News archive: Research press releases 2015
Wednesday 23 December 2015
Two EU-funded four year Marie Curie ITN (Initial Training Network) projects based at the University of York, set up to train young biotechnologists and immunologists from across Europe, will conclude this month.
Tuesday 15 December 2015
Psychologists at the University of York and University of St Andrews have uncovered the first evidence of tool use by greater vasa parrots (Coracopsis vasa).
Tuesday 15 December 2015
New research conducted by the University of York and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) indicates that more than 24,000 female heart patients are missing out on crucial rehabilitation, putting them at risk of further heart attacks.
Friday 11 December 2015
While choosing the perfect Christmas tree can be a struggle for some people at this time of year, spare a thought for a University of York conservation scientist who has discovered a new species of tree - and now has the daunting task of naming it.
Monday 7 December 2015
Junior doctors who opt to become surgeons in the NHS are more likely to be male, white and from a better-off background according to new research by health economists at the University of York.
Monday 7 December 2015
Scientists at the University of York are to benefit from major Government funding for new industrial biotechnology and bioenergy research.
Monday 7 December 2015
An academic from the University of York has played a key role in our understanding of why modern humans evolved flatter faces and Neanderthals developed more protruding features.
Friday 4 December 2015
Health economists at the University of York have developed a simple extension to meta-analysis, used to estimate the health benefits of further research and changes to clinical practice.
Thursday 3 December 2015
A team of researchers, including biologists from the University of York, are a step closer to producing a biodegradable lubricant made from a new type of oilseed rape.
Monday 30 November 2015
The University of York has appointed six artists to work alongside academics to produce a body of work inspired by their research in biomedicine and human health.
Friday 27 November 2015
A University of York environmental scientist played a key role in new research which has found that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef lives up to its name.
Wednesday 25 November 2015
New research by biologists at the University of York could lead to improved methods of detection for early-onset Parkinson’s Disease (PD).
Tuesday 24 November 2015
New research by an archaeologist at the University of York suggests that betrayals of trust were the missing link in understanding the rapid spread of our own species around the world.
Monday 23 November 2015
A simple PVC eraser has helped an international team of scientists led by bioarchaeologists at the University of York to resolve the mystery surrounding the tissue-thin parchment used by medieval scribes to produce the first pocket Bibles.
Friday 20 November 2015
An academic from the York Management School has published a report for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) shedding light on approaches businesses can adopt to manage risk in challenging times.
Thursday 19 November 2015
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of the Government of Kenya enlisted support from a consortium of National and international experts and researchers, including ecologists from the University of York, to produce the first Biodiversity Atlas of the Natural Capital for Kenya.
Thursday 19 November 2015
People who live in poorer areas in England are more likely to need mental healthcare but are less likely to access support and to recover from their symptoms following treatment, according to researchers at the University of York.
Thursday 19 November 2015
Scientists at the University of York’s Centre for Quantum Technology have discovered new evidence to support the development of scalable and secure high rate quantum networks.
Wednesday 18 November 2015
A University of York academic has secured funding to develop an online audio/visual virtual reality experience of a theatre – allowing users to listen to on-stage performances from different seats within the auditorium.
Wednesday 18 November 2015
A team from the University of York has published research unveiling the 3-D structure of human heparanase, a sugar-degrading enzyme which has received significant attention as a key target in anti-cancer treatments.
Tuesday 17 November 2015
Inspired by the classic 'ball-in-a-cup' children's toy, researchers at the University of York have discovered an innovative method to make medicinally important molecules.
Tuesday 17 November 2015
What’s in a name? In the case of the usernames of video gamers, a remarkable amount of information about their real world personalities, according to research by psychologists at the University of York.
Thursday 12 November 2015
New research at the University of York has found that smaller, more localised cardiac rehabilitation (CR) centres are equally as effective as their larger counterparts.
Wednesday 11 November 2015
Researchers at the University of York have revealed computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) is likely to be ineffective in the treatment of depression.
