Sustainability
We are working towards a more sustainable future. We are doing this by embedding social and environmental justice throughout our research, education and partnering activities and across our campus.
Enough for everyone, forever
We support the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) – seeking peace and prosperity for all people and the planet, now and in the future.
Social and environmental justice are core values of our Vision and Strategy. We work in depth and breadth across all the Sustainable Development Goals.
Our continued high performance in global league rankings highlights our commitment and work towards sustainable development. It shows how the alignment of our work with the UNSDGs is driving education, research and innovation across the University.
We are ranked in the top 100 in the world out of 1,963 institutions in the THE Impact rankings. The breadth of our commitment is evident in our top 50 ranking across SDGs 1, 10 and 13 - No Poverty, Reduced Inequalities and Climate Action. We are also ranked 56th in the world out of over 1,750 institutions in the latest QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, with high scores across the categories of Environmental Impact, Social Impact, and Governance.
We have recently been awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for global research excellence in water.
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It's important that we’re leading the way on sustainability – the biggest challenge facing the world – and it's significant that one of the driving forces behind this is not only our colleagues' commitment, but also our students.
Professor Jane Robinson
Pro-Vice-Chancellor Engagement and Place
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Comment: Coral adaptation
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