Europe

Stacked cargo containers at a shipping yard are arranged in a neat, diagonal pattern. The containers are primarily red and blue, set against a clear, pale blue sky. The arrangement creates a visually striking, geometric effect.

Climate disruption of supply chains: why business-led adaptation is needed in the Nordics

Feature / Learn why Nordic supply chains must adapt to withstand climate disruptions, as discussed at the recent Nordic Environment and Climate Ministerial meeting.

15 May 2024 / About Adaptation, Business, Climate policy, Disaster risk and Supply chains

Cow looking to the camera at cattle farm.

Proposed climate action in the livestock sector could increase pandemic risks and other health threats

Press release / A new journal article in Frontiers in Animal Science urges a holistic approach to animal agriculture balancing needs of humans, animals and environment.

15 May 2024 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy and Food and agriculture

Protecting our thriving planet – a “Pint of Science” event

Past event / Smriti Safaya shares the results of York's participation in the 2024 City Nature Challenge during this "Pint of Science" event.

13 May 2024 / About Cities and Ecosystems

Two young boys run around against the background of a very broad and tall conifer-type tree.

Exploring the social and cultural values of trees and woodlands in England: a new composite measure

Journal article / Researchers developed a method for quantifying the social and cultural values of treescapes, creating a composite measure which can be used by policymakers.

13 May 2024 / About Public policy

People gathered in a seating area in a city square edged by buildings in Tallinn, taken with a bird's eye view with an orange tile roof sloping away from the viewer's eye.

Rohejälje ruumisekkumiste ruumitaju, -kasutuse ja -mõju uuring

SEI working paper / Rohejälje ruumisekkumiste mõju-uuring vaatles, kuidas mõjutasid 2023. aasta suvel Tallinna linnaruumi tehtud ümberkorraldused inimeste ruumikasutust ja -taju.

3 May 2024 / About Cities and Public policy

Close up of a woman's hand holding a pen, shading in a wireframe diagram. A wireframe is a 2D illustration of a web page's interface. Here, simple black-lined boxes are linked together with arrows.

SAMHE mini-workshop at the 2024 Software Sustainability Institute Collaborations Workshop

Past event / Sam Bland hosted this session on the SAMHE project and the opportunities and challenges of using web apps to engage young people in citizen science.

01 May 2024 / About Innovation, Participation and Pollution

H2-SEAS

Project / H2-SEAS project designs, builds and tests a novel, fully-integrated hydrogen-electric fishing vessel to accelerate a sustainable and accessible transition.

2024 - 2026 / About Mitigation

Side view of a woman holding up a young boy so that he can see inside a large blue bottle bank. A sign on the side of the container reads

Bottlenecks to glass return and refill in the United Kingdom: user journeys to explore industry perspectives

Journal article / Surveys show that industry stakeholders endorse moves to increase the percentage of remelted glass used, as well as supporting local refill and reuse schemes.

30 April 2024 / About Supply chains

A fox curled on a mossy roof turns towards the camera. The fox is almost winking.

York City Nature Challenge 2024

Past event / For the first time, York joined this international event encouraging people to record wildlife in their own cities.

26 April 2024 / About Ecosystems