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89-456: 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. The site currently contains five colleges ( Langwith , Goodricke , Constantine , Anne Lister , and David Kato ) along with social hubs and academic departments. In 2004 it was recognised that the original campus

178-432: 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

267-448: 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

356-509: A melting point that would be prohibitively expensive to reach with large-scale manufacturing, so sodium oxide (soda, Na 2 O) is added, which reduces the melting point. However, the sodium ions are water-soluble, which is not a desired property, so calcium oxide (lime, CaO) is added to reduce the solubility. The end result is a product which is high quality, clear, relatively cheap to produce, and recycles easily. Approximately 25% to 30% of HVAC energy costs stem from heat gain and loss through

445-422: 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

534-408: A space. Double-paned windows are the norm in new residential installations, as they offer substantial energy savings in comparison to single-paned glass. Each individual glass pane has poor insulation properties, with an R-value (insulation) , or measure of an object's resistance to heat conduction, of 0.9. However, when two panes are placed in series with a gap between them, held in place and sealed by

623-415: A spacer, the still gas in the gap acts as an insulator. The ideal gap size varies by location, but on average it ranges from 15-18 mm thick, giving a final assembly size of 23-26 mm assuming a typical glazing thickness of 4 mm. A double-paned window with air in the gap has an R-value of 2.1, which is much better than the 0.9 that a single pane of glass yields. A triple-paned window, which is not as popular but

712-406: 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

801-399: A variety of coated glasses, all of which can be glazed singly or as double, or even triple , glazing units. Ordinary clear glass has a slight green tinge, but special colorless glasses are offered by several manufacturers. Glazing can be mounted on the surface of a window sash or door stile , usually made of wood , aluminium or PVC . The glass is fixed into a rabbet (rebate) in

890-599: 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

979-415: Is Passive Low-E, where the goal is to retain heat inside the building. These coatings do not block as much of the short-wave infrared light from the sun, but do block any long-wave infrared light coming from the inside, functioning as somewhat of a greenhouse. These coatings are placed on the inner pane of glass, on the outer face if less solar heat gain is desired, and on the inner face if more solar heat gain

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1068-436: 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

1157-599: 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

1246-688: 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 , 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

1335-410: 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

1424-504: Is by creating and maintaining a vacuum in between the panes of glass, achieving a very high R-value of 10 while also greatly minimizing the required gap between the panes to 2 mm, yielding an assembly size as small as 10 mm. This technology was first launched commercially in 1996, and while several million units have been produced in the ensuing decades, it remains prohibitively expensive for most use cases and has yet to see widespread adoption. The strategy to reduce radiation involves coating

1513-498: Is desired. Especially when combined with double-or-triple-paned windows, the R-values achieved with low-e coatings can be quite high, with a 3-paned window filled with argon with one low-e coating having an R-value of 5.4. One trade-off of low-e coatings is that while they are primarily aimed at reducing the amount of infrared light passing through the window, they do also somewhat reduce the amount of visible light passing through, and

1602-416: Is placed on the inner face of the outside pane, and optionally on the inner face of the inner pane to improve insulating performance as well. This type of coating is most appropriate for cooling-dominated climates and buildings with large internal loads, where the goal is primarily to stop the buildings from overheating. In a heating-dominated climate, the second type of low-e coating is more appropriate. This

1691-416: Is that it is scalable to any size and produces high quality panes without any further polishing or grinding. Float glass has continued to be the most used type of glazing to the present day. The most common glass used for glazing is Soda–lime glass , which has many advantages over other glass types. Silica (SiO 2 ) makes up the bulk of the composition of this material at 70–75% by weight. Pure silica has

1780-729: 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

1869-427: Is used occasionally in environments with extreme temperatures, has an R-value of 3.2. While these values are much lower than those of walls, which have R-values starting at 12-15, the reduction in heat transfer is nevertheless substantial. Higher R-values still can be obtained by filling the gap with a less conductive gas such as argon (or less commonly, krypton or xenon). One final alternate method to reducing conduction

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1958-941: 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

