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Reflections from a semester as a student researcher

Dillon Scott, a final year Korean, intercultural communication and linguistics student at York St John University reflects on his experiences as a student researcher. This blog explores Dillon’s experiences, including…

May 11, 2026 in University Social Impact.
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How does York St John create social impact? We’d value your perspective

York St John University describes itself as “the University for Social Impact”. To understand what this really means in practice, the Institute for Social Justice is undertaking a programme of…

April 23, 2026 in University Social Impact.
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What Our Alumni are telling us about Social Impact – and why their voices matter for YSJ’s future

“I could write a book about how YSJ has brought about positive social change in me personally” The Institute for Social Justice are currently inviting responses from our alumni, students,…

April 17, 2026 in University Social Impact.

ISJ Blog

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.

This blog presents some of this activity.

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

ISJ Posts

Rethinking Belonging: What participatory research reveals about neurodivergent life on university campuses

Reflections from a semester as a student researcher

How does York St John create social impact? We’d value your perspective

Exploring circular economy partnerships through play: new report

Living Lab interns run first successful clothes swap event on campus

Sustainable Fashion Zine: Call-Out, Out With The New, In With The Old

Friendly Living Fund: WinterKind, Warm Clothing Collection and Distribution

“Not merely as a methodological choice, but a political and ethical stance on whose knowledge is valued”  

Friendly Living Fund: Compost Project

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

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