Wednesday 11 November 2015
Molybdenum is an essential nutrient for most living species because it causes vital biochemical transformations to occur fast enough to sustain life. In humans, a genetic inability to produce molybdenum-containing proteins is fatal because a molybdenum enzyme known as sulfite oxidase is required by every cell in the body.
Tuesday 10 November 2015
Carbohydrates are often considered the ‘Cinderella’ molecules of biology yet they are a feature of an increasing number of medicines, from small molecule drugs to protein therapeutics or vaccines.
Monday 9 November 2015
Research by scientists at the University of York has demonstrated an innovative way of using a gel to extract precious metals such as silver and gold from waste and convert them into conducting nanoparticles to form a hybrid nanomaterial potentially suitable for a range of high-tech applications.
Friday 6 November 2015
For the first time a powerful laser has been used to further our understanding of some of the most mysterious celestial objects just beyond the solar system - brown dwarfs.
Thursday 5 November 2015
A researcher from the University of York has a won a prestigious prize for teaching.
Wednesday 4 November 2015
PROSPERO, the international prospective register of systematic reviews led by the University of York now holds over 10,000 published records.
Wednesday 4 November 2015
The number of babies, children and young people in Scotland with life-limiting conditions is rising and an increase in palliative care services is required to meet their needs, according to a new study by University of York researchers.
Monday 2 November 2015
A large scale investigation by researchers at the University of York found that the use of Alexander Technique or acupuncture can significantly relieve chronic neck pain.
Monday 2 November 2015
A new study by a University of York scientist confirms that historical temperature data records constitute reliable evidence of climate change.
Friday 30 October 2015
New research led by ecologists at the University of York shows that certain species of moths and butterflies are becoming more common, and others rarer, as species differ in how they respond to climate change.
Thursday 29 October 2015
A physicist from the University of York has won a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award.
Wednesday 28 October 2015
A physicist at the University of York has devised a new method that can realistically predict the behaviour of electric currents as they pass through materials.
Wednesday 28 October 2015
New research into chickens by scientists at the University of York and Oxford University have found that evolution occurs much faster than thought, refuting assumptions that genome mutation is only visible over long time scales.
Monday 26 October 2015
A new study led by University of York researchers will assess how the stress placed on healthcare systems around the world, by tobacco and TB, can be reduced.
Tuesday 20 October 2015
Scientists at the University of York will investigate how multimedia presentations affect recruitment and understanding for children and adolescents taking part in medical trials.
Thursday 15 October 2015
Scientists at the University of York have taken an important step in the search to find new antibiotics that are effective against resistant bacteria.
Wednesday 14 October 2015
New research involving a psychologist from the University of York has revealed for the first time that both belief in God and prejudice towards immigrants can be reduced by directing magnetic energy into the brain.
Tuesday 13 October 2015
New research by biologists at the University of York shows that plant and insect diversity is more loosely linked than scientists previously believed.
Monday 12 October 2015
A team of archaeologists at the University of York have revealed new insights into cuisine choices and eating habits at Durrington Walls – a Late Neolithic monument and settlement site thought to be the residence for the builders of nearby Stonehenge during the 25th century BC.
Monday 12 October 2015
An unexpected discovery by scientists at the University of York could potentially pave the way for new treatments for benign enlargement of the prostate, a condition which affects more than 200 million men worldwide.
Thursday 8 October 2015
Scientists at the University of York, using clinical specimens from charity Breast Cancer Now’s Tissue Bank, have conducted new research into a specific sodium channel that indicates the presence of cancer cells and affects tumour growth rates.
Monday 5 October 2015
Scientists at the University of York have launched a service to design and produce environmentally friendly solvents for industrial purposes.
Friday 2 October 2015
New research by University of York academics reveals that living ‘green’ walls may have adverse health effects on office workers living in hot, polluted climates.
