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News archive: Quality press releases 2022

3 January 2023

A new PhD scholarship will offer postgraduates the chance to study the life and works of 19th Century Yorkshire landowner, traveller and diarist, Anne Lister.

30 December 2022

Professor Kate Pickett has been awarded an OBE for Services to Societal Equality in the New Year’s Honours list.

15 December 2022

As a university, we want to celebrate our staff for their incredible contributions, achievements, and impact across departments and schools over the past 12 months.

18 November 2022

The University of York has won International Collaboration of the Year at the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2022.

9 November 2022

The University of York has joined the Northern Accelerator – a partnership of six universities which aims to drive innovation and job creation across the region.

4 November 2022

A student leader at the University of York has been shortlisted in the prestigious Yorkshire Asian Young Achiever Awards 2022.

3 November 2022

The University of York has been ranked the eighth most sustainable university in the UK and 36th in the world, according to the QS Sustainability Rankings 2023.

4 October 2022

The University of York is one of the first UK Universities to sign the Green Chemistry Commitment - a charter to train the next generation of chemists about the key principles of green chemistry.

16 September 2022

The University of York has moved up two places in a prestigious national university league table and is also ranked as the top institution in the region.

2 September 2022

The University of York has been shortlisted in three categories at the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2022.

6 July 2022

The University of York leads the way in the Russell Group for academic support, according to the latest National Student Survey.

6 June 2022

Two scientists from the University of York have been recognised in the Research and Innovation category of the 2022 Royal Society of Chemistry prizes.

5 May 2022

A University of York professor has been awarded more than £2m to develop a new battery that aims to improve the effectiveness of MRI scanners to detect diseases.

28 April 2022

Leading figures from the worlds of history, sport, media, and health are set to receive honorary degrees from the University of York this month.

27 April 2022

The University of York is one of the top 10 universities in the world for its collaborative work in helping the United Nations achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a prestigious league table.

9 March 2022

The University of York is launching a new education centre for school age children in East Hull, in partnership with the University of Hull and the UK’s largest university-access charity, IntoUniversity.

2 March 2022

Professor Kate Pickett has been newly elected as a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

14 February 2022

More than one million single-use plastic cups have been prevented from going into landfill thanks to the University of York’s YORCUP scheme.