Posted on Wednesday 5 April 2023
A free online tool created by researchers at the University of York could help us better understand cell mutation and resistance.
Posted on Tuesday 4 April 2023
A free online tool created by researchers at the University of York could help us better understand cell mutation and resistance.
Posted on Thursday 16 March 2023
Members of the UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) Board visited the University (14 March) to hear more about our world-leading research around the bioeconomy.
Posted on Monday 6 March 2023
Changing the UK's fisheries to focus on a variety of smaller species could significantly reduce the future overall impact on marine ecosystems, help to protect biodiversity, and create a more sustainable fishing industry, say researchers from the University of York.
Posted on Thursday 23 February 2023
Researchers are working to find a plant-based alternative for the recovery of gold, silver and copper nanoparticles from mining waste.
Posted on Wednesday 22 February 2023
East Africa’s iconic rangelands - under threat from climate change and human activity - have the potential to recover from repeated environmental shocks and degradation, a new study has concluded.
Posted on Tuesday 21 February 2023
Cooperating with your neighbours, especially if they are distant relatives, can be an effective evolutionary strategy, new research has found.
Posted on Thursday 9 February 2023
Raising sons is an exhausting experience that leaves killer whale mothers far less likely to produce more offspring, new research has found.
Posted on Thursday 12 January 2023
Researchers in our Department of Biology and the Hull York Medical School (HYMS), along with collaborators at the Universities of Southampton and Oxford, have shed new light on a mechanism that disease-causing bacteria use to change the appearance of their cell surface.
Posted on Friday 2 December 2022
Researchers at the University of York are a step closer to identifying ways to support clinicians in predicting drug treatment outcomes for patients with visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil.
Posted on Wednesday 30 November 2022
Governments should embrace the realities of shifting biodiversity rather than “investing in futile efforts to return the natural world to its historic state”, a new study argues.
Posted on Thursday 3 November 2022
The University of York has been named as part of a new UK-wide multi-site imaging facility, known as the EUBI UK Node.
Posted on Wednesday 21 September 2022
A project led by Professor Gavin Thomas involving five UK universities is to receive £4m funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
Posted on Friday 13 May 2022
Scientists have discovered how to significantly improve the sustainability of the sugarcane industry by turning a major by-product into a valuable chemical used in food, medicines and cosmetics.
Posted on Tuesday 26 April 2022
Analysing sodium levels in breast cancer tumours can give an accurate indication of how aggressive a cancer is and whether chemotherapy treatments are taking effect, new research has shown.
Posted on Monday 25 April 2022
Many of the UK’s protected areas are not delivering for nature and are in poor ecological condition, a new report has found.
Posted on Wednesday 20 April 2022
Academics from the University of York will use a share of £22m from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to improve our understanding of blood cancer.
Posted on Friday 18 February 2022
A University of York academic will co-lead on two new projects that will demonstrate how physics can transform our understanding of life.
Posted on Monday 7 February 2022
The university will be an additional strategic partner for the next three years.
Posted on Wednesday 20 October 2021
Scientists have revealed how bacteria make tiny liquid droplets from proteins to help them survive harsh environments and thus reduce their chances of being killed by antibiotics.