Thursday 1 October 2015
Ecologists are warning the world’s deepest and oldest lake is at risk from climate change and faces a new threat from plans to build a dam.
Wednesday 30 September 2015
Mention the word ‘teleportation’ and for many people it conjures up "Beam me up, Scottie” images of Captain James T Kirk.
Friday 25 September 2015
The first of four American scholars to enrol at the University of York on the prestigious Fulbright programme has arrived to begin her studies.
Thursday 24 September 2015
Research by scientists at the University of York has revealed important new information about the dynamics of bacterial gels which could ultimately suggest new ways of helping prevent or better control diseases such as cystic fibrosis.
Thursday 24 September 2015
New research involving a scientist at the University of York has revealed a potential natural defence against invasive pathogens which damage food crops across the world.
Tuesday 22 September 2015
A new report by the Science-Policy Partnership Network, led by the University of York, provides important new information to conserve biodiversity and facilitate more sustainable palm oil production.
Tuesday 22 September 2015
A panel event featuring experts directly involved with the discovery of Richard III in Leicester will take place at Yornight on 25 September.
Tuesday 22 September 2015
The University of York is to collaborate with two other European institutions to investigate the clinical and economic challenges of personalised medicine.
Monday 21 September 2015
Two human rights experts from the University of York have been awarded funding from the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) Urgency Call for proposals related to the Mediterranean migration crisis.
Thursday 17 September 2015
Researchers, including a team from the University of York, have slowed down the speed of light in a process which could have major applications in fundamental science and medical diagnosis.
Thursday 10 September 2015
Ecologists have called for the biodiversity of brownfield sites to be given more recognition and protection after a study co-ordinated by the University of York revealed two former collieries were rich in plants and animals.
Wednesday 9 September 2015
Cod bones found in the wreck of the Tudor warship Mary Rose have revealed that 16th Century fisherman plied their trade in surprisingly distant waters, archaeologists from the University of York have helped establish.
Tuesday 8 September 2015
A University of York academic whose work has helped families of severely brain injured patients has won a major award from the British Medical Association (BMA).
Tuesday 8 September 2015
A species of ant is thriving in habitats created by thousands of acres of coniferous forest planted in a UK National Park in the last 60 years, according to new research by scientists from the Department of Biology at the University of York and Forest Research, the Forestry Commission’s research agency.
Friday 4 September 2015
Scientists studying how a heat-loving microbe transfers its DNA from one generation to the next say it could further our understanding of an extraordinary superbug.
Thursday 3 September 2015
Biologists at the University of York have taken an important step in making it possible to clean millions of hectares of land contaminated by explosives.
Tuesday 1 September 2015
A University of York conservationist has discovered a new species of tropical tree in East Africa, and is inviting schools to name it.
Friday 21 August 2015
New research by European and African scientists, including a team from the University of York, warns of the risks posed by the increasing air pollution over the cities of West Africa – amid fears it could have an impact on human health, meteorology and regional climate.
Friday 21 August 2015
More than a quarter of a million people die each year from using smokeless tobacco, researchers at the University of York have concluded.
Thursday 20 August 2015
Mondays really do make us blue, Fridays are the happiest day of the working week and ‘dull’ midweek days are easily muddled up – and it’s all due to how the artificial seven-day cycle we live by shapes the way we think, according to new research.
Thursday 20 August 2015
Scientists at the University of York have taken a leaf out of nature’s book in an attempt to develop effective stem cell treatment for osteoarthritis, a condition which affects millions of people in the UK alone.
Thursday 20 August 2015
Experiments performed by a University of York physicist have provided new insights into how DNA assembles into nanostructures, paving the way for more precise use in technology and medicine.
Wednesday 19 August 2015
The African penguin, the Chinese Blue-crowned laughing thrush and the Ecuador Amazon parrot are among species staving off extinction thanks to the help of zoos, according to a new report co-ordinated by a conservation biologist at the University of York.
Monday 10 August 2015
Scientists at the University of York have helped develop a new test for contaminants in water which avoids using live fish.
