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Having worked in challenging environments to improve mental healthcare Anne Aboaja shares her journey from identifying the mental health development needs in Bolivian prisons to building a team of researchers who challenge the status quo at every level. 🎥youtu.be/dHfWgsHj4iE



Can electricity be used to heal people? In this talk, Stuart Higgins separates fact from fiction from ‘quackery’. 🎥youtu.be/49kmO9pxPfQ


How do you teach a classroom full of children in a region which uses 500 different languages? York-based Ghanaian researcher Daniel Kyereko argues that flexibility and inclusivity will be key to success. 🎥youtu.be/0vjHXzKv1Vo

Columbo wants to become a ‘world class city’ for south Asia, and is moving entire communities to do it. Asha L. Abeyasekera focuses on the frontline of a grassroots movement, led largely by women, that’s challenging the military-led displacement. York Centre for Women's Studies 🎥youtube.com/watch?v=fc4ge1…




Disabled scientists leading the way as national campaign to champion trailblazers from underrepresented backgrounds enters sixth year pressreleasehub.pa.media/article/disabl… Dr Sophie Meekings (she/her) University of York


Meet Dr Dr Sophie Meekings (she/her) from The Royal Society and University of York, a deaf speech neuroscientist championing inclusivity. She studies what happens in your brain during a conversation. #SmashingStereotypes #BSW25 youtube.com/watch?v=YwGrjx…


Medicine 2026 is here! Our undergraduate Medicine programme is delivered by Hull York Medical School, a partnership between us and the University of Hull. If you’re thinking about applying to study Medicine, follow Hull York Medical School or visit hyms.ac.uk/medicine.



We're the first higher education institution to join the Public Involvement in Research partnership, spearheaded by The Health Research Authority National Institute for Health and Care Research, to foster better collaboration between researchers and the public. Find out more: bit.ly/3R4j006 #YorkResearch


🏫 Are girls being failed in school? A York researcher (UoY Department of Education), finds an unexpected rise in the rate of girls being excluded from schools in England. Find out reasons why, the consequences of exclusion and what could be done: tinyurl.com/38uzdafx #YorkResearch

