Culture and communication

Working on all periods from prehistory to the present, and on places across the globe, our researchers explore every kind of cultural activity, product and practice from poetry to pollution, alongside every aspect of communications from syntax to cyberspace.

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Arts and humanities

Culture and nature

The mental and the material

Image, language and political culture

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Who put the 'a' in Thomas a Becket? New study sheds light on the “evolution” of the famous name

It is one of the most famous names in British history, a name associated with a gruesome murder which shocked the Middle Ages and changed the course of history.

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Neolithic ceramics reveal dairy processing from milk of multiple species

A new study has found evidence of cheesemaking, using milk from multiple animals in Late Neolithic Poland.

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Research to support Christian faith leaders engage with science

Researchers have been awarded a five-year, £6.2million grant to support bishops and senior Christian leaders worldwide to engage with science.

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Emmerdale moves into the metaverse

Two University of York initiatives, XR Stories and the Screen Industries Growth Network (SIGN), are to bring one of the UK’s best-loved soaps into the digital metaverse.

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Featured research

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Inspiring students and teachers of English Language

Research by experts at York is engaging teachers and students with the latest developments in linguistics, helping to build confidence, enhance results and inspire ambitions.

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Setting the standard for digitally preserving archaeological information

In 1996, two years before Google was launched, Professor Julian Richards and his team in the Department of Archaeology established the Archaeology Data Service (ADS), an internationally recognised digital archive which preserves data, and makes it freely available online.
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Material gains

The Hepworth Research Network focuses on the materials Barbara Hepworth used in her artworks.

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All that jazz

We're archiving the rich musical heritage of South African jazz.

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Our culture and communication research crosses academic boundaries. Find out more about the departments and related research groups involved in this work:

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Research Champion

Stephanie Wynne-Jones is a Professor in the Department of Archaeology. Her research is based in Eastern Africa, where she works on urbanism, material culture and the links between history and archaeology.

Culture and communication research at York: overview (PDF , 190kb)

research-champions@york.ac.uk

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