Monday 10 August 2015
Researchers at the University of York have played a key role in research which has found a potential new use for a drug used for decades to treat liver disease in treatment to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease.
Tuesday 4 August 2015
Scientists at the University of York have shed new light on how humans process colour – revealing that we see things differently in winter compared with summer.
Tuesday 4 August 2015
Scientists first had to re-think death before they could develop a way of testing the potential harm to the environment caused by thousands of chemicals humankind uses each day.
Friday 31 July 2015
Several rare upland bird species are being put at risk together with other ecosystem functions by the effects of climate change on the UK’s blanket bogs, ecologists at the University of York have discovered.
Thursday 30 July 2015
The University of York has secured funding of £1 million to collaborate with North Yorkshire Police on new approaches to dealing with mental health problems.
Thursday 30 July 2015
A new study led by a University of York scientist addresses an important question in climate science: how accurate are climate model projections?
Thursday 30 July 2015
New research by a University of York scientist has given tea and coffee drinkers new information about why their favourite drinks taste as they do.
Wednesday 29 July 2015
Physicists at the University of York have revealed a new understanding of nucleosynthesis in stars, providing insight into the role massive stars play in the evolution of the Milky Way and the origins of the Solar System.
Monday 27 July 2015
Psychologists at the University of York have revealed new evidence showing how specific language used by parents to talk to their babies can help their child to understand the thoughts of others when they get older.
Monday 27 July 2015
The Viking hit-and-run raids on monastic communities such as Lindisfarne and Iona were the most infamous result of burgeoning Scandinavian maritime prowess in the closing years of the Eighth Century.
Monday 27 July 2015
A study by researchers at the University of York and Crisis shows how intervening to help people when they first become homeless makes good economic sense, saving between £3,000 and £18,000 for every person helped.
Friday 24 July 2015
An environmental scientist from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York contributed to an event at the Milan World EXPO organised by the EU Joint Research Centre in collaboration with scientists from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution.
Friday 24 July 2015
Scientists at the University of York believe they have identified how some tiny regulatory molecules in cells can make prostate cancers resistant to radiotherapy.
Thursday 23 July 2015
New research by health scientists at the University of York has revealed that a greater proportion of men than women suffer from cannabis psychosis.
Monday 20 July 2015
Universities and colleges around the world have been urged to support the York Accord which sets out a series of recommendations and a commitment to protect and rebuild higher education caught in the crossfire of armed conflict.
Monday 20 July 2015
Two distinguished chemists from the University of York have been awarded prestigious Royal Society prizes for their contributions to science.
Wednesday 15 July 2015
Comparing mortality rates may not be the best way of assessing the quality and safety of our hospitals, leading health service researchers from the University of York argue.
Thursday 9 July 2015
Former President of Portugal and laureate of the first UN Nelson Mandela Prize, Jorge Sampaio, will join academics from around the world at the University of York to declare a commitment to protect and rebuild higher education caught in the crossfire of armed conflict.
Wednesday 8 July 2015
A University of York economist who helped to write a report which called on the Government to undertake major reform of the minimum wage has welcomed the news that the Chancellor George Osborne is acting on many of its findings.
Wednesday 8 July 2015
A pioneering study by a University of York academic estimates the value of Government support to businesses through corporate welfare could be worth as much as £180 billion a year.
Thursday 2 July 2015
Academics at the University of York have discovered a correlation between genetic and linguistic diversity and concluded that at least in Europe people who speak different languages are also more likely to have a different genetic make-up.
Wednesday 1 July 2015
A novel way of delivering mental health care imported from the USA has reduced the need for hospital admissions for people with psychosis, according to University of York researchers.
Tuesday 30 June 2015
Patients who travel abroad for medical treatment risk returning with complications or infections that require costly treatment on the NHS and is one of the issues highlighted in a new handbook exploring medical tourism.
