University of York

The report, assessing the economic impact of Russell Group universities, which includes the universities of York, Leeds and Sheffield, found the impact of research and commercialisation activities equated to £37.6billion overall across the…

The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will support academic collaboration across the two institutions  in areas including sustainability, food systems, digital health, creative arts and technologies for the future. It is…

Until now, assistive dressing robots, designed to help an elderly person or a person with a disability get dressed, have been created in the laboratory as a one-armed machine, but research has shown that this can be uncomfortable for the…

Researchers at the University of York have led a series of studies into how rising living costs are affecting households across the country and the evidence highlights how a myriad of pressures are pushing families to breaking point.…

The state-of-the-art building enables world-leading research to take place into the molecular structure of biomolecules by providing optimal conditions for electron cryo-microscopy. Electron microscopes allow scientists to visualise the…

A shortage of popular carbohydrates such as wheat, bread, pasta, and cereal are most likely to trigger civil unrest, say the experts, who work across academia, policy, charities, and business. The new analysis of frailties within the…

Researchers from the University of York and York St John University examined whether the angle a woman’s body was photographed and viewed from was related to judgments around attractiveness and weight. Previous research…

Professor Jenkins has received this prestigious award for his work as a research leader who has made outstanding contributions to experimental nuclear physics, nuclear applications and widening participation in physics. The Institute of…

Previous studies of prehistoric cooking pots in areas including Britain, Spain, France and Portugal have indicated that people completely stopped cooking fish once they started farming crops and animals, even in coastal areas. In stark…

Researchers say they have found “definitive” archaeological evidence that seaweeds and other local freshwater plants were eaten in the Mesolithic, through the Neolithic transition to farming and into the Early Middle Ages, suggesting that…