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On World Ventilate Day 2024, SEI researcher Luke Gooding emphasizes the importance of ventilation during retrofitting, through his work with Retrofit One-Stop-Shop York (ROSSY). Not only can optimized ventilation enhance a home's energy efficiency and lower costs – it should be a top priority in any retrofit initiative, for human health and lower carbon emissions for a city and beyond.

From participating on several panels about indoor air quality characterisation, toxicity, and chemistry in homes to reviewing key lessons and barriers in interdisciplinary clean air research and the future of air quality, the INGENIOUS project members remained front and centre at the first 2024 UK Clean Air Conference.

YESI is excited to announce the appointment of Dr Judith Krauss (Politics) and Professor Rob Marchant (Environment and Geography) as the new co-leads of our Resilient Socio-Ecological Systems Research Theme.

YESI Discipline Hopping, Knowledge Exchange and International Fellows Fellows Scheme Calls for 2024/25 are now open and aim to boost interdisciplinary collaboration in environmental sustainability

An INGENIOUS project briefing note for Clean Air Day, focusing on indoor air quality in UK homes

A successful Dragons' Den Style Pitching Session was held in The Guildhall Council Chamber, the culmination of YESI's Interdisciplinary Research Training Programme, "Building interdisciplinary research culture to tackle environmental sustainability challenges: From novice to ninja"

YESI researchers and HEY Smile Foundation host successful workshop exploring the role of environmental quality for nature and health benefits

A workshop was held in Abuja, Nigeria to address pressing environmental challenges linked to deforestation and forest degradation and the energy transition

The successful candidates will play pivotal roles in catalysing and developing research activities within their theme

Collaborative Initiative Aims to Bridge Gap Between Research and Policy

Unlocking the secrets of climate change, urbanization, and gendered wellbeing,

Renowned Researcher Brings Expertise in Urban Design, Housing, and Quality of Life Research.

Breathing New Life into Asthma Research: Helen Davies' YESI-Propelled Journey from Interdisciplinary Inquiry to a Wellcome Trust Fellowship

Enhancing Global Collaborations in Environmental Sustainability

University of York’s YESI Announces Funding Opportunities for Environmental Sustainability Research

Climate-driven ecological thresholds in China’s drylands modulated by grazing

YESI Director Prof Lindsay Stringer visits the Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) and the Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies

The YESI Team were thrilled to take part in the 60th Anniversary Big Community Challenge.

Professor Colin Beale, YESI’s Resilient Ecosystems Research Theme Co-Lead and Professor in Ecology in the Department of Biology, has a long awaited new book published today.

YESI is delighted to launch the second phase of its Fellows programme for 2022-2023, with investment from the University’s Environmental Sustainability at York (ESAY) initiative. This internal call is focused on supporting Knowledge Exchange activities.

£195K of funding has been delivered via the NERC ‘Cross-Disciplinary Research for Discovery Science’ and investment from the University’s ESAY initiative.

We are pleased to announce that five YESI Fellows Discipline Hopping grants have been awarded in the first phase of the YESI Fellows Programme

We are delighted to announce the appointment of new co-leads for our Food, Water & Waste Theme

Ahead of COP27 the University of York held a Mock COP with students from local schools

YESI is recruiting for 2 new Research Theme Leads in the broad area of food, water and waste

N8 Climate and Health is one of the recipients of the first awards from N8's Collabor8 Fund

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Lindsay Stringer as the new Director of the York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI).

A new article looks at the threat the Russia-Ukraine conflict poses, both to spiking prices and to global food security

Three grants have been awarded under the NERC Discipline Hopping for Environmental Solutions call

YESI Director Professor Matthew Thomas has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

The Environmental Sustainability Academy at York (ESAY) brings together under one umbrella the environmental sustainability community at York

An expert panel took part in an emergency discussion on the key priority areas for Small Island Developing States ahead of the COP26 global climate negotiations.

