Colleges of the University of York After 1972 the construction of Colleges ceased until 1990 with the foundation of James College, York. Initially James was intended to be a postgraduate only college, however the University began to rapidly expand in size almost doubling in size from 4,300 to 8,500 students, in 1993 therefore it was decided that the College should become open to undergraduates. The expansion of student numbers also resulted in the creation of more accommodation by the University which was named 'Halifax Court'; the members of Halifax Court were members of other colleges however soon formed their own Junior Common Room. In 2002 Halifax
John Goodricke named after John Goodricke was established in Armenia by a group of amateur astronomers. In 1984 a planetarium show about John Goodricke was created specifically for deaf students by the HOSS Planetarium. - See also John Burnside's poem, 'Sense Data', a tribute to Goodricke in Burnside's collection, "The Asylum Dance", Cape (2000) John Goodricke John Goodricke FRS (17 September 1764 – 20 April 1786) was an English amateur astronomer. He is best known for his observations of the variable star Algol (Beta Persei) in 1782. John Goodricke, named after his great grandfather Sir John Goodricke 1617–1670 (see Goodricke baronets of