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

Universities recognise the importance of student belonging. It appears in strategic plans, retention frameworks, and student experience dashboards. Yet the concept is often treated as if it were universal—something all…

2 days ago June 12, 2026 in INC Lab, Neurodiversity and Autism.

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

This blogpost by Obasanjo Bolarinwa is part of the ISJ series on co-production. Different post-graduate researchers and academics affiliated to the ISJ share their thoughts about doing co-production as part of…

February 6, 2026 in Co-production.

Weathering the Change: Building Climate Resilience at York St John University

Martha Cattell, the Living Lab’s new Research Assistant, explores just why the current Living Lab focuses on climate resilience, how climate change is already affecting our campus, and how staff…

September 10, 2025 in Ecological Justice, Resilience in a Changing Climate.
A woman student in a lab coat smiles at the camera above her laptop

Reaching across the disciplinary lines

Cath Heinemeyer and Ellie Steel report back on the ‘Collab in the Lab’ when Biomedical Sciences students invited those from other departments to find out more about their research on…

April 23, 2025 in Resilience in a Changing Climate, Resilience in a Changing Climate, Student Intern.
The Haxby Road Community allotment project

Our year with sanctuary seekers at the community allotment

As the harvest season draws to a close, it is a good time of year to offer an update on how 2024 has been on The Haxby Road Community allotment…

November 4, 2024 in Asylum Seekers and Refugees.

The Garden Project: Student innovation, concentrated on ecological, sustainable goals

Living Lab intern Hayden Costello updates the campus community on recent experiments, in collaboration with the Students’ Union, in creating a student-led café – including a takeover of St Crux…

March 12, 2024 in Ecological Justice, Feeding the Campus 2022-23, Student Intern.
Hands all in cir

Give a Gift: what do service users really think about the charities that support them?

Every year the Institute for Social Justice allocates funding to Community Research Grants –  pockets of funding that facilitate projects between York St John researchers and VCSE groups. This year,…

February 27, 2024 in Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Diversity and Inclusion.
Student introduces proposal to large audience.

Feeding the Campus: York St John’s First People’s Assembly

AJ Heritage, MRes student in Applied Linguistics and research assistant to the Ecological Justice Research Group, reports on the launch event of this year’s Living Lab – a People’s Assembly…

October 10, 2023 in Ecological Justice, Feeding the Campus 2022-23.

Making Waves: The Institute for Social Justice PGR Symposium 2023

Matthew Peyton, ISJ student intern, joined the Making Waves Symposium to discuss the ways to diversify teaching and social justice.  I was recently invited to take part in the ‘Making…

June 23, 2023 in Uncategorized.
York St John students present posters

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…

March 30, 2023 in Uncategorized.

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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

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

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