News archive: 2013 releases
Thursday 26 December 2013
Human beings are highly efficient at recognising familiar faces, even from very poor quality images.
Monday 23 December 2013
Those who fly to tropical shores this Christmas in search of sea and sun, may be unaware that an exotic shell picked from the beach could potentially bring relief to many thousands of people suffering life-threatening illnesses.
Monday 23 December 2013
Scientists from the University of York are part of a UK team which has made an important step towards new malaria treatments by identifying a way to stop malaria parasites from multiplying.
Sunday 22 December 2013
Scientists at the University of York have made a significant step in the search to develop effective second generation biofuels.
Thursday 19 December 2013
The University of York is set to play a major role in three networks in industrial biotechnology and bioenergy designed to boost interaction between academia and industry.
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Graduate filmmakers from the University of York have scooped three major awards at the Monaco International Film Festival for a short film they created as part of their degree.
Wednesday 11 December 2013
A student jazz band from the University of York is tuning up to entertain guests at the 2014 Sunflower Ball in aid of St Leonard’s Hospice.
Wednesday 11 December 2013
The University of York’s Centre for Novel Agricultural Products has been awarded £10 million to fund research projects that have the potential to make a significant impact in both agriculture and the search for alternatives to fossil fuels.
Tuesday 10 December 2013
Researchers from the University of York’s Department of Psychology are carrying out a new study examining whether electrical stimulation of the brain can improve the understanding of words and pictures after a stroke.
Tuesday 10 December 2013
A new study, conducted by researchers at the University of York, has found that compression stockings perform just as well as traditional bandages for the treatment of venous leg ulcers.
Monday 9 December 2013
Students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, looking to study at the University of York and five other universities are set to secure support in their postgraduate studies thanks to a grant award of nearly £3m from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
Friday 6 December 2013
Researchers from across Europe are developing a pilot survey of fuel poverty which will pave the way for better data across the EU.
Thursday 5 December 2013
A world-leading expert on working with children with behavioural challenges will present his first UK workshop at the University of York this month.
Wednesday 4 December 2013
The latest trends and developments in the music industry are the subject of a new European conference hosted by the University of York and York St John University in York this week.
Tuesday 3 December 2013
The Salters’ Institute and the University of York have awarded the Salters’ Chair in Science Education to Professor Judith Bennett.
Tuesday 3 December 2013
University of York researchers and their clinical NHS colleagues are expanding a project to investigate the health and wellbeing of newborn babies and their parents to include a study of depression during pregnancy and early motherhood.
Monday 2 December 2013
The British Grand Prix of Race Walking will be staged on the new cycle circuit at York Sport Village, University of York next year, it has been announced today.
Thursday 28 November 2013
A public lecture examining the links between Shakespeare, theatre and democracy will mark the finale of a series of public lectures celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Education at the University of York.
Wednesday 27 November 2013
A lecturer at the University of York has been awarded a Future Research Leader grant by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to study the obstacles faced by welfare claimants either moving to or returning to the UK from the EU.
Tuesday 26 November 2013
The social security system in one of Britain’s most remote overseas territories is undergoing a partial restructure with the help of academics from the University of York.
Tuesday 26 November 2013
A talented University of York student was presented with an international television scriptwriting award when she took to the red carpet at the International Emmy® World Television Festival in New York.
Monday 25 November 2013
A music video by a recent University of York graduate is being showcased as part of the 2013 BBC Music Video Festival - an online celebration of new and emerging music acts and film directors working in the field.
Friday 22 November 2013
A University of York lecturer has been recognised as one of the UK’s best early career researchers.
Friday 22 November 2013
A collaboration led by the University of York is to receive funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to train the next generation of researchers, designers, developers and entrepreneurs of digital games.
Friday 22 November 2013
Green chemists at the University of York have won a national award for their research and development work in green and sustainable industrial technologies.
Thursday 21 November 2013
A University of York nursing student has been named as one of the UK’s top 50 innovators in healthcare by the Health Services Journal.
Tuesday 19 November 2013
An international panel of academics, policy advisors and politicians will discuss this question at a free public seminar at the University of York early next month.
Monday 18 November 2013
University of York physicist Professor Howard Wilson has received an international award for research excellence from The American Physical Society (APS).
Thursday 14 November 2013
An international team of European and Japanese scientists led by the University of York has launched a €4.6m collaborative project funded by the European Commission (EC) and the Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST) to develop new materials to replace the scarce metal Iridium commonly used in magnetic storage devices.
Wednesday 13 November 2013
An interdisciplinary team of researchers say they have found ‘missing heat’ in the climate system, casting doubt on suggestions that global warming has slowed or stopped over the past decade.
Wednesday 13 November 2013
Prostate cancer patients who receive radiotherapy could soon be treated more effectively, according to research published today in the British Journal of Cancer.
Friday 8 November 2013
An international team of researchers, co-led by scientists at the University of York and Yunnan Normal University, has produced the first multi-disciplinary evidence for management of cattle populations in northern China, around the same time cattle domestication took place in the Near East, over 10,000 years ago.
