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THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
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INTRODUCTION
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The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable GOAL 1: NO POVERTY 2
Development Goals (SDGs) are our GOAL 2: ZERO HUNGER 4
world’s call to action on the most
GOAL 3: GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING 6
pressing challenges and opportunities
facing humanity and the natural world. GOAL 4: QUALITY EDUCATION 8
With their unique role in creating and GOAL 5: GENDER EQUALITY 10
sharing knowledge, universities have a GOAL 6: CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION 12
direct role in addressing the challenges
GOAL 7: AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY 14
set out in Transforming our world: the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. GOAL 8: DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH 16
GOAL 9: INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE 18
As one of the world’s leading research institutions
and the UK’s only university to have social GOAL 10: REDUCED INEQUALITIES 20
responsibility as a core goal, The University of
GOAL 11: SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES 22
Manchester is playing a leading role in tackling the
SDGs in four ways: research impact, learning and GOAL 12: RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION 24
students, public engagement activity and responsible
GOAL 13: CLIMATE ACTION 26
campus operations.
GOAL 14: LIFE BELOW WATER 28
The quality and scale of our impact against the
GOAL 15: LIFE ON LAND 30
SDGs has been ranked first in Europe and third in the
world in the 2019 Times Higher Education University GOAL 16: PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS 32
Impact Rankings. We’ve also championed sustainable
GOAL 17: PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS 34
development through higher education as a key
signatory to the international SDG Accord which METHODOLOGY 36
commits ourselves to transparent reporting and
CONTRIBUTION MAPPING 38
goal-setting through publications like this.
UNIVERSITY IMPACT RANKINGS FOR THE SDGs 39
This report is aimed at a wide range of local, national
and international audiences across the public, private, WHAT NEXT? 40
NGO, policy and education sectors. We hope it RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND RESEARCH BEACONS 41
stimulates further ideas, actions and collaboration
opportunities and partnerships so that, together, we
can play a full role in tackling the world’s SDGs by 2030.
Dr Julian Skyrme
Director of Social Responsibility
The University of Manchester
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Units on SDG 1
109
79 direct
(2.35% of all courses)
Khalid Malik former 30 indirect
End poverty in all its director of the UN’s
Human Development
(0.9%)
forms everywhere Report Office.
4,830 direct
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT (2.1% of all engagements)
3,436 indirect
RESEARCH (1.5%)
LEARNING
A Human Development Report Global Development Institute
for Greater Manchester Our Global Development Institute (GDI)
AND STUDENTS
PhD students
We published the Human Development is Europe’s largest research and teaching Study programmes from our Global
Report for Greater Manchester in institute focused on poverty and Development
Our Global Development Institute Institute
June 2017. The report mirrors the inequality. The GDI runs the Effective
is the UK’s largest university-based
UN approach by measuring human States and Inclusive Development
postgraduate centre specialising in
development in Greater Manchester (ESID) Research Centre, which
international development. More than
across three themes of health, investigates how politics promotes
2,000 students have completed master’s
knowledge and standards of living. It also inclusive development and government
programmes in international development
examines key life stages from early years accountability. Recent research
since 2012.
through school to adulthood, midlife, suggests that countries with the highest OPERATIONS
older working age and old age. The government capacity can reduce Big Change Society
researchers found that most inequalities income poverty at twice the speed of Everyday Austerity Based in our University’s Students’ Union, The Works Student financial support
are down to differences in the labour countries with the weakest capacity. Our Everyday Austerity research project in The Works aims to transform life Many students from disadvantaged
the Big Change Society supports people
market and that families with children Spanning 16 countries, our research our School of Environment, Education and chances in our local community by backgrounds face financial pressures
who are homeless by paying for essential
are particularly over-represented in low is deepening the understanding of Development has revealed the impact supporting unemployed people back during undergraduate study. We’re
items such as home deposits, training
skilled jobs or unemployment, relative to governance in developing countries, and of austerity policies on everyday life for into work. This is achieved through our committed to ensuring that financial
courses and clothes for job interviews.
the average for England. helping to influence policy and practices families and communities in Greater employer-led one-stop-shop in a local issues do not present an obstacle
The society also signposts students
and improve people’s lives. Manchester. As a result, we’ve advised, community with free-to-use computers for learners. We have one of largest
towards the best ways they can get
trained and empowered a wide range of involved with ending homelessness and for job searches or writing applications, cohorts of students from low-income
local groups and communities to tackle promoting responsible giving. support for interview preparation and households and one of the most
Research in numbers: SDG 1 social injustices resulting from austerity. guidance by staff along the way. The generous financial
Our findings were presented in an Amrita Live-in-Labs initiative is led and organised by The support packages
13,360 123 exhibition that turned peoples’ stories into
a series of drawings, photographs, audio
Our Amrita Live-in-Labs Project puts
scientific and engineering research
University of Manchester in partnership
with the Manchester
in the UK.
