Goodricke College, York Goodricke College, York Goodricke College is a college of the University of York. It was founded in 1968 and named after the astronomer John Goodricke. The college has approximately 1500 undergraduate members, of which some 500 live in college accommodation, and about 140 postgraduate members, of which most live in college accommodation. Goodricke College was opened in 1968 by Michael Swann and was the fifth college to be built. The opening of Goodricke is commemorated by a plaque on the outside of the Old Dining Hall - now part of James College. While Goodricke College was located on Heslington West,
Goodricke College, York class of events with the lack of a bar in the new college. These events have enjoyed considerable support and contain the likes of "Graffiti Bar Crawls", "Goodricke Invasion" and also "Goodfest", a free 12-hour outside festival within Goodricke itself. This was a hugely popular event when first organised in 2010 by Tim Ellis and the 2010 JCRC committee and is now an annual occurrence. Goodfest was established as an outdoor event run by the college for the students of Goodricke and other colleges. In 2012, the headline act was Benjamin Francis Leftwich. The head of college of Goodricke is