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Plant discovery could lead to new ways of producing medicines
Posted on Wednesday 14 January 2026
Scientists have shown how plants produce powerful natural chemicals that could help in the production of new medicines in more environmentally friendly ways.
Strategy over morality can help conservation campaigns reduce ivory demand, research shows
Posted on Thursday 8 January 2026
Research has shown that conservation campaigns could turn the tide on the illegal ivory trade if they focused less on themes of ‘guilt’ and more on why people want to buy ivory in the first place.
University of York award honorary degrees to four distinguished figures
Posted on Wednesday 7 January 2026
Four leading figures from the world of literature, academia, and business have received honorary degrees from the University of York as part of its January ceremonies.
Recognition in New Year’s Honours for leading York academics
Posted on Tuesday 30 December 2025
Three University of York academics have been recognised in the King’s New Year honours.
“Oh, Christmas!”: Forgotten Steptoe and Son script unearthed by University of York archivists
Posted on Wednesday 24 December 2025
A piece of television history has been discovered in the archives of the University of York, shedding new light on the nation’s favourite rag-and-bone men.
Researchers use robotics to find potential new antibiotic among hundreds of metal complexes
Posted on Tuesday 23 December 2025
Researchers have used a cutting-edge robotic system capable of synthesising hundreds of metal complexes to develop a possible antibiotic candidate - offering fresh hope in the global fight against drug-resistant infections.
Text messages could be key to helping TB patients quit smoking, according to study
Posted on Monday 22 December 2025
Tuberculosis (TB) patients who smoke will recover far more quickly if they can quit - and help could come from their mobile phones, according to new research.
Teenage niece may have shaped Jane Austen’s Persuasion, new study suggests
Posted on Monday 22 December 2025
Jane Austen’s teenage niece may have inspired one of the most memorable comic details in her novel Persuasion, according to new research that reshapes what we know about the novelist’s creative process.
Project to examine how AI is changing the way science is done
Posted on Wednesday 17 December 2025
A new research project is set to investigate how artificial intelligence is extending and transforming the abilities that scientists use to investigate the world.
Researcher leads global push to cut tobacco harms in people with mental ill health
Posted on Monday 15 December 2025
A University of York professor has called for urgent international action to tackle what he describes as an “unseen epidemic” of tobacco-related deaths among people with mental ill health.
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