A new article, published in The Conversation, on the UK–Australia free trade deal says it's not really about economic gain – it’s about politics

A free-trade agreement with Australia provides the first big test of just how serious the Government is about protecting the UK’s food standards

A new co-authored paper by YESI Sustainable Food Co-lead Prof Bob Doherty models the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on societal transitions in the food system

YESI Health & Environment Research Theme co-leads are part of a team led by Dr Anna Kenyon at the University of Central Lancashire, evaluating the benefits and barriers to accessing nature of 10 new green social prescribing projects, funded by West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership Green Social Prescribing Grant Scheme

We are delighted to announce the appointment of new co-leads for our Resilient Ecosystems and Health and Environment Themes.

The Government of Science Rebuilding a Resilient Britain report is published with contributions from YESI Sustainable Food co-lead Prof Tony Heron

Research led by YESI Director Professor Matt Thomas shows that a new type of housing modification can reduce malaria incidence among children by around 40-50%

YESI is recruiting for Research Theme Leads in ‘Resilient Ecosystems’ and ‘Health and the Environment'.

The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review highlights the fact that we are dependent on the natural world and "provides a map for navigating a path towards the restoration of our planet's biodiversity"

Housing improvement such as blocking eaves and screening windows can help in reducing exposure to indoor biting mosquitoes.

Professor Jane Hill has been appointed to the Natural Environment Research Council Science Committee

The University of York has been awarded almost £6m to lead an innovative study which aims to create both healthier future generations and a healthier planet.

YESI Director Professor Matthew Thomas is giving one of 2021's YorkTalks. YorkTalks spotlights some of the University of York's best and brightest academic minds who are bringing new thinking to major global and societal challenges.

Being able to predict the effect of climate change on infectious disease is vital for human and ecosystem health.

The global pandemic has revealed fundamental issues surrounding food insecurity in the UK. Emerald Publishing join Bob Doherty and Madeleine Power, both at the University of York, to discuss how Covid-19 has exposed inequalities in the UK food system.

Listen to the recording of the Royal Welsh Show webinar featuring YESI Sustainable Food Co-Lead Professor Bob Doherty. He considered what COVID-19 has taught us about food supply chains and production.

YESI supported project IKnowFood has been referenced in a recently published House of Lords Select Committee on Food, Poverty, Health and the Environment report 'Hungry for change: fixing the failures in food.

In a new blog from Professor Tony Heron, YESI Sustainable Food co-lead, says "The UK’s food standards would be put at risk by a UK-US free trade agreement, but don’t expect to see chlorinated chicken on UK supermarket shelves any time soon."

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Matthew Thomas as the new Director of the York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI).

In his latest blog Professor Tony Heron asks what impact, if any, will the current crisis have on the political choices the government will be forced to confront in its trade negotiations with the EU and US.

Local community involvement is vital in efforts to raise water levels to help restore Indonesia’s tropical peatlands, a YESI Linked study has found.

The National Food Strategy team invites YESI Theme Leader to share expert advice at their first citizen engagement event.

We are delighted to announce that Professor Tony Heron, YESI Sustainable Food Research Theme Co-Lead, has been appointed as Parliamentary Academic Fellow at the House of Commons International Trade Select Committee.

We are seeking to recruit a Co-ordinator to provide planning and support for projects within YESI, to drive the delivery of YESI’s programme of meetings, seminars and events, and to act as the central point of contact for YESI’s internal and external partnerships.

YESI Sustainable Food Theme Leader has co-authored a major report which advocates creating business models that are focused on benefiting society and the planet.

We are seeking to appoint a new Director to provide high-level strategic leadership, guiding us successfully through the next exciting stage of our development.

The York Citizen Food Assembly was designed to raise awareness of the challenges and opportunities facing the food system in York, and to collect people’s views on the future of the York, Yorkshire and UK food system.

We are delighted to announce that Professor Jane Hill, YESI Resilient Ecosystem Theme Leader, will be stepping in as YESI Interim Director from January 2020.

