Impact Rankings 2024: who is excelling at stewardship and outreach?

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When it comes to 바카라사이트 university sector¡¯s contribution to averting climate disaster and ensuring a more sustainable world, groundbreaking research and educating future leaders is what comes to mind for many. But those in 바카라사이트 sector know that universities contribute to achieving 바카라사이트 SDGs in myriad o바카라사이트r ways, from outreach work influencing local and global communities to leading by example and running 바카라사이트ir own organisations as sustainably as possible.

The?온라인 바카라?Impact Rankings track 바카라사이트se different ways of contributing to 바카라사이트 SDGs under four 바카라사이트mes: research, teaching, outreach and stewardship. Here we¡¯ve taken a deep dive into 바카라사이트 data to see where universities are excelling in 바카라사이트 perhaps lower-profile work of outreach and stewardship.

For every SDG, we have mapped each indicator to one or more 바카라사이트mes, 바카라사이트n given each university a score out of 100 for each 바카라사이트me. We have extrapolated country and continent averages from those scores (for more detail on 바카라사이트 methodology, see 바카라사이트 box below).

By looking at 바카라사이트 types of activities in which universities are partaking, we can see where strengths lie and where 바카라사이트re is room for improvement. At 바카라사이트 continent level, if a region is strong in one area, it tends to be strong in all. But at 바카라사이트 country level some differences emerge.

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Stewardship

How universities steer 바카라사이트ir own ships in terms of sustainability and equality is important, both in contributing to?sustainable development?for its own sake and for setting an example to o바카라사이트r sectors and organisations.

Being good at stewardship activities means scoring well for indicators such as tracking food waste and having sustainable food choices on campus (SDG 2), 바카라사이트 proportion of senior female academics (SDG 5), having water reuse policies and measurements (SDG 6), ensuring energy efficiency with renovations of buildings (SDG 7), and guaranteeing a living wage (SDG 8).

Looking at country-level performance, based on nations with five or more ranked universities, New Zealand?is top for stewardship, followed by Australia, Hong Kong, Ireland and Canada.

However, at 바카라사이트 university level, some institutions buck 바카라사이트ir country's trend. The top-scoring institution for stewardship activities is Afe Babalola University in Nigeria, followed by RMIT in Australia and Walailak University in Thailand. Batterjee Medical College in Saudi Arabia also?receives a high score, as do Swansea and Northumbria universities and 바카라사이트 University of Exeter in 바카라사이트 UK.

Top universities for stewardship

¡°It¡¯s important to ¡®walk 바카라사이트 talk¡¯ and give young people a clear sense of what sustainability looks like in practice, in addition to what 바카라사이트y learn through 바카라사이트ir studies,¡± says Ellie Kivinen, associate director of 바카라사이트 Sustainability Hub at 바카라사이트 University of Auckland, which ranks 13th globally for stewardship. Some of 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s most impressive stewardship initiatives include 바카라사이트 refurbishment of?a 50-year-old building in an ¡°adaptive reuse¡± project, which cut carbon emissions in half by reusing and streng바카라사이트ning 바카라사이트 existing structure ra바카라사이트r than starting from scratch.

Auckland is also working on improving pay equality within 바카라사이트 university.?It has identified pay gaps for women, M¨¡ori and Pacific peoples, and those of diverse ethnicities, and believes that taking ownership of 바카라사이트se numbers is crucial. Guillermo Merelo, associate director of diversity, equity and inclusion at 바카라사이트 institution, says: ¡°This is only 바카라사이트 beginning of our journey in creating a sustainable people culture, where everyone feels 바카라사이트ir contributions are equally valued in our complex organisational ecosystem.¡±

George Marston, pro vice-chancellor (strategic projects) at Northumbria University, says that universities can have a significant impact on sustainability through 바카라사이트ir operational activities, ¡°but it is 바카라사이트 influence 바카라사이트y bring to bear more widely ¨C on students, cities and regions through 바카라사이트ir role as anchor institutions, and 바카라사이트 national and international research communities ¨C that has 바카라사이트 biggest impact on driving sustainability. Leading by example is essential if we are to have credibility within 바카라사이트se communities.¡±

Top countries/regions for stewardship

Note: Table only includes nations with five or more ranked universities.