£19m
publications Citation impact
based on international
excerpts and objects to engage the public to practical use for societal benefit in Growth Company. invested
2009-18 and bring these experiences to life. India, a country that is home to 33% of in financial support for
4,000
benchmark of 100
the world’s poor. For example, students low-income students –
the highest in the UK’s
105 from our Department of Materials Russell Group
3.67% of all UK Research outputs designed a smokeless stove for cooking people taken out of
of universities
publications 10.30% in huts to reduce respiratory problems unemployment since
2009-18 National contribution 2011 through The Works
and developed strategies to educate partnership
(based on SDSN keywords) (based on Elsevier methodology)
children in mathematics in Chhattisgarh,
a state with one of the poorest rates of
educational achievement in India.
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2 Units on SDG 2
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27 direct
(0.80% of all courses)
9 indirect
(0.27%)
End hunger, achieve food security
and improved nutrition and
promote sustainable agriculture
1,159 direct
(0.50% of all engagements)
RESEARCH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT 464 indirect
(0.20%)
Food insecurity in the UK Sustainable agriculture through Promoting good agricultural land
Working with Manchester City Council, electronic engineering management in Malawi
Cracking Good Food, Save the Children, The environmental impacts of intensive Our Department of Earth and
Oxfam and other charities, our Cathie agriculture and a growing global Environmental Sciences is working with
Marsh Institute for Social Research and population are increasing the need for farmers in Malawi, some of the poorest
Institute for Collaborative Research on more effective processes. Researchers in the world, to help share knowledge
Ageing conducted pioneering research in our Department of Electrical and about plant and soil management through
to document food insecurity in the UK Electronic Engineering are examining delivering free workshops and building a
following the economic recession. We how electronic engineering might laboratory that will be the first of its kind
studied homelessness, street begging, improve food supply and sustainable in the country. Malawi is ranked within the LEARNING AND STUDENTS
food-bank use and financial difficulties energy production, without increased five poorest nations of the world and one
faced by older women, and developed
a pilot tool for helping older people with
pressures on our land. E-Agri Manchester
aims to use e-devices for precision
of the least developed. Its agricultural Study programmes Manchester Central Foodbank OPERATIONS
sector accounts for a third of its GDP and Our students are gaining understanding We’re proud to have the UK’s first
their nutrition. Our research influenced agriculture, reducing waste, increasing
approximately 80% of its overall exports. on how to develop solutions to end student-run foodbank based on campus. We support the Humanity Giving Back
the political debate on food insecurity yields and making crops more resilient.
Agriculture clearly holds great potential hunger and food insecurity Manchester Central Foodbank was charity through food donations and staff
and raised awareness of the issue in This might involve using sensors that
for enhancing the social and economic founded in 2013 by a group of students volunteering. Started by one of our chefs,
the media. detect weeds, nutrient deficiency or low Our BA in Geography offers the
soil moisture. In support of this, we work development of communities in Malawi. who were passionate about tackling food Janice Stephenson, the charity aims to
course unit Geographies of Food and
across various projects including the N8 poverty. The foodbank provides three help those in need by collecting surplus
Farming, which covers topics such
AgriFood programme, a research initiative days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and clothing from halls and campus
as hunger, ethical consumerism,
of the eight most research-intensive food and support to local people food outlets and distributing these to
Research in numbers: environmental sustainability, animal
experiencing food poverty. homeless families and domestic violence
universities in the north of England.
SDG 2 rights and social equity.
shelters. The charity also organises an
Looking to the future, students studying Grow your own annual Christmas dinner for those in need.
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Bioscience degrees can take the
course unit Plants for the Future, which
The Student Action-run Incredible
Edible Manchester aims to connect
Our Students’ Union
is also establishing
publications explores how plant biology can be used communities while turning disused Over
4,000
based on international a ‘Community
plots into sources of healthy food.
