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Report calls for urgent action to boost children’s mental health support through schools
Posted on Friday 26 April 2024
A new report sets out an evidence-based plan to improve the mental health of the one in five children in England with a probable mental health condition.
Climate change set to take over as key driver of biodiversity loss by 2050, experts warn
Posted on Thursday 25 April 2024
By mid-century climate change is set to become the primary cause of biodiversity loss, but there is still time to reduce the impact on global ecosystems and species, scientists say.
Conservation actions are effective at halting and reversing biodiversity loss, study reveals
Posted on Thursday 25 April 2024
Nature conservation is successful in halting and reversing biodiversity loss, according to the findings of a major new study co-authored by a University of York academic.
More than a quarter of people with Covid infection develop Long Covid, new research reveals
Posted on Thursday 25 April 2024
A new study carried out by researchers at the University of York suggests 28% of people who catch COVID-19 will go on to suffer from Long Covid.
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University of York awarded £1.1 million to lead the first stage of UK’s first comprehensive study on devolution and social security
Posted on Thursday 25 April 2024
The University of York will lead a new multi-institutional partnership to explore the differences in how social security is designed and delivered across different parts of the UK.
More hybrid and nature-based solutions are urgently need to protect coastal communities from climate change
Posted on Wednesday 24 April 2024
Coastal areas can be better protected from the effects of climate change and rising sea levels if both nature-based solutions are combined with ‘hard’ coastal defences, a new study has found.
Ofsted rate teacher training leadership as ‘outstanding’
Posted on Thursday 18 April 2024
The leadership and management of the University’s programmes for teacher training has been rated as ‘outstanding’, alongside a ‘good’ rating for quality of education.
New butterfly species created 200,000 years ago by two species interbreeding
Posted on Thursday 18 April 2024
Researchers have shown that an Amazonian butterfly is a hybrid species, formed by two other species breeding together almost 200,000 years ago.
Dame Kelly Holmes joins York Festival of Ideas to discuss science of elite sport
Posted on Thursday 18 April 2024
Olympic gold medallist, Dame Kelly Holmes, is one of a number of distinguished figures to take part in this year’s York Festival of Ideas under the theme of ‘The Power Of…’.
University of York announces new responsible investment commitments
Posted on Wednesday 17 April 2024
The University has announced it no longer holds investments in companies that primarily make or sell weapons and defence-related products or services.
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