University of York

The University of York has performed strongly in this year’s National Student Survey - featuring in the top 10 across multiple categories among Russell Group universities.The University was placed 5th in the Russell Group for Learning…

Legal restrictions placed on the amount of time young people in China can play video games may be less effective than originally thought, a new study has revealed.To investigate the effectiveness of the policy, a team of researchers led…

Older adults who play digital puzzle games have the same memory abilities as people in their 20s, a new study has shown.The study, from the University of York, also found that adults aged 60 and over who play digital puzzle games had a…

The Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC), a subsidiary of the University of York, has been awarded £5m to lead the development of biohydrogen for the transport sector.The funding, from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero,…

How people value nature around the world is not properly reflected in key political and economic decisions, a new study has concluded.A new study published in the science journal Nature, based on a large-scale assessment by a panel of…

Researchers have shed new light on York’s medieval Jewish population, unearthing new documents and evidence which points to a thriving community where the chief Jewish citizens of the city were also some of the most important figures in…

Air quality scientists have demonstrated that the most deprived areas in England experience the highest levels of air pollution emissions.Region-specific emissions reduction strategies will be important in determining future emissions…

Local communities are not incentivised to protect tropical forests that are hugely valuable for global climate regulation, a new study has found.But international funding could help smallholder farmers to boost yields on their existing…

Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has greater cost-effectiveness and similar clinical effectiveness in comparison to standard care, a study has shown.Researchers at the University of York, in partnership with ieso…

Study shows people in more deprived areas of England and Scotland are further away from life-saving equipment, highlighting the risk to life and the need for equal access to defibrillators.In the most deprived areas of England and…