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UK polling clerks struggle to spot fake IDs, study reveals
Posted on Wednesday 4 February 2026
The introduction of mandatory photo ID in the 2024 general election may not have provided the security boost promised by the government, new research suggests.
Experts reveal how a major food crisis might happen in the UK, and what we can do to stop it
Posted on Wednesday 4 February 2026
A new report has set out how the UK might respond to major disruptions to food supplies triggered by events such as war, extreme weather, or cyber-attacks, and what can be done now to prevent such disruptions from escalating into a crisis.
University signs India education agreement at global summit
Posted on Monday 2 February 2026
The University of York has become the first Russell Group institution to sign a strategic agreement with the National Indian Students and Alumni Union UK (NISAU).
Historic fashion exhibition charts rise of the ‘New Woman’
Posted on Thursday 29 January 2026
An exhibition exploring how women’s fashion reflected profound social change in the early twentieth century has opened at the University of York.
York academic awarded prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellowship
Posted on Tuesday 27 January 2026
An academic at the University of York has been awarded a prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellowship to accelerate the launch of a spin-out company dedicated to making communications networks fail safe.
York researcher elected foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Posted on Monday 26 January 2026
Paul Walton, Professor of chemistry at the University of York, has been elected as a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS).
University of York secures major doctoral funding to power UK bioeconomic growth
Posted on Monday 26 January 2026
The University of York has secured major funding to help support the next generation of scientists working in the bioscience sector.
York research behind council’s climate action plan
Posted on Monday 26 January 2026
University of York research has played a key role in informing Bradford Council’s Climate Action Plan (CAP), a far-reaching initiative to transition the district to a low-carbon future.
Landmark exhibition shows how samurai captured global imagination
Posted on Wednesday 21 January 2026
The image and identity of the samurai were shaped through exchange with global cultures, say researchers ahead of the opening of a major exhibition at the British Museum tracing the history of the famous Japanese warrior.
Anglo-Saxon ‘lordly centre’ revealed by excavations near Skipsea Castle
Posted on Tuesday 20 January 2026
Archaeologists working near Skipsea Castle in East Yorkshire say a series of rare discoveries is transforming understanding of life in the centuries before the Norman Conquest.
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