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Honorary graduates for 2024 announced

Posted on Saturday 27 July 2024

The ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº has announced that 11 leading figures will receive honorary degrees during graduation ceremonies at Central Hall.


Sodium channels in breast cancer cells a promising target for future treatments, study reveals

Posted on Thursday 25 July 2024

A new study on live tissue cells is the first to reveal how channels that allow sodium to enter into breast cancer cells enable tumours to grow and spread.


Researchers to measure the impact of hot weather on UK classrooms

Posted on Wednesday 24 July 2024

A research project at the ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº is measuring the impact of hot weather on UK classrooms and what can be done to limit the consequences.


Remembering David Foster

Posted on Wednesday 24 July 2024

A tribute from former Vice-Chancellor Sir Ron Cooke


Hunter-gatherers kept an 'orderly home' in the earliest known British dwelling, study shows

Posted on Tuesday 23 July 2024

Archaeological evidence from the world-famous Mesolithic site of Star Carr in North Yorkshire has shown that hunter-gatherers likely kept an orderly home by creating ‘zones’ for particular domestic activities.


ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº uses Game of Thrones to advance understanding of face blindness

Posted on Tuesday 23 July 2024

Psychologists have used the hit TV series Game of Thrones to understand how the brain enables us to recognise faces.


ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº announces winners of Enterprise Awards 2024

Posted on Monday 22 July 2024

The ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº has announced the winners of the Enterprise Awards 2024, which recognises exceptional talent driving economic growth and social impact in York and North Yorkshire.


York academic contributes to new report on men’s health which reveals disparities between most and least deprived areas in the UK

Posted on Wednesday 17 July 2024

A ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº academic has advised on a major new report on men’s health which highlights the disparities between the most and least deprived areas in the UK.


Plaice may have been most popular flatfish on dinner tables in medieval times

Posted on Monday 15 July 2024

Flatfish, such as plaice, turbot and sole, were regularly consumed as part of a medieval meal, according to analysis of fishbone remains found at archaeological sites across Europe.


History shows that humans are good for biodiversity… sometimes

Posted on Thursday 11 July 2024

Humans have been an important driver of vegetation change over thousands of years, and, in some places, had positive impacts on biodiversity, according to a new study.


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