University of York

Lessons on grammar are a key feature of the national curriculum taught in England’s primary schools, but they don’t appear to help children to learn to write, new research reveals.The study, co-authored by researchers at the University of…

The study, led by researchers at the University of York and funded by the charity York Against Cancer, used laboratory grown human bladder cells to show that the virus - called BK - could be responsible for patterns of DNA damage seen in…

More than one million single-use plastic cups have been prevented from going into landfill thanks to the University of York’s YORCUP scheme.YORCUP is a cup scheme which allows customers to purchase a cup which they can use again and again…

A new study looking at the presence of pharmaceuticals in the world’s rivers found concentrations at potentially toxic levels in more than a quarter of the locations studied.The study looked at 258 rivers across the globe, including the…

New research by academics from the universities of York and Manchester has highlighted how in its first year, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on England and Wales was far worse for some than others.The study vividly depicts health…

Professor Tom McLeish, from the Department of Physics, will co-lead with academics from York and Oxford on the projects, which have received a total of almost £4 million in funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and global…

A new research programme jointly led by the University of York and Hull York Medical School will develop a psychological treatment to combat depression in young people.Known as ComBAT (Community-based Behavioural Activation Training), the…

Researchers have been awarded £3.3 million to develop new tools and policy guidance to protect minority ethnic groups from discrimination as key public services move online.The Protecting Minority Ethnic Communities Online (PRIME)…

Up to a third of children in the UK are consuming at least one energy drink a week, with high levels of consumption linked to headaches, sleep problems, alcohol use, smoking, irritability and school exclusion, new research reveals.In a…

Many women feel they are not being listened to about their health needs – with older women feeling “invisible” to health professionals, and women throughout their lives experiencing a lack of empathy around problems relating to…