A world-leading University

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1. A world-leading University
2. “York is highly rated by students, staff, academic peers and head teachers alike. It also competes on an international playing field in terms of research, with the latest assessment exercise confirming its standing as one of the top 10 universities in Britain and one of the top 100 in the world.” The Sunday Times
3. Key facts  World top 100 in the QS global ranking  A UK top 10 University for research  Winner of Times Higher University of the Year 2010  Third Highest research income per academic in England
4.  Equal balance of Arts and Humanities, Science, and Social Science  20% international students  25% postgraduates Key facts
5.  30 academic departments  Interdisciplinary approach  75,000 York graduates worldwide  Students from 127 countries  Highly placed in National Students’ Survey Key facts
6.  Total income: £258m  Total research income: £77m  £750m invested in campus expansion  Total staff : 3,065  Total students: 15,257 Key facts
7. Our campus  Collegiate system  Historic buildings  New developments  Lakeside setting
9. Our campus  £750 million campus extension  The Ron Cooke Hub and the Catalyst  New departmental buildings  Theatre, Film and Television  Computer Science  Schools of Law and Management  Goodricke College  Library expansion  Centre for Immunology and Infection
10. A vision for the future  Focus on Internationalisation  The Centre for Low Carbon Futures  New arts and sports facilities  Knowledge transfer space
11. Environment for Enterprise  First Science City  York Science Park  University spin offs and spin ins  Specialist Research and Enterprise office  Close industry collaborations  Continuing Professional Development
12. International partners  China  Nanjing  Zhejiang  Peking  South Africa  Rhodes  Cape Town  Worldwide Universities Network – 17 members  USA  Washington  Penn State  Illinois  Brazil  Fiocruz  FAPESP
13. Links with India  UKIERI projects in computer science and electronics with IISc  Computer Science links with Microsoft Research and Tata Consultancy TCS  Chemistry links with IIT Delhi and TFIR Mumbai  Leishmaniasis Pathology Network link with JNU and others  Many alumni from York MA in Conservation Studies  Delegates today from History of Art, Biology, English and Related Literature, Electronics and Computer Science
14. City of York  One of Europe’s most beautiful cities  7 million visitors per year  Positive local business partnerships  Community outreach projects  Strong student volunteer programmes  Festivals
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