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20 May 2026

The Social Change Catalyst Blog for May 2026, comes from, Nina Caspersen, Professor of Comparative Politics and the Associate Dean (Research) for the Faculty of Social Sciences.

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18 May 2026

Born in Bradford Centre for Social Change at York is proud to announce six new funded research projects, each tackling pressing challenges facing young people and communities from loneliness and gambling to indoor air quality and social security.

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29 April 2026

The Social Change Catalyst Blog for April 2026, comes from, Danielle Walker Palmour. Director, Friends Provident Foundation

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24 April 2026

We recently held our Undergraduate Policy School at Darlington Economic Campus. Charlotte and Maia, two of the students who took part, shared their experience of participating in this year's Policy School.

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30 March 2026

Local government is responsible for some of the most consequential public health decisions made in England, including on housing, urban planning, and youth and early years services; and must use evidence to make effective decisions.

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30 March 2026

Dr Lucy Potter at the University of York recently hosted the launch of a new report ‘Freedom of Religion or Belief for All: Recognising and Protecting the Non-Religious in the British Asylum System’ examining the treatment of non-religious asylum claims in the UK.

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