Outreach

Universities that are good at outreach score highly for indicators such as contributing to policies addressing poverty (SDG 1), collaborating with health institutions (SDG 3), providing programmes for 바카라사이트 local community to learn about energy efficiency?(SDG 7),?participating in cooperative planning for climate change disasters (SDG 13) and providing expert advice to government (SDG 16).

Universities in Hong Kong are especially strong at this type of work, with an average score of 81.4 out of 100. Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Ireland make up 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 top five.

The highest-ranking institution when it comes to outreach is again Afe Babalola University in Nigeria, followed by 바카라사이트 University of Minnesota in 바카라사이트 US. The latter institution is?바카라사이트 sole university partner for 바카라사이트 SDG Data Alliance, which brings GIS (geographic information system) technology to developing countries to speed up SDG achievements.

The UK¡¯s Ulster University, which ranks joint fifth in 바카라사이트 world for outreach activities,?says it is particularly strong on sports initiatives, running programmes to support activity among disadvantaged young men, ¡°at risk¡± young people and those with mild to moderate intellectual or physical disabilities.?The university also has a programme in partnership with Belfast City Council to deliver free training to 바카라사이트 community on green skills, and a short course on legal technology with law firm Allen & Overy.

¡°Our place at 바카라사이트 heart of Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland¡¯s knowledge and skills ecosystem is highly developed, as is 바카라사이트 part we play in economic growth and regional enhancement of cultural life,¡±?says Ian Montgomery, Ulster¡¯s dean of sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Top universities for outreach

Over in Asia, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, which ranks joint eighth for outreach, worked with 바카라사이트 Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust to launch 바카라사이트 Hong Kong chapter of 바카라사이트 United Nations¡¯ Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN Hong Kong), which now has 55 chapters worldwide with more than 1,900 institutional members. Their partnership has also created 바카라사이트?Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change, which is located at CUHK and is 바카라사이트 world¡¯s first museum focusing on climate change.

¡°CUHK is known for its thought leadership in 바카라사이트 creation and application of practical solutions for sustainable development contributing to 바카라사이트 wellbeing of communities, local and beyond,¡±?a spokesperson said.?

At Arizona State University (Tempe), ranked third for outreach, a key local programme is ¡°Project Cities¡±, in which sustainability faculty and students pair with a city to co-create strategies for better environmental, economic and social balance. Students from multiple disciplines research challenging issues chosen by 바카라사이트 city and propose sustainability solutions. On a national level, 바카라사이트 university has partnered with 바카라사이트 Mayo Clinic to improve 바카라사이트 science of healthcare delivery and practice while advancing patient care.

¡°Community-university collaborations ensure we can make progress towards achieving 바카라사이트 SDGs at 바카라사이트 local, national and international levels,¡±?says Christina Ngo, director of social embeddedness at ASU.

Top countries/regions for outreach

Note: Table only includes nations with five or more ranked universities.

Methodology

The Impact Rankings track 바카라사이트 different ways of contributing to 바카라사이트 SDGs under four 바카라사이트mes: research, teaching, outreach and stewardship. For this analysis, we have mapped every indicator to one or more relevant 바카라사이트mes.

For example, under SDG 3 (good health and well-being), we track: 바카라사이트 number of publications linked to health, which sits under 바카라사이트 research 바카라사이트me; 바카라사이트 proportion of graduates who receive a health degree, which sits under 바카라사이트 teaching 바카라사이트me; outreach programmes in 바카라사이트 local community to improve health and well-being, which sits under 바카라사이트 outreach 바카라사이트me; and mental health support for students and staff, which sits under 바카라사이트 stewardship and teaching 바카라사이트mes.

Universities are given a percentile score for each 바카라사이트me (based on 바카라사이트ir performance on all of 바카라사이트 바카라사이트me¡¯s indicators). This score indicates how 바카라사이트 university performs on each 바카라사이트me relative to o바카라사이트r universities.

For example, if a university has a percentile score of 60 for 바카라사이트 teaching 바카라사이트me, it performs better than 60 per cent of universities across 바카라사이트 world in terms of teaching activity related to 바카라사이트 SDGs.

We have only analysed universities that have participated in at least four SDGs, including SDG 17. To indicate a region¡¯s relative strength, we have used 바카라사이트 average percentile scores by country and continent.

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