Green Week – focus on the Living Lab
This blog post is written by Living Lab: Feeding the Campus student researcher Hayden Costello. A second year psychology student, Hayden has been engaging with students across the University to…
Red Tower York – helping the community one bite at a time
As interns with the Living Lab, Lauryn Wilson and Charlie Malbon had the opportunity to meet with Mike Calvert (the chairman) and Bill Hill (a CIC director) from Red Tower,…
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…
‘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…
‘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,…
The YSJ Curriculum in Response to the Climate Emergency
COP26, Day 6. YSJU Human Geography student Sophie Blackburn shares her findings from her work as a Student as Researcher on the ‘YSJU Students and Ecological Justice’ project (2019-21). Through…
Celebrating Women in Science
During this month, York St John University has been celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The science sector in higher education has historically been heavily male…
#SmearforSmear. Cervical Cancer Awareness Campaign
By Katy Harris, ISJ Student Intern. Let’s talk about the C word. January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month, a national campaign run to draw attention to one of the dominant…
Meet ISJ Student Intern Katy Harris
My name is Katy Harris, and I am a third year Law student at YSJU. I have recently started working as the student intern for the Institute for Social Justice,…