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A University of York academic has been awarded the prestigious Lister Institute Research Prize in the 2025 competition, recognising exceptional early-career biomedical scientists in the UK.

A collaboration between chemistry and biology has developed innovative biocompatible gels with precise chemical patterning – the patterned gels direct and control the growth of mesenchymal stem cells, encouraging them to differentiate into bone cells with spatial resolution.

Ben Bason reports on the ongoing impact of Covid-19, five years after the first UK case was recorded in York

The Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) visited the University of York to find out more about its leading research programmes and how universities are playing a vital role in driving regional economic growth.

On the 5 year anniversary since the first COVID-19 cases were detected in the UK, ITV is airing an interview with our faculty member Dr Heidi Baseler.

In this blog, ADR UK Research Fellow Dr Amanda Mason-Jones explores her decision to use the Education and Child Health Insights from Linked Data (ECHILD) dataset and shares her ambitions for its application in public health research.

Academics from the School of Physics, Engineering and Technology at the University of York using computer simulations of DNA have shown that “bubbles”, which form when separating DNA helix strands to read genetic information, are formed more easily than previously anticipated.

On Friday, 15th November 2024, the University of York, in collaboration with the Yorkshire Macular Degeneration Fund & Hull York Medical School, hosted an engaging ‘Meet the Researchers’ event to accelerate the fight against age-related macular degeneration (AMD).