Thursday 7 November 2013
Former Education Secretary Baroness Estelle Morris will deliver a major public lecture at the University of York to help commemorate 50 years of Education at York.
Wednesday 6 November 2013
A team of science students from the University of York struck gold in an international competition with a project to develop a bacteria-powered electrical battery.
Tuesday 5 November 2013
Two partnerships involving the University of York have received a share of £100m funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to train the next generation of environmental scientists.
Tuesday 5 November 2013
A team of British researchers, led by the University of York, is warning governments and healthcare decision makers across the globe to be wary of the myths and hype surrounding medical tourism.
Monday 4 November 2013
New research involving a University of York academic provides strong evidence that internationally important British bird populations are being affected by climate change, which could threaten their long-term conservation status.
Monday 4 November 2013
An international team of researchers has used pioneering electron microscopy techniques to discover an important mechanism behind the reaction of metallic nanoparticles with the environment.
Wednesday 30 October 2013
The manager of the University of York’s IT Academy is heading back to Haiti to deliver computer training for young people involved in recovery efforts following the earthquake which devastated the country in 2010.
Tuesday 29 October 2013
Celebrity chefs are encouraging more people to cook with sustainable seafood, but how far do they practise what they preach?
Tuesday 29 October 2013
A University of York student is flying out to the Cayman Islands to play for Jamaica in a major international rugby tournament.
Tuesday 29 October 2013
An international team of scientists, led by physicists from the University of York, has shed important new light on coral skeleton formation.
Monday 28 October 2013
The University of York is celebrating national success after winning the first Bill Vinten Guild of Television Cameramen University Award.
Friday 25 October 2013
Postgraduate students from across the UK and Europe are meeting at the University of York for the York Doctoral Symposium on Computer Science and Electronics (YDS 2013).
Friday 25 October 2013
A postgraduate student with the Hull York Medical School (HYMS) has won a major European award for the second consecutive year for his research into cardiothoracic surgery.
Friday 25 October 2013
Foreign patients coming to the UK for private medical treatment are a lucrative source of income for the NHS, according to a new study by researchers at the University of York and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Thursday 24 October 2013
An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the Universities of York and St Andrews, has developed a new method to increase the efficiency of solar cells.
Wednesday 23 October 2013
Plants use sugars to tell the time of day, according to research involving a University of York scientist which is published in Nature today.
Monday 21 October 2013
Law students at the University of York are on hand to offer free, confidential, legal advice to the local community.
Friday 18 October 2013
University of York researchers are playing a key role in a project investigating why killer whales continue to live long after they have stopped reproducing.
Thursday 17 October 2013
An international team of scientists has provided proof of a key feature of quantum physics – Heisenberg’s error-disturbance relation - more than 80 years after it was first suggested.
Wednesday 16 October 2013
NHS England’s Chief Nursing Officer Jane Cummings has officially opened the University of York's newly extended and modernised Clinical Simulation Unit.
Wednesday 16 October 2013
Plays first performed in a Jewish concentration camp and ghetto over 60 years ago are to be staged again for modern-day audiences in New York, thanks to literary detective work by a UK-based academic from the University of York.
Tuesday 15 October 2013
A successful collaboration between the Universities of York, Leeds and Sheffield has received a £19m award from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to create the White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities.
Friday 11 October 2013
The latest in a series of public lectures celebrating 50 years of education at the University of York will examine the role of psychological profiling in the recruitment of school teachers.
Thursday 10 October 2013
The University of York has worked with Dragonshead Productions Limited to make a documentary series Medieval Dead that will premiere on UKTV Yesterday later this month.
Wednesday 9 October 2013
Undergraduate students from the University of York’s Department of Computer Science are returning to their studies armed with valuable work experience gained on paid summer internships.
Tuesday 8 October 2013
Two University of York academics are to receive an international award at the European Parliament in recognition of their development of a new approach to social justice.
Monday 7 October 2013
A team of UK scientists, including experts from the University of York, have discovered huge ice channels beneath a floating ice shelf in Antarctica.
Friday 4 October 2013
Research carried out by the University of York has highlighted ways in which health and care staff working with young adults with life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses can improve their care.
Thursday 3 October 2013
A University of York scientist claims that invasive species such as Himalayan balsam and rhododendron should be welcomed to Britain rather than reviled. At least, they should not be hated simply because they are alien, he says.
Wednesday 2 October 2013
The University of York is in the Top 100 of the Times Higher Education 2013/14 World University Rankings.
Tuesday 1 October 2013
The University of York is launching an innovative 3.5m Euro project which will use new technologies to improve the understanding of urban pollution and its effects on human health and the environment.
Tuesday 1 October 2013
Researchers from the University of York’s Borthwick Institute for Archives are calling upon the public to help them solve a mystery – who are the women featured in a collection of 1950s portraits known as the Aero Girls?
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Some of the world’s most serious health challenges are the subject of a two-day conference opening at the University of York today (25 September).
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Acupuncture or counselling, provided alongside usual care, could benefit patients with depression, according to a study by researchers at the University of York.
Tuesday 24 September 2013
An international team of archaeologists led by experts from the University of York has uncovered evidence of human activity in the high slopes of the French Alps dating back over 8000 years.
