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Learning from international human rights defenders at the University of York

harriet-cross — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:28:53 +0000

31 Jan 2012

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 University of York.

Organised by the University’s Centre for Applied Human Rights, seminars in the series include:

2 February - Pascal Nyilibakwe, from the League for Human Rights in the Great Lakes Region, Protecting human rights defenders in Burundi, Congo and Rwanda

16 February - Khalid Usman, from Khwendo Kor, The struggle for women’s rights in rural Pakistan

23 February – Guleid Osman Abdikarim, from the Talowadag Coalition, Fighting discrimination against persons living with HIV in Somaliland

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

nicholas-haskins — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:46:19 +0000

18 Jan 2012

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 of Bristol and Penn State climate scientists. Designing the approach to control both sea level rise and rates of surface air temperature changes requires a balancing act to accommodate the diverging needs of different locations.

No more free rides for ‘piggy-backing’ viruses

harriet-cross — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:28:22 +0000

5 Jan 2012

Scientists at the University of York and the University of Melbourne have determined the structure of the enzyme endomannosidase, significantly advancing our understanding of how a group of devastating human viruses including HIV and Hepatitis C hijack human enzymes to reproduce and cause disease.

The findings open the door to the development of new drugs to combat these deadly viruses that infect more than 180 million people worldwide.

The University of Rochester joins WUN

nicholas-haskins — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:00:57 +0000

12 Dec 2011

The University of Rochester has joined the Worldwide Universities Network.

Founded in 1850, Rochester is one of the smallest of the country’s top-tier research universities, with 2,000 staff and 9,300 students. It offers more than 180 degree programs.

University of York announces new partnership with the US National Library of Medicine

harriet-cross — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:26:03 +0000

9 Dec 2011

A new partnership between the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) at the University of York and PubMed Health at the US National Library of Medicine is launched today.

A new partnership between the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) at the University of York and PubMed Health is launched today.

PubMed Health is a new online service provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the US National Library of Medicine (NLM) – the world’s largest medical library. The service provides summaries and full text of selected systematic reviews and also provides information for consumers and clinicians based on those reviews

UWA hosts Indigenous Business and Entrepreneurship Conference

nicholas-haskins — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:08:40 +0000

28 Nov 2011

Multi-million funding for centre for medieval European literature

harriet-cross — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:29:22 +0000

14 Nov 2011

A proposed new centre for the study of medieval European literature based in York and Odense is set to become a reality thanks to an award of nearly £4.5 million funding from the Danish National Research Foundation.

The Centre of Excellence, which will be jointly based at the University of Southern Denmark and the University of York, will radically change the way in which medieval European literature is studied, allowing researchers to look at literature from a pan-European perspective, rather than one based on traditional national boundaries.

Ancient DNA provides new insights into cave paintings of horses

harriet-cross — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:35:31 +0000

7 Nov 2011

An international team of researchers has used ancient DNA to shed new light on the realism of horses depicted in prehistoric cave paintings.

The team, which includes researchers from the University of York, has found that all the colour variations seen in Paleolithic cave paintings – including distinctive ‘leopard’ spotting - existed in pre-domestic horse populations, lending weight to the argument that the artists were reflecting their natural environment.

First Jiangning scholars settle in at the University of York

harriet-cross — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:03:24 +0000

4 Nov 2011

The University of York has welcomed it first two scholars sponsored by a new foundation to promote cultural links between the UK and China.

The Jiangning Foundation was established last year in memory of Jiangning Wang, who was a student in the University’s Department of History of Art, before her tragic death in November 2009.

York filmmaker helps to expose modern day slavery

harriet-cross — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:52:17 +0000

21 Oct 2011

A University of York academic has played a key role in the production of a hard-hitting television series on modern day slavery now showing on Al Jazeera English.

David Hickman, from the University’s Department of Theatre, Film and Television (TFTV), photographed, directed and produced three episodes of Slavery: A 21^st Century Evil, an eight-part documentary series investigating and exposing the brutal reality of modern slavery.

In addition, some of the postproduction work on the series has been carried out at the superb professional production facilities at TFTV, a new £30 million building, which is part of the University’s £750 million campus expansion at Heslington East.