2009-18 benchmark of 100 to address social and environmental
challenges such as sustaining our food Since 2014, volunteers have helped
Fridge’ to tackle
food waste
66 supply, providing renewable energy, and to develop local allotment spaces in
and hunger.
3.69% of all UK Research outputs protecting the environment. Through Manchester and maintain a plot in three-day emergency
publications 4.00% the Green Biotechnology unit, the the heart of Fallowfield. The project food supplies given to
2009-18 National contribution people in crisis every year
course also covers sustainable food is run by our volunteer team in
(based on SDSN keywords) (based on Elsevier methodology)
production, energy generation and partnership with the Students’ Union. at Manchester Central
pharmaceutical production. Foodbank
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LEARNING
AND STUDENTS
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Study programmes
3 We have the UK’s largest medical
3
Britain Breathing school and are the biggest Units on SDG 3
820
Britain Breathing is a project that aims provider of graduate health-
to engage the UK population to act as care professionals to the
‘citizen sensors’ to help scientists better NHS in England’s north-west.
Ensure healthy lives and promote understand seasonal allergies like hay
fever and asthma and their triggers. In
We also offer pioneering
programmes in areas including
505 direct
(15.01% of all courses)
well-being for all at all ages partnership with the British Society for
Immunology and the Royal Society of
global health, humanitarianism 315 indirect
(9.36%)
and international healthcare
Biology, our School of Biological Sciences leadership.
and Department of Computer Science
have developed a free app that allows the We have a range of opportunities to
RESEARCH public to record their allergy symptoms, enable our students to explore and
and where they occur geographically, and better understand the challenges and
Helping more women survive Early intervention for deaf safely share that data with the project opportunities surrounding health care.
team. This data set can then be Including shorter specific courses. 22,450 direct low-income is the lack of maps of rural areas.
breast cancer children Our six-week Global Health and (9.68% of all engagements) and homeless Emergency efforts depend on knowing
combined with other publicly available
Research in our Division of Cancer Permanent childhood hearing Humanitarianism programme covers 29,823 indirect patients in our where people live and how to get there.
data (such as weather, pollen or pollution (12.86%)
Sciences has revolutionised breast impairment (PCHI) is the most common global health and humanitarian responses local communities #Huckathon is an easily accessible
statistics) to build a better understanding
cancer treatment worldwide. In the childhood sensory deficit. It is potentially to disasters, including the associated as part of their training. Geographical Information Systems tool
at a national and personal level of allergies
1970s, we developed a breakthrough devastating because of its impact on procedures and the ethical dilemma of Students also provide free treatment at that has been used by several hundred
and allergy triggers.
therapy using tamoxifen, a drug that communication skills, education and providing aid. the Emergency Dental Clinic on campus volunteers to physically find and map
blocked oestrogen receptors in tumours, emotional well-being. However, early to around 2,000 patients a year. hidden villages and roads in previously
causing the cancer to grow more slowly intervention can minimise these impacts. Dental health access war-torn Northern Uganda. These maps
or stop growing altogether. Since then Years of pioneering research within our From their third year, dental students #Huckathon are then being used by medical teams to
we developed anastrozole, which Division of Neuroscience and Mental help to fight dental health inequalities One of the key barriers to delivering deliver emergency care more effectively.
has replaced tamoxifen as the major Health led to the implementation of by providing essential treatment to health support in developing countries
endocrine therapy for breast cancer – universal newborn hearing screening in
a development that has benefited England, now the NHS standard of care.
1.5 million women globally. Through Through these changes more than
this and other groundbreaking research
more women with early breast cancer
5 million babies have been screened and
more than 9,500 identified with PCHI. The
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are cured, while remission in advanced average age at which a hearing aid is fitted We broke the Guinness World Since 2015, Sporticipate, our
stages of the disease lasts longer. has reduced from one year to 80 days. Record in 2015 for training more beginner-level sport programme for all
than 900 members of the public in staff and students, has increased sport
Cloudy with a Chance of Pain cardiopulmonary resuscitation in one participation by 243%.
Research in numbers: SDG 3
continuous session.
