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 Afternoon folks! Hope everyone is enjoying the summer despite the somewhat rainy weather 🌧️ -  at least the plants are getting a good watering! 🌿

Have a great weekend when it reaches you 😊

Annabel Jackson - PA / Admin to EGLT

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titleTop Tip 💡

Hyperlinks 🔗

Embed a link within a concise string of text instead of using its URL as the link text.

This will help a screen reader user to find the accessible link leads - otherwise their screen reader will read every single character of the URL!

✅ Example of an accessible hyperlink: For more useful tips, please visit our (work in progress) Inclusive Communication wiki pages.

❌ Example of not using a hyperlink: For more useful tips, please visit our (work in progress) Inclusive Communication wiki pages: https://wiki.york.ac.uk/display/EG/Inclusive+Communication


Everyone should use an accessible hyperlink whenever sending a link- including for the newsletter 📰

💡 Want a quick way to insert a link? Highlight the link text in your email/document and press CTRL + K, then insert the link!

Carrying Leave over on FlexiLeave 📅

You are entitled to carry over up to five working days/37 hours (pro rata) to the next leave year (October - September): Flexileave will do this automatically, so no need to request this.

Any leave that is carried over in addition to this is subject to line manager approval, plus either Roland's (non-PSS staff) or Matthew's (PSS staff) approval.

Once it has been agreed, please let Lucy know at environment-hr@york.ac.uk so she can make sure this is carried over on FlexiLeave.


MSc Survey 

Chris Scarr (PG student pursuing a Masters in Sustainability) is conducting a research study on different environmental viewpoints and perceptions of climate change risk, and their relation to  net-zero targets.

He is looking to get responses from anyone whose job or study has an environmental component, or who is an environmental activist.   

Your input through a short survey (approximately six minutes) will be greatly appreciated and provide valuable insight.

All responses are anonymous and further information is provided on the questionnaire.

Please fill it out by clicking this link and do share with your networks.


Research into Careers Support for PGRs at UoY: Calling on all PGRs - We need your help!

Careers and Placements is carrying out a survey into how Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) approach career planning, their views on the careers and employability provision at the University of York.

Your responses will help us to develop our career provision for future PGRs and provide more tailored support.

As a thank you for your time you can enter the chance to win one of three £20 Amazon vouchers! 

If you have any questions about the survey please contact Loren Sandoval at lisa500@york.ac.uk. The survey will close on August 15th.


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(star) Congratulations to Rebecca Newman whose PhD chapter has been published as a paper in Population and Environment - Rob Marchant is co-author.


(star) ESAY have published details of a dissertation project carried out by student Emily Narey, supervised by Dr Eleanor Jew. Emily got a first for the dissertation which was titled: “An Investigation into Consumer Food Waste Behaviour at the University of York: Redistributing Food to Limit Waste and Support Community Needs." More information can be found on ESAY's webpage and social channels:


(star) Congratulations to Josh Thurston (and Rob Mills who was involved)who has been successful in gaining a grant from the Nerc omics facility (NEOF) to make the first seasonal study of microbial communities in alpine moss and lichens at our Cairngorms research site. The grant (£30k) will cover further training for Josh (who is already quite an expert in this field!), and the analysis and bioinformatics. An excellent effort!


(star) Congratulations to Bryce Stewart, Roland Kroger (Physics) and others: Bryce is a co-author on a new paper 'Using Combination of X-Ray 3D Tomography and FEG-SEM to Perform 3D-FIB Reconstruction in Identified Area to Investigate Effect of Mining Contamination on Scallop Shell Growth' in the journal Microscopy and Microanalysis


(star) Congratulations to Lindsay Stringer who visited Lahore College for Women University in Pakistan and the Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies. She gave a seminar on climate resilient development: insights from highlands, drylands and islands at LCWU, and met with Geography Department heads from universities across Lahore, as well as the disaster management authorities in Lahore. A newspiece about her visit is available on the YESI website. Congratulations again to Lindsay Stringer for her role as co-author in a paper published on 31st July 2023 in Nature Sustainability: Li C, Fu B, Wang S, Stringer LC, Zhou W, Ren Z, Hu M, Zhang Y, Rodriguez-Caballero E, Weber B, Maestre FT 2023. Grazing modulates climate-driven ecological thresholds in China’s drylands, Nature Sustainability.


