Education in York

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 51. Chapters: Schools in York, University of York, York St John University, St Peter's School, York, Elmfield College, Archaeology Data Service, Roses Tournament, Bootham School, Halifax College, Derwent College, Archbishop Holgate's School, The College of Law, Alcuin College, Nouse, Higher Education Academy, University Radio York, Digital Preservation Coalition, York Vision, Millthorpe School, Vanbrugh College, Fulford School, Goodricke College, Hull York Medical School, Langwith College, Joseph Rowntree School, The Mount School, York, Huntington School, York, John Petty, York High School, York, James College, List of schools in York, Manor C of E School, National Non-Food Crops Centre, University of York Students' Union, Ronald Urwick Cooke, York College, York Student Television, The Lemon Press, N8 Group, The Yorker, Park Grove School, St Olave's School, York, York Conferences, Borthwick Institute for Archives, Heslington Hall, University Partnership Programme, Peter Mayhew, King's Manor, Friends of Antara UK, Wentworth College, White Rose University Consortium, York Bluecoat School, Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, White Rose Varsity Tournament, Lord Deramore's Primary School, Porter, Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past, Porters' lodge, Askham Bryan College, Constantine House, Siward's Howe, Knavesmire Secondary School. Excerpt: The University of York (informally York University, or simply York, abbreviated as Ebor. for post-nominals), is an academic institution 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. In 2003 it attracted the highest research income per capita of any UK university. The university has built a reputation in less than half a century that places it among the top 20 universities in Europe, and the top 90 universities in the world, according to the 2010 QS World University Rankings. In the last Research Assessment Exercise in 2008, York was also named as the 8th best research institution in the United Kingdom. The university was named Sunday Times university of the year in 2003 and Times Higher Education university of the year in 2010. The University attracts a student body with a wide range of backgrounds, including a large number of internationals and a relatively high number of state school students in comparison to other well-ranked universities according to The Times Good University Guide. Situated to the east of the city of York, the university campus is approximately 200 acres (0.81 km) in size, incorporating the York Science Park and the National Science Learning Centre. Priding itself on its wildlife, renowned campus lakes and greenery, the institution also occupies buildings in the historic 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, Kent and Durham. 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 Yorkshire Philosophical societyThe first petition for the establishment of a university in York was presented to King Jame