Tuesday 24 September 2013
A University of York researcher is helping to develop a social game to aid people tackle anxiety and to face their fears in a fun way.
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Talented student film-makers from the University of York will showcase their work to leading members of the British film industry at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
Tuesday 24 September 2013
A striking multi-media installation focusing on the challenges facing young people coping with chronic disease has its premiere at the University of York this week.
Monday 23 September 2013
The University of York is ranked 11th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2014.
Tuesday 17 September 2013
The University of York is launching a new undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences focusing on the science underpinning medicine.
Tuesday 17 September 2013
A groundbreaking conference at the University of York will look at intergenerational justice and the obligations different generations have to one another.
Tuesday 17 September 2013
A major international conference at the University of York this week will bring together academics, the business community and policy makers to discuss key issues facing the beer and brewing industries.
Monday 16 September 2013
Copper bracelets and magnet wrist straps have no real effect on pain, swelling, or disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis, according to new findings from a study conducted at the University of York.
Monday 16 September 2013
Hull York Medical School's (HYMS) Chair of Anatomy Professor Paul O'Higgins has won an international award for excellence.
Monday 16 September 2013
A former Prime Minister of South Korea, who is an alumnus, will return to the University of York this week to deliver the annual Vice-Chancellor's Lecture.
Friday 13 September 2013
Visitors to the York Food & Drink Festival will have the chance to explore – and taste – York's rich history thanks to a special event staged by researchers from the University of York's Borthwick Institute for Archives.
Tuesday 10 September 2013
Professor Andy Young from the University of York's Department of Psychology has been awarded the British Psychological Society's Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge.
Tuesday 10 September 2013
The Hull York Medical School (HYMS) has won a major international award recognising its excellence in medical education in its 10th anniversary year.
Monday 9 September 2013
Major improvements in the detection of diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s are being developed at a pioneering £7m research facility due to open officially at the University of York this week.
Tuesday 3 September 2013
An international team of scientists, including biologists from the University of York, has discovered five new species of bats in West Africa.
Monday 2 September 2013
Two University of York scientists have received Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Awards in recognition of their outstanding achievement and potential.
Friday 30 August 2013
The sound of Stag Beetles munching their way through a dead tree will feature in the latest episode of a BBC wildlife series on Sunday, thanks to the electronic wizardry of an entomological and environmental acoustics expert from the University of York.
Thursday 29 August 2013
A new systematic review by academics at the University of York suggests that acupuncture is at least as effective as other physical therapies for short-term relief from the pain of osteoarthritis of the knee.
Thursday 29 August 2013
Scientists at the University of York have discovered that very small chemical changes to dietary flavonoids cause very large effects when the plant natural products are tested for their impact on the human immune system.
Thursday 22 August 2013
Our early ancestors had a taste for spicy food, new research led by the University of York has revealed.
Tuesday 20 August 2013
Visitors to an important North Yorkshire archaeological site will hear the sound of some of our earliest hunter-gatherer ancestors at work thanks to an innovative soundscape project at open events this weekend.
Friday 16 August 2013
The University of York has teamed up with the Leeds, York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce to deliver a series of short courses aimed at equipping local businesses with the skills they need to succeed.
Wednesday 14 August 2013
A tiger, a West African primate and a large antelope are among species staving off extinction thanks to the help of zoos, according to a new report co-ordinated by Dr Andrew Marshall from the University of York and Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo.
Tuesday 13 August 2013
Female blue tits with brightly coloured crowns are better mothers than duller birds, according to a new study led by the University of York.
Friday 9 August 2013
The University of York and Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo are teaming up to treat zoo visitors to a rare sight - the UK’s only captive group of Homo sapiens.
Wednesday 7 August 2013
Scientists at the University of York are part of a £3 million research initiative announced by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Scottish Government to fund four projects aimed at improving food security for some of the world’s most important crops.
Tuesday 6 August 2013
Members of the business community involved in the beer and brewing industry are invited to attend a major international conference at the University of York.
Friday 2 August 2013
The University of York has launched an initiative to attract more scientists, who have taken a career break, back into the world of academia.
Wednesday 31 July 2013
A psychology professor at the University of York has been awarded a national fellowship to support research into helping parents understand what their babies might be thinking or feeling.
Friday 26 July 2013
The wheels are in motion on Yorkshire's first Grand Départ 2014 bike bank project to help inspire children to take up cycling by giving them free access to cycles.
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Enterprising students from the University of York are improving their employment prospects and gaining valuable work experience by setting up their own consultancy business.
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Student nurses at the University of York are raising money to send equipment and textbooks to help to provide free healthcare to some of the poorest and most in need people in rural communities in Southern India.
Monday 22 July 2013
The Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) and the University of York have today announced a new joint venture: an Initiative in Agrifood Resilience. This announcement comes on the same day as the Government launches its new UK Agri-Technology Strategy, which sets out how investment will back the technologies of the future allowing our agricultural industries to grow and flourish.
Monday 22 July 2013
Mental health experts from around the world are teaming up to undertake a unique research programme applying social science to mental health practice.
