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A biodegradable material which has the potential to transform the global fight against plastic pollution has been created by a University of York student.

Parents participating in the University of York's Changing Realities project met with Scotland's First Minister for an in-depth discussion focused on tackling child poverty.

The Westminster government could cut child poverty in the UK by a sixth – or 700,000 children – if they were to match Scotland’s investment in social security, according to a new report.

University of York’s School for Business and Society MSc Global Marketing students, Sandra Xu and Boyang Zhang, have won the prestigious Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) “Marketers of the Future” title at The Pitch Marketing Awards.

Social Policy and Administration at York placed 41st in the world according to the latest release of the QS World University Rankings by subject (2025).

A University of York researcher is leading a new project to identify ways to boost mental health support for young mothers and birthing parents.

The University of York will lead a new specialist centre to support social care researchers in England as part of the National Institute for Health and Care Research’s Research Support Service (RSS).

An academic from the School for Business and Society has been given oversight of a £31m research budget to help transform adult social care across the country.