York - University of York Central Hall from lake - postcard 1970

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• Picture / Image:  University of York - The Central Hall seen across the University Lake, York
• Publisher:  University of York, 1970
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The University of York (abbreviated as Ebor. for post-nominals),^[9] is a research-intensive plate glass university located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects.

York has been named the eighth best university under 50 years old in the world (and first within the UK),^[10] building a ""reputation to rival Oxford and Cambridge"".^[11] Along with the LSE, York is the only university in the UK to displace the University of Oxford to second place in league tables, second only to University of Cambridge. The university also places among the top 10 in the country, top 20 universities in Europe, and ranked 114th in the world, according to the 2014 QS World University Rankings.^[12] York is described as a ""genuinely world class"" institution by the Times and Sunday Times.^[13] In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, York was also named as the 8th^[14] best research institution in the United Kingdom, the Sunday Times university of the year in 2003 and Times Higher Education university of the year in 2010. In 2012, York was invited to join the Russell Group in recognition of the institution's world-leading^[15] research and outstanding teaching.^[16]

The University attracts a student body with a wide range of backgrounds (with over 41,000 part-time and full-time student applications in 2010/11),^[17] including a large number of international students, and a relatively high number of state school students in comparison to other well-ranked universities according to The Times Good University Guide.^[18]

Situated to the south-east of the city of York,^[19] the university campus is approximately 200 acres (0.81 km²) in size, incorporating the York Science Park and the National Science Learning Centre. Its wildlife, campus lakes and greenery are prominent, and the institution also occupies buildings in the city of York. Every student is allocated to one of the university's eight colleges, as is the case at the traditional collegiate universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Durham.^[20] 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 land was removed from the green belt especially for the purpose of extending the university. The second campus, known as Heslington East, opened in 2009^[21] and now hosts two colleges and three departments as well as conference spaces, sports village and a business start-up 'incubator'. In 2013 construction began on a ninth college, officially named Constantine^[22] after the Roman emperor Constantine the Great, proclaimed Augustus in York in 306 AD.

In 1964, work began on the campus facilities in the grounds of Heslington Hall. The marshy land was drained, the winding lake which dominates the campus was built, and the area was landscaped. The original buildings were designed by architect Andrew Derbyshire, and 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 is Central Hall, a half-octagonal concert hall used for convocations and examinations, as well as theatrical and musical performances. 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 the cover of the orchestra pit was damaged.^[27] 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 in 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, the Arthur Sykes Rymer Auditorium and in some of the colleges. The Raymond Burton Library was also recently nominated for a SCONUL Design award.

The campus lake is the largest plastic-bottomed lake in Europe,^[28] has attracted a large population of wild and semi-wild waterfowl. These include greylag, Canada, barnacle and snow geese, coots, moorhens and large numbers of ducks, including mallards, tufted duck, and common pochards. There is also a growing population of black swans and a few great crested grebe. 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.

There are eight colleges at the University of York, and 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 Provost. Each college has a Junior Common Room for students, which is managed by the elected Junior Common Room Committee, and 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 a wide mixture of disciplines.^[20] By date of construction the colleges are:

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