Cloudy with a Chance of Pain is the We signed the Time to Change pledge
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world’s first smartphone-based study to
investigate the association between pain
Our Counselling Service’s Six Ways
to Wellbeing programme offers a wide
in 2013 and took action to reduce
mental health discrimination by holding
publications based on international
and the weather. This large-scale citizen range of workshops, events, support
and advice to staff and students.
annual activities to support this.
science project welcomes anyone in the
2009-18 benchmark of 100
UK with arthritis or chronic pain aged 17
Around 2,000 of our students work in
Greater Manchester will be the first peer support roles every year, advising
659 and over to take part. Our researchers are
place in the country to establish a students in lower years through study
3.82% of all UK Research outputs now analysing more than 5 million pieces
dedicated centre to support higher sessions and mentoring schemes.
publications 3.78% of symptom data alongside weather
education students with mental health
2009-18 National contribution data from across the UK and this
needs thanks to a new partnership
(based on SDSN keywords) (based on Elsevier methodology) information will be used to generate
between the region’s four universities
pain forecasts, allowing people to plan
and the Greater Manchester Health
their weekly activities.
and Social Care Partnership.
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University Library
Our University Library is one of only five
National Research Libraries in the UK and
one of the best-resourced academic
4 libraries in the country. It offers reference
facilities to north-west sixth-form and
4
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality mature students and their teachers
to help with A-level, AVCE and Access
education and promote lifelong learning course work.
opportunities for all PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Over 4 million printed books and
manuscripts, 41,000 electronic
Units on SDG 4
Children’s University
RESEARCH
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journals, 500,000 electronic books
of Manchester and several hundred databases.
Making maths easier Promoting good mental health Our interactive platform shares University 1,000+ local school and college
Traditional maths programmes in schools in schools research and teaching with primary-aged 156 direct students access our library
and universities involve teacher-centred learners and their teachers around the (4.64% of all courses) facilities each year.
Our Institute of Education is leading 48 indirect
lessons and test-centre assessment. world. Using quizzes, games and videos,
a study on how schools create (1.43%)
Our research shows that this approach is we work with local primary schools to help
environments that identify, assess
raise aspirations and introduce pupils to 11,397 direct School Governor Initiative
associated with poorer learner attitudes and monitor mental health needs and (4.91% of all engagements)
and a high drop-out from maths after higher education. Our multi award-winning School Governor
support. This research has helped 4,733 indirect Initiative supports the leadership and
GCSEs and A-levels . Our research has around 200 schools across England to Great Science Share for Schools (2.04%)
shown that alternative learning and development of local state schools and
assess young people’s mental health and
assessment methods such as pupil- This is a national campaign led by our colleges by encouraging our staff and
improve their services. It’s also changed
focused courses and coursework are the way local authorities identify young
Science and Engineering Education LEARNING AND STUDENTS alumni to become school governors.
more effective and help to improve Research and Innovation Hub. By Schools with university staff governors
people in need. For example, Simon Munk,
students’ understanding and use of promoting child-centred learning in Extra enrichment 2017/18). We also train teachers to work have received higher than average
Newham’s Children and Young People’s
maths, leading to more positive attitudes. science, the campaign and platform in disadvantaged schools through our inspection ratings.
Mental Health Lead, said that our Our University College of Interdisciplinary
of resources give young people the Teach First programme.
evaluation of intervention programmes Learning offers 34 courses that any
opportunity to communicate their 1,000+ staff and alumni volunteer their
provide “a really considerable student can take to broaden their Transformation by Innovation
scientific questions and investigations expertise through the programme.
contribution to improving the outcomes horizons beyond their main subject.
to new audiences – in their own ways.
Courses range from mental health, in Distance Education
of adolescents with mental health Governors give 11,000+ days of
The campaign engages around 60,000 The Transformation by Innovation in
difficulties and ensuring that society bioethics and AI to climate change, global support and help 400,000+ pupils.
