Research staff induction
Getting started
Plan out your first six months as a new member of research staff and learn about the policies and support available for new starters.
An introduction to research at York
Research excellence
The University of York is ranked in the top 10 in the UK for the quality of its research, according to the Research Excellence Framework (REF).
The REF is a UK-wide assessment of the quality of research in universities. It first took place in 2014 and 2021. The next exercise is planned for 2029.
Research news
Two leading York academics have been awarded the title of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in recognition of their outstanding contributions to these fields.
Historians have uncovered evidence that York’s Jewish community was closely involved in the creation of key medieval institutions just decades after the 1190 massacre at Clifford’s Tower.
The University of York-based Heritage Science Data Service (HSDS) has today announced a major £550,000 investment to transform how the UK preserves and accesses its cultural past.
The devastation caused by the Black Death in medieval Europe may not have delivered the environmental benefits that could be assumed to follow large-scale human decline, according to new research.