My Year as an Intern
In this blog, ISJ Intern Matthew Peyton reflects on his experiences in the role, what he has learnt and what he’ll take with him into the future. After a year…
Making Waves: The Institute for Social Justice PGR Symposium 2023
Matthew Peyton, ISJ student intern, joined the Making Waves Symposium to discuss the ways to diversify teaching and social justice. I was recently invited to take part in the ‘Making…
The Community Garden: Helping to Build a Greener Campus
Matthew Peyton, ISJ student intern, joined the Living Lab Community Garden volunteers and the University Grounds Team for the first outdoor session! Last week I was invited to take part…
Researching peer support in recovery from drug and alcohol misuse
This blog explores the ongoing Community Research Grants project ‘Investigating the role of peer support in recovery from drug and alcohol misuse’. This is a collaboration between York in Recovery…
“It’s Not Love”: Using Theatre to Help Teach Young People
As an ISJ intern, I was lucky enough to interview three actors working on the “It’s Not Love” project directed by Rachel Conlon and Jules Dorey Richmond, senior lecturers from…
Supporting Heritage Languages through York St John’s Community Language School
Did you know, over 1 million children in the UK use English as an additional language?* In this blog, ISJ intern Matthew Peyton introduces the work of York St…