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Café Scientifique

York Scientist, Peter Bernath will discuss the methodology involved in the study of air quality, pollutant gases and causality

The History of York at Your Fingertips

The fascinating history of York is being told through a brand new interactive website – believed to be the first of its kind in the country.

New Advisory Board at Science City York

Influential figures from the region’s private and public sector have formed a new advisory board for Science City York, building upon the business initiative’s top level management team revealed late last year

Science City York Locates to New Premises

Science City York is pleased to announce its move to new premises on York Science Park

Science City York Appointment To Encourage Hi-tech Enterprise Skills

The latest appointment by one of the region’s leading promoters of technology and innovation drives forward the bid to address current skill shortages in business and enterprise

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Command Performance

One of Britain's best loved actors, Sir David Jason, is to open a major new exhibition at Elvington's Yorkshire Air Museum

York Festival of Science and Technology 2008 – 11 years strong!

Hot on the heels of last year’s highly acclaimed BA Festival of Science, the amazing world of science and technology is again the focus of attention in the North, as we welcome the return of the York Festival of Science and Technology.

UK Insurer Launches Networking Site for over-50s

British Insurance and holiday company for the over-50s Saga has launched a social networking Web site for silver surfers.

Top Business Leaders On Board To Drive Innovation

Key appointments announced as ground-breaking business initiative enters new era

Engineering Not For Us, Say Graduates

50 per cent of electronics graduates from Imperial College go into financial services

What To Do With Your Old Technology...

What do I do with all those old gadgets to make room for the new toys I’m getting?

What Goes Up, Must Come Down…and Up…and Down…

One of the biggest, challenging, and certainly most extreme, scientific experiments ever undertaken in York took place on the penultimate day of the BA Festival of Science

Pushy Parents Jeopardise Their Children's Futures

One in five young people think they have been led down the wrong educational path, with almost half (42 per cent) of these being misdirected by their own parents.

Local Youngsters to Enjoy the Appliance of Science

Young people in Yorkshire and Humberside will soon have the opportunity to explore the excitement and pleasure of science, technology and engineering when the BA Festival of Science comes to York

Muddy Yorkshire Field Gives Up £1m Secret After 1,000 Years

A father and son have uncovered a hoard of Viking treasure which had been buried beneath the North Yorkshire countryside for more than a thousand years

Become an Egyption Tomb Grader

Museum visitors are being given the chance to help unlock the secrets of ancient Egypt in an innovative exhibition in Harrogate

Primary School Pupils Design Train of the Future

Young people in York have turned their imaginations to the future and their hands to train design in a bid to help reveal what train travel will look like in the future

Science City York Appoints New Chief Executive

Dr Richard Hutchins has been appointed as Science City York's new chief executive. The organisation has recently become a company limited by guarantee, jointly owned by City of York Council and the University of York, with strong backing from the Regional Development Agency, Yorkshire Forward.