Research news
2020
Agricultural conservation schemes not enough to protect Britain’s rarest butterflies
Posted on Tuesday 23 June 2020
Conservation management around the margins of agriculture fail to protect butterfly species at greatest risk from the intensification of farming, a new study says.
Researchers reveal the evolutionary origins of the plant that sends cats into a frenzy
Posted on Wednesday 13 May 2020
Scientists have discovered how catmint gained its ability to send felines into a state of frenzy.
Battle of the bacteria: Competition for iron can dictate the severity of plant disease outbreaks
Posted on Monday 11 May 2020
The competition for iron between different bacteria can impact on the severity of bacterial wilt disease in crops, a new study from the University of York shows.
Scientists recreate DNA damage caused by toxins from smoking in a bid to understand more about the causes of bladder cancer
Posted on Tuesday 5 May 2020
Researchers from the University of York have recreated how toxins from smoking cause unique patterns of DNA damage. The discovery could help scientists better understand the cause of bladder cancer and the link to smoking.
York Group's COVID-19 Epidemiology preprint
Posted on Friday 1 May 2020
Jon Pitchford and colleagues in the Maths Department have written a paper on the epidemiology of Coronavirus (COVID-19).
York researcher to investigate the power of algae to absorb CO2
Posted on Tuesday 28 April 2020
A University of York researcher has been awarded a Future Leaders Fellowship from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to investigate how algae converts carbon dioxide into organic molecules during photosynthesis.
University of York partners with industry in PhD pilot
Posted on Friday 6 March 2020
Employees from regional and national industries could study for PhDs under a new £1m pilot scheme to be introduced at the University of York in the area of circular, sustainable manufacturing.