Friday 19 July 2013
The University of York welcomes a group of undergraduates from China this weekend for the inaugural Peking University Summer School.
Friday 19 July 2013
During heat waves – when ozone production rises – plants' ozone absorption is curtailed, leaving more pollution in the air, and costing an estimated 460 lives in the UK in the hot summer of 2006.
Thursday 18 July 2013
Researchers from the University of York have demonstrated that the change in cannabis declassification in 2009 has coincided with a significant increase in hospital admissions for cannabis psychosis - rather than the decrease it was intended to produce.
Wednesday 17 July 2013
A three-week corporate placement is providing University of York Department of Computer Science students with a competitive advantage in the job market – and proving valuable to businesses too.
Tuesday 16 July 2013
A newly published book of fictional stories, written by University of York students and inspired by the memories of York's older residents, includes a foreword by Dame Joan Bakewell.
Monday 15 July 2013
Scholars at the University of York have tapped into the latest mobile technologies and staged a Renaissance ‘flash mob’ to give visitors to 400-year-old Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire a radically 21st century vision of Elizabethan England.
Monday 15 July 2013
Physicists from the University of York have carried out new research into how the heating effect of an experimental cancer treatment works.
Friday 12 July 2013
Groundbreaking new electron microscopy technology developed at the York JEOL Nanocentre at the University of York is allowing researchers to observe and analyse single atoms, small clusters and nanoparticles in dynamic in-situ experiments for the first time.
Friday 12 July 2013
Researchers from the University of York’s Department of Language and Linguistic Science hosted a free one-day workshop for English Language A-Level teachers as part of a project to develop and expand its relationships with schools and colleges.
Wednesday 10 July 2013
A forensic speech scientist with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be presented with a postgraduate degree at the University of York this week.
Monday 8 July 2013
A team of UK researchers believe earthworms could provide a window into past climates, allowing scientists to piece together the prevailing weather conditions thousands of years ago.
Monday 8 July 2013
Archaeologists from the University of York say a virtually intact Late Roman well discovered near Heslington, on the outskirts of the city, may have had significance in contemporary local agricultural cycles and fertility practices.
Friday 5 July 2013
A film producer, a zooarchaeologist, the University’s first woman Deputy Vice-Chancellor, industrialists and eminent scientists are among those to receive honorary degrees from the University of York this week.
Thursday 4 July 2013
A Professor of Ecology from the University of York will step on to a soapbox in London this week to highlight the role of women in science.
Wednesday 3 July 2013
A new study by researchers at the Centre for Health Economics, University of York, reveals the productivity of the NHS in England increased by 3.2 per cent in the first year of the Coalition administration.
Wednesday 3 July 2013
The Nepalese Himalayas north of Kathmandu, provide a mountain landscape of exceptional beauty, where trekkers can experience rugged snow-capped peaks, pristine mountain streams and lush wild flower meadows.
Tuesday 2 July 2013
A researcher at the University of York is to showcase her work on solar fuels at a public exhibition hosted by The Royal Society in London this week.
Monday 1 July 2013
The University of York is to offer 10 scholarships for a new MA in Political and Legal Theory: Toleration, designed to explore toleration from historical, legal and philosophical perspectives.
Friday 28 June 2013
A University of York postgraduate student has scooped the top prize in a national competition after inspiring judges with a three-minute presentation on his research into reducing number-entry errors in medical devices.
Thursday 27 June 2013
A University of York scientist has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship for excellence in higher education teaching and support for learning.
Thursday 27 June 2013
City of York Council and the University of York have announced three Collaborative Doctoral Awards to investigate the city’s archaeology and the City Archive.
Thursday 27 June 2013
Royal Academy of Engineering President Sir John Parker will tonight host a Soiree at the University of York in the presence of HRH The Princess Royal, as Royal Fellow of the Academy.
Tuesday 25 June 2013
An innovative scientific and educational collaboration between the University of York and Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo has scooped a top national award in recognition of the outstanding impact of its conservation and educational work.
Tuesday 25 June 2013
A unique health economics assessment of copper’s role in preventing healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) is being presented this week at the WHO’s International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC) in Geneva, demonstrating rapid payback on the capital investment.
Monday 24 June 2013
Three University of York postgraduate students are aiming to inspire an audience with their research as they compete in the inaugural 3 Minute Thesis UK Competition.
Friday 21 June 2013
Physics and engineering postgraduate students from across Europe are arriving at the University of York this weekend for a conference focusing on fusion research.
Friday 21 June 2013
University of York researchers are urging local people interested in improving fairness in the NHS to join a Citizens’ Panel and make their voices heard.
Thursday 20 June 2013
The University of York is the only UK University to rank in the top 10 in the Times Higher Education (THE) world rankings of universities less than 50 years old.
Thursday 20 June 2013
The protected area network in Tanzania is playing a vital role in the survival of savannah bird species as they move west in response to climate and environmental changes, according to new research led by the University of York.
Wednesday 19 June 2013
A major free conference exploring the economic and socio-political dynamics of ‘neoliberalism’ will take place at the University of York next month.
