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University of York performs strongly in National Student Survey 2025
Posted on Thursday 10 July 2025
York has performed strongly in this year’s National Student Survey - with increases in satisfaction rates across all of the University’s institutional feedback themes.
York academics behind major new report looking at obesity and food insecurity in the North of England
Posted on Tuesday 8 July 2025
A major new report co-authored by York academics shows regional inequalities in levels of children’s food security and obesity.
Focusing on preventing cancer could save both lives and money, study suggests
Posted on Monday 7 July 2025
A shift in focus from treatment to prevention to find cancer earlier could save the UK economy billions of pounds, according to a study involving the University of York.
Culture Secretary sees future of live performance at CoSTAR Live Lab
Posted on Monday 7 July 2025
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport visited a University of York-led R&D facility, observing firsthand how its cutting-edge technology is revolutionising live performance.
New research reveals increasing surface meltwater in East Antarctica
Posted on Friday 4 July 2025
A team of researchers, led by the University of York, has discovered a trend of increasing surface meltwater in East Antarctica.
Honorary graduates for 2025 announced
Posted on Thursday 3 July 2025
The University of York has announced that 10 leading figures will receive honorary degrees during graduation ceremonies at Central Hall.
Shifting UK car exhausts to the right could dramatically cut roadside air pollution, new research reveals
Posted on Wednesday 2 July 2025
Harmful air pollutants on UK pavements generated by diesel cars could be slashed by a third if car exhausts were positioned on the right, according to a new study.
A creative, collaborative and sustainable approach to pub crawls could safeguard the British boozer
Posted on Wednesday 25 June 2025
Pubs could safeguard their future by creating more collaborative and sustainable pub crawls, according to research by the University of York.
Study casts doubt on ‘incestuous royalty’ in Neolithic Ireland
Posted on Tuesday 24 June 2025
New research has cast doubts over suggestions an incestuous social elite ruled over the ancient people of Ireland more than 5,000 years ago.
‘Slow pit-cooking’ likeliest method to extract animal teeth for Stone Age ornaments, study shows
Posted on Monday 23 June 2025
Prehistoric people used a culinary method, similar to slow cooking today, to carefully extract animal teeth to use in decorative crafts, such as pendant-making, archaeologists have shown.
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