As I enter the last few days as YESI Director, I wanted to take the time to reflect on my time at YESI.

Leading businesses and University of York academics came together at a YESI workshop this month to discuss circular economy practice.

YESI Director collected her OBE from Buckingham Palace earlier this month.

Scientists working on a YESI Supported Project have discovered why climate change may be contributing to the decline of some British butterflies and moths, such as Silver-studded Blue and High Brown Fritillary butterflies.

YESI supported a two-day conference to discuss the ecological impacts of extreme climatic events, and adaptation solutions to make ecosystems more resilient.

We are sad to announce that Professor Sue Hartley will be leaving us at the end of the year.

Researchers working on the YESI Supported SEnSOR project suggest connected areas of high-quality forest running through oil palm plantations could help support increased levels of biodiversity.

Speaking at the University of York Research Staff Conference, Professor Sue Hartley discusses her journey to becoming YESI Director and provides career top tips to early career researchers.

On the 24th and 25th of June, YESI sponsored an international conference at the University of York to mark the end of the 4 year £10m iPiE Project. We reflect on the events of the day.

It has been confirmed that Professors Bob Doherty and Alistair Boxall will be keynote speakers at the Integrative Urbanisation, Water and Food Security Gordon Research Conference held at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology later this month.

The Director of YESI has been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.

Concentrations of antibiotics found in some of the world’s rivers exceed ‘safe’ levels by up to 300 times, the first ever global study, led by YESI's Professor Alistair Boxall, has discovered.

A new science research programme has been launched to inform Defra policy making, with YESI's Professor Bob Doherty taking the role of Food Systems Fellow.

We are delighted to announce Prof. Tony Heron from the Department of Politics has joined Prof. Bob Doherty as Co-Lead for YESI’s Sustainable Food Research Theme.

The past few months have been busy for the UK-Indonesian team in the YESI-linked tropical peatland restoration project.

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at York have conducted research, attended field trips and held workshops to explore the sustainable governance of soy.

In January, YESI together with SEI, WACL, IGDC and the Research Champions at the University of York launched the Health in Urban Environments Event Series to explore urban living-related research at York. We reflect on the events so far.

We are pleased to announce the availability of funds for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) to attend conferences or travel to support the formation of new partnerships in Africa as part of the ASAFIR project.

Researchers and practitioners from the UK, Jordan, Israel and Palestine came together earlier this month for a workshop to develop waste management practices grounded in the lived experiences of long-term residents of refugee camps.

YESI is searching for a Research Facilitator to join its small friendly team

The Leverhulme Trust Board has announced it will fund up to £10 million over the next 10 years to establish a new centre for research on biodiversity change at the University of York.

The York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI), Stockholm Environment Institute at York (SEI-Y), Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre (IGDC), Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories (WACL) and several Research Champions are joining forces to host an event series to explore urban living-related research and innovation at the University of York.

Professor Sue Hartley, Director of York’s Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI), will be exploring agri-environmental governance post-Brexit in collaboration with the Universities of Sheffield and East Anglia, in a project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Public concerns about climate change appears to be on the rise, according to a survey on climate solutions carried out by the University of York (YESI and SEI) and universities across the north of England during Green Great Britain Week.

On the 8th October 2018 around 200 delegates came together to celebrate five years of YESI achievements and to discuss our current human dominated era that is the Anthropocene. We reflect on the events of the day.

The YESI office team have been nominated for a Professional@York Award for their Outstanding Support to Research and Impact.

Agriculture Bill should play a bigger part in Britain’s food security claims YESI supported project- IKnowFood

Award-winning scientists and authors will today debate the challenges and opportunities of the human-dominated era known as the Anthropocene.

The ‘Thailand-UK Social Enterprises: Delivering Social Innovations workshop’ was co-hosted in Thailand with the Thammasat Business School to support research into social enterprise.

We are delighted to announce that we have appointed several new members to our existing External Advisory Board to help oversee the implementation of our ambitious 5 year strategy.

