A survey by researchers Dept Health Sciences revealed that living with an animal - a dog, cat, fish or bird for example - did not improve wellbeing or reduce depression, anxiety or feelings of loneliness for owners with serious mental illness bit.ly/3L6KpvZ

Researchers Archaeology UoYork used isotope analysis to reveal turtle diet and foraging habits to join the dots to specific locations - specifically the seagrass meadows of Egypt and West Libya - dating back approximately 3,000 years ago bit.ly/45W7Dg7

A new study Department of Environment and Geography shows how far human-driven climate change has shifted conditions from their state at the beginning of the 20th Century - and how much more change could be in store over the coming decades bit.ly/3ElnZ6j

Researchers from Biology at York found that there is growing evidence that post-menopause female whales boost the life chances of their offspring, especially males bit.ly/47ZiQPa

We like seafood more when we can eat it by the sea, researchers Department of Environment and Geography have shown bit.ly/45C1ING

Researchers UoY Computer Science have analysed over 7 billion hours of playtime data from tens of thousands of games, with data drawn from over two billion accounts from players in China to investigate effectiveness of legal restrictions on gaming bit.ly/3Z7cR6Q

Adults aged 60 and over who play digital puzzle games had a greater ability to ignore irrelevant distractions and had same memory abilities as people in their 20s York Psychology UoY Computer Science bit.ly/3ElotcD

A team Heritage360 Streetlife project has undertaken new research on the “forgotten story of York’s medieval Jewish community.” bit.ly/3szIvxE

Whilst at national level air pollution continues to reduce, poor air quality is still the greatest environmental risk to human health, and relates closely to where people live, study and work, say researchers Chemistry at York bit.ly/3Z3ZZOS

Researchers YHEC found that internet-delivered text-based therapies are cost-effective and have a shorter waiting time and treatment time than traditional services bit.ly/3R5HTdd

In the most deprived areas of England and Scotland, the nearest 24/7 accessible defibrillator is on average a round trip of over a mile, research University of York and Hull York Medical School has shown bit.ly/3P3KLoa

"With estimates of 222 per 100,000 deaths due to air pollution in Nepal each year, this highlights how much health in cities is dependent on what happens in sectors other than health" Prof Helen Elsey Dept Health Sciences tells The Himalayan Times bit.ly/3ro3jrz

"Never before have I heard such public interest and concern about a depiction – or seen an actor’s sense of the challenge so keenly felt" Professor Tom Cantrell University of York TFTI University of York discusses Steve Coogan’s Savile The Conversation theconversation.com/the-reckoning-…

Six years on from #MeToo📷, women are still losing their jobs and careers as a result of reporting sexual harassment in the film and television industry. Guardian news reports on a new report by Dr Anna Bull she/her SIGN bit.ly/3Q1fFxW

The UK film and screen industry is failing to tackle sexual harassment, with some victims punished or victimised for speaking out, a new report Dr Anna Bull she/her SIGN has found. Watch the video and sign up to the launch event to find out more bit.ly/495Iwdm

Our thoughts on Rishi Sunak's speech on AI. It's important to note that the UK already has organisations solely dedicated to Safe AI - the UK's first was the Institute for Safe Autonomy - we must build on existing work, not begin again from scratch.

As the UK’s first research institute dedicated to the safety of AI and autonomous systems we welcome Rishi Sunak focus on #AI safety and invite him to visit University of York and meet the independent safety experts already based here: york.ac.uk/safe-autonomy/ #AISafetySummit

The University of York will be the home of a new Doctoral Training Centre in Lifelong Safety Assurance of AI-enabled Autonomous Systems, training the next generation of AI researchers and innovators 🤖🧠 Find out how #YorkResearch is driving change: bit.ly/40j62iU

Researchers Archaeology UoYork have identified the first prehistoric person with mosaic Turner syndrome - characterised by one X chromosome instead of two - who lived about 2500 years ago BBC bit.ly/3tT6rx2

Research University of York reveals GCSE results may have far-reaching impact on adult life #exams bit.ly/48GSctz theguardian.com/education/2024…