Tuesday 30 June 2015
A postgraduate student from the University of York has won a research bursary from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB).
Thursday 25 June 2015
Scientists at the University of York and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Australia have made a key genetic discovery in poppies, paving the way for more effective painkillers.
Wednesday 24 June 2015
Scientists say they have a better understanding of why people with Alzheimer’s struggle to recognise and understand words - and their research has the potential to be developed into a test which could help clinicians make an early diagnosis.
Tuesday 23 June 2015
The threat to human health from climate change is so great that it could undermine the last fifty years of gains in development and global health, according to a major new Commission, published in The Lancet.
Friday 19 June 2015
An international team of researchers, including scientists from the University of York, the University of St Andrews and the Hawk Conservancy Trust, say African vultures are likely to qualify as ‘Critically Endangered’ under the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) global threat criteria.
Thursday 18 June 2015
A University of York researcher is supporting calls for more scrutiny of graduates’ prospects, following his study showing variations in access to top positions for graduates of different universities.
Thursday 18 June 2015
New research conducted by archaeologists from the University of York and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, in collaboration with members of Tel Aviv University, reveals striking insights into the living conditions and dietary choices of those who lived during the Middle Pleistocene some 300,000 - 400,000 years ago.
Friday 12 June 2015
A new evolutionary theory explains how critically small populations of early humans survived, despite an increased chance of hereditary disabilities being passed to offspring.
Wednesday 10 June 2015
The discovery of how a group of bacteria rapidly adapts to changing growth conditions could have implications for future antibiotic development, according to research at the University of Oxford and the University of York.
Tuesday 9 June 2015
Scientists at the University of York have made a significant advance that could make cell-based treatments for arthritis less of a lottery.
Monday 8 June 2015
A nuclear physicist and an archaeologist at the University of York have joined forces to produce a unique appraisal of the cultural significance of one of the world’s most important locations for scientific inquiry.
Thursday 4 June 2015
New research has revealed that parasitic ‘vampire’ plants that attach onto and derive nutrients from another living plant may benefit the abundance and diversity of surrounding vegetation and animal life.
Monday 1 June 2015
New high precision radiocarbon dates of mollusc shells show that modern humans occupied the Near East at least 45,900 years ago and colonized Europe from there.
Thursday 28 May 2015
Researchers say more needs to be done to address the mental health needs of families caught up in the aftermath of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Wednesday 27 May 2015
Theories used for the last four decades as a tool to guide the conservation of flora and fauna may have misinterpreted the biological reality, according to new research by mathematicians at the University of York.
Tuesday 26 May 2015
Seagrass ecosystems could play a key role in combating climate change, researchers at the University of York have discovered.
Tuesday 26 May 2015
Scientists at the University of York’s Centre for Quantum Technology have made an important step in establishing scalable and secure high rate quantum networks.
Friday 22 May 2015
Ecologists from the University of York, together with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), have developed a new method to better identify where poachers operate in protected areas.
Thursday 21 May 2015
Biologists at the University of York have played a key role in research that has increased the understanding of one of the world’s deadliest diseases.
Thursday 21 May 2015
The sight of skilful aerial manoeuvring by flocks of Greylag geese to avoid collisions with York’s Millennium Bridge intrigued mathematical biologist Dr Jamie Wood. It raised the question of how birds collectively negotiate man-made obstacles such as wind turbines which lie in their flight paths.
Tuesday 12 May 2015
A University of York sociologist is one of nine expert contributors to a new report on the future of human rights in the UK.
Monday 11 May 2015
A University of York scientist has supplied a key theoretical framework that has helped colleagues in Japan to provide new insights into a force that makes proteins fold.
Friday 8 May 2015
The White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities (WRoCAH) and Arts Council England will host an event encouraging academic partnerships on 14 May.
Thursday 7 May 2015
Archaeologists from the University of York have played a key role in Anglo-Danish research which has suggested the dawn of the Viking Age may have been much earlier – and less violent – than previously believed.
