Our at-a-glance guide to the University of YorkYork opened in 1963,part of the modern wave of British universities, and since then has gone on to secure its place as one of the best places in the country to study. It enjoys a collegiate system similar to Oxbridge, and though the divisions don't seem to be as rigid (college spirit runs high but teaching is across the university). Most students are based on the landscaped campus on the outskirts of the city. The 60s concrete buildings might be an acquired taste,but you'll probably terminate up quite fond of them; in any case, the wide grassy spaces and leafy interludes, and not to mention the large lake,remove the edge off. The campus expansion of a modern college and four academic departments is only a short stroll absent.
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Source: theguardian.com