Monday 17 June 2013
Writer Lucy Lethbridge will offer a window into the fascinating downstairs world of the Downton Abbey era at a York Festival of Ideas talk.
Friday 14 June 2013
A memorial meeting at the University of York this weekend will celebrate the life in science of Professor Guy Dodson, FRS.
Friday 14 June 2013
More than 400 primary school children will take part in three Enterprise Days at the University of York, designed to teach them new skills in a fun and stimulating way.
Friday 14 June 2013
Students from the University of York are gearing up for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to contribute creative ideas for art and floral displays which could feature on the Tour de France route through Yorkshire next year.
Thursday 13 June 2013
Teenagers from across Yorkshire and the Humber are discovering what it is like to study Physics at a top university at a World of Physics event at the University of York.
Wednesday 12 June 2013
A lunchtime panel debate, held as part of a major Economics, Entrepreneurship and Equality Day, will focus on what needs to be done to support business and grow the economy.
Wednesday 12 June 2013
The University of York’s Department of Theatre, Film and Television is to launch a new BSc in Interactive Media designed to encourage a flair for scientific understanding and a strong creative drive.
Monday 10 June 2013
Scientists at the University of York have uncovered new insights into the way seeds use gene networks to control when they germinate in response to environmental signals.
Monday 10 June 2013
A pioneering study led by researchers from the University of York highlights the role and contribution of community nursing assistants and their potential impact on patient experience.
Monday 10 June 2013
Students from the University of York’s Department of Theatre, Film and Television aim to open up the fascinating world of filmmaking to the public as they celebrate and champion their work at the annual LUMA Film Festival.
Friday 7 June 2013
The York Festival of Ideas will play host to a major public lecture which will explore how information technology can help tackle the escalating problem of diabetes and lead to more effective treatments for patients.
Thursday 6 June 2013
Children will have a chance to give a ‘voice’ to a silent movie villain or paint their own Royal self portrait at an afternoon of fun activities organised by postgraduate students at the University of York for the Festival of Ideas.
Thursday 6 June 2013
Space scientist, consultant and broadcaster Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock will explain at a public lecture how she uses the wow factor to inspire children into careers in science.
Wednesday 5 June 2013
A 17th century Jacobean comedy seldom seen on the modern stage is undergoing a thoroughly modern re-working with the help of students from the University of York.
Tuesday 4 June 2013
Some of the country's brightest new writing stars will be heading to York later this month for an afternoon of debate and discussion designed to showcase their talents and give an insight into the inspiration and influences behind their prize-winning prose.
Tuesday 4 June 2013
Postgraduate students from the Fusion Doctoral Training Network - which is led by the University of York - will compete in the national final of a competition designed to sharpen researchers’ business skills.
Monday 3 June 2013
Scientists, led by Professor Simon McQueen-Mason and Professor Neil Bruce at the University of York, have discovered a new enzyme that could prove an important step in the quest to turn waste, such as paper, scrap wood and straw, into liquid fuel.
Friday 31 May 2013
Pioneering American films from the silent era of the movies are to be screened in Leeds and London later this month at events organised by Judith Buchanan, Professor of Film and Literature and Director of the Humanities Research Centre at the University of York.
Wednesday 29 May 2013
The impact that providing informal care to close relatives has on people's health and quality of life depends on where they live and their cultural and social background, according to research published today by the Centre for Health Economics, University of York.
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Authors Germaine Greer, Robert Hutchinson, Catherine Fletcher, and Pamela Hartshorne will offer an insight into the process of re-creating Renaissance personalities for a modern audience at an event organised by the University of York.
Friday 24 May 2013
A new study by archaeologists at the University of York challenges evolutionary theories behind the development of our earliest ancestors from tree dwelling quadrupeds to upright bipeds capable of walking and scrambling.
Thursday 23 May 2013
Research teams from UW-Milwaukee and the University of York investigating the properties of ultra-thin films of new materials are helping bring quantum computing one step closer to reality.
Thursday 23 May 2013
A University of York scholar has been named as one of ten New Generation Thinkers for 2013 by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the BBC.
Wednesday 22 May 2013
In partnership, the University of York is offering a series of free family events with St Nicholas Fields at their Tang Hall site on Thursday 30 May, exploring science and nature.
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Real life stories from those who worked in York's chocolate factories
Tuesday 21 May 2013
A public lecture at the historic King’s Manor, University of York, will explore the theme of victims and heroes, and defend the possibility of heroism even in the modern age.
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Environmental projects which map some of the most important benefits we get from nature have been brought together for the first time in an online database, following national survey work by researchers in the University of York Environment Department.
Monday 20 May 2013
The 2013 York Festival of Ideas reveals a diverse and stimulating programme of mostly free events taking place across the city and the University of York campus between 13 and 29 June on a theme of 'North and South'.
Monday 20 May 2013
A major international conference at the University of York will bring together academics, the business community and policy makers to discuss high-quality economic research related to beer and brewing.
Monday 20 May 2013
Overfishing has reduced fish populations and biodiversity across much of the world's oceans. In response, fisheries are increasingly reliant on a handful of highly valuable shellfish. However, new research by the University of York shows this approach to be extremely risky.
