Living Lab: Burns Night
‘But mark the Rustic, haggis-fed, / The trembling earth resounds his tread.’ – ‘An Address to a Haggis’ (1786). With words from the heart and enchanting melodies, Robert Burns’ renowned…
Big Garden Birdwatch: help the Grounds team’s work for wildlife
In this post, Martin Ammann, new gardener in the Estates Management & Development team, invites students and staff to get involved with a citizen science project to help monitor and…
Introducing the Living Lab core student team!
The Living Lab is blessed with a truly wonderful team of student interns and student researchers from five different departments of the university. We realised we hadn’t introduced them yet.…
Supporting Heritage Languages through York St John’s Community Language School
Did you know, over 1 million children in the UK use English as an additional language?* In this blog, ISJ intern Matthew Peyton introduces the work of York St…
Sustenance: A Fine Art exhibition as part of the Living Lab
This semester, a group of seven Fine Art students opted to join the Living Lab and make a collaborative response to issues around the food system, together with their lecturer…
Penning Parenthood
On the 19th of November, anyone identifying as a parent in York was invited to attend readings on parenthood. The readings were by authors and artists. After this reading, parents…
Can Cinema Save the World?
This month we welcome our new ISJ student intern Matthew Peyton who kicks start his first blog post with a consideration from his area of expertise- the world of film.…
Trapped by the System, Released by Creativity
Each year the Institute for Social Justice Student prize is awarded to a final year undergraduate student. The prize recognises investment, engagement and understanding of social justice issues in a…
Learning Outside the Classroom – and through the Living Lab
The Living Lab gives the core team chances to go visiting other departments and their activities – to give talks about the project, or support teaching. It’s a brilliant chance…
Psychology students in the Living Lab
Psychology lecturer Maria Fernandes-Jesus gives an insight into how her second year ‘Qualitative Research Methods’ students are getting involved in Living Lab: Feeding the Campus. The entire group of 105…