2021 news

Professor Michael Bentley from our School of Physics, Engineering and Technology has received a prestigious national award for his work in nuclear physics.

Bob Hide's work has been recognised with a prestigious national award.

Scientists have revealed how bacteria make tiny liquid droplets from proteins to help them survive harsh environments and thus reduce their chances of being killed by antibiotics.

A group of researchers from York are among UK scientists playing a key role in the final stages of the development of a detector designed to solve some of the most fundamental questions in nuclear physics.

Physics Academics recognised

Anthony Hunt awarded 2021 Rebekah Wilson Prize for Interactive Music for his entry the MIDI Hand.

The Helikite is able to provide 4G coverage for up to 200 metres.

Undergraduate student Thomas Mason will carry out a six-week research project of his choice under the supervision of a leading academic, develop his leadership skills, experience new cultures and create positive change - all fully funded.

A director has been appointed to lead a major new £45m research centre at the University of York which aims to place York at the forefront of research into the safe operation of robotics and autonomous systems.

On 27 May 2021 Dr Yi Chu, Professor David Grace and the technical team led by Andy White carried out a field trial of the open-source LTE network for mountain search and rescue on the University's rugby pitch.

Researchers in the Departments of Physics and Electronic Engineering have received almost £1m to develop a device to enable patients to self-assess their immune systems at home.

‘Quantum entanglement’ is a phenomena which leads to a special connection between particles, even after they separate over large distances. Einstein famously referred to this connection as “spooky”. Quantum entanglement is the basis of quantum computers and exploiting entanglement in the optical regime is enabling significant advances for imaging and communications.

The University of York is to lead a new international network for spintronics with a five-year project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

The first underwater network experiment carried out in Campus East's lake took place on 24 February 2021.

Videos allowing us to see for the first time how small circles of DNA adopt dance-like movements inside a cell have been developed by researchers at universities in Yorkshire.

Professor Tom McLeish, a Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of York, will be giving the prestigious Robert Boyle Lecture

Congratulations to all our students who graduated this month

A material that can be used in technologies such as solar power has been found to self-heal, a new study shows.