students every year. Distance Education initiative aims to
understands what interventions work”. citizenship and sustainability. For the
academic year 2019-20, we’re developing improve the quality of higher education
ScienceX
Research in numbers: SDG 4 a new course based on the SDGs. in Myanmar and is bringing together Widening access
Every March, our Faculty of Science and other UK universities and partners,
Training tomorrow’s teachers
6,165
Engineering takes some of our most
88
with the ambition of benefitting more 29.2% of undergraduate students
engaging science research into one than 500,000 students and producing
Part of providing a first-rate education come from low-income households
Citation impact of Europe’s busiest shopping centres. more employable graduates. It aims
publications based on international ScienceX, a free, interactive weekend
is to enable our students to go out and
to become a catalyst for further
of less than £25,000 a year and
offer the same to others. Our University 7.9% of our entrants are from low
2009-18 benchmark of 100 festival of exploration and experiments
trains around 300 primary and secondary improvements across the higher participation neighbourhoods – this
for children, is part of British Science education system, helping to support
27 teachers every year through PGCE and is above the English Russell Group
Week. It supports around 25,000 face-to- strategy and leadership for the future of
3.45% of all UK Research outputs
face interactions with the public, over
School Direct courses. average.
publications 3.27% half of whom are pre-school or primary All of our PGCE courses are recognised
the sector in Myanmar.
National contribution £25m is invested every year in
2009-18 age, and gives children the chance to by Ofsted as ‘outstanding’ and we widening participation outreach
(based on SDSN keywords) (based on Elsevier methodology)
discover the fun and relevance of science rank consistently high for teaching and bursaries.
and engineering. quality and student satisfaction (83% in
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LEARNING
AND STUDENTS
Study programmes
Gender equality is embedded across
our whole curriculum and a wide range
of our degrees offer modules on gender
and sexuality. Our aim is to enable
students to understand and analyse these
Achieve gender equality and issues and support them in developing
5 empower all women and girls their own stances.
5
Religion and Theology students assess
the impact of changing gender roles,
relationships and critical theories on Units on SDG 5
135
religious traditions in the western world
RESEARCH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT through the Religion, Culture and Gender
course unit, while our MA in Gender,
Improving the rights of women Fathers’ experience of Girls Night Out Sexuality and Culture brings together 95 direct
workers in global supply chains shared parental leave Girls Night Out is all about celebrating scholars from many different fields to (2.82% of all courses)
Research undertaken within our Global A perceived gender inequality in the women and girls in STEM (science, explore feminist and queer theory, sexual 40 indirect
technology, engineering and maths). identities and gender history. Physics summer schools for women (1.19%)
Development Institute and Alliance home is the length of time new fathers
Manchester Business School has long take for paternity leave, and their level Held twice a year, the event was In partnership with the University of
established by our Jodrell Bank Discovery Reclaim the Night Sheffield, we’re running summer schools
focused on the important role of women of involvement in the child’s day to day
workers in global production. We have care. Shared parental leave (SPL) allows Centre to support women and girls aged In partnership with the Students’ Union, for female undergraduates to address
collaborated with major companies and employed parents to choose who takes 12+ who study or work in STEM, or who we organised this annual march to gender equality in the field of physics. In
international organisations to better parental leave. Our Work and Equalities are interested in pursuing a career in a demonstrate for the right to walk the 2018, 15 students took part, spending two 5,228 direct
STEM subject. Visitors are able to chat streets at night without fear of sexual weeks in the UK and two weeks in one of (2.25% of all engagements)
understand the challenges women Institute conducted interviews with
to early career researchers and find out violence, street harassment and assault. our partner countries, Sweden and Spain. 2,432 indirect
workers face and develop a diverse parents about their experiences of SPL (1.05%)
selection of strategies to better and worked with the charity Working more about Women in Science.
promote and enable gender equality. Families and the think tank Fatherhood
Our research has led to changes in policy Institute to create video case studies and
Dragonfly Day
and practice that benefit women workers resources relating to SPL that employers Dragonfly Day is an event we hold on OPERATIONS
at the UK Ethical Trading Initiative, the and employees can access. This campus that gives Year 8 and 9 girls
International Labour Organisation, research has informed a key part of the the opportunity to work with female Parental leave Equal pay and progression
Oxfam, Nike, Marks & Spencer and government’s wider SPL campaign. scientists, engineers and mathematicians Female staff who are pregnant or Our 2017 gender pay gap report found
the Department for International to find out more about studying and adopting can take up to a year’s maternity an average gender pay gap of 17.1% and
Development, among others. working in STEM. Girls take part in a leave with six months on full pay. Fathers actions are being taken to improve this.