2047-772: 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

2136-752: 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

2225-645: 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

2314-486: 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

2403-436: The 19th century, and individual panes of glass were therefore limited in size to the dimensions of those cylinders. Continuous plate production was invented in 1848 by Henry Bessemer, who drew a ribbon of glass through rollers. This standardized the thickness of the glass, but its use in mass-production was limited by the need to polish both sides of the glass after manufacture, which was time-consuming and expensive. The process

2492-506: 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

2581-507: 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

2670-522: 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),

2759-612: 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

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2848-568: The COVID-19 pandemic. D-Bar later reopened as a cafe during refurbishments of Derwent, before fully reopening in 2022. Shortly after reopening as a bar, D-Bar was hosting an LGBTQ+ event when it was gate crashed by Derwent College Rugby team which was called out by the then-LGBTQ+ Officers, Matt Rogan and Daniel Loyd. Glazing (window) Common types of glazing that are used in architectural applications include clear and tinted float glass , tempered glass , and laminated glass as well as

2937-592: The Department of Music with the Department of Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media. When complete, the new school will be housed in the Ron Cooke Hub, which is scheduled to open late in 2024 after being refurbished. It previously house the 24-hour reception on Campus East. This service has now moved to the Law and Sociology building. The Piazza Building is located next to Langwith College. The building

3026-647: 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

3115-531: The Great . Work began in December 2019 to build a further two new colleges on Campus East. These would eventually become Anne Lister College and David Kato College . 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 the existing ecological diversity around

3204-545: 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

3293-594: 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

3382-533: The Soft Coat method. The Soft Coat, on the other hand, is applied after the glass has already been manufactured and cut and tends to be clearer and better at insulating. However, the additional manufacturing step adds to the cost of production, and the coating will degrade when exposed to the elements, and so can only be placed on the inside faces of a double-paned window. Generally, solar control Low-E windows are soft coat and passive Low-E windows are hard coat due to

3471-547: 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

3560-449: 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

3649-557: 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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3738-591: 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

3827-518: The building may incur higher lighting demand as a result. There are two methods of applying the Low-E coating to the glazing: Hard Coat and Soft Coat. Hard Coat is applied either in or directly after the tin bath in the float glass manufacturing process. This produces a coating which is very durable and inexpensive, as it is added during the existing production process. However, it is not as energy efficient and allows more infrared light to pass through than

3916-407: 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,

4005-692: The central 3 story atrium which on the ground floor houses the Piazza restaurant. Besides housing the International Pathway College, the Piazza Building also contains two laboratories, a 350-seat lecture theatre, and a 100-seat lecture room. A study space termed the ' Library@Piazza ' is located on the second floor. The Ron Cooke Hub is located next to the Computer Science Department and situated on

4094-414: 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

4183-630: 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

4272-582: 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

4361-494: 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,

4450-408: 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

4539-527: The current campus . The design of this addition to campus east includes an additional 177,000 square metres (1,910,000 sq ft) of floor space across the 65 hectares (160 acres) site. These plans also include a second lake to be added to campus east to assist in drainage. The plan involves the removal of some land from the green belt which has been a point of contention for some arguing against the project. University of York The University of York (abbreviated as Ebor or York for post-nominals )

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4628-533: The edge of the 35 acre lake. Located on the lake are three "floating study pods" which are available for students to book. The building was designed by Building Design Partnership (BDP) and was completed in October 2010. The following year the building was awarded with a York Design Award. The building is centred around an atrium which acts as the main circulating space and also contains the Hub's café. wherever possible

4717-501: 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),

4806-501: 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

4895-407: 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,

4984-527: 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

5073-625: 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

5162-422: The first buildings, including Goodricke, coming into use in October 2009. The new Goodricke buildings were officially opened by the Duke of York in April 2010. In 2012 Langwith College moved to new buildings on Campus East, with Derwent College occupying their old building. 2014 saw the first establishment of a new college on Campus East, which was named Constantine College after the Roman emperor Constantine

5251-481: The frame in a number of ways including triangular glazing points, putty , etc. Toughened and laminated glass can be glazed by bolting panes directly to a metal framework by bolts passing through drilled holes. Glazing is commonly used in low temperature solar thermal collectors because it helps retain the collected heat. The first recorded use of glazing in windows was by the Romans in the first century AD. This glass

