The Period Project – by Georgina Wetherall
Liv Webb (Living Lab intern) interviews Georgina Wetherall, one of the recipients of the Living Lab’s new Friendly Living Fund micro-grant, to find out how she is using the funding…
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…
Community Research Grant gathering: Through the eyes of a student intern
ISJ intern Jess Dancer documents her experience participating in a dynamic Community Research Grant gathering. This was a new opportunity to learn from and contribute to discussions around ‘impact’ in…
Writing Resilience – A Creative Writing Anthology on Resilience In A Changing Climate
Are you a creative thinker, passionate about action in the climate crisis, or looking to put yourself out there and be a part of an exciting YSJU community project? Why…
Shared knowledge, shared value: exploring meaningful impact with our Community Research Grants
On 6 February 2025, the Institute for Social Justice brought together YSJ academics and staff from the VCSE organisations who are currently collaborating on Community Research Grants (CRG). In this blog post,…