Along with BioVale and Agrimax we hosted an exciting and topical panel discussion on food waste at this year’s Festival of Ideas titled 'Imagining a world without food waste.'

The network was launched during a recent event which focused on breaking the barriers to social and political action on climate change.

Prof Sue Hartley will be joining Michael Gove, Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as a member of the Natural England Board.

The Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus (CECAN), a YESI supported project, held a successful workshop helping Defra map out the “Future Agriculture, Environment and Rural System.”

We are delighted to report that the YESI team has had a series of research grant application successes in recent months.

The network was launched during a recent event which focused on waste research across the University.

YESI joined forced with GreenSTEMS, industry giant Unilever and various researchers at York to raise awareness about the issue of waste to staff and students.

The British Ecological Society Agricultural Ecology Group have produced a new report that sets out the ecological considerations, knowledge gaps and research priorities needed to ensure future agri-environmental policy is sustainable.

In the last week of November, YESI hosted a seminar and workshop on antimicrobial resistance in the environment in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

‘A breath of fresh’, co-organised with SEI-York and IDN explored new perspectives around local, national and international air quality management.

YESI Director Prof Sue Hartley responds to the question 'Is Chris Grayling being realistic about growing more food after Brexit?' on Channel 4 News FactCheck.

Through a series of talks and a highly dynamic ‘soapbox’ session, YESI raised awareness of research at the University of York around waste.

With Brexit discussions underway, two policy briefs have been published to explore the implications of Brexit for agriculture and fisheries.

AFERIA have published two policy briefs that explain the potential impact and direction of predicated landcover change and climate change over the coming decades.

New research at the University of York highlights the vulnerability of rainfed rice cultivation in India to climate change, which may put the livelihoods of low-income farmers at risk

Generating positive change on environmental issues needs engagement from both academics and policy makers – a fact that YESI tries to address with each of its research projects.

YESI is searching for a new Coordinator to join our small friendly team.

YESI Research Theme leader Bob Doherty and his team have been working with Morrisons plc to support the company in their move towards UK sourcing.

Following research undertaken during his stay at YESI, we are delighted that Jose M Echavarren's article has now been published in the Society & Natural Resources Journal.

The Biorenewables Development Centre, a University of York subsidiary, has secured European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funding to help more companies grow through bio-based innovations.

The Director of YESI, Professor Sue Hartley gave evidence on behalf of the British Ecological Society, for whom she is currently President, on innovative land management techniques and rewilding.

The fast emerging economies of East Africa are changing land use across the region with significant impacts on stores of carbon and water flows. Areas of agricultural wealth, varied wildlife, and cultural heritage, are evolving rapidly and in some cases cease to exist.

The CECAN launch last week brought experts together to debate how research can inform the policy cycle.

We are currently advertising for a YESI Research Facilitator to join our team at the University of York.

Colleagues from the University of York, Newcastle University and the University of Bergen, Norway gathered at YESI at the end of June to develop project ideas as part of the second workshop on Sustainable Fisheries.

At a debate held at University of York, hosted by the York Environment Sustainability Institute (YESI) academics and members of the public debated the implications of the referendum for UK environmental policy. At a lively event the different outcomes following the referendum were debated.

The York Environmental Sustainability Institute and the Stockholm Environment Institute at York this week co-hosted a public seminar at the University of York, welcoming Nick Muller, Associate Professor of Economics at Middlebury College, Vermont, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research in the U.S.A.

A University of York scientist has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.

YESI-supported research project produces interim report and findings on life at this socially and environmentally sustainable community in York, according to residents' experiences.

YESI has successfully secured funding for York as part of the ESRC's new centre to measure the effectiveness of UK energy, water, environment and food policies. The Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus (CECAN)is led by Professor Nigel Gilbert from the University of Surrey with YESI Director, Professor Sue Hartley as one of the Centres Co-Investigators.

The YESI staff have moved to our offices in the beautiful, modern new Environment building.

