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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. South-east of the city of York, [8] the university campus is about 500 acres (200 ...
York University ( French: Université York ), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, [3] and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, and over 370,000 alumni worldwide. [3] It has 11 faculties, including the Lassonde School of ...
University of York, Campus East. 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 ...
Alcuin College is one of the University of York's first colleges, established in 1967 [2] alongside Vanbrugh College. It was officially opened in 1969 by Kenneth Clark, the chancellor of the university. [2] It is located on Siward's Howe, making it the highest elevated college in the university. It is also believed to be the burial site of Eric ...
This is a list of alumni of the University of York, listed in alphabetical order by surname.The University of York, founded in 1963, has among its alumni many who have become notable, including at least fifteen Members of the United Kingdom Parliament, five members of the House of Lords, two Members of the Scottish Parliament, one Member of the European Parliament and several ministers of non ...
1457043. Derwent College is a college of the University of York, and alongside Langwith College was one of the first two colleges to be opened following the university's inception. It is named after the local River Derwent. [1] Both the original college building and the former Langwith college buildings are Grade II listed, making all of the ...
In 2002 Halifax Court was made a full College of the university and was renamed as Halifax College, York. Constantine College was founded in 2014. In 2003, the university set out plans to create a campus for 5,000 additional students, Heslington East. In May 2008 the City of York planners approved the design for the new campus.
The Department of Chemistry at the University of York opened in 1965 with Sir Richard Norman being the founding professor of the department. The department has since grown to over 820 students and provides both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Chemistry and other related fields, with the current Head of department being Professor Caroline Dessent.