“Curiosity is the key”
This blogpost by Ruth Knight is part of the ISJ series on co-production (autumn-winter 2025). Different post-graduate researchers and academics affiliated to the ISJ share their thoughts about doing co-production…
Writing Resilience – A Creative Writing Anthology on Resilience In A Changing Climate
Are you a creative thinker, passionate about action in the climate crisis, or looking to put yourself out there and be a part of an exciting YSJU community project? Why…
Show some love for your campus with Wild Wednesdays – starting this week!
As Spring approaches, it could be the perfect time to turn your hand to greener things, as Wild Wednesdays start up again on 6 March, from 1pm to 3pm. Community…
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…
Changes to adult autism and ADHD diagnostic assessment – A research perspective
This blog post presents a response from researchers and academics at from the Institute for Social Justice and the RNWC (Research on Neurodiversity, Wellbeing and Counselling Group) at York St…
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…
Pip, Pop and a Pandemic: A documentary exploring the lived experience of schizophrenia.
Filmmaker Tracy Willits is a senior lecturer in media production at York St John University with a background in health documentaries for broadcast television. In this blog she…
From anxiety to activism: Eco-anxiety as a call for climate action
COP26 Day 9. Time is running short for agreement to be reached. A vital dimension of climate justice is generational justice. Psychology lecturer Maria Fernandes Jesus urges policymakers to move beyond…
Arts and Social Justice: Introducing 3 new PhD researchers at the Institute for Social Justice
To mark the launch of the Institute for Social Justice we are delighted to welcome three postgraduate researchers, Ruth Lambley, Nicola McAteer and Natalie Quatermass, to ISJ at YSJ. Their…
Evaluating Converge: placing students and education at the heart of improving community mental health
The Converge programme at York St John and Northumbria Universities, which gives people using mental health services in York and Newcastle access to free university courses, is embarking upon a…