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New book describes the reality of life as a paramedic

The Paramedic at Work by Leo McCann of the University of York Management School is a new book that showcases the first in-depth sociological study of paramedics in England, providing insights into the culture of a widely respected but misunderstood uniformed profession

13 July 2022

School for Business and Society, University of York

Animal ethics in business school: a new approach

Can teaching animal ethics in business schools lead to positive changes in industrial animal production? Lindsay Hamilton of the University of York Management School has been testing a new approach to uproot deeply entrenched and harmful practices that might otherwise go...

30 June 2022

School for Business and Society, University of York

Free School Meals

Free School Meals eligibility criteria needs to be widened to reduce hunger and anxiety, according to study

21 June 2022

School for Business and Society, University of York

My home is not my home: amplifying the voices of migrant domestic workers

Migrant domestic workers are one of the most vulnerable and invisible groups of workers in the UK. A participatory video project and exhibitions run by the University of York Management School’s Joyce Jiang have helped them to articulate their needs to politicians and pu...

13 June 2022

School for Business and Society, University of York

Why the work-from-anywhere lifestyle is hard work

The globetrotting work-from-anywhere lifestyle sounds idyllic to many of us, but is it as easy-going as it sounds?

7 June 2022

School for Business and Society, University of York

Why emotions are key to keeping Britain's army of volunteers happy

31 May 2022

School for Business and Society, University of York

The internet is distracting, confusing and untrustworthy for many older people

20 May 2022

PRESS RELEASE REHAP delivers exceptional results

SummaryThe REHAP project comes to an end with a series of exceptional results likely to have a major impact on the bioeconomyCopyThe REHAP project, which set out five years ago to create a set of novel processes and materials from agricultural and forestry waste, came to...

7 September 2021

PRACE Summer of HPC 2020 Award Ceremony

Serge Bogaerts, PRACE Managing Director, was delighted to present the PRACE Summer of HPC Awards 2020 to Antonios-Kyrillos Chatzimichail, Igor Abramov, and Josip Bobinac during an online award ceremony held on Wednesday 30 June 2021 at the virtual PRACE booth at ISC 2021...

7 July 2021

Latest news from the world of high-performance computing

The EuroHPC Summit Week 2021 (EHPCSW) took place as a fully digital event this year, evoking the spirit of the fast-paced domain of discovery and invention enabled by high-performance computing that continues to gather momentum even as the world itself has had to drastic...

27 May 2021