In this episode Dr Amy Skinner, Ruth Lambley and Bryony Boyle discuss a collaboration between Up for Yorkshire, an infrastructure organisation based in Selby, and the Converge Evaluation and Research Team - a group of researchers at York St John University with lived experience of mental health challenges.
The project addressed the question: How do we better listen to, capture and represent the voices of people with lived experience in order to have a meaningful impact on policy and the design of community services. How can we support those with lived experience to participate purposefully?
This podcast explores how the project came to be; how developing strong relationships was a key success; how the project evolved from our initial plan; and plans and ambitions for phase 2 having successfully gained follow-on funding.
In this episode, Jess Dancer, this year’s intern at the Institute for Social Justice, discusses the challenges faced by young carers, particularly those transitioning into higher education. Jess explores how caring responsibilities can impact this journey and why it's important to talk openly about these experiences, which are too often overlooked.
Alongside Jess is Ellie Rowley from UCAS, who offers insight into the support UCAS provides to young carers. Together, they highlight the practical resources available and the importance of making support easier to access, especially when young carers are already balancing significant responsibilities.
This episode aims to raise awareness, share guidance, and remind young carers that they’re not alone. Support is out there, and talking about it is an essential first step.
Advice for carers applying to University is available on the UCAS website. You can also read the ‘What is the experience of young adult carers in education?’ Report.
Look out for an accompanying blog post by Jess on the ISJ Blog which reflects on the conversation and experiences of carers.
This episode is about I’m Me which uses creative methods to explore artists with learning disabilities and autism’s understanding of identity, representation and voice. In this podcast Alison from Mind the Gap talks to Amy and Victoria from Hijinx about co facilitation and representation.
This episode is about I’m Me which uses creative methods to explore artists with learning disabilities and autism’s understanding of identity, representation and voice. In this podcast Daniel from Mind the Gap talks to Liz and Jack from Under the Stars about using music to explore identity, representation and voice.
This episode is about I’m Me, which uses creative methods to explore artists with learning disabilities and autism’s understanding of identity, representation and voice. In this podcast Alison from Mind the Gap talks to Mel and Luke from Open Theatre about using non-verbal theatre to explore identity, representation and voic
This episode is about I’m Me, which uses creative methods to explore artists with learning disabilities and autism’s understanding of identity, representation and voice. In this episode, Ryan and Gavin from Lung-ha and JoAnne and Jess from Mind the Gap chat about inclusive facilitation.
In this episode Amy Hodgson talks to Maisie Wilson about a YSJ gardening project that aims to deliver social change.
In this episode YSJ Environment and Social Justice MA student Pax Butchart discusses climate change activism on campus with Maisie Wilson.
In this episode ISJ Psychology student Hayden Costello describes bringing sustainable food systems on to campus by setting up a garden cafe.
In the third conversation about I’m Me, research assistant Daniel Foulds talks to Laura Walne and Jess MacKenzie from About Face Theatre and Alison Colburne and Jess Boyes from Mind the Gap. They talk about making performance that has something to say and has the power to upset people.
In the second podcast on I’m Me, project lead Matthew Reason talks to Alison Colburne, an artist at Mind the Gap, and Jess Boyes, a producer at Mind the Gap. They explore the reasons why researchers might be reluctant to ask people with learning disabilities difficult questions in research, why asking those questions is important, and how to explore issues sensitively.
In this first conversation about the I’m Me project, post-doctoral researcher Kelsie Acton talks to Zara Mallinson and Daniel Foulds from Mind the Gap. They talk about Zara and Daniel’s role as research assistants on the project and the challenges and rewards of including people with learning disabilities in inclusive research.
In this conversation Dr Gary Shepherd and Sam Watling discuss a new research project to provide York-based men's social wellbeing group Menfulness with information on the attitudes, opinions and insights of their service users.
In this second podcast about the NSPCC and York St John University theatre department partnership, Rachel Conlon and Jules Dorey Richmond discuss the It’s Not Love project with Helen Westerman. They consider how the arts can challenge domestic abuse and send positive messages to young people about healthy relationships.
In this podcast, senior theatre lecturers Rachel Conlon and Jules Dorey Richmond are joined by Helen Westerman, head of local campaigns at the NSPCC. In this episode, they explore the long-standing partnership between the NSPCC and York St John University’s theatre department and how their creative and collaborative projects have resonated with audiences of young people nationwide, exploring issues of child sexual abuse and exploitation through a theatre in education touring play, online films and teaching resources on the NSPCC website and digital learning platform.
York Central is one of the largest developments on Brownfield land in the UK. Located near to York’s railway station, this 45 hectare mixed use site, will change the future of the city. In this podcast, Dr Tom Ratcliffe is joined by Dr Helen Graham and Phil Bixby from York Central Co-owned (YoCo). The discussion explores how YoCo, a community organisation, are putting in place a democratically created Community Plan for York Central to develop the site in a community-focused way that addresses housing, transport, public spaces, nature and the economy.
In this podcast Dr Everett Ndlovu of York St John University will discuss media, democracy and social justice in Zimbabwe with activist and academic Busi Bhebhe-Ndlovu and journalist and academic Bheki Ncube.
In this podcast Dr Alexandra Dales of York St John University and Dr Rory Padfield, Lecturer in Sustainability and Business at the University of Leeds discuss the role of the creative sector in communicating sustainability and climate change stories.
In this episode Dr Steve Rawle and Dr Martin Hall of York St John University discuss the making of Cost of Living, a timely short film, curated from more than half a century of archive footage, that reflects on the pandemic cycles of economic boom and bust that continue to affect society.
In this podcast York St John MA Media Production student Mpho Dintwa talks to Everett Ndlovu, Lecturer in Journalism. Mpho discusses the making of his award-winning documentary Ties that Bind. The film, which received one of the top prizes at the Sotambe International Film Festival, tells the tale of Michael Dingake, a political activist and writer who was a fellow prisoner of Nelson Mandela in the battle against apartheid.