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18 August 2026

Sir Michael Caine has lent his voice to a research project exploring how technology can help combat harmful deepfakes.

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17 August 2026

A forgotten landscape that once drew world-leading botanists to North Yorkshire could hold the key to restoring lost wildlife, according to new research.

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13 August 2026

Only 13 low-and middle-income countries offer smokers the full support needed to help them quit, leaving around 1.3 billion people without access to effective care, according to a new study.

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12 August 2026

Professor Luke Mackinder is to undertake a 10-year project to unlock the secrets of how algae capture half of global carbon dioxide in a bid to combat climate change.

Open lectures

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Wednesday 26 August 2026 6.30pm

Join a guided tour at Heslington Hall Art Gallery celebrating the life and artwork of renowned York painter and printmaker John Langton.

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Thursday 10 September 2026 2pm

Experts discuss the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

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Thursday 17 September 2026 6.15pm

This lecture uses science and technology studies to reveal how military nuclear costs are masked behind civil energy funding, warping policy and harming climate action and democracy.

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Thursday 17 September 2026 6.30pm

Discover recent research into mysterious, entangled, high-energy particles, and find out the potential applications in medicine and more.