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York graduate named Booker Prize 2024 winner
Posted on Wednesday 13 November 2024
University of York graduate, Samantha Harvey, has been named the winner of the Booker Prize 2024 for her novel Orbital.
Top senior civil servants visit University on fact-finding mission to foster innovation and growth in Yorkshire
Posted on Wednesday 13 November 2024
A delegation of business, trade and treasury senior civil servants have visited the University of York as part of a fact-finding mission to explore future opportunities for innovation and growth in the region.
Digital technologies present new challenges for those seeking housing
Posted on Tuesday 12 November 2024
Growing numbers of landlords and letting agents are using or considering the use of Open Banking for affordability assessments, creating new challenges to those seeking housing, a new report finds.
UK first in ‘clean hydrogen’ production and carbon capture
Posted on Monday 11 November 2024
A project led by the Biorenewables Development Centre at the University of York has become the first to successfully produce hydrogen at scale through a biological process, whilst also capturing the carbon dioxide released to reduce atmospheric pollution.
Rising costs of mental healthcare in England revealed in new report
Posted on Monday 4 November 2024
New research has highlighted an increase in the cost of care provided by NHS Mental Health Trusts, with the highest costs seen among working-age men and residents from England’s most deprived areas.
Pilot project provides free school meals to thousands more children
Posted on Wednesday 23 October 2024
The University of York-led FixOurFood research programme has provided an additional 20,000 children from England’s poorest households with free school meals as part of a new trial scheme.
UK Quantum Communications Hub celebrates 10 year milestone
Posted on Wednesday 23 October 2024
Researchers at the Quantum Communications Hub are celebrating 10 years of contributions to understanding how digital information can be shared safely and securely.
York’s Executive Board appointments
Posted on Tuesday 22 October 2024
The University of York has confirmed new appointments to its Executive Board to strengthen academic support and combined financial and operational leadership.
University of York researcher explores how climate change and flooding is affecting earthworms
Posted on Sunday 20 October 2024
Earthworms are considered vital creatures that help keep soil healthy by eating and recycling organic matter, but they face an uncertain future due to climate change.
Key figures to gather in York to accelerate sustainable business innovation
Posted on Thursday 17 October 2024
The University of York will host an event bringing together leaders, innovators, investors, academics, and business owners from York and beyond to explore cutting-edge approaches in sustainability and social responsibility.
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