Monday 27 April 2015
A researcher from the University of York is contributing to an international effort to debunk climate myths and help people understand the controversies around climate science.
Friday 24 April 2015
A new hybrid plant used in anti-malarial drug production, developed by scientists at the University of York’s Centre for Novel Agricultural Products (CNAP), is now registered as a new variety in China.
Monday 20 April 2015
Scientists at the University of York have identified problems with nearly half of the structural data on carbohydrate molecules available to the scientific community.
Wednesday 15 April 2015
Chemists at the University of York have developed a new ‘metrics toolkit’ to measure and evaluate how green a reaction is.
Thursday 9 April 2015
A University of York scholar has suggested that a major re-appraisal of teaching methods will help to transform the educational opportunities for millions of children in the developing world.
Wednesday 8 April 2015
Psychologists from the University of York are spearheading research into the parenting experiences of those with adopted, fostered and step-children in the UK.
Wednesday 8 April 2015
Scientists at the University of York have discovered a potential new treatment for prostate cancer using low temperature plasmas (LTPs).
Tuesday 31 March 2015
Scientists at the University of York have discovered why the first buds of spring come increasingly earlier as the climate changes.
Tuesday 31 March 2015
A Chemistry undergraduate at the University of York has helped to develop a new drug release gel, which may help avoid some of the side effects of painkillers such as ibuprofen and naproxen.
Tuesday 31 March 2015
Face recognition security on smartphones can be significantly improved if users store an ‘average’ photo of themselves, according to new research by scientists at the University of York.
Tuesday 31 March 2015
For many, body odour is an unfortunate side effect of their daily lives.
Wednesday 25 March 2015
The University of York is to host a new multi-million pound N8 Research Partnership programme which is set to transform UK food security research.
Tuesday 24 March 2015
New research by scientists at the University of York has shown that non-native plants are not a threat to floral diversity in Britain.
Monday 23 March 2015
Research by biologists at the University of York has identified new mechanisms potentially driving progression of an aggressive form of dementia.
Monday 23 March 2015
A chance discovery by a team of researchers, including a University of York scientist, has provided experimental evidence that stars may generate sound.
Thursday 19 March 2015
Chancellor asks York research centre to carry out a major study into new development models.
Wednesday 18 March 2015
Scientists at the University of York provided the key to solving the evolutionary puzzle surrounding what Charles Darwin called the ‘strangest animals ever discovered’.
Tuesday 17 March 2015
A pioneering research project led by the University of York will evaluate newly-developed programmes that aim to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of children under two and their parents.
Tuesday 17 March 2015
A new approach to selecting candidates for teacher training, aimed at identifying the inter-personal attributes necessary for successful teaching, is the focus of new research at the University of York.
Monday 16 March 2015
A way to combat malaria developed by scientists at Imperial College London and the University of York may also be effective against the deadly tropical disease leishmaniasis, new research has shown.
Friday 13 March 2015
New research led by University of York scientists highlights how poor connectivity of protected area (PA) networks in Southeast Asia may prevent lowland species from responding to climate change.
Thursday 12 March 2015
A University of York lecturer, who is also a member of garage punk rock band The Eruptörs, is using his experiences as a musician to provide practical knowledge in teaching.
Monday 9 March 2015
A new study published today reveals a nano-optical chip that makes it possible to generate and control nanoscale rogue waves. The innovative chip was developed by an international team of scientists, including a University of York physicist, and has the potential for significant applications for energy research and environmental safety.
Thursday 5 March 2015
A new study led by scientists at the Universities of York and Exeter shows that female killer whales survive after menopause because they help their family members find food during hard times. This research provides deeper understanding of the female life cycle.
Monday 2 March 2015
Students from across the globe will soon have the opportunity to explore the wonder of the night sky and gain a Postgraduate Diploma in Astronomy thanks to Centre for Lifelong Learning (CLL) at the University of York.
