News archive: 2004 releases
Thursday 23 December 2004
An academic in the University of York's Department of Educational Studies has won a prestigious award from The Modern Language Association of America (MLA) for her work on the global spread of English.
Thursday 9 December 2004
Scientists at the University of York are to take part in research into a rare breed of sheep, which could yield clues for the development of a drug to treat a medical condition affecting one in 30,000 people worldwide.
Thursday 9 December 2004
A new study of back pain treatments, co-ordinated by researchers at the University of York, has found that spinal manipulation, in the form of chiropractic, osteopathy, or manipulative physiotherapy, followed by a programme of exercise, provides significant relief of symptoms and improvements in general health.
Wednesday 8 December 2004
Two veterans of the Russian space programme are to visit York to talk to young people about the possibility of a manned trip to Mars.
Wednesday 8 December 2004
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds who want to study sciences and languages at the University of York will soon be able to benefit from scholarships to help them to meet the cost of their degrees.
Thursday 2 December 2004
The University of York welcomes the commitment by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown to establish the UK as a world leader in science.
Tuesday 30 November 2004
Greg Dyke, the former Director-General of the BBC is to be installed as Chancellor of the University which, by his own admission, changed his life.
Monday 29 November 2004
The Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Trevor Phillips, is to deliver the final lecture in the University of York's series commemorating the abolition of the slave trade.
Thursday 25 November 2004
Large York contribution to biographical project
Wednesday 24 November 2004
A team of researchers, which will carry out ground-breaking work in the improvement of the health and welfare of child-bearing women, their babies and families, is being established at the University of York.
Wednesday 24 November 2004
Over-exploitation may have put Europe's modern sea fisheries at risk, with stocks of many species either exhausted or on the point of collapse.
Friday 19 November 2004
A University of York academic, who has studied ozone pollution and its effects on health, has won a prestigious award for the "vision and quality" of his research.
Wednesday 17 November 2004
From Christmas to Diwali and Chinese New Year to Anzac Day, they celebrate them all at the University of York’s nursery.
Monday 15 November 2004
A fleet of lorries is transporting more than 700 years of North of England history to its new home at the University of York’s Heslington Campus.
Friday 12 November 2004
Three leading broadcasters and an eminent scientist are to be made honorary graduates by the University of York.
Thursday 11 November 2004
For 40 years, an army of volunteer archaeologists gathered for three weeks every summer to unearth the secrets of the deserted medieval village of Wharram Percy on the Yorkshire Wolds.
Tuesday 2 November 2004
A graduate training programme managed by the University of York is helping two North Yorkshire businesses maintain a leading edge in engineering design and scientific practice.
Friday 29 October 2004
Yorkshire and Humber Public Health Observatory launches with major health conference
Friday 29 October 2004
Researchers from the University of York have discovered a patchy response among health trusts to guidance issued by a Government agency set up to improve the clinical effectiveness of the NHS.
Thursday 28 October 2004
Two University of York academics are helping the Ugandan Government respond to the challenges left by years of civil unrest, in a programme backed by the European Union.
Monday 18 October 2004
Research brings together human creativity and digital sounds
Wednesday 13 October 2004
Public lectures at the University of York
Tuesday 12 October 2004
A man who is an Arab, a Christian, a Palestinian and an Israeli will tackle the Arab-Israeli conflict in the annual Heslington Lecture at the University of York on Wednesday 20 October.
Tuesday 12 October 2004
How do health professionals approach the complex and sensitive ethics of IVF and embryo research in their work?
Monday 11 October 2004
Children are getting better at Maths at Key Stage 1 - but that may be due to a closer match between what they are taught and what they will be tested on, concludes a new study by the University of York. It is unclear whether there have been gains in levels of understanding.
Friday 8 October 2004
The University of York has become a Microsoft IT Academy. Next week it will welcome 10 delegates from North Yorkshire businesses for its first training course.
