For the first time in its history, 2021’s YorkTalks event was delivered entirely online. On Wednesday 13 January our academics demonstrated their current research, showcasing the University's efforts to meet some of the most pressing global and societal challenges.
Our academics presented their research in a series of fascinating 15-minute presentations. Talks were grouped into four sessions, each followed by a live question and answer discussion.
Two cows, 20 chickens and 50 kilograms of maize: celebrating research impact in style
Lindsay Stringer,
Department of Environment and Geography
How researchers at York and NASA developed an algorithm that reveals the links between the global pandemic and the planet’s atmosphere
Mathew Evans,
Department of Chemistry
Unequal risk: how vulnerability to climate change is determined by social systems, not natural forces
Henrice Altink,
Department of History
Food for thought: how the pandemic could be a turning point in the way we feed ourselves
Bob Doherty,
York Management School
Judges in the dock: defenders of democracy or vandals in ermine?
TT Arvind,
York Law School
Not the usual suspects: religious leaders as influencers of humanitarian norms compliance
Ioana Cismas,
Centre for Applied Human Rights
The role of social media in business innovation
Deborah Roberts,
York Management School
Smart data analysis helps understand the role of GP care for people with severe mental illness
Rowena Jacobs,
Centre for Health Economics
Algae helped make the earth a home fit for humans. Now they may help protect the planet from our impact
Luke Mackinder,
Department of Biology
Eavesdropping on an innovative approach to combating malaria
Matthew Thomas,
Director of the York Environmental Sustainability Institute
Immersed in a good game: why you shouldn’t feel guilty about playing The Legend of Zelda and other digital games
Paul Cairns,
Department of Computer Science
Time travel for beginners
Gary Brannan,
Keeper of Archives and Special Collections, Borthwick Institute for Archives
Dirty little secrets in the family tree of blood
David Kent,
Department of Biology
New economics for a world in crisis
Jasper Kenter,
Department of Environment and Geography
Revelation, restoration and renewal: the remarkable history of Pickering’s parish church paintings
Kate Giles,
Department of Archaeology
