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A University of York student has completed an 872-mile run from John O’Groats to Land’s End, to shine a spotlight on the underfunding of brain tumour research.
Four years after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians remain displaced, with researchers warning that thousands of refugee children in the UK may be at risk of losing their native language.
The British Academy has named three University of York academics as newly-elected Fellows.
The University of York has joined the Defence Universities Alliance (DUA) - a major new national partnership launched by the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
BAFTA-winning actor, Suranne Jones; celebrated broadcaster and economist, Evan Davis; and pioneer of India’s IT industry, NR Narayana Murthy, are among eight distinguished figures to receive honorary degrees from the University of York in July.
Nine out of 10 students at the University of York are satisfied with the academic support they receive, according to the results of the 2026 National Student Survey (NSS).
Features
Explore the stories behind our remarkable research community here at York to discover the people and the passion driving us toward a better world.
In a global fight against climate change, nature is often treated as a silent victim or a passive backdrop to human needs. Although climate activists demand justice for the planet, our current legal system might not be fit to meet those demands. As the ecological crisis deepens, a once-fringe question and idea is slowly entering our minds: can nature itself have rights?
Dr Jay Harrison is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Physics, Engineering and Technology. From building self-playing musical instruments to shaping national policy, he champions the role of the ‘technical-creative’ and works to bridge the evidence gap between art and industry.
Composer, performer, and sound artist Federico Reuben, and CoSTAR Live Lab Co-Director Gavin Kearney, tell us how they think AI could cross the legal badlands and emerge from the shadows, to become the next chapter in creativity; and how institutions like the University of York could play its part in creating a new perception of technology’s latest bogeyman.