University of York

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Outstanding teaching and research in a beautiful and historic city. York is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive UK universities.

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School smartphone ban results in better sleep and improved mood: study

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Psychologists at the University of York, who tested the impact that smartphones have on children’s behaviour for a new two-part documentary series for Channel 4, found that a ban in school impacted positively on sleep and mood.

Scientists solve 200-year-old puzzle of how tobacco plants make nicotine

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Scientists have uncovered how tobacco plants naturally make nicotine, solving a mystery that has puzzled researchers for nearly two centuries.