accommodation.
Halifax College is the largest college of the University of York. It was founded in 2001 and is named after Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, the 1st Earl of Halifax. [1] The college is situated to the south of the main campus, next to the village of Heslington and the university sports fields. The college is linked between both main university ...
In February 2020, Blackstone announced plans to purchase the company for £4.66 billion, [5] in the UK's largest ever private real estate transaction. The deal completed on 15 May 2020. [6] During April 2023, IQ purchased a 522-bed student accommodation in Nottingham from the Jensco Group for £68.12m (€77.4m). [7]
Campus East is a 287 acres (116 ha) site which is part of the University of York. The campus is situated around a 35 acres (14 ha) lake mirroring the design of Campus West. [1] The site currently contains five colleges (Langwith, Goodricke, Constantine, Anne Lister, and David Kato) along with social hubs and academic departments. [2]
Derwent College is home to the university's Politics, [11] Education, [12] English and Related Literature, [13] and School of PPE departments. [ 14 ] Derwent College came to have a close association with Long Boi , an Indian Runner duck - Mallard cross who was most often seen Heslington Fishpond and wandering around Derwent Common. [ 15 ]
In 2022, the university decided to withdraw N block from available accommodation. All blocks are catered for breakfast and dinner between Monday-Friday. James has a number of common rooms including the Lakeside and the Lodge, hosts the YUSU bar 'The Lounge' and is the closest college to the University Sports centre, playing fields and Health ...