Thursday 26 February 2015
A prototype quantum radar that has the potential to detect objects which are invisible to conventional systems has been developed by an international research team led by a quantum information scientist at the University of York.
Thursday 26 February 2015
Researchers at the University of York are part of a team of scientist that has discovered how bacteria can restart their ‘outboard motor’ by hotwiring their own genes.
Thursday 26 February 2015
The University of York’s Department of Physics have appointed their first professor of Nuclear Physics Theory, Professor Jacek Dobaczewski.
Friday 20 February 2015
Imperfections make people interesting; the same goes for crystals.
Thursday 19 February 2015
The first and only fully protected marine reserve in Scotland is continuing to provide benefits for fisheries and conservation, according to new research by the University of York.
Wednesday 18 February 2015
Research by health economists at the University of York has, for the first time, estimated the effects of changes in NHS expenditure on the health of all NHS patients.
Tuesday 17 February 2015
Scientists at the University of York, in conjunction with the York Clinical Research Facility, will start the first phase of trials looking into a new way to prevent HIV transmission.
Tuesday 17 February 2015
A major new research database revealing extraordinary data on immigration in England in the late medieval period is launched today by the University of York, in partnership with the Humanities Research Institute at the University of Sheffield and The National Archives.
Thursday 12 February 2015
Closing the high seas to commercial fishing to protect ocean ecosystems could be catch-neutral and distribute fisheries income more equitably among the world’s maritime nations, according to new research involving the University of York.
Tuesday 10 February 2015
UK researchers have launched an ambitious project to analyse samples from over 20,000 blood cancer patients to identify how differences in their cancer cell’s DNA can influence the success of treatment.
Monday 9 February 2015
Academics from the University of York will lead a major project looking into ways to improve teaching methods in Kenyan primary schools over the next two years.
Thursday 5 February 2015
New research led by scientists from the University of York and University of Zurich provides the first evidence that chimpanzees can ‘learn’ calls that refer to particular objects.
Wednesday 4 February 2015
Researchers at the University of York are part of a team which has cracked a code that governs infections by a major group of viruses including the common cold and polio.
Wednesday 4 February 2015
The largest rodent ever to have lived may have used its front teeth just like an elephant uses its tusks, a new study led by scientists at the University of York and The Hull York Medical School (HYMS) has found.
Tuesday 3 February 2015
Archaeologists from the University of York and Queens College, City University New York (CUNY) have discovered the first use of pottery in north-eastern North America was largely due to the cooking, storage and social feasting of fish by hunter-gatherers.
Tuesday 27 January 2015
Scientists at the University of York have discovered that a drug used widely to combat epilepsy has the potential to reduce the growth and spread of breast cancer.
Tuesday 27 January 2015
One of the world’s newest and fastest growing capital cities is the location for a workshop led by University of York academics into the environmental and social impacts of rapid urbanization.
Monday 26 January 2015
Science Education researchers at University of York are to work with leading space scientist and The Sky at Night presenter Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock to investigate if human spaceflight inspires school students to take science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects.
Friday 23 January 2015
Scientists at the University of York are part of a research team which has found that a recently discovered family of enzymes can degrade resistant forms of starch.
Wednesday 14 January 2015
Bacteria are as individual as people, according to new research by Professor Peter Young and his team in the Department of Biology at the University of York. Bacteria are essential to health, agriculture and the environment, and new research tools are starting to shed more light on them.
Friday 9 January 2015
A University of York scholar is among nearly 100 academics who have warned against ‘dismantling’ the World Health Organization (WHO) because of its handling of the 2014 Ebola outbreak.
Wednesday 7 January 2015
Bacteria that have evolved to eat their way through yeast in the human gut could inform the development of new treatments for people suffering from bowel diseases, according to new research involving scientists at the University of York.
Wednesday 7 January 2015
As part of its new Research Strategy announced today, the University of York has created a Graduate Research School to ensure consistency of opportunity, quality of training and ultimate success for its postgraduate research students.
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