Hosted by the University of York, the programme will strengthen research capacity across the region in three key areas; sustainable food production, resilient supply chains, improved nutrition and consumer behaviour.

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.

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.Professor Alistair Boxall, of York’s Environment Department, co-organised the Researcher Links Workshop in Astana in Kazakhstan. The British Council’s Newton-Al Farabi Partnership Programme funded the workshop which is supported by the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University.

On 21st October at 5pm YESI's first visiting Research Fellow, Dr Jose Manuel Echavarren, will be presenting his multi level analysis of the rise in environmental concern using the World Values Survey and objective indicators of environmental degradation from 50 countries.

A new study led by the University of York identifies the key research questions about the risks of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment.

A York Managment School academic, Dr Mike Tse, has been given a British Academcy grant to use social media to explore consumer attitudes towards food fraud.

YESI is launching a new photography competition for students and staff across the University of York with three cash prizes (£100, £50 and £50 respectively) to be won.

China’s Ministry of Agriculture has decided not to renew biosafety certificates that allowed research groups to grow genetically modified (GM) rice and corn. The permits, to grow two varieties of GM rice and one transgenic corn strain, expired on 17 August. The reasoning behind the move is not clear, and it has raised questions about the future of related research in China.

Declines in ocean productivity, increases in ocean acidification, and the cumulative effects of multiple stressors on ocean health are among the most pressing issues facing coastal and maritime countries, according to a survey of scientists by a University of York researcher.

Environmentalists from the University of York, a partner in the CHIESA (Climate Change Impacts on Ecosystem Services and Food Security in Eastern Africa) project, are to showcase winning entries from an East African school art competition that was used to celebrate International Mountain Day.

Scientists based in the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York are inviting communities in the Barnsley and Doncaster areas to join in special free events to find out about wildlife re-colonising local former colliery sites.

The BioHub project at the University of York, which will drive the growth of the biorenewables and wider bioeconomy sector in the region, has secured major investment through the Government’s Local Growth Fund.

YESI Director Professor Sue Hartley recently gave evidence to the EFRA Select Committee on Food Security in the UK, which assisted in the compilation for the first of two reports on Food Security by the Committee.

Plans to develop a regional powerhouse in the agriculture-food sector...Scientists from the region’s Universities and the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) met agriculture experts and key business and industrial players to explore how they can work together to consolidate their expertise to strengthen innovation and growth in the agricultural and food (‘agri-food’) sector. The Agri-Food Resilience Initiative (AFRI), a collaboration between Fera and the University’s York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI), organised the workshop at the National Agri-food Innovation Campus, York. AFRI is dedicated to ensuring the stability and integrity of agri-food supply chains in the face of the global challenges of climate change, declining natural resources and rapid socio political transformations.

Lead scientists from the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) and the University of York have launched a joint programme of seminars to discuss ways of ensuring the future stability and integrity of agri-food supply chains. Part of the recently established Agri-Food Resilience Initiative (AFRI), the seminars will examine subjects of shared interest and discuss opportunities to contribute towards the UK government’s Agricultural Technologies Strategy.

Four influential scientific institutions in North Yorkshire have joined forces to decide how the region can contribute to the delivery of the UK Government’s Agricultural Technologies strategy.YESI and the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) organised an inaugural workshop involving 50 scientists covering a range of topics including the socio-economics of food, healthy soil, biodiversity, climate change, how to breed more resilient crops and the extraction of valuable raw materials from crop waste.

The inaugral Biosynergy conference will be hosted by SCY and Bionow at FERA's Sand Hutton facility on the 29th January 2014. Registration is now open and costs £65 + VAT per delegate. This is an opportunity for academia and business to create excellent links and to share the latest innovations in industry.

The second ever York Union debate will be held on Wednesday the 22nd January at 6.30pm in P/X001 Physics. The panel will be debating 'This House would make enhancing people’s happiness and wellbeing a central priority throughout Britain today'. Tickets are free but a contribution will be asked for on the night.

