University of York

More than a tonne of material on the career of Sir Alan Ayckbourn, from school exercise books to CDs tracking his meticulous revisions, has been bought by the University of York for £240,000 with the help of the Heritage Lottery Fund and charitable trusts.

Alan Ayckbourn archive to be available to the public 2011

Professor Brian Cantor, vice-chancellor of the University of York, said the material illuminated the methods of a dramatist who managed the unusual feat of being both extremely popular and critically acclaimed.

Alan Ayckbourn archive to be available to the public 2011

The NEF argues that a full discard ban will be good news for the fishing industry, citing a study published last month by academics at the University of York which found a discard ban by Norway, a non-EU member, during the late 1980s saw reduced profitability for just four years with Norwegian cod fisheries now among the most lucrative in the world.

EU fishing fleets discarded £2.7bn of cod, claims report 2011

Alan Ayckbourn's archive has been bought by the University of York with help from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Alan Ayckbourn archive to be available to the public 2011

Nick Powdthavee, an economist at the University of York, deftly explains the main determinants of happiness: the small effect of money, the great effect of marriage and friends, the massive effect of personality.

Lessons From Cloud Nine Bryan Caplan 2011

Marilyn Crawshaw, honorary fellow at the University of York, points out that we don't know how many children are told today.

Donor-conception: 'I'd got to the bottom of a secret' 2011

"The climate is shifting everything toward the north and higher altitudes," says Chris Thomas, senior author on the paper and a professor of conservation biology at the University of York in the United Kingdom.

Temps push animal, plant species to higher elevations 2011

The idea has come from researchers at the University of York's Stockholm Environment Institute SEI, in partnership with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and is designed to help residents make the most of their home, community and environment.

York's Rowntree village signs up for the Good Life 2011

"The climate is shifting everything toward the north and higher altitudes," says Chris Thomas, senior author on the paper and a professor of conservation biology at the University of York in the United Kingdom.

Temps push animal, plant species to higher elevations 2011

In the 120-page study, co-authored by academics at the University of York and Heriot-Watt University, Crisis highlights figures released over the summer that show councils have reported 44,160 people accepted as homeless and placed in social housing, an increase of 10% on the previous year and the first increase in almost a decade.

Homelessness could spread to middle class, Crisis study warns 2011