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York research shortlisted for Newton Fund prize
Posted on Thursday 22 August 2019
Professor Frans Maathuis’s research to increase the tolerance of rice to salinity and drought, has been shortlisted for the 2019 Newton Prize.
University of York and Yorkshire Water team up to produce energy from waste
Posted on Wednesday 14 August 2019
University of York researchers will be working in partnership with Yorkshire Water to optimise next-generation anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities.
Declining fire threatens Serengeti ecosystem
Posted on Tuesday 9 July 2019
A study of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem involving researchers from the University of York has revealed that increasing livestock numbers are threatening the ecology of the area by reducing fires.
National Student Survey 2019
Posted on Friday 5 July 2019
We’re delighted to have some of the happiest biology students in the UK.
The Serengeti-Mara squeeze – one of the world’s most iconic ecosystems under pressure
Posted on Thursday 27 June 2019
Increased human activity around one of Africa’s most iconic ecosystems is “squeezing the wildlife in its core”, damaging habitation and disrupting the migration routes of wildebeest, zebra and gazelle, an international study has concluded.
Drones could protect coffee plants from devastating fungal disease
Posted on Thursday 27 June 2019
A team of UK scientists, including researchers at the University of York, are researching how to apply drone technology to prevent the spread of a fungal disease which devastates coffee crops.
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Spotlight on metalloenzymes symposium
12.30PM, B/K/018
1.00PM, Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre B/K/018
Professor Ian Collinson, University of Bristol
The origin, evolution and population structure of 4,071 global Escherichia coli ST131 genomes
1.00PM, Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre B/K/018
Tim Downing, School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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Professor Tom Elliot, University of Southampton
Open Source Drug Discovery for Infectious Diseases
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Professor Matthew H. Todd
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Dr Julien Vaubourgeix, Imperial College London
Phylogeny and introgression in African mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae species complex
1.00PM, Dianna Bowles Lecture Theatre B/K/018
Ziheng Yang, University College London