The Centre for Urban Research (CURB) are holding another seminar in their 'Post-Crash City' series entitled 'Environments and Ecologies'. The seminar will take place on the 13th of December. The keynote speakers are Mike Childs from Friends of the Earth and Professor Stefan Bouzarovski from the University of Manchester

SEI-Y's 2013 annual conference will be held at the Ron Cooke Hub on Tuesday the 3rd of December. The event will run from 5.30 to 7.30pm with six speakers on the discussion panel (including YESI director, Sue Hartley)

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. YESI and the University of York are partnered with Sheffield and Liverpool Universities as well as NERC's Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.

The European Commission is organising an information and brokerage day to begin discussions about three focus areas of the energy challenge.The three topics are: Energy Efficiency, Competitive Low Carbon Energy and Smart Cities and Communities.The Info day will take place in Brussels on the 5th and the brokerage event on the 6th of December.Attendance is free but you must register for a place.

The UK National Contact Point for the Energy Societal Challenge in Horizon 2020 is organising a series of webinars on the topics covered by the draft Energy Work Programme for 2014. The webinars will provide an overview of the proposed Energy Challenge and the Work Programme, the likely priorities for funding and there will be opportunities to ask questions

University of York's History Department announce the launch of the new International Network 'Exploring Russia's Environmental History and Natural Resources' websitebased in the History Dept at the University of York and funded by a Leverhulme International Network Grant for three years from July 2013.

YESI Director Sue Hartley recently presented at the Nestle Product Technology Center Sustainability Event. Her talk focused on the present threats to global sustainability, the role of YESI at the University of York and new initiatives like SENsOR.

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.

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.

August will see the University of York host the MMEE conference 2013 which will aim to showcase the latest developments of mathematical modelling in evolution and ecology by presenting a programme including keynote talks and thematic sessions.

View talks and keynote lectures online.One hundred and twenty delegates gathered at the University of York to hear an exciting programme of speakers, all leaders in their field, discuss the pressing environmental challenges we face, and the innovative inter-disciplinary ways in which the research community is responding.

To mark the launch of YESI, the Centenary of the British Ecological Society (BES) and as part of celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the University of York, we are jointly hosting a major international meeting ‘Global Change and Biosphere Interactions’ on 8-9 April this year, here at the University of York.

As part of the British Ecological Society’s Centenary, and to mark the opening of the YESI, the BES and the University of York will jointly host a major scientific meeting on Global Change and Biosphere Interactions at the University of York on 8-9 April 2013.

This joint SEI/YESI workshop will be held to promote, develop and support the use of citizen science (research that is conducted mainly by non professionals) at the University.

YESI held a workshop on plant-soil-microbe interactions in bioenergy crops to promote collaborative links between researchers in this field at Aberystwyth and York.

A joint CLCF & YESI event was held on the Circular Economy on the 6th October 2011 at the Ron Cooke Hub, University of York. The key note address was given by the Chair of the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee.

A YESI organised morning workshop on Valuing Ecosystem Services was held on Tuesday 24th May in the Biology Department.

An Overview of NERC Knowledge Exchange Strategy and Knowledge Exchange Funding Schemes

The York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI) has begun a series of workshops designed to promote interdisciplinary research and facilitate funding proposals in the area of environmental sustainability.

A team of scientists from the University of York has been commissioned to direct a UK-wide research programme examining the role biodiversity plays in the ecosystems provided by Britain’s landscapes.

York is ranked second in Britain, and 17th in the world, for the impact of its Environmental and Ecological Research, according to a new analysis just published by Times Higher Education (22 July 2010).

A leading ecologist has been appointed to head a major new inter-disciplinary environmental research centre at the University of York.

A major new suite of laboratories, to be opened this week, will help scientists in the Green Chemistry group at the University of York to advance research into clean synthesis, catalysis, novel materials and the application of renewable resources.

A study involving researchers at the University of York sheds new light on the flight behaviours that enable insects to undertake long-distance migrations, and highlights the remarkable abilities of these insect migrants.