speed networking activity, two interactive can take additional leave through our Women in academic and professional
Research in numbers: SDG 5 workshops and attend a guest lecture shared parental leave policy. roles are invited to the women-
from one of our female academics. only leadership development
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Workplace
Nursery Scheme
54%
programme Aurora and
there has been an increase
publications based on international Our two campus of students starting their
in the proportion of
2009-18 benchmark of 100 Women in STEMM nurseries offer female senior academics
first degree are women
Since 2008 we’ve been subsidised accessible from 23.2% in 2009 to
3.80% of all UK
151
Research outputs
a member of the Athena
Swan Charter, a scheme
childcare facilities for
staff and students. And
Over half 31.1% in 2017.
publications 3.25% that rewards good practice in teaching through our Workplace
of our staff
2009-18 National contribution are female
and research and promotes gender Nursery Scheme, nursery
(based on SDSN keywords) (based on Elsevier methodology)
equality. All of our 15 STEMM Schools fees are paid from gross
hold Athena SWAN Awards. income, giving staff tax savings.
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How clean are your hands?
Most microbial infections can be avoided We sell exclusively One
by washing our hands correctly. To Water on campus, an
demonstrate the importance of effective ethical company that
Ensure availability and hand washing, researchers at our Division
of Pharmacy and Optometry deliver a
donates all of its profits
to fund clean water
sustainable management of ‘How clean are your hands?’ workshop
in primary schools and at public events
systems in Africa while costing
the same as other water brands.
water and sanitation for all to thousands of people across Greater
Manchester.
6 Staff and students can request 6
RESEARCH The researchers apply an ultraviolet
glow-spray onto children’s hands and free tap water to fill their water bottles
encourage them to shake hands in a at all our campus catering outlets .
Better water filtration Arsenic exposure circle to demonstrate the spread of There are 41 free drinking water
Our National Graphene Institute In partnership with Public Health germs, which is highlighted by a UV dispensers in University buildings.
Membranes Lab has pioneered a England and other agencies, a torch. Children, their parents and their
graphene-oxide membrane that can team of our researchers carried out teachers then learn correct handwashing There are almost 1,200 bathrooms
filter salts out of water, making it safe to groundbreaking work on arsenic techniques and are able to check the on campus of which more than
drink. This game-changing technology is exposure in Cambodia, Bengal and the effectiveness of their technique with the 800 are publicly accessible.
more efficient and affordable than other UK. Arsenic-contaminated groundwater UV torch.
desalination technologies and could give used for drinking and crop irrigation
clean water to millions of people who poses a serious health risk, and this
need it most. Graphene desalination research established the extent of
could also offset the effects of climate arsenic exposure and how arsenic enters LEARNING AND STUDENTS
change, or natural disasters such as well water. It also revealed that rice
severe flooding and reduce pressure on consumption can be a major exposure Study programmes Once a Month
modern cities’ water supplies, providing route for arsenic, which led to changes
affordable and sustainable alternative to Food and Agricultural Organisation Our research informs cutting-edge The student action group Once a Month
water solutions. recommendations on intake and an teaching on clean water and sanitation. is fighting period poverty by raising
acknowledgement of rice as an arsenic awareness of how expensive sanitary
Civil Engineering students take a course
exposure route by the European Food products are and how this often makes
unit on Water Engineering, which covers
Safety Authority. them inaccessible to homeless women.
water and wastewater treatment and
The group provides sanitary products
resource management, while our
including tampons, sanitary towels, hand
Environmental Monitoring, Modelling and
Research in numbers: SDG 6 sanitiser and baby wipes to vulnerable
Reconstruction Masters degree offers
women across Manchester with the help
a unit on Water Movement that looks at
of student volunteers.
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solutions to groundwater contamination.
We also offer a pioneering free online
publications based on international MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)
2009-18 benchmark of 100 on Water Supply and Sanitation Policy Units on SDG 6
3.58% of all UK
publications
13
Research outputs
2.89%
in Developing Countries. With half a
billion people worldwide having poor
water supplies and two billion with poor
70 1,621 direct
(0.70% of all engagements)
National contribution sanitation facilities, this course opens up 46 direct 2,220 indirect
2009-18 access for citizens and leaders around (1.37% of all courses) (0.96%)
(based on SDSN keywords) (based on Elsevier methodology)
the world to explore what can be done to 24 indirect
(0.71%)
solve this complex global issue.
