The College is situated in the south of the main campus, next to the village of Heslington and the University sports fields. It has an interesting history and a variety of folklore - why not check out our history page?

The official university website for Halifax can be found here: http://www.york.ac.uk/colleges/halifax/

Courts

Unlike the other Colleges, Halifax does not consist of a main building divided into blocks and sub-divided into corridors. Instead, students live in houses which are grouped together to form courts.

There are nine Courts in Halifax:

* St Lawrence Court - It is the largest of the nine courts. It consists of twenty-six houses, named from A to Z.
* Ingram Court.
* Irwin Court - It is the smallest of the nine courts. It consists of two houses, named A and B.
* Lindley Court
* Wood Court.
* Younger Court
* Ainsty Court - It is maintained by UPP Projects Limited as part of the University Partnershop Programme (UPP) scheme.
* Hickleton Court - It is also maintained by UPP Projects Ltd as part of the University Partnership Programme scheme.
* McHugh Court - It is owned and maintained by the York Housing Association. McHugh Court was its first new-build accommodation. It is occupied by students with families.

College members with families also live in Garrowby Way, an area of housing which is part of Halifax College. It is owned and maintained by the York Housing Association.

Ainsty and Hickleton Courts are managed by UPP Projects Limited as part of the University Partnership Programme, a PFI scheme. They were built and originally maintained by Jarvis PLC.

The other Courts are managed by the College and the University's Accomodation Office.

Departments

Halifax is the only College which is not the home of any academic departments of the University.

Halifax has a small Costcutter supermarket, which is franchise held by the University.The opening times can be found here: http://www.york.ac.uk/commercialservices/pages/supermarket.cfm

Social Events

Halifax has a number of events including club nights on campus and other events such as Bar FTSE held in town. These are complemented by our Live music events, the weekly bar quiz in JJ's held every Sunday during terms and one-off events such as Blind Date.

Student Representation

Halifax College students are represented by HCSA (who this site is run by) which represents all students of the College. Halifax is the only College at York to have combined graduate and undergraduate representation.

The Students' Association provides Halifaxers with a variety of services, including Xtra events, student welfare, volunteering, charity work, recycling, College merchandise, College sports and representation to the College and University. It also organises the College Freshers' Week.

Academic Staff

The College Provost, is Karen Fritz,. The Provost is ultimately in charge of the College. The Provost is in charge of the College's welfare provision.

The Deputy-Provost is Sue Johnston, who is head of Campus Services at the Directorate of Facilities Management.

The College Dean is Sally Brabyn.

The College Administrator is currently Sue Scott, who is covering for Fran Stanton while she is away on maternity leave. The College Administrator is responsible for the day to day management of the College and is usually the first point of contact for students.