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A University for Public Good: How our staff and students made a difference in our community in 2025
Posted on Tuesday 9 December 2025
From a national award for community engagement to international film awards, the University of York is celebrating a year of accolades that recognise our collective commitment to inclusivity, creativity and the public good.
From quantum leaps to improving patient care: Celebrating the achievements of our researchers in driving positive change
Posted on Tuesday 9 December 2025
The University of York is celebrating a year of exceptional academic achievement, with many of our researchers receiving recognition for being at the forefront of their fields.
New spin-out created to solve the problems of loneliness and depression among older people
Posted on Monday 8 December 2025
Scientists at the University of York and Hull York Medical School have launched a spin-out company to develop cost-effective solutions to the emerging epidemic of loneliness and depression.
Bladder cancer may be caused by the body’s response to a common virus, new research suggests
Posted on Wednesday 3 December 2025
Bladder cancer might be caused by our cell’s response to a common virus which infects nearly everyone in childhood, according to new research led by scientists at the University of York.
Tougher action on criminal landlords needed to overhaul failing system
Posted on Tuesday 2 December 2025
Councils and police forces across the UK are failing to crack down on criminal landlords operating at the margins of the private rented sector, according to new research.
University of York partners with Natwest to help drive regional enterprise and innovation
Posted on Thursday 27 November 2025
The University of York has announced a major new partnership with NatWest to drive regional economic growth and empower a new generation of innovators.
Ancient rubbish shows how early farmers learned to live with waste
Posted on Tuesday 25 November 2025
A new archaeological project aims to shed light on how Neolithic rubbish could help understand how Europe’s first farmers adapted to a more settled way of life.
Particle accelerator waste could help produce cancer-fighting materials, study suggests
Posted on Monday 24 November 2025
Energy that would normally go to waste inside powerful particle accelerators could be used to create valuable medical isotopes, scientists have found.
Chief Operating Officer for University of York Mumbai appointed
Posted on Monday 24 November 2025
The University of York Mumbai has appointed Dr Akshay Malhotra as its Chief Operating Officer.
York Professor retains spot in global top 1% of most cited scientists
Posted on Friday 21 November 2025
Professor Simon Gilbody has once again been recognised in the top one per cent of the world’s most influential published scientists.
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