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In one of the largest releases of its kind, almost 16 million records have been made available online - chronicling the personal tragedies and everyday lives of Yorkshire people across nearly seven centuries.
The University of York’s key community partner, York Cares, has been selected by Lord Mayor Elect, Cllr Margaret Wells, as her official charity for the year ahead.
Scientists at the University of York have cracked a 40-year-old biological cold case by revealing how the parasite that causes Sleeping Sickness stays one step ahead of the human immune system.
A University of York academic has been appointed to the panel of a public inquiry investigating the violent confrontation between police and striking miners at Orgreave coking plant in South Yorkshire in June 1984.
Hunter-gatherers cooked complex plant and meat dishes earlier than previously suggested, study shows
Early hunter-gatherers across Northern and Eastern Europe developed complex culinary tastes and were expert botanists and creative cooks, a new study has revealed.
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Twins often don't pick up new skills quite as fast as single-born children in their early years, according to the findings of a new study
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Explore the stories behind our remarkable research community here at York to discover the people and the passion driving us toward a better world.
In this extract from her new book, The Good Society: And How We Make it, Professor Kate Pickett argues that we already hold the blueprint for how to create fairer, healthier, and more prosperous societies and that it is time to make this vision a reality.
Yvonne Birks is Professor of Applied Social Care Research in the School for Business and Society. As National Director for the NIHR School for Social Care Research (SSCR), she guides a national collaboration delivering high-quality social care research throughout England.
Helen Cowie is Professor of Modern History in the Department of History at the University of York. Her research focuses on the history of animals, and in particular how human–animal relationships have evolved and changed through time.