Thursday 7 October 2004
University of York calculates huge economic impact of ozone
Tuesday 5 October 2004
University of York finds 'real life' is key to learning
Wednesday 22 September 2004
A group of buildings at the University of York are to be officially re-named next week in honour of the leading academic Professor Sally Baldwin who died in an accident in Rome last year.
Wednesday 22 September 2004
Greg Dyke will undertake his first official engagement as Chancellor of the University of York by opening DIAL, the University's new learning centre for manual staff. The opening will take place on 29 September 2004.
Monday 20 September 2004
Dr Chris Henshall, Director of the Science and Engineering Base Group in the Office of Science and Technology, is to become a Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of York. He will lead the University of York's work in forging national and international relationships, innovation and enterprise. He takes up his new position in January 2005.
Sunday 12 September 2004
The University of York is ranked sixth out of 100 universities in the Sunday Times Good University Guide published on 12 September 2004. The University is once again the top university in Yorkshire.
Friday 10 September 2004
The fast-growing bioscience and IT and digital businesses in the North Yorkshire sub-region have an urgent demand for Advanced Information and Computer Technology (ICT) training to underpin their development.
Monday 6 September 2004
People will get out of their cars and use other forms of transport if they’re offered enough incentives to do so, a study by York University and partners has found.
Friday 27 August 2004
Dr Tim Young has joined the University of York as The Norwich Union Lecturer in Financial Economics.
Monday 23 August 2004
The University of York is praised in a recent report from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on its approach to race equality.
Tuesday 10 August 2004
Doctors need to listen more to nurses, and to potentially vital information from patients, says a report from the University of York.
Monday 9 August 2004
What does a scientist look like? How does bioscience affect your everyday life? A one-off event being held in York aims to provide the opportunity to explore these topics and to experience science first-hand. The event is being organised by CNAP at the University of York and is supported by Yorkshire Forward, the Regional Development Agency for Yorkshire and Humber.
Thursday 5 August 2004
As part of the consultation exercise on the University of York’s expansion at Heslington East, two exhibitions have been launched to inform staff and members of the public about the development.
Thursday 29 July 2004
Researchers at the University of York are beginning a major study into the ethical and personal issues raised by a potential revolution in healthcare, which could incorporate individualised medical care – pharmacogenetics - into clinical practice.
Monday 26 July 2004
Baroness Helena Kennedy, one of the UK's leading criminal lawyers, will look at the very topical concern of whether international terrorism is threatening human rights when she gives the second 'Vice-Chancellor's Lecture' at the University of York later this year.
Friday 16 July 2004
Professor Roy Chantrell, a Fellow of the American Physical Society, has been appointed to one of 11 chairs created by the University of York to mark its 40th anniversary.
Thursday 15 July 2004
Alan Johnson, Minister for Higher Education, visits the University of York's brand new Music Research Centre tomorrow (Tuesday June 15th).
Wednesday 14 July 2004
Unique research centre sets agenda for future home technologies
Tuesday 13 July 2004
Over a hundred scientists take to the skies to track global air pollution
Monday 12 July 2004
Their fundraising exploits may have taken them around the world to the Cannes Film Festival and the red carpets of Hollywood. But today (Monday 12 July) Yorkshire's world-famous WI Calendar Girls are back on home turf to open a pioneering Leukaemia Research Unit at the University of York.
Monday 12 July 2004
A global network of marine parks would cost US$12 to 14 billion per year to run says a study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, co-authored by Professor Callum Roberts from the University of York's Environment Department.
Monday 12 July 2004
Professor Felicity Riddy, Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of York, has been appointed a member of the Board of Management of the Arts and Humanities Research Board. She will become chair of the Board’s Postgraduate Committee.
Saturday 3 July 2004
The Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York launches a major new report on the future of aviation on 5 July.
Friday 2 July 2004
Two York archaeologists, Dr Laurajane Smith and Professor Don Brothwell, have entered into the debate currently raging in the world of archaeology about the controversial issue of the repatriation of human remains.
Friday 2 July 2004
The University confers honorary degrees each year on people who have made a significant contribution to society.
