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Amos Trust workshop and student attendees

Building Change Together: A Look Inside a People’s Assembly

ISJ Intern Josh Mackenzie shares his experience facilitating at his first People’s Assembly. Hosted by the Living Lab on the topic of student activism on campus, this was an opportunity…

2 days ago January 14, 2026 in Co-production, Resilience in a Changing Climate, Resilience in a Changing Climate, Student Intern.

Friendly Living Fund: SMART Study Group

In this post Martha Cattell (Living Lab Research Assistant) caught up with Business Management student Emmanuel Okenla, who received funding for his project ‘SMART Study Group’ as part of round…

3 days ago January 13, 2026 in Resilience in a Changing Climate.
Living Lab Friendly Living Fund launch event with discussion group sat around table, writing ideas on paper

Meet our new ISJ intern!

ISJ intern Josh Mackenzie reflects on his first week attending a Community Research Grant event and the launch of the Living Lab Friendly Living Fund. This was a chance to…

December 2, 2025 in Resilience in a Changing Climate, Student Intern.
Close up of bags of sustainable period products

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…

October 14, 2025 in Resilience in a Changing Climate, Student Intern.

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…

September 10, 2025 in Resilience in a Changing Climate.
A woman student in a lab coat smiles at the camera above her laptop

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…

April 23, 2025 in Resilience in a Changing Climate, Resilience in a Changing Climate, Student Intern.

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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 Posts

Building Change Together: A Look Inside a People’s Assembly

Friendly Living Fund: SMART Study Group

Where Is the Space for Quiet ADHD?

“Research led by autistic and other neurodivergent people is the solution”

Meet our new ISJ intern!

“Co-research feels different”

Listening differently: a Nurse’s journey to co-production

“Curiosity is the key”

The Period Project – by Georgina Wetherall

“Co-production is not a technique but a politics of relationship”

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