5340-402: The glass with a low-emissivity (Low-E) coating, which reflects away much of the infrared light that hits it. There are two types of low-e coating. The first is Solar Control Low-E, where the intent is to block incoming solar radiation, which reduces heat gain inside the building and therefore the cooling costs associated with removing that heat. When installed on a double-paned window, the coating

5429-429: The glazing in windows. Multiple methods have therefore been developed to minimize heat transfer through the glass. The glazing itself is a barrier to transfer via convection, so the two strategies for reducing heat transfer focus on minimizing conduction and radiation. The strategy to reduce conduction is the use of Insulated glazing , where two or more panes of glass are used in series, each separated from each other by

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5518-527: 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

5607-605: The lake". Construction on the new colleges was completed in 2022. In May 2023, Anne Lister was one of 6 projects to receive the RIBA regional Yorkshire award. Computer Science The Department of Computer Science move into its new buildings on Campus East in September 2010. To celebrate 50 years of computer science at York the Computer Science building was renamed The Ian Wand Building in 2022, after Professor Ian Ward,

5696-507: 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

5785-592: The second head of department. Institute for Safe Autonomy Launched in 2024 in a purpose built £45 million building next to Constantine College , the institute aims to aid research into how AI can be made "safe for everyday use". The facility is a collaborative space for more than 100 researchers across several departments including, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Law, Management and Philosophy. The project also aims to be self-sufficient by 2025 using an onsite solar farm. York Law School and sociology The York Law School, which opened in 2008, moved into

5874-592: The specific elements of the design were included to limit the buildings carbon footprint such as using exposed concrete ceilings to allow for passive cooling . The Hub contains a 24 hour study location for students as well as containing various seminar rooms which are available for booking. The site also contains the York Digital Creativity Labs which offers a "multidisciplinary approach to tackling research challenges" helping to improve cross collaboration and innovation. The 3,000 sqm building

5963-621: 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

6052-423: The then Law and Management building on Campus East in 2010. The department currently offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees with a focus on problem based learning being the only university to do so. When the Department of Sociology moved into the building in 2021, the building was given its current name of the Law and Sociology building. School of Arts and Creative Technologies The school will amalgamate

6141-535: 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

6230-439: 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

6319-533: 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

6408-651: 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

6497-484: 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

6586-410: 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, a sports village and a business start-up 'incubator'. The institution also leases King's Manor in York city centre. The university had

6675-487: 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,

6764-615: 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

6853-534: 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

6942-446: Was becoming over developed and in order to retain its countryside appearance plans were developed to build on arable land east of campus west. The plans were accepted in May 2007. The original name for Campus East was Heslington West. In May 2008 the City of York planners approved the design for the residential college. It was decided that, rather than create a new college, an existing college should be moved. Ultimately, Goodricke College

7031-405: Was completed 2011 by the building firm BDP and costing over £4.7 million. The centre supports early businesses in the IT, digital, and media sectors with connections to the nearby department of computer science. As part of York local plan the university is currently developing expansion plans for campus east. The current plans include further academic departments and student housing located south of

7120-652: 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

7209-408: Was designed by Race Cottam Architects and was completed in January 2018. The site is also home to the International Pathway College. The building's layout follows a U-shape plan with a large wall of glazing covered by a screen at the main entrance. The external façade of the building is made of bricks and fibre cement panels with a contrasting section clad in aluminium. The interior is based around

7298-507: 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

7387-653: 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

7476-610: 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

7565-456: 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

7654-413: Was rudimentary, essentially a blown cylinder that had been flattened out, and was not very transparent. In the eleventh century, techniques were developed where the glass was spun into a disc, creating a thinner circular window, or a cylinder was again formed, but this time it was cut from edge to edge and unrolled to make a rectangle-shaped window. The newer cylinder method remained the dominant method until

7743-436: Was selected. and moved onto the new campus in 2009. Their old buildings were taken over by James College . In The Press on 28 July 2008, Shepherd Construction was named as the preferred contractor for the college buildings. Their 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

7832-470: Was slowly refined throughout the next century, with automated grinders and polishers being added to bring the cost down. The breakthrough in large, mass-produced, continuous glass production happened in the 1950s with the development of the Float glass manufacturing process. Molten glass is poured over a surface of molten tin, where it flattens out and can be drawn off in a ribbon. The advantage of this process

7921-466: 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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