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Fieldcamp, C110, Institute ice stream, West Antarctica (Credit: Neil Ross/University of Edinburgh).

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New Masters in Environment degrees launched

Posted on Wednesday 13 March 2013

Environment students are now able to study for a four-year integrated Masters


New departmental newsletter out

Posted on Tuesday 29 January 2013

Read the latest newsletter from the Environment Department


New newsletter for undergraduate offer holders

Posted on Friday 11 January 2013

Read our latest newsletter for undergraduate offer holders for 2013 entry


QS Subject rankings 2012
York top 5 in UK for Environmental Sciences

Posted on Friday 6 July 2012

The University of York has been awarded a top 5 UK ranking and a top 30 world ranking in Environmental Sciences.


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The fate of the skate and the future of the ocean

Posted on Thursday 5 July 2012

The Common skate might seem like an unlikely conservation cause. Its close-set eyes and pointed nose lend it a sinister look, while its flattened, spreading wings seem almost devilish.


BESS Launch Event, 22 June 2012
BESS Launch 2012

Posted on Friday 29 June 2012

Over 90 scientists, managers and policy practitioners attended the launch of the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service Sustainability (BESS) research programme on 22 June in London


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World leaders' 'slow progress' on protecting global oceans

Posted on Tuesday 19 June 2012

A University of York academic is part of an international team of researchers which has reviewed commitments made by governments to protect the world's oceans and shown that there has been little success over the past 20 years.


West Antarctica's ice sheet

Posted on Friday 11 May 2012

Researchers have warned that the stability of a part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is potentially under threat following a survey of the Institute and Möller ice streams.


Going wild for conservation

Posted on Wednesday 9 May 2012

A pioneering partnership is helping put conservation at the top of the agenda at a popular UK zoo.


2020 - Safeguarding York from flooding

Posted on Tuesday 8 May 2012

2020, an experimental short course themed around the issue of flooding in York with representatives from York City Council, the Environment Agency and York Archaeological Trust.