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University of York
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Motto: In limine sapientiae
"On the threshold of wisdom"
Established 1963
Type: Public
Endowment: £7.5 million[1]
Chancellor: Greg Dyke
Vice-Chancellor: Professor Brian Cantor
Staff: 3,082
Students: 13,750[2]
Undergraduates: 9,555[2]
Postgraduates: 4,195[2]
Location: Heslington, York, UK
Campus: Heslington and King's Manor
Affiliations: 1994 Group
EUA
White Rose
WUN
N8 Group
Website: http://www.york.ac.uk/
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The University of York is a campus university in York, England, United Kingdom. Established in 1963, York has expanded to more than 30 departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects. In the last Research Assessment Exercise York was named the 6th best research institution in the UK[3].

Situated on the outskirts of the city of York,[4] the university campus is approximately 200 acres (0.81 km²) in size, incorporating the York Science Park and the National Science Learning Centre. The University is divided into eight colleges, which resemble a halfway house between halls of residence and the traditional colleges of the collegiate Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham. All students and all Departments are allocated to a college. The University occupies a number of historic buildings within York's city centre as well as its main campus. In May 2007 it gained 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.

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History

Origins

Heslington Hall
Heslington Hall

It took nearly 350 years of petitions[5] to finally establish the university in York. King James I was petitioned in 1617 for the establishment of a university. In 1903 F. J. Munby and others (including the Yorkshire Philosophical Society) proposed a "Victoria University of Yorkshire",[6] whilst the then College of Ripon and York St John also at one time considered purchasing Heslington Hall as part of a proposed new campus.

Establishment

One of a series of plate glass universities, the University of York was opened in 1963, admitting 200 students. At the time, the University consisted of three buildings, principally the King's Manor (former residence of Thomas Wentworth, and one-time headquarters of the Council of the North) and Heslington Hall (former residence of Thomas Eynns, Secretary and Keeper of the Seal to the Council of the North). A year later, work began on the Heslington Campus (see below), which today forms the main part of the University.

Baron James's cardinal principles

Baron James of Rusholme, the University's first Vice-Chancellor, said of the University of York that:[7]

  • It must be collegiate in character.
  • It must deliberately seek to limit the number of subjects
  • Much of the teaching must be done via tutorials and seminars

List of Chancellors

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