(star) Congratulations to Smriti Safaya who has a co-authored a paper in 'Citizen Science: Theory and Practice' with the founder of the Hong Kong Jellyfish Project and a research collaborator at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The article is entitled "Motivations and Barriers to Participation in Citizen Science: The Case Study of the Hong Kong Jellyfish Project."


(star) Congratulations to Piran White, Laura Harrison and Karen Horrocks (OHID) who gave a presentation to the Wakefield Health and Wellbeing Board on green & blue spaces and health.


(star) Congratulations toProfessor Jasper Kenter and research associate Elaine Azzopardi on their media coverage.


(star) Congratulations to Rachel Pateman and Sarah West (SEI) who have a new publication in Citizen Science: Theory and Practice on participant diversity and pathways to impact.


(star) Congratulations to Steve Cinderby (SEI) who has a new publication on encouraging the transfer of pro-environmental behaviours between home and the workplace.


(star) Truzaar Dordi's new publication "New bottle or new label? Distinguishing impact investing from responsible and ethical investing", published with the Accounting and Finance Journal, asks whether the nascent field of impact investing is sufficiently distinct to necessitate yet another field of research. The short answer - though there is significant overlap in terminology, some unique characteristics of impact investing emerge. Congratulations!


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Call for Early Career Researchers: training to produce a Research Evidence Synthesis paper that informs policy.

The York Policy Engine (TYPE) is offering a unique opportunity to be trained in Research Evidence Synthesis. Leading evidence synthesis experts, Professor Eric Jensen and Professor Mark Reed, will provide training in specialist evidence synthesis techniques and in the production of policy briefs, supporting application of these techniques to real world policy problems.

The opportunity includes an 8 week online programme (October - December 2023), with between 1.5 to 3 hours of training per week. Policy topics will be identified by our Y-PERN (Yorkshire and Humber Policy and Engagement Research Network) partners and wider national policy contacts, who will consider the resulting briefings in their policy development. This unique opportunity for training and publication is limited to a small number of staff at the University of York.

Please see here for more information and how to apply. The deadline for applications is Tuesday 29th August.


The WUN Research Development Fund is now open

The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is a world-leading research university network, tackling global challenges through international collaboration. The Research Development Fund provides grants of up to £10,000 to foster research collaborations among academic staff members at WUN universities.

This year, the call prioritises the following areas of research:

1. Social justice and human rights; inequality

2. Sustainable world: cities and urbanization; energy transitions; water, and food security

3. Mental health; child and maternal health; ageing

4. Responsible and ethical applications of Artificial Intelligence

Please find all guidance for the call here and don't hesitate to contact Elisha (Elisha.Witcomb@york.ac.uk), York's WUN Coordinator, who can provide advice on eligibility, preparing the application, identifying collaborators in the network, and the internal review process.


Commissioned Research Opportunity

To support the building of our evidence and case to secure a participatory approach for individual policy making and/or local decision making, Poverty2Solutions is looking to commission a distinctive, original piece of research which will Identify the value and key principles associated with adopting a participatory approach to policy making.

Poverty2Solutions are seeking expressions of interest initially, and will interview shortlisted candidates. Please note that the selection process will involve people with the expertise that comes with experiences of poverty and social security receipt.

Deadline for expression of interest is Friday 15th September. Expressions of interest can be via a PPT presentation or text document.

Selection interviews will be held week commencing 25th September.

Full details of this opportunity can be requested through the Research Support team (environment-research@york.ac.uk) If you have any questions please email: traceyherrington@thrive-teesside.org.uk


Future opportunity - Stacking of nature market credits

Defra recently published a Prior Information Notice (PIN) regarding the research requirement “Stacking of nature market credits”.

The contract is estimated to be published for open competition in mid-August.

This project will seek to provide Defra with an understanding of the empirical theory and evidence on stacking in nature markets and provide insight into the impact of different stacking models on economic, environmental, and wider social outcomes.

If you are interested in making an application to this tender, please contact research support (environment-research@york.ac.uk).

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