Four students walking and talking in front of the University or York campus lake. Text reads: "Masters Taster Day, Wednesday 18 March, 10am to 4pm."
Find your future at York!
Join our Masters Taster Day on 18 March to explore our campus, meet your academic department and learn more about postgraduate life at York.
Learn more and book your place: york.ac.uk/taster-days
🌱 Calling all sustainability pros in York!
Join @uoyenvironment.bsky.social for a FREE Green Skills Symposium. Explore practical solutions for:📈Carbon accounting 💰Green finance 🏢Scope 3 reporting
Network with local orgs + bridge the green skills gap
📅Thu 29 Jan📍@york.ac.uk 🔗Book:
How do we combat desertification without compromising water security or local livelihoods? 🌍🌱
New research in @pnas.org, co-authored by @proflinds.bsky.social, argues that we must move beyond simple "greening" to integrated, SDG-driven strategies.
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Join SEI's fifth annual Currents webinar later this month to learn more about the trends that will shape climate and global resilience in 2026 and beyond 👇🌍
Headshots of Amish Tripathi, Professor Sir Simon Donaldson, Professor Sue Hartley and Dame Amanda Blanc. Text reads: "Honorary graduates. Introducing the four distinguished figures who will receive honorary degrees during our graduation ceremonies this winter."
Introducing your Honorary Graduates for our winter 2026 ceremonies 🎓
The honorary degrees recognise individuals who have made outstanding contributions to society through leadership, scholarship, public engagement and cultural impact.
Find out more at: https://tinyurl.com/22k872yh
Central Hall, a brutalist octagonal building, seen from across the lake on a cloudy day. Text reads: Happy New year!
Happy new year 🎆 2026 is here, and we can't wait to see what it has in store for us here at York!
Take a look back at how our staff and students made a difference in our community during 2025: https://tinyurl.com/43eft3r7
Ending 2025 on a high!🌟
So proud to see so many @york.ac.uk researchers recognised for their global impact this year. Huge congrats to YESI Director @proflinds.bsky.social + Resilient Socio-ecological Systems co-lead @rob-marchant.bsky.social for making the list!🌍🌱
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Catch up on our sold out lecture with @tonyjuniper.bsky.social.
Tony reflects on environmental legacy, current climate challenges and social inequalities before considering how we might tackle some of these issues.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y24-...
Academics, artists and creative people are being invited to use their imagination and creativity to tackle the climate crisis in an exciting opportunity for 2026 👇🌍
YCEDE Interdisciplinary AI Training and Conference Funding Scheme - now open! Aimed at supporting UK (Home fees status) PGRs and Masters students from ethnically minority backgrounds. Application deadline: 6 January 2026
🚨 @york.ac.uk Uni PhD/Masters students! Are you from an ethnically minority background + using AI/ML in your research?
YCEDE has a Conference + Training Fund for you! Apply now to fund conferences or AI training.
DEADLINE: TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026! Apply FAST!
🔗 More info:
Such dedication to understanding tropical #ecosystem function and using this to guide #management around Doi Tung, northern Thailand. In a 1.4 ha #forest plot 4000 trees and saplings across 200 species take 2 months to measure. #biodiversity @yesiuoy.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
And discover more about applying to be part of the first Bio-Boost cohort, the chance to be an ‘industry and government ready’ scientist harnessing the power of waste water treatment: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/b...
#York #wastewater #postdocresearch
Learn more about the UKRI's doctoral training investment, all set to power UK growth: www.ukri.org/news/ukri-do...
Learn more about this incredible research that will take shape in the Department of Environment and Geography: www.york.ac.uk/environment-...
#YorkResearch #BioBoost #sustainability
... Bio-Boost lead Professor Jason Snape said: "By training scientists who can bridge biology, engineering, and digital technologies, we are future-proofing the UK water industry and delivering solutions with national and global impact" 👏
.. Bio-Boost will deliver 21 doctoral graduates equipped with the skills, vision, and entrepreneurial mindset to drive innovation across the public, private, and third sectors..
Bio-Boost will transform approaches to wastewater treatment
Exciting news for the University of York and our department 👇 🌍
A groundbreaking new UKRI-BBSRC initiative, Bio-Boost, has been launched to revolutionise our biological understanding of wastewater treatment..
Don't miss tonight's Beyond Borders: York Climate Narratives kick-off event 👇🌍
Well done to our department's @proflinds.bsky.social, sharing timely and important #YorkResearch into land tenure, drought and finance at a special UNCCD CRIC23 joint side event 👇🌍
#drought #finance
Truly multi functional #landscapes in action around DoiTung (Flag Mountain) in northern Thailand thanks to 30 years of work on #forest #conservation, livelihood support and strong #communities. @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social @yesiuoy.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
Learn more about this brilliant #ClimateAction and #CleanAir project 🌍👇
Mahidol University's work in the development of the Bueng Borphet wetland area in #Thailand is quite inspiring! These globally important }wetlands support extensive #fisheries, #rice cultivation and provide vital #flood and #carbon regulation @uoyenvironment.bsky.social @yesiuoy.bsky.social
Call for abstracts: Learning from Non-Capitalist Economies. Deadline 19th December. Details here: esee2026ghent.be/wp-content/u...
Abstracts will form sessions at the 16th Biennial Conference of the European Society of Ecological Economics in Ghent. More details th thread below:
Back from #COP30!🌳
Obroma Agumagu reports:
▶️Science-Policy gap is closing
▶️Climate Justice for frontline regions (Niger Delta focus)
▶️Political will is the missing piece
Read Obroma’s blog on action, accountability, + why York's research matters now.👉 buff.ly/YNgH7hI
@uoyenvironment.bsky.social
Delighted to have attended the Community Without Limits Inclusive Impact Awards last night!
Honoured that our work was shortlisted for the Weaver Award for connecting across boundaries. Huge congrats to all the winners — brilliant recognition for the community builders across our University. 💛✨
Learn more about sustainable construction in this online discussion next month 👇🌍
Demian Hommel, associate professor at Oregon State University, shares how the discipline is critical to create students who think spatially and act ethically: “Geography belongs at the center of that transformation, no longer a legacy subject, but a frontline framework.”
We have some truly amazing postgraduate research project opportunities on offer at the moment 👇 🌍
www.york.ac.uk/environment-...
#postgraduateresearch #YorkResearch #DEGtogether
Very refreshing to be at a workshop where people are actively engaged, participating and passionate about the valuing voices tool and how this can help people do #research better…..
@yesiuoy.bsky.social @anthropocenebio.bsky.social @uoyenvironment.bsky.social
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
Celebrate #NationalTreeWeek with a special #York event in December 👇🌳