Friday 17 May 2013
A major new study suggests a range of potential improvements in the way schools pursue citizenship education.
Friday 17 May 2013
A new exhibition at the Norman Rea Gallery at the University of York focuses on the work of two local artists, bringing together sculptural works and detailed pen and ink drawings.
Thursday 16 May 2013
A team at the University of York’s Institute for Effective Education (IEE) has been commissioned to carry out the national evaluation of the Realising Opportunities (RO) Programme.
Wednesday 15 May 2013
An international team of scientists, including a University of York researcher, has carried out ground-breaking experiments to investigate the atomic structure of astatine (Z=85), the rarest naturally occurring element on Earth.
Tuesday 14 May 2013
A major survey into the health of native trees in the Yorkshire and Humberside region is launched this week at a York nature reserve.
Monday 13 May 2013
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has renewed its funding of £5.25m to the University of Sheffield to manage the Yorkshire and Humber Research Design Service (RDSYH) – a collaboration that includes the University of York - for a further five years.
Friday 10 May 2013
Students, staff, alumni and the local community are taking part in the York@50 Bike Rides on 2 June to help to mark the 50th Anniversary of the University of York.
Thursday 9 May 2013
The University of York is hosting a public lecture on Shakespeare’s Globe and the role of the audience as part of a series of events commemorating 50 years of Education at York.
Thursday 9 May 2013
An international team of physicists, including scientists from the University of York, has shown that some atomic nuclei can assume asymmetric 'pear' shapes.
Wednesday 8 May 2013
A new study involving researchers at the University of York has revealed substantial areas of doubt and uncertainty about the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers.
Tuesday 7 May 2013
An international team of physicists, including researchers from the Universities of York and St. Andrews, has demonstrated that chaos can beat order - at least as far as light storage is concerned.
Tuesday 7 May 2013
Academics meet this week for a conference focusing on distinctive teaching methods at the University of York.
Friday 3 May 2013
A groundbreaking new initiative led by the University of York, with partners at Cass Business School, part of City University London and Durham University Business School, aims to unlock the potential for scientific and social benefits in digital games.
Friday 3 May 2013
Researchers at the University of York will have access to the most impressive and advanced nuclear physics research facility in the world as the United Kingdom today becomes part of a €1.6 billion international project that will be to nuclear physics what CERN is to particle physics.
Thursday 2 May 2013
A public discussion at the University of York will look at the ethical and political issues raised by the Leveson Inquiry and debate what we have learned.
Thursday 2 May 2013
Films by three talented University of York student filmmakers have been shortlisted for the prestigious Royal Television Society (RTS) Student Television Awards 2012.
Tuesday 30 April 2013
York student athletes promise the biggest and best Roses tournament ever to help mark the University's 50th Anniversary year.
Tuesday 30 April 2013
The University of York is the venue for an international conference next month on the pathogenesis and treatment of lymphomas, the most common type of cancers of the blood in the developed world.
Friday 26 April 2013
A team of undergraduate Biology students at the University of York is developing a bacteria powered electrical battery as part of a global synthetic biology competition.
Thursday 25 April 2013
A British composer based at the University of York is using acoustic analysis techniques to help create ground-breaking choral music designed specifically for a particular performance venue.
Thursday 25 April 2013
In a study commissioned by the Higher Education Academy (HEA), researchers from the University of York have highlighted potentially worrying inequalities in transition to postgraduate degrees.
Wednesday 24 April 2013
The alcohol industry – including some supermarkets, drinks companies, and trade associations – distorted international evidence on effective alcohol control measures in an attempt to influence the Scottish Government’s public health policy to its advantage, according to a study published in the journal PLOS Medicine.
Tuesday 23 April 2013
An international team of scientists, including University of York physicist Dr Irene D’Amico, has shed new light on a fundamental area of physics which could have important implications for future electronic devices and the transfer of information at the quantum level.
Monday 22 April 2013
A collection of oil paintings depicting members of artist Harvey Taylor's family will go on show at the Norman Rea Gallery at the University of York.
Thursday 18 April 2013
Research led by a scientist at the University of York has thrown new light on the way breakdowns in the DNA copying process inside cells can contribute to cancer and other diseases.
Tuesday 16 April 2013
The University of York is co-hosting a global NASA challenge to help explore the final frontier - space.
Monday 15 April 2013
South African Jazz will be in the spotlight at a free musical forum at the University of York this week.
Monday 15 April 2013
Leading scholars will showcase the University of York's research strengths in the arts and humanities at a series of events in the USA this week.
Monday 15 April 2013
The Royal Society has awarded a York researcher a fellowship to help strengthen links between academia and industry.
Friday 12 April 2013
As part of the University of York's 50th Anniversary, experts from around the world are meeting in New York to promote the role of education in helping to deliver peace and long-term development in fragile or conflict-affected countries.
Wednesday 10 April 2013
Hunter-gatherers living in glacial conditions produced pots for cooking fish, according to the findings of a pioneering new study led by the University of York which reports the earliest direct evidence for the use of ceramic vessels.
