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<title><![CDATA[York academic wins prestigious international scholarship]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A University of York Professor of Drama is one of the first academics in the country to be awarded an international scholarship under a new scheme launched by the Higher Education Academy.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 09:31:00 BST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[University IT Academy manager receives international accolade]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The manager of the University of York’s IT Academy has received a prestigious international award from the Microsoft Corporation.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:54:00 BST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Royal Society honours York scientist]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A biologist at the University of York, who specialises in research into the impacts of human activities on wild animal species, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, one of the world's top scientific honours.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:43:00 BST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Accolades for York's commitment to women in science]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Three University of York departments have received awards from the Athena SWAN Charter in recognition of their support for women in science.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:01:00 BST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The University of York is to become a member of the influential Russell Group of leading UK universities]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The University of York has been invited to join the Russell Group in recognition of our excellent research, outstanding teaching and learning, and the impact of our work with business and the public sector.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Top award for zoo research project]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo has won a prestigious award for conservation thanks to a pioneering partnership with the University of York.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Influential book by York academics wins top award]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A groundbreaking book written by two University of York academics has been recognised at the Political Studies Association Awards.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pioneering archaeology wins Royal award for University of York]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An academic department at the University of York, which has played an influential role in broadening the scope of archaeology, has been awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[University of York trail blazes for women in Physics ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The University of York has received a top national award from the Institute of Physics (IOP) for its work to reduce gender inequality among staff and students in university physics.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:23:00 BST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Support for study of the humanities at York]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The University of York has received a boost to its humanities funding thanks to the Wolfson Foundation.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:35:00 BST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[National recognition for outstanding York academic]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Director of the York Plasma Institute at the University of York has received a prestigious Royal Society grant.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:36:00 BST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Royal Academy of Engineering honours]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Two University of York academics have been elected Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:49:00 BST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Award recognises excellence of breastfeeding education at York]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The University of York's Department of Health Sciences has received the internationally recognised Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) Award for the high levels of education in breastfeeding provided to students on its undergraduate midwifery programme.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:39:00 BST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Top honours for York scientists]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists from the University of York have been honoured by the Royal Society of Chemistry for their outstanding work as part of a UK-wide research team in biological chemistry.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:34:00 BST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[York academic is a Radio 3 New Generation Thinker]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[University of York lecturer, Dr Zoe Norridge, has been named as one of 10 winners of the BBC Radio 3 and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) inaugural New Generation Thinkers Scheme.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:43:00 BST</pubDate>
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