“Co-research feels different”
This blogpost by Lucy Cassidy is part of the ISJ series on co-production (autumn-winter 2025). Different post-graduate researchers and academics affiliated to the ISJ share their thoughts about doing co-production as…
“Everyone has the right to be a knower”
This blogpost by Charikleia Sinani is part of the ISJ series on co-production (autumn-winter 2025). Different post-graduate researchers and academics affiliated to the ISJ share their thoughts about doing co-production…
“Change requires fundamentally reimagining how we engage with young people”
This blogpost by Alice Little is part of the ISJ series on co-production (autumn-winter 2025). Different post-graduate researchers and academics affiliated to the ISJ share their thoughts about doing co-production…
Weathering the Change: Building Climate Resilience at York St John University
Martha Cattell, the Living Lab’s new Research Assistant, explores just why the current Living Lab focuses on climate resilience, how climate change is already affecting our campus, and how staff…
Belonging and ‘bubbles’: Mind The Gap and York St John student collaboration
York St John University Drama and Acting students, and Mind The Gap Performance Academy students, have collaborated on a creative exploration of themes of belonging and place, culminating in a…
Pride, Poverty, and the Power of Community: Supporting Our Older Generations with the Respect They Deserve
This blogpost was written by Jo Volpe, CEO of Leeds Old People’s Forum (LOPF). It was first published on LOPF webpages, 5 June 2025.
Creating the ‘Young Carers’ Podcast: Opening up the Conversation.
Written by Jess Dancer, Third Year Sociology Student. About me! As this year’s intern at the Institute for Social Justice, I was given the opportunity to create my own podcast…
Woven together: A Workshop of Craft and Climate Conversation.
This post was written by Bailee Wray, a second-year Forensic Psychology student who is currently working as a Student Researcher in collaboration with Dr. Vicki Pugh, co-lead of the Living…
Reaching across the disciplinary lines
Cath Heinemeyer and Ellie Steel report back on the ‘Collab in the Lab’ when Biomedical Sciences students invited those from other departments to find out more about their research on…
Turning Passion into Progress: Celebrating individuals and partnerships creating meaningful change.
Doing Change: Students, Universities and Social Justice 2025 This year’s ‘Doing Change’ event, organised by the Institute for Social Justice, focused on individuals who have created meaningful change within our community.…
Student micro-grant scheme addresses cost-of-living challenges and climate resilience.
In this post, Timothy Cave from York St John Students’ Union tells us more about the Friendly Living Fund (FLF) launch. This new micro-grant scheme hopes to enable students to…