Wednesday 10 April 2013
A new study by scientists at the University of York and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) shows that bird species which have colonised the UK in recent decades breed initially almost exclusively in nature reserves and other areas specially protected for wildlife.
Thursday 4 April 2013
To mark the launch of the York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI), and in celebration of our 50th Anniversary and the Centenary of the British Ecological Society, the University of York is to co-host a major international conference this month.
Tuesday 2 April 2013
If you have ever wondered about questions such as 'Do I really sing better in the shower?' and 'Why can't my dog talk?' then a fascinating event at the University of York will provide the answers.
Tuesday 2 April 2013
The University of York has launched a new centre to help collaboration between researchers investigating the social, economic and cultural influences on mental health and wellbeing.
Thursday 28 March 2013
The Poverty and Social Exclusion (PSE) Project published its first report today. 'The Impoverishment of the UK' reveals significant levels of poverty and deprivation.
Wednesday 27 March 2013
Scientists at the University of York have discovered the driving force behind the development of prostate cancer.
Tuesday 26 March 2013
University of York-supported student entrepreneur, Charlie Simpson-Daniel, took his ambitions to be a business leader of the future to new heights after meeting with Sir Richard Branson at his Virgin Galactic headquarters.
Monday 25 March 2013
Lady Hale, Justice of the Supreme Court, will deliver the keynote speech at a socio-legal conference at the University of York this week.
Monday 25 March 2013
An international team of plasma physicists has used one of the world’s most powerful lasers to create highly unusual plasma composed of hollow atoms.
Thursday 21 March 2013
The University of York's Careers team was highly commended at the AGR Development Awards 2013 for the Best Preparation for Work Initiative in Higher Education.
Wednesday 20 March 2013
A University of York PhD student has won a Silver award at a competition in the House of Commons for the excellence of his chemistry research.
Wednesday 20 March 2013
The University of York is offering people of all ages an opportunity to learn more about plasma and solar storms.
Wednesday 20 March 2013
Independent maternal demographic factors such as social status, ethnicity and maternal age can predict the likelihood of operative births in the UK, according to a new study by researchers from the University of York.
Monday 18 March 2013
The University of York today announces the appointment of Professor Koen Lamberts as its new Vice-Chancellor.
Monday 18 March 2013
A consortium of top UK academics is developing computer codes to provide new insights into existing and predicted materials using the national supercomputer (HECToR).
Friday 15 March 2013
A wide range of community and school partners from York and North Yorkshire attended a special event to mark 50 years of Education at the University of York.
Friday 15 March 2013
Young people from Yorkshire and the Humber will experience science in action next week as they take part in a series of interactive sessions at the University of York.
Friday 15 March 2013
Two scientists from the University of York have been invited to Parliament next week to present their research to MPs and a panel of experts, who will judge their presentations for SET for Britain, a competition promoting early-stage researchers.
Thursday 14 March 2013
Plant cells communicate information about the time of day to their chloroplasts, the part of their cells that underpins all agricultural productivity on Earth, according to new research involving three University of York students which is published today in Science.
Monday 11 March 2013
A University of York professor will play a key role at the prestigious Royal Society Frontiers of Science meeting in Russia this week.
Saturday 9 March 2013
For centuries scientists and historians have argued over the meaning and purpose of Stonehenge. Now a research team, which included Dr Oliver Craig, of the University of York, believes it has finally solved many of the mysteries surrounding our greatest prehistoric monument, overturning the accepted view on what happened when Stonehenge was built, and why it was constructed.
Friday 8 March 2013
The University of York is inviting members of the local business community to the first screening in England of a new documentary film.
Friday 8 March 2013
Dr Joann Fletcher, a Research and Teaching Fellow in the Department of Archaeology at the University of York, has written and presented Ancient Egypt: Life & Death In The Valley Of The Kings for BBC 2.
Thursday 7 March 2013
University of York nursing students will swap their uniforms for pyjamas this week as they find out what it’s like to be a patient.
Thursday 7 March 2013
BBC Radio 4’s live Mothering Sunday broadcast from York Minster will feature University of York choir The 24.
Wednesday 6 March 2013
Research by scientists at the University of York has revealed new insights into the life and death of black holes.
Tuesday 5 March 2013
A new report by the University of York, commissioned by the Higher Education Academy, highlights the benefits of effective internationalisation and successful alumni engagement programmes.
Monday 4 March 2013
Works of modern art, collected by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of York, Professor Brian Cantor, will go on public show this week.
Monday 4 March 2013
The University of York and a team of employment law experts hosted a mock employment tribunal to help North Yorkshire organisations understand how best to prepare for employment tribunal cases.
Friday 1 March 2013
A major public lecture held at York’s historic Merchant Adventurers’ Hall will examine how audio and acoustics can help us investigate our past and design our future.
Friday 1 March 2013
The University of York has launched a new digital archive recording the memories and histories of some of the people who have helped shape the institution over the last 50 years.
Thursday 28 February 2013
The University of York is offering a behind-the-scenes view of a play rehearsal and an opportunity to learn how Renaissance lives are created in the theatre for 21st-century audiences.
