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
National University of Ireland colleges, and their years of recognition, are: ‡ In accordance with the Universities Act 1997 (Section 48) graduates of the recognised college of St. Patrick's College, Maynooth who received a degree of the National University of Ireland before the commencement of the act are considered graduates of the constituent university known as the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. National University of Ireland The National University of Ireland (NUI) () is a federal university system of "constituent universities" (previously called "constituent colleges") and "recognised colleges" set up under the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and significantly amended by the Universities Act, 1997.