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Mar 23, 2012

A truly worldwide network

The Worldwide Universities Network has extended its global reach by welcoming its first South American partner. ...
Mar 22, 2012

Clash of the crayfish: why the Americans are winning

Aggressive American signal crayfish are threatening Yorkshire’s native white-clawed crayfish populations because they have better resistance to para...
Mar 21, 2012

York chefs do ‘Masterchef’ in Nanjing and Zhejiang

Andrew Wood, Executive Chef at the University of York, and his Deputy Ian Dickson, have been in China learning to cook authentic Chinese haute cuisine...
Mar 14, 2012

Economic returns and job creation from major investments in low carbon cities

A new study from the Centre for Low Carbon Futures shows that UK cities could cut their energy bills by billions by exploiting commercially attractive...
Feb 17, 2012

University of Rochester Formally Joins WUN

WUN Chief Executive, Professor John Hearn, and representatives of the Worldwide Universities Network met with University of Rochester President Joel S...
Feb 08, 2012

University of York researchers ‘dig for data’ with US, Canadian and European partners

Historians, archivists and experts in computer science from the Universities of York and Washington, as well as others, are teaming up to develop new ...
Jan 31, 2012

Learning from international human rights defenders at the University of York

Human rights defenders from around the world will share their experiences and discuss the challenges they face in a series of public lectures at the U...
Jan 18, 2012

Climate Balancing: Sea-Level Rise vs. Surface Temperature Change Rates

Engineering our way out of global climate warming may not be as easy as simply reducing the incoming solar energy, according to a team of University...
Jan 05, 2012

No more free rides for ‘piggy-backing’ viruses

Scientists at the University of York and the University of Melbourne have determined the structure of the enzyme endomannosidase, significantly advanc...