Campus East Trail

Find your feet on Campus East: discover our colleges, explore key services, and enter our prize draw.

Campus East is home to vibrant college communities, lots of different study spaces, and key health services. Rather than different team stalls, this trail uses interactive QR code stops around each of the different colleges on Campus East. As you walk, you'll find key information about college life, connect with essential local services, and get everything you need to settle in smoothly.

On this trail, you'll find:

• Interactive QR code stops packed with essential info about different colleges and key campus services.

• Find your local GP on campus, with quick access to register directly with Unity Health.

• Study and social spots, including the Ron Cooke Hub.

• An end-of-trail quiz - complete it at the final stop to enter our prize draw to win York Gift Cards!

A. The Ron Cooke Hub

Your trail starts at the Ron Cooke Hub. The Ron Cooke Hub is one of the central buildings on Campus East and is a useful place to meet friends. You can book the lakeside pods for group study sessions and meetings. 

Pick up your map, supplies for the journey (chocolate and sweets!), and turn right past the lake to head towards David Kato College.

B. David Kato College
Founded in 2022, David Kato College is the newest college at the University of York. Named after David Kato, a Ugandan teacher and LGBTQ+ rights activist, the College sits next to the Campus East Lake. Scan the QR codes to learn more about David Kato and his legacy and to follow David Kato College on Instagram.

Follow the road around to the right until you reach Anne Lister College.  

C. Anne Lister College

Anne Lister was a 19th-century rebel, diarist, and scholar who famously held a secret wedding with her partner Ann Walker at Holy Trinity Church right in York city centre. Founded in 2021, the college picks up on her fiercely independent spirit. If you check out the college shield, you'll see her famous top hat alongside a piece of her secret diary cipher that decodes to: "have some courage". Scan the QR codes to watch a talk on the life and legacy of Anne Lister and to follow Anne Lister College on Instagram.

Keep following the road until you reach Goodricke College on your left hand side. 

D. Goodricke College

In the 1780s, astronomer John Goodricke tracked "variable" stars from his York home. Deaf from an early age, Goodricke revolutionised modern astronomy all before he reached the age of 21. Goodricke College was named in his honour, opening on Campus West back in 1968 before becoming the first college to move to Campus East in 2009. Keep an eye out for Ricke the Dragon, the Goodricke College mascot! Scan the QR codes to find out more about John Goodricke's amazing discovery and to follow Goodricke College on Instagram. 

Follow the road up past Goodricke College until you see a group of buildings on your right. Unity Healthcare is the last of these buildings. 

E. Unity Healthcare

We are the NHS GP surgery on campus - register with us today in just a few minutes. 

Don't wait until you're ill to register with us. We can provide:

• quick access to healthcare

• mental health support

• sports related injuries support

• contraception services and sexual health advice

Head back down the hill, following the fork to the left. Langwith College will be on your left hand side.

F. Langwith College

Langwith is one of the original 1965 founding colleges of the University, originally sitting over on West before moving across to East in 2012. Named after the historic wood and common land bordering York, it’s famous for its bright gold colours, fierce college pride, and strong community vibe. Look out for Langaroo, Langwith College's resident kangaroo mascot! Scan the QR code to learn more about Langwith’s history and to follow them on Instagram. 

Follow the road to the left until you reach Constantine College.

G. Constantine College

Back in 306 AD, Constantine was proclaimed Roman Emperor right where York Minster sits today; a huge moment in world history that happened right on our doorstep. Constantine College (opened in 2014) is known for focussing on volunteering and enterprise, as well as its iconic pink colours! Keep an eye out for Connie the Eagle, Constantine College's mascot. Scan the QR code to follow Constantine College on Instagram and for more information about the college.

Return to the Ron Cooke Hub to scan the final QR code, complete our Campus East Quiz, and enter our prize draw!