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World-famous Schöningen spears are 100,000 years younger than previously claimed, new research suggests
Posted on Monday 12 May 2025
Scientists have analysed amino acids locked in snail shells to establish a new age for the world’s oldest complete wooden hunting weapons.
National policing strategy needed to tackle County Lines child exploitation, study shows
Posted on Thursday 8 May 2025
There is no consistent approach to the policing of County Lines drug distribution, leaving children and adults vulnerable to exploitation and harm, according to a landmark study.
The untold story of the environmental impact of AI and big data
Posted on Wednesday 7 May 2025
Our increasingly online lives have a remarkably high energy cost and there is an untold story regarding a huge environmental impact, according to new research from the University of York.
York academics to work on Born in Bradford research programme following major funding boost
Posted on Wednesday 7 May 2025
A team of York academics are to collaborate on a new expansion of the internationally renowned Born in Bradford research programme following a £4.5 million funding boost.
University of York announces plans to open campus in India
Posted on Friday 2 May 2025
The University of York has announced its intention to open a new campus in Mumbai.
York Festival of Ideas unveils 2025 programme
Posted on Thursday 1 May 2025
York Festival of Ideas has unveiled its programme for 2025, based on the theme of ‘Making Waves’.
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New research aims to transform treatments of aggressive blood cancer
Posted on Wednesday 30 April 2025
A new study involving researchers from the University of York is set to transform treatments for one of the most aggressive and hard-to-treat blood cancers - acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
Billions made by companies involved in UK border security, study shows
Posted on Wednesday 30 April 2025
Research has revealed that over £3.77 billion in government contracts has been awarded to private companies since 2015 for managing border security and small boat crossings in the English Channel.
Study reveals skeletal evidence of Roman gladiator bitten by lion in combat
Posted on Wednesday 23 April 2025
Bite marks found on a skeleton discovered in a Roman cemetery in York have revealed the first archaeological evidence of gladiatorial combat between a human and a lion.
New report provides snapshot of human rights in the City of York
Posted on Wednesday 23 April 2025
A new report documents the impact of the recent cost-of-living crisis and over a decade of austerity measures on the lives and rights of York residents.
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