Doing Change: Education for Social Justice celebration
Doing Change is a celebration of York St John University’s commitment to education for social justice and the platform for the annual Archbishop of York Lecture in Social Justice. This…
The Circular Economy at York St John
In this post, student blogger Michaela Bosman (2nd year Literature) investigates the concept of a ‘circular economy’ and some close-to-home examples of how it can be key to transforming the…
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,…
Researching peer support in recovery from drug and alcohol misuse
This blog explores the ongoing Community Research Grants project ‘Investigating the role of peer support in recovery from drug and alcohol misuse’. This is a collaboration between York in Recovery…
The Dancefloor Project: An Art / Psychology Collaboration
The Dancefloor Project is a collaboration between York-based creative projects community interest company, Bolshee, and psychology academics at York St John University. Funded through the ISJ’s Community Research Grants, the…
A Cookbook for Students by Students
This semester, the Living Lab has set out to produce a cookbook that acts as a snapshot of student food cultures in 2023. From Tiktok food trends of cube croissants…
“It’s Not Love”: Using Theatre to Help Teach Young People
As an ISJ intern, I was lucky enough to interview three actors working on the “It’s Not Love” project directed by Rachel Conlon and Jules Dorey Richmond, senior lecturers from…
A new partnership with Enactus UK: improving social mobility for young people in disadvantaged secondary schools
In this blog post Tom Dobson, recently appointed Professor of Education at York St John University, introduces a new partnership between the university and Enactus. The partnership aligns with the…
Life and Silence: Photography Project
In this post Zoë Green, a second-year photography student at York St John University, discusses her photographic series that sought to portray life and silence through the perspective of an…