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Tackling fuel poverty Study programmes Engineers Without Borders Rethink Energy conference
UrbanChain is a university spin-off Our students are learning how to ensure This young-person-led charity focuses on Our Manchester Energy and Environment
start-up company developed to reduce access to affordable, reliable, sustainable removing barriers to human development Society has organised two undergraduate-
the cost of utility services for vulnerable and modern energy for all. through engineering. Students led conferences on energy, sustainability
households in the UK and worldwide. It is volunteering with Engineers Without and the environment, with talks from
Our Geography unit Energy, Society and
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, developing a blockchain platform for the
energy market to enable the trading of
Space examines the key scientific and
Borders (EWB) learn about technology’s
role in development, and organise weekly
industry professionals and academic
experts. The conference was run by
sustainable and modern energy electricity between energy producers and
political issues associated with energy
provision and demand, and highlights the
outreach events with local schools to students from our Manchester Energy and
vulnerable households. promote engineering and awareness of Environment Society and supported by the
role of space and place in the movement
international development issues. EWB Dalton Nuclear Institute amongst other
Energy outreach activities towards a greener energy future.
Manchester is building a wind turbine to sponsors. The conference will take place
Among our master’s courses we offer provide energy for rural areas and they are again in March 2019.
RESEARCH Renewable Energy and Clean Technology, also trying to help with local homelessness
which equips students with a detailed issues by building raised beds to grow
7 Synthetic bio-propane
Although many sustainable biofuels on
Addressing energy poverty
in Europe
understanding of solar, wind and marine
energy generation technologies and
vegetables.
OPERATIONS 7
the market today are derived from plants, Energy poverty affects more than the factors which influence their
they have an adverse impact on food 50 million people in the European integration into zero-carbon
Units on SDG 9 We have 13 100% electric vehicles,
security, land use and the environment. built infrastructures.
128
Union. The European Energy Poverty 2 hybrid vehicles
Our Institute of Biotechnology’s research Observatory is a European Commission- and 14 charging bays.
on the biosynthesis of propane gas, funded project led by the University,
in collaboration with The University which aims to measure, monitor and ScienceX 3,121 direct By 2022, the University aims to have
57 direct (1.35% of all engagements) a fleet of 20 fully electric vehicles to
of Turku in Finland and Imperial share knowledge and best practice on (1.69% of all courses) 6,129 indirect replace fossil-fuel driven vehicles and
College London, could revolutionise energy poverty, and design measures (2.64%)
71 indirect 16 electric charging bays.
biofuel production, making it more to combat it. Our researchers also (2.11%)
environmentally friendly, sustainable and lead ENGAGER, a research network
affordable. Propane is easy to transport connecting more than 150 scientific
and store and is cleaner than other fuels researchers, policy activists, decision-
when burned. Bio-propane synthesised makers, media representatives and
using microbes is also a renewable businesses from over 30 countries who
source of energy, which can help reduce are working together to investigate and
pollution and cut costs without the improve household-level energy poverty.
negative impacts.
bluedot festival
Research in numbers: SDG 7 Our Dalton Nuclear Institute is engaging
the public on major issues associated with
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nuclear power, such as safety, sustainability,
decommissioning and waste management.
Citation impact Every year they bring their knowledge and
publications based on international research to events such as British Science
2009-18 benchmark of 100 week, ScienceX, bluedot festival and the
Re-think energy conference. School
57 children are engaged in face-to-face
4.83% of all UK Research outputs
activities with PhD students and fun, free
publications 4.15%
National contribution simulation games have been developed
2009-18
(based on SDSN keywords) (based on Elsevier methodology) online to share knowledge about different
forms of energy.
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Artwork by Paul Gent, OPERATIONS
communicating
findings from the
Racism at work report.
Living wage and worker’s rights
As an accredited Living Wage
Employer, all of our 12,000+ staff
are paid at least the voluntary living
wage level in the UK set by the Living
Wage Foundation. This also commits us to
drive the living wage further into our supply
chain. In addition, we also offer family
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable friendly-policies and generous pensions,
sick pay and annual leave allowances.
economic growth, full and productive employment Together with our Students’ Union,
and decent work for all we’ve affiliated to the independent,
non-political Worker Rights Consortium.
The organisation improves the conditions
RESEARCH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT of workers in the garment industry through
the monitoring of university supply chains.
