Our meandering minds

For psychologist Dr Jonathan Smallwood our everyday wandering thoughts present a fascinating cognitive puzzle

Why do our minds wander? Why have our brains and minds developed the capacity to ‘decouple’ from the environment into a series of thoughts that are completely unrelated to the situation in hand?

A living nightmare

Reliance on the system is not enough: Frances MacGuire gives a personal account of her mum’s struggle with dementia and a crumbling NHS.

Top 10 (secretly good) mistakes I made in my 20s

Office affairs to credit cards: there’s a silver lining to every 20s mishap

by Yasmin Khan

Let’s face it: the word ‘mistake’ goes hand in hand with your 20s. And to be honest, I’d be worried for you if it didn’t. Your 20s are, after all, the time for experimentation, for risk.

The best 15 places to eat in York

Emma Cooke gives her rundown of the city’s top grub

From brunch at the Perky Peacock, to pulled pork at the Shambles, to pancakes at the Brew and Brownie York Alumna Emma Cooke, gives her rundown of our city’s most mouthwatering grub.

Childhood cancers

“Children were dying, and that just seemed unacceptable”

by Sam Wainwright

We interview Dr Robert Newton on his sub-Saharan mission

How to be more productive

Sophia Khan (Goodricke 1995) discovers a novel way to conquer procrastination

by Sophia Khan

I am an awesome procrastinator. I’m so brilliant at procrastinating that I bought a book called How to Stop Procrastinating about 10 years ago and still haven’t finished it.

Combating cancer

Scientists at the University of York are changing the horizon for cancer sufferers

by Victoria Lee

Researchers in the Department of Biology have made breakthroughs in the treatment of prostate and breast cancer, while York’s Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) […]