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Widening Participation

Belonging and ‘bubbles’: Mind The Gap and York St John student collaboration

York St John University Drama and Acting students, and Mind The Gap Performance Academy students, have collaborated on a creative exploration of themes of belonging and place, culminating in a…

July 8, 2025 in Diversity and Inclusion, Neurodiversity and Autism, Widening Participation.
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Creating the ‘Young Carers’ Podcast: Opening up the Conversation.

Written by Jess Dancer, Third Year Sociology Student.  About me!  As this year’s intern at the Institute for Social Justice, I was given the opportunity to create my own podcast…

June 18, 2025 in Student Intern, Widening Participation.
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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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The Boy Who Could not Read: The Importance of Widening Participation that Reaches Out

In this blog post Adam Formby, senior lecturer in sociology at York St John University, talks about both his work and lived experience of widening participation. * * * What…

October 7, 2021 in Widening Participation.

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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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  • Asylum Seekers and Refugees
  • Co-production
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  • Deaf Community
  • Disability and SEND
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Ecological Justice
  • Education for Social Justice
  • Equality
  • Feeding the Campus 2022-23
  • Health care
  • INC Lab
  • Institute for Social Justice Lecture
  • ISJ Student Prize
  • 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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ISJ Posts

From Participation to Inclusion: How Drama Helped Me Understand Social Justice

Quilting Change: What do you think humanity’s future on earth looks like?

Friendly Living Fund: Greening the Groves

“Co-production has taught me never to underestimate any form of knowledge”

Accessible Culture: Reflections from a Creative Hackathon in Estonia

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

What Our Alumni are telling us about Social Impact – and why their voices matter for YSJ’s future

Exploring circular economy partnerships through play: new report

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