According to the recent release, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta has won the best ten position in the best university category in Indonesia according to the international university ranking agency University Ranking (UniRank). UNY won the sixth position out of 576 universities in Indonesia and ranked 65th in Asia. Unirank's version of the university ranking, which used to be called 4ICU, reflects the popularity of a university-based on the popularity of its website.

Volcanic activity in Indonesia sometimes causes eruptions accompanied by volcanic ash, which causes a decrease in air quality in the area around the mountain. The decrease in air quality by volcanic ash is caused by chemical gases such as CO, NO2, and SO2, so any long exposure to volcanic ash may cause acute respiratory infection (ARI). Unfortunately, the N95 masks that the public has used have not effectively filtered volcanic ash less than 300nm in size. In addition, the polymer content made from plastic in N95 masks is prone to waste that is difficult to degrade naturally.

“At UNY, the monodisciplinary Masters and Doctoral Programs are managed by the faculty. In 2020, all Masters Study programs that are monodiscipline in Mathematics and Natural Sciences will be under the coordination of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences(FMNS) UNY. Furthermore, for the doctoral degree, namely the Chemistry Education Study Program, it is still a Postgraduate program. However, this year it is included in FMNS.

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed children to gadgets such as computers, laptops, and cellphones more intensely due to distance learning. Gadgets for learning are also followed by the increasing use of gadgets for social media and online games that trigger gadget addiction. To reduce this problem, UNY students consisting of Dwi Agnes Setianingrum, Dian Anggraini and Akhip Nugroho (science education), Furi Ningsih Sri Sukowati (physics education), and Aerafatma Ahyaun Nisa (elementary school teacher education) initiated the development of a traditional game.

Many people are trying to have an ideal weight through exercise and diet. Unfortunately, this effort is not always easy because it is challenging to avoid snacking. For this reason, UNY has developed a healthy snack, namely UNYBar. "Available in milk, chocolate, banana, strawberry, vanilla, and grape flavors," said Prof. Siswantoyo. This product is one of the works of the Center of excellence for science and technology and innovation.

UNY has won trust in organizing many selection processes for village apparatus. UNY's involvement in this process is clear evidence of the quality of UNY's selection tests and, at the same time, is a part of UNY's participation in developing the quality of human resources in the village.

“I appreciate lecturers who have concern and provide time for students in busyness. There are values for which we are grateful for the roles of students. I once said to students that becoming a successful person is through the accumulation of various learnings. The accumulation of student learning processes is a provision to face a challenging life. Moreover, the Student organization supervisors have a maturing role for students mindset," said the Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences UNY, Prof.

The Faculty of Sports Science, UNY, implemented a collaboration with KONI Magelang Regency by conducting Physical Tests for 157 athletes from Magelang. The Physical Test for Athletes from Magelang was held at Gemilang Stadium.

UNY students made a wallet with a security system that will inform the owner when the wallet is more than 10 meters apart from its owner. Uniquely, the wallet is made of banana midrib fiber, given a Javanese letter pattern. They are Asni Muslimah (Clothing Engineering Education), Annisa Nurfatimah Febrianti (Accounting Education), Annisa Alimah Ufairoh (Physical Education), Latifah Nur Khasanah (Chemical Education), and Atiqotul Maula Al Farihah (Sociological Education). According to Asni Muslimah, they made the smart wallet because many people still use conventional wallets.