News 2014

Landscapes of the dead: The Miocene, Pliocene and Pleistocene evolution of hominin mortuary activity from face to face to place

Posted on Monday 29 September 2014

Paul Pettit (Durham University) will give a talk on hominin mortuary activity on Wednesday 8th October, 5.15pm in King's Manor (K133)

The Annual Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy

Posted on Monday 1 September 2014

The annual SVPCA and SPPC meetings in 2014 will be hosted by the Centre for Anatomical and Human Sciences, Hull York Medical School. 62nd Symposium for Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy, 23rd Symposium of Palaeontological Preparation and Conservation with the Geological Curators

Construction works have started on the new Environment Building, due to open in August of 2015.

Posted on Wednesday 27 August 2014

Construction works have started on the new Environment Building, due to open in August of 2015.

Matthew Collins elected Fellow of the British Academy

Posted on Thursday 17 July 2014

A University of York archaeologist has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy, the highest honour for scholars working in the humanities and social sciences. Professor Matthew Collins, Professor of Biomolecular Archaeology and founding director of BioArCh in the Department of Archaeology, is elected in recognition of his outstanding research. For the full story see the University of York news story.

Primate researcher enters the Infinite Monkey Cage

Posted on Friday 11 July 2014

Dr Katie Slocombe will appear on the BBC Radio 4 show on Monday 14th July at 4.30pm.