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The study, which used video and audio recordings to analyse real-time conversations between women in labour and their midwives, also found that postnatally the majority of women reported being satisfied with decision-making being led by…

The University is committed to providing an excellent childcare provision for our staff and students, and growing links with the local community.The purpose-built building is being developed in partnership with Tilbury Douglas and will be…

The University of York confers the honorary degree of Doctor of the University honoris causa on individuals who have made outstanding contributions to society.Renowned British actor Colin Salmon, best known for appearances in television…

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed over Zoom on 19 December and was attended by senior figures from both institutions, including Mr Marcelo Queiroga, the Minister of Health of Brazil and Professor Matthias Ruth, the…

The team, including the Universities of York, Plymouth, and Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo (Chile), looked at school children’s perceptions of marine plastic litter in Latin American countries along the Pacific and examined the…

The team, which includes researchers from the University of York and the British Museum, analysed the remains of 1,226 pottery vessels from 156 hunter-gatherer sites across nine countries in Northern and Eastern Europe. They combined…

Professor Pickett is a social epidemiologist, specialising in research into the social determinants of health and health inequalities, particularly child development.As Professor of Epidemiology in the University’s Department of Health…

Despite many representatives of the UK fishing industry being disappointed with the Brexit deal on fisheries, new UK fisheries legislation provides the opportunity to dramatically improve its future sustainability. A research team,…

The study highlights how sustainability commitments, which play an important role in preventing the destruction of tropical rainforest, fail to protect nature in tropical grassy and dry forest habitats such as the Llanos in Colombia, Beni…

In a paper published in the run up to the United Nations conference, COP 15, the researchers suggest a new approach to conservation, which moves away from current efforts focused on resisting change, to efforts to ensure there are future…