University of York
With lockdown easing it is a dilemma many of us are facing: should we choose to go to the best place to eat out, or the nearest place that is good enough?
The study revealed that wood ant colonies make sophisticated and highly effective transport networks. Credit Valentin Lecheval
Well, now it seems the humble wood ant faces the same dilemma.
A University of York study has shown that wood ants also face trade-offs between visiting the nearest sources of food versus heading for high-quality food.
The study revealed that wood ant colonies use simple foraging rules, not just for collecting food, but also to make sophisticated and highly effective transport networks.
THE number of students applying for places at York s universities has increased, despite the pandemic. And both the University of York and York St John University say the level of applications from international students look promising . Both universities have seen the number of student applications rise for young people wanting to start their studies in September 2021, compared to last year. A University of York meeting heard this could mean some job losses are not needed to tackle the impact of the pandemic as the sound student recruitment position meant that workforce planning measures such as redundancy would not need to be implemented at this stage .