Useful Text for Grant Applications
The following 'boilerplate' text might be useful for grant applications that require a broad description of the University/Department:
'Founded in 1963, the University of York is a research-intensive university delivering curiosity-driven and action-orientated research for public good. A member of the elite Russell Group of universities, the University has over 30 academic departments and a student body of over 19,000. The Department of Environment and Geography was established in 1992 and has a strong interdisciplinary approach across the interface between natural, physical and social sciences. The Department has over 40 academic staff members and 20 postdoctoral researchers, with over half a dozen technicians. The Department has an international reputation for excellence in challenge-led environmental research and impact, and is ranked 2nd for impact in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences (Times Higher Education REF 2021 ranking). The York centre of the Stockholm Environment Institute - the independent, international research organisation committed to the implementation of practices supportive of global sustainable development - is embedded within the Department.'