Friday 2 July 2004
Professor Susan Mendus and Dr Jim Binns of the University of York have been elected Fellows of the British Academy today (1 July). This is the highest honour for academics working in the humanities and social sciences.
Wednesday 30 June 2004
The University's high standards have been recognised in a very positive report from the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) following its QAA audit last autumn.
Tuesday 29 June 2004
A nurse destined for the Himalayas, a football coach, a theatre director and a former printer-turned-primary school teacher are amongst the 3,000 graduates receiving degrees this July.
Thursday 24 June 2004
A new website - www.oilcrop.com - has been developed by CNAP at the University of York to demonstrate the commercial benefits of non-food applications of oil crops. The website is part of a project carried out by CNAP researchers Professor Dianna Bowles and Professor Ian Graham, together with Dr Jacqueline Garrood and Mr Clifford Spencer from Springdale Crop Synergies.
Tuesday 22 June 2004
Research about Elearning is in its infancy. What to research, and how to do it, is to be examined by an international team led by Professor Richard Andrews at the University of York.
Tuesday 15 June 2004
The University of York has been awarded £2.4million by the Higher Education Innovation Fund to create a new Innovation and Enterprise Unit to reach out into the business community and exploit the University’s research strengths in key areas.
Wednesday 9 June 2004
Tomorrow, Politics students at the University of York will announce the findings of their month-long series of ‘conversations' with the people of York about tomorrow's European Parliament elections, and also about a regional assembly for Yorkshire. Over 100 students listened to the views of a cross-section of 700 citizens. They also interviewed most of the prospective MEPs.
Monday 7 June 2004
University of York research reveals mixed provision
Monday 7 June 2004
Year 5 and 6 pupils from North Yorkshire are being given the chance to discover the fascinating secret lives of insects and germs.
Friday 28 May 2004
Single mum Ann Hudson has beaten all the odds to start studying 25 years again after leaving school. At 16 her situation at home meant she had to go out to work - but 25 years later she has taken the first steps toward her ultimate goal - getting a degree.
Wednesday 26 May 2004
One thousand members of the York general public are to be quizzed by first year politics students at the University of York on what the results of the European Union elections in June will really mean.
Tuesday 18 May 2004
The Times ranks York 7th out of 100 universities in this year's Times 'Good University Guide'.
Tuesday 18 May 2004
For millions of disabled people around the world the modern wheelchair has been one of the most important technological innovations of the 20th century.
Tuesday 11 May 2004
Students and staff at the University of York may now borrow a bicycle to commute between King's Manor in the city centre and the Heslington campus.
Tuesday 4 May 2004
One of the finest anatomical atlases ever to be produced can now be viewed at the University of York, thanks to York Medical Society.
Friday 30 April 2004
Five hundred student athletes from the University of York cross the Pennines this weekend to compete at Lancaster in a major series of games ranging from rugby to croquet and fencing.
Friday 30 April 2004
The University of York is set to double in physical size with a major expansion to its campus at Heslington on the south-east corner of York.
Friday 30 April 2004
The expansion of the University of York at Heslington East will be governed by the principles of sustainability.
Tuesday 27 April 2004
Almost 70 Manual Staff at the University who have had their work rewarded have been invited to a reception on 28 April to celebrate their achievement. All of the staff have been recognised for their exceptional performance by University's GEM (Going the Extra Mile) Award scheme.
Friday 23 April 2004
Over the next weekend, the University of York Boat Club will be making a splash, to celebrate its fortieth anniversary.
Thursday 22 April 2004
One of the UK's leading education experts, based at the University of York, has been appointed to head a pioneering drive to inspire children about science, which is increasingly seen as vital to the regeneration of the UK's economy.
Monday 19 April 2004
The world premiere of a futuristic electro-acoustic work will be part of a glittering programme at the opening of the University of York's Sir Jack Lyons Music Research Centre tomorrow. (Tuesday 20 April).
