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The Minister for Science, Innovation and Investment, Chris McDonald MP, visited York’s historic Guildhall to learn how the University is driving economic growth and innovation across the region.
The University of York has officially joined the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) as an institutional member, reinforcing its commitment to the highest standards of research rigour, transparency and inclusivity.
The UK Government has lowered a key investment value, known as the headline social discount rate, from 3.5% to 3% following landmark research, giving greater weight to long-term environmental preservation, transport and hospital projects.
A University of York student startup has been nominated for the global Earthshot Prize 2027 after developing a plant-based bio-polymer to replace traditional plastic.
An AI assistant that conducts telephone consultations with patients is being trialled in the NHS to help clinicians monitor people with long-term illness.
A new report co-authored by researchers from the University of York and WWF highlights how local communities across the UK imagine positive, sustainable, and resilient futures for the places where they live and work.
Features
Explore the stories behind our remarkable research community here at York to discover the people and the passion driving us toward a better world.
Paul Galdas is Professor of Men’s Health at the University of York. He is one of four international experts leading a major men’s health research programme with the global men’s health charity Movember. His work is driven by a practical mission to transform how health systems, services and organisations reach men before health problems escalate.
In a global fight against climate change, nature is often treated as a silent victim or a passive backdrop to human needs. Although climate activists demand justice for the planet, our current legal system might not be fit to meet those demands. As the ecological crisis deepens, a once-fringe question and idea is slowly entering our minds: can nature itself have rights?
Dr Jay Harrison is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Physics, Engineering and Technology. From building self-playing musical instruments to shaping national policy, he champions the role of the ‘technical-creative’ and works to bridge the evidence gap between art and industry.