Monday 25 February 2013
A challenging new exhibition by artist Fran Copeman opens at the Norman Rea Gallery at the University of York today.
Thursday 21 February 2013
New research led by the University of York will carry out a detailed appraisal of Drug Recovery Wings which have been established in 11 prisons in England and Wales.
Wednesday 20 February 2013
The University of York is inviting the local community to join a special event commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of John Snow.
Wednesday 20 February 2013
A project to drive forward the understanding of key biological processes by developing new microscope technologies has received a £2m funding boost.
Tuesday 19 February 2013
A team of archaeologists from the University of York are to travel to the roof of the world to discover, survey, and record mountain archaeology in the Nepalese Himalayas.
Monday 18 February 2013
A series of public lectures and other events will celebrate 50 years of Education at the University of York.
Friday 15 February 2013
The most common genetic cause of Parkinson’s is not only responsible for the condition’s distinctive movement problems but may also affect vision, according to new research by scientists at the University of York.
Thursday 14 February 2013
Scientists at the University of York have developed a new medical tool which could help surgeons carrying out complex procedures in the operating theatre.
Thursday 7 February 2013
York's Chinese students are inviting the local community to share an evening of spectacle, dance and music as they celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Thursday 7 February 2013
A mentor with the Big Deal enterprise competition for young people has won the Industry Mentor of the Year prize at a Brightside Charitable Trust awards ceremony.
Tuesday 5 February 2013
Researchers from the University of York are exploring the role village pubs play in local communities in Ireland and ways of halting their decline.
Monday 4 February 2013
‘I do know the real thing when I see it. And Nick Payne, a playwright previously unknown to me, is at the beginning of a great career.’ John Lahr, The New Yorker
Monday 4 February 2013
A new study led by scientists at the Universities of York and Bradford has identified the two areas of the brain responsible for our perception of orientation and shape.
Friday 1 February 2013
The first UK performance of scenes from a play written by Jewish prisoners at a Nazi concentration camp formed the centrepiece of the University of York’s commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day.
Thursday 31 January 2013
A new exhibition at the University of York’s Norman Rea Gallery will feature a collection of collages created using old books and vintage magazines.
Thursday 31 January 2013
Recent natural disasters illustrate vulnerability of older people: majority of deaths from the Great East Japan Earthquake (2011) and Hurricane Katrina (2005) occurred among older people.
Wednesday 30 January 2013
An international team of researchers has shown that old wives' tales that snails can tell us about the weather should not be dismissed too hastily.
Monday 28 January 2013
The University of York is to host a day of music technology workshops and performances in partnership with the electronic music record label The Centrifuge.
Monday 28 January 2013
Two University of York academics are playing a key role in a review of social security reforms introduced in one of Britain's remotest overseas territories.
Friday 25 January 2013
A major report published today examines the challenges faced by the Government in delivering its new digital strategy.
Thursday 24 January 2013
Leading businessman Sir Stuart Rose will present a major public lecture at the University of York, discussing the role that business has to play in delivering the sustainability agenda.
Thursday 24 January 2013
A study by health economists at the University of York has, for the first time, produced an estimate of the impact on other NHS patients of new and more costly drugs and other treatments.
Tuesday 22 January 2013
A University of York student has successfully completed a challenge that will allow blind and visually impaired people to complete 3D crosswords.
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Five students are travelling from countries across the Commonwealth to receive their Masters degrees at the University of York this week after three years of online distance study.
Monday 21 January 2013
A British campaigner and writer, the Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, an award-winning historian, a BAFTA-winning playwright and the lawyer who represented the University at the public inquiry into Heslington East are to receive honorary degrees from the University of York this week.
Friday 18 January 2013
Free help is at hand for York parents whose New Year’s resolution is to understand the science their children are learning at school.
Friday 18 January 2013
An innovative concert combining human and synthetic voices with music will provide exciting new insights into how computer-generated voices can be made more expressive.
Thursday 17 January 2013
A delegation from the University of York and Hull York Medical School is visiting India and Sri Lanka to promote new health-focused and academic links with the two countries.
Tuesday 15 January 2013
An international team of nuclear astrophysicists has shed new light on the explosive stellar events known as novae.
Monday 14 January 2013
Scientists at the Universities of York and Leeds have made a significant discovery about the cause of the destruction of ozone over oceans.
Wednesday 9 January 2013
Scientists at the University of York played a pivotal role in new research that has signaled a significant step forward in the understanding of how insulin works.
Wednesday 9 January 2013
Leading experts are gathering in York later this month to try and solve the mysteries of a unique sapphire ring found near the city.
Tuesday 8 January 2013
Abstract portrayals of the human face, featuring bold, lurid colours, take centre stage at a new exhibition at the Norman Rea Gallery at the University of York.
Monday 7 January 2013
People with dementia and their family carers are to play a pivotal role in a pioneering study led by researchers at the University of York into the effectiveness of using Life Stories to influence their care and improve their quality of life. The study has been funded by the National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery (NIHR HS&DR) Programme.
Wednesday 2 January 2013
Two new exchange schemes are providing exciting opportunities for University of York students to study in the United States.
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