Wednesday 14 April 2004
The University of York has won a £200,000 contract to provide Advanced Information and Computer Technology (ICT) training for the fast-growing regional bioscience and e-science sector.
Tuesday 6 April 2004
The University of York is to create 10 new readerships to consolidate its recent appointment of 10 Anniversary Chairs to mark its 40th anniversary. During the first 40 years of its life, the University has become recognised for excellence in both research and teaching. Now, to sustain this excellence, it is about to embark on a major programme of expansion which will involve the significant growth in academic departments.
Friday 2 April 2004
Greg Dyke has confirmed a gift to the University to support its new Department of Theatre, Film and Television. The gift will fund a new professorship, to be called the Greg Dyke Chair in Film and Television.
Thursday 1 April 2004
Ecologists and environmental scientists from York are part of a project team who have received 1.8 million pounds today to form a new network to investigate, amongst other things, how climate change will affect biodiversity in Britain.
Monday 29 March 2004
How do we know if health care actually benefits patients?
Tuesday 23 March 2004
University of York students are bridging the gap between theory and practice as part of their Management, IT and Languages degree in the Department of Management Studies.
Tuesday 23 March 2004
University of York uses ‘grid’ technology to communicate
Monday 22 March 2004
Professor Gideon Davies, a double prize-winner of The Royal Society of Chemistry, has been appointed to one of the ‘Anniversary Chairs’ created by the University of York to mark its 40th Anniversary in 2003.
Friday 19 March 2004
Using graduate skills can significantly help businesses of any size and in any sector. This is the message that Professor Tony Robards OBE, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and HSBC Professor of Innovation at the University of York will deliver at a breakfast briefing at the National Railway Museum on 25 March.
Monday 15 March 2004
A new Immunology and Infection Unit, which will research how disease occurs and how our immune systems respond, opens shortly in York.
Tuesday 9 March 2004
The University of York is expanding its leading work in social policy with the appointment of two internationally-recognised academics. They take up their posts in October.
Tuesday 9 March 2004
The way in which chemistry can make industry greener is highlighted in a new website for A-level students.
Tuesday 9 March 2004
Students are good for York and make important contributions to the local economy and society, say York's four higher education institutions.
Wednesday 25 February 2004
Two classical orchestras are to exploit the latest broadband technology in a simultaneous coaching exercise across the UK devised by the University of York.
Tuesday 24 February 2004
New professors lead research in Archaeology, Education, Demography and Computer Science
Monday 16 February 2004
The parents of Nigel Thompson, a York graduate who died in the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001, will visit the University of York on Monday 16 February.
Monday 9 February 2004
The Hull York Medical School (HYMS) will hold its first research conference on 11 February.
Tuesday 3 February 2004
The Universities of York and Hull have been appointed as key regional players in the new 'NHS University', which is designed to transform learning in health and social care for the 1.6 million staff in the health service.
Tuesday 3 February 2004
Public Lectures at the University of York
Monday 26 January 2004
Visually-impaired visitors to the National Railway Museum in York will be able to find their way around the buildings more easily and enjoyably from today, thanks to specially designed 'tactile guides' produced by the University of York.
Wednesday 21 January 2004
Ed Balls, Chief Economic Advisory to the Treasury, will give a free public lecture on macroeconomic policy at the University of York on Friday 23 January.
Tuesday 20 January 2004
A unique project, exploring how science can contribute to the arts and the arts to science, has been launched today at the University of York.
Monday 19 January 2004
York leads international project
Thursday 15 January 2004
The University of York is the most efficient UK university in its research outputs, according to new performance indicators published by the Higher Education Funding Council for England.
Tuesday 13 January 2004
A University of York graduate is involved in efforts to save endangered wild Sumatran tigers which have become a problem to local populations, killing people and eating livestock.
Wednesday 7 January 2004
Aircraft could achieve an even higher level of safety if cockpit designers took more of the psychological characteristics of pilots into account, according to researchers who studied one of Britain’s worst air disasters.
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