Projects are categorized by the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Please use the drop-down buttons below each SDG, to reveal the projects waiting for students inside. To learn more, click the challenge question to see all the details relating to the projects and organizations involved. Once you know which project(s) you are interested in and are ready to be put in contact with a potential partner, please contact us at ycn@yorku.ca for an e-introduction.
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Project 1: How can we break down the barriers that impede the success of first-generation students in higher education?
Project 2: How can we change public perceptions around whistleblowers so that their critical messages can be heard and acted upon without the messengers becoming the target?
Project 8 PIP*: How might students take the lead on York’s contributions to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
Project 16: How can newcomer/immigrant youth become aware of the support they need and how to find it?
Project 20: How might we integrate existing modes of transportation with a campus ridesharing system to reduce environmental footprint and cost?
Project 21: PIP* What kind of basic income policy would help counter the effects of systemic racism within the existing welfare system?
Project 23: PIP* What kind of policy changes would counter the effects of systemic racism within the existing Ontario education systems?
Project 32: What are the benefits and pitfalls of using AI as a tool to help students identify what their “dream job” might be?
Project 37:How do we tackle the barriers that various communities face around accessing educational resources relating to entrepreneurship?
Project 39: How can seniors give up their car keys and maintain their lifestyles and personal freedoms?
Project 61: PIP*: How can resident care and the working conditions for staff be improved in long-term care homes in Ontario?
Project 62: PIP* What is the public perception of gun ownership? How do we detect trends in public perceptions of gun ownership? What factors impact those trends?
Project 71: How can fair trade be brought into service for greater systemic change?
Project 73: PIP*: How can educators approach indigenous perspectives in numeracy, literacy and the arts?
Project 74: PIP*: How can Grade 6 students promote environmental education in their local community?
Project 76: How can the state of affordable housing be tracked at the community level, and how can affordable housing providers assess the impacts of their projects?
Project 77: PIP*: How can agri-tourism be used as an opportunity for growth in rural areas to attract people and business?
Project 78: PIP* How can we develop supports for people who have challenges with daily tasks of dressing?
Project 85: PIP* How can trash and related materials be removed from Toronto’s waterways?
Project 96: How can York U set up a composting program
Project 101: How can social procurement be directed towards transformation in the community?
Project 102: In what ways can Mental Wellness and Domestic Violence Information and Resources be accessible and shared with specific communities?
Project 103: PIP*: How can we create a sustainable ecosystem to protect independent artists and freelancers against unfair wages?
Project 104: PIP*: What are the adaptability changes artists should be anticipating to continue to work and generate income in a post-COVID landscape?
Project 106: How can we create a student led reuse facility on campus for project supplies and other materials that the university disposes of?
Project 107: PIP*: How can we create a circular economy for urban agriculture and promote biodiversity within the university campus?
Project 108: How do we engage students and build a culture of sustainability within residences to help meet our goal of carbon neutrality and reduce our ecological footprint?
Project 110: How to create a beverage bottle collection program for large hospitality companies (restaurants, hotels, etc.) to donate bottles and deposits are donated to a charity?
Project 111: How might distributed food production system be used to provide food security and safety for homes and communities?
Project 112: Considering as a starting point the 17 protected grounds under the Ontario Human Rights Code, how can we design an inclusive built environment for all?
Project 113: How might we assist students & classes across Canada in measuring the carbon impacts of their sustainability Action Projects?
Project 114: How to recycle materials found in landfills into reusable materials?
Project 115: PIP*: How can we help a municipality support the community move from fossil fuel property maintenance devices (lawnmowers/snow blowers etc.) to renewable energy sources?
Project 119: PIP* How can we tackle sustainability at Glendon Campus?
Project 123: How might we cultivate the civic literacy of post-secondary students so that they may be more meaningfully informed and actively engaged in societal politics?
Project 124: PIP* How can we best provide fact-checking for social media?
Project 125: PIP* Considering the insights gained from remote learning during the pandemic and the shifting role of Universities in the student education landscape, how would we choose to reimagine a future University education?”
Project 126: PIP* How might we determine the intended/unintended consequences of EDI policies?
Project 128: How can users of food banks/ food centre spaces be made aware of other resources and opportunities that they may benefit from?
Project 129: How can charities continue to serve increasing needs of financially challenged families during a recession that reduces donations and government supports?
Project 130: How can an EDI perspective be brought to a mentorship program?
Project 131: How can alumni programs better anticipate the needs of students prior to graduation?
Project 132: How can financial literacy be taught and learned in the K-12 sector on a more equitable basis?
Project 133: How might we help musicians practice in spaces where they cannot make much noise, and do so collaboratively, to address inequties of learning spaces?
Project 136: How might Toronto communities, especially youth and marginalized populations, be sustainably engaged in embracing the circular economy?
Project 140: How can we better manage capstone resources, materials inventory and outcomes across campus?
Project 144: Can we determine different types of pollen and particle in the air to better protect us all?
Project 146: How might post-secondary institutions better support individuals with invisible disabilities?
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If you’re interested in a project and want to be put in contact with the person behind it, contact us at ycn@yorku.ca