Promoting inclusive growth in Just Work in Greater Racism at work Dignity at Work and Study Policy
Greater Manchester Manchester In partnership with Business in the
Community, our Centre on Dynamics of
LEARNING AND STUDENTS Our Dignity at Work and Study Policy
In Greater Manchester, an estimated Our Work and Equalities Institute ensures that everyone has the right to
Ethnicity produced the Equality, Diversity
8 620,000 people live below the UK poverty
line. Our Inclusive Growth Analysis Unit
identifies factors for more inclusive and
fair work and employment conditions. and Racism in the Workplace report. Study programmes employers. Over 94% of our students
find employment or enter further study
be treated with respect during their time
at The University of Manchester. We do
8
(IGAU) researches the link between One project, Just Work in Greater The report contained an analysis of Our students are learning about how
to promote inclusive and sustainable shortly after graduating. not tolerate discrimination, bullying or
economic growth and poverty. IGAU Manchester, seeks to identify routes over 2,000 comments relating to racial
economic growth, employment and harassing behaviour from any staff or
identified that inequality is inherent to more decent work and generate harassment and bullying at work, and SmartWorks
decent work for all. For example, our students. Managers are trained to be aware
in the current economic model and greater security for the most vulnerable. more than 3,000 comments relating to
undergraduate Management degree has The charity SmartWorks provides support of their responsibilities for making sure
is developing new evidence-based The research explores challenges in the promotion of equality and diversity
a specialisation in Sustainable and Ethical to unemployed women who have job that everyone at the University is safe and
strategies for inclusive growth in Greater the workplace and how employers are in the workplace. The research findings
Business, which offers modules on Ethical interviews, equipping them with the protected from any form of harassment.
Manchester and other UK regions. IGAU responding to an increasingly diverse were communicated through short films
and Sustainable Business and Equality appropriate clothes, skills and confidence
has published an annual Inclusive Growth workforce. It also looks at how these and graphic novels to highlight the nature, Fairtrade
and Fairness at Work. they need for job success. In 2018, staff
Monitor that captures both economic challenges are understood by different extent and human impact of racism at
volunteers ran a campaign where they We’ve been a certified Fairtrade university
growth and poverty, and has helped shape groups and how they connect with wider work, and offered effective strategies for
addressing these issues. Workplace Ethics Challenge collected 50 bags of smart clothing since 2005 and our Food On Campus shop
and co-create strategies to foster more society. The research will be used in donations – one of the largest donations sells lots of useful Fairtrade goods.
inclusive growth in Greater Manchester conversation with key stakeholders and ever received by the charity.
and more widely across the UK. policymakers, and will contribute to new
Capacity-building for NGOs,
policy formations. businesses and government Work experience bursaries As a lead partner in The Works,
We deliver a wide range of free events we’ve supported 4,153 local people
Widening participation is about making
which are open to the public, including back into work since 2011.
sure that there are no barriers to studying
Research in numbers: SDG 8 vocational training, executive education The social and economic value
or learning and addressing patterns
and continued professional development generated is equivalent to an
of under-representation. A significant
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for the private, third and state sector.
Our annual Prometheus programme
barrier facing widening participation
students trying to gain work experience
estimated £60.6 million a year.
publications based on international
offers learning and development
The Workplace Ethics Challenge aims to are the costs associated with
opportunities for third-sector leaders.
2009-18 benchmark of 100
We offer free training, conferences and empower third year students with skills work-related travel, accommodation,
and experiences that will improve their dependent care costs and unpaid
70 capacity-building courses for teachers. roles. In 2017/18 we awarded Units on SDG 8
4.23% of all UK confidence and help them stand out in a
693
Research outputs We’ve also launched a pioneering new 95 students with bursaries
publications 3.96% NGO Explorer site to build networks crowded graduate job market.
National contribution
totalling £51,000 to support
2009-18 across development NGOs through a
Graduate employability them with these expenses.
(based on SDSN keywords) (based on Elsevier methodology) comprehensive searchable database. 15,468 direct
(6.67% of all engagements)
Manchester is the most targeted 266 direct
(7.90% of all courses) 40,044 indirect
university in the UK for top graduate (17.26%)
427 indirect
(12.69%)
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Study programmes Through a programme of teaching,
We’re empowering the next generation learning and business start-up support,
to innovate and transform our natural the Centre helps students to capitalise
and built environments to create more on their ideas and the world-leading
efficient and sustainable places. research output from the