2023 news

If you have children, the cost of childcare will be one of your biggest expenses, researchers find.

Researchers have shared emerging findings from a study that aims to develop ways to prevent Online Child Sexual Victimisation (OCSV).

As the 60th anniversary of JFK's death approaches, Professor Leo McCann and Dr Simon Mollan reflect on his leadership style and the reality behind the myths.

Low-income families continue to be hardest hit by the cost of living crisis as inflation stays high, according to new research from the University of York.

A year after publication of the UK’s 2022 Food Strategy, the Government has abandoned promises to transform the national food system and crucial targets on health, climate and nature will be difficult to meet, a group of eminent food system experts warn.

During September Professor Neil Lunt was a guest at an event in Seoul to mark the 20th anniversary of the Seoul Welfare Foundation.

Dr Karolos Papadas, hosted a visit from colleagues at the University for Development Studies, and the first African Agri-food Knowledge Transfer Partnership (AAKTP).

Hospital trusts are relying more and more on private income to boost their finances, with one Trust making more than half their income from commercial activities, a new study has revealed.

The School for Business and Society has placed 13th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 for the subject of Social Policy.

The School for Business and Society has placed 20th in the Guardian University Guide 2024 for the subject of Marketing and public relations.

Dr Jacqueline You from the School for Business and Society, University of York, visited two collaborator universities, Tsinghua University and Fudan University, for activity around resilience, crisis and disaster management.

The ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre has announced the opening of its annual Early Career Researcher (ECR) Development Fund.

Since we formed the School for Business and Society in 2022, we have enjoyed a successful year of Masterclasses. Find out more and watch these insightful and inspiring talks on our YouTube channel.

The results of a nationwide survey have revealed that School for Business and Society is home to some of the happiest Social Policy students in the UK.

Hot off the press! The first issue of our new magazine is out now and includes a foreword from our Dean, an interview about public leadership and articles on our interdisciplinary research.

To mark this momentous occasion, colleagues from York were invited to attend a research symposium.

Researchers have joined parents and carers in calling on the government to reform the benefits system after the latest figures reveal that more than 10,000 claimants in Yorkshire and the Humber have had their benefits sanctioned.

The benefit cap and the two-child limit has caused hardship to tens of thousands of families, with both policies failing to meet their original aims, according to the findings of a new study.

We recently welcomed the annual study trip of MBA students from CITY College, University of York Europe Campus. The executives came from a diverse range of industries, including human rights, fashion, commerce and the arts.

The STFC Food Network+, based at the School for Business and Society, successfully hosted an international hybrid conference with over 130 participants joining from across the world.

The award ceremony celebrates employers who are supporting working dads and promoting gender equality in the workplace.

Benefit claimants are offering a new resource to help guide the 2.6 million people moving onto Universal Credit from tax credits and other benefits.

The School for Business and Society was delighted to recently host the launch event of a co-edited book on ethical consumption.

School for Business and Society subjects at York ranked in the UK Top 10 according to the latest release of the Complete University Guide league tables (2024).

A new book, The Research Handbook on Ethical Consumption, explores the challenges and complexities of living an ethical and sustainable live, using cutting-edge research and insights from a range of leading academic experts.

Professor Mark Freeman's work has been cited in and is at the heart of President Biden's new multi-billion-dollar climate mitigation policy that will make long-term green infrastructure projects more likely to clear the cost-benefit hurdle and lead to real change.

Members of the ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre have shared emerging findings from current Centre research projects at the Law Enforcement and Public Health (LEPH) 2023 conference in Umeå, Sweden.

A new study has shown that Universal Credit is harmful to the mental health of claimants, particularly lone parents.

Find out about the successful course that was delivered to staff and students at our partner University in the Ukraine.

The ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre has launched an innovative new Translational Fellowship funding programme. The rolling programme will fund non-academic practitioners and policymakers to undertake research with the Centre, enabling them to address particular vulnerability and policing problems or solutions in their work.

The ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre is delighted to announce five awards from its Early Career Researcher (ECR) Development Fund.

The School for Business and Society recently hosted a research workshop involving researchers from all over the world for a Special Issue of the Journal of Management Studies.

The School for Business and Society was honoured to recently welcome delegations of local government officials from Thammasat University in Thailand.

Join us and become a part of a School which is at the forefront of the University's mission to be a University for public good.

Care leavers in England are over ten times more likely than their peers to not be working or studying in their 21st year, a new study has shown.

Social Policy and Administration at York has placed 7th in the UK and 28th= in the world in the 2023 QS World University Rankings by subject.

On 10th March the School for Business and Society hosted a Global Tax Policy seminar in collaboration with Intact-UK.

The University of York has been awarded £1.25m of government funding to support and enhance its social sciences research.

Independent craft brewers were able to weather the Covid pandemic by taking risks and being innovative, a new study has revealed.

John E. Katsos, American University of Sharjah, joins us as part of our blog series looking at Business for Peace.

The pioneering work of three leading University of York researchers has been recognised by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

A new study published in the BMJ suggests many poorer families are slipping through the free school meals (FSM) net due to restrictive eligibility thresholds and this is leading to greater levels of food insecurity amongst children.

A survey of elected councillors has revealed that 80% of local leaders in the UK are concerned that as services struggle as a result of the cost of living crisis, children will face a life of poverty.

The globetrotting “work from anywhere” lifestyle sounds idyllic to many of us, but is it as easy-going as it sounds?

Families with dependent children are being hit hard by rising energy prices and need targeted government support, according to new research published which found the needs of families with dependent children are being overlooked by policy responses that favour temporary, flat-rate payments.

The authors of online fake reviews suffer from pangs of conscience, according to a new study which looked at the process behind their creation.

Addressing the cost of living crisis is an issue of social justice. The York Policy Engine hosted a webinar led by our Cost of Living Research Group on this topic.