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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…

December 16, 2022 in Diversity and Inclusion.

Teachers as ‘Change Agents’ – YSJ Teacher Education Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2022

ISJ Student intern Emily Howarth reflects on York St John’s first ever Teacher Education Diversity and Inclusion conference this June in association with the Institute for Social Justice, and organised…

July 10, 2022 in Diversity and Inclusion, Education for Social Justice, Equality, Institute for Social Justice Lecture, Student Intern.

‘Awareness Translates into Action’ – LGBTQIA+ Asylum Seeker Research

One of the current research themes in the Institute for Social Justice is Social Inclusion, with a focus on the experience of asylum seekers and refugees. As a linguistics student…

June 8, 2022 in Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Diversity and Inclusion, Institute for Social Justice Lecture, Student Intern.
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‘So much more than your CV’ – Conversations About Student Volunteering

Institute for Social Justice student intern Emily Howarth talks to YSJ staff and students about the different benefits of volunteering. Every year, YSJ students gain incredible experiences through volunteering. Yet,…

May 9, 2022 in Diversity and Inclusion, Equality, Student Intern, Widening Participation.
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Discussing Black Deaf Identity: A Conversation with Kevin Buckle

‘It’s easy to be the same as your Deaf community, but it’s very difficult to find that sense of sameness as a Black Deaf person.’ – Kevin Buckle   ISJ…

March 30, 2022 in Diversity and Inclusion.

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The ISJ supports collaborative research and practice that draws on the range of academic expertise across our university. We seek to facilitate research, projects and partnerships that help us to pursue and promote a fairer society.

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ISJ Themes

  • Arts for Social Justice
  • Asylum Seekers and Refugees
  • Communities
  • Deaf Community
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Ecological Justice
  • Education for Social Justice
  • Equality
  • Feeding the Campus 2022-23
  • Institute for Social Justice Lecture
  • Learning At The Junction 2022
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Living Lab
  • Mental Health
  • Neurodiversity and Autism
  • Parenthood
  • Research Event
  • Student Intern
  • Uncategorized
  • Widening Participation

ISJ Posts

Report launch from the ‘Bring your Voice to the World Cafe’ event

How Brussels Renewed My Hope in Humanity and its Future

My Year as an Intern

Belonging, Class and Gender in the Church of England

Making Waves: The Institute for Social Justice PGR Symposium 2023

Bring your Voice to the World Café! A Bottom-up Approach to Identifying Research Priorities

The Community Garden: Helping to Build a Greener Campus

Researching the potential of green social prescribing to increase health and wellbeing

At the water’s edge: exploring access to ‘blue space’ for people with disabilities

Changes to adult autism and ADHD diagnostic assessment – A research perspective

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