The public historian, author and broadcaster Greg Jenner has been appointed as a Fellow of the Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past (IPUP) in the University of York’s Department of History.

The University of York is hosting the Universities of Sanctuary Conference 2024, focusing on how higher education can develop enduring and sustainable ways to promote sanctuary beyond moments of crisis.

A painting by the renowned Guyanese artist Aubrey Williams has been restored after a meticulous conservation process lasting five months.

Professor Charlotte O'Brien has won a prestigious award in recognition of her work in setting up a legal action research hub investigating how Brexit affects the social rights of millions of EU citizens living in the UK.

University of York graduate, Samantha Harvey, has been named the winner of the Booker Prize 2024 for her novel Orbital.

The University of York has confirmed new appointments to its Executive Board to strengthen academic support and combined financial and operational leadership.

A partnership between the universities of York, Hull and the university-access charity IntoUniversity will be opening two new education centres in Grimsby and Bridlington.

University of York alumnus Daron Acemoglu has been jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences.

Dr Inês Martins, of York’s Department of Biology, has been awarded a prestigious University Research Fellowship (URF) from the Royal Society.

A statue to commemorate the life and legacy of the University of York’s unusually tall duck, Long Boi, has been unveiled live on BBC Radio 1 by presenter Greg James.

A new Centre has been launched in York to celebrate the city’s tradition of printing, with the aim of protecting this endangered heritage craft.

A tribute from former Vice-Chancellor Sir Ron Cooke

More than £1.5 million has so far been raised to establish a new education and community space, offering children and young people of Westfield fair access to new opportunities.

The University of York has located a new high performance computer facility dubbed “Viking 2” at a renewable data centre in Sweden.

The BBC and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) reveal University of York academic, Dr Janine Bradbury as a 2024 New Generation Thinker.

Students who have made outstanding contributions in the local area were celebrated at the Student Community and Volunteering Awards this week.

The University has announced it no longer holds investments in companies that primarily make or sell weapons and defence-related products or services.

An undergraduate student at the University of York has won a prestigious Diana Legacy Award in recognition of his social action and humanitarian work.

The University of York’s IT Services department has been recognised for its work in promoting sustainable practices.

York Students in Schools (YSIS) is celebrating 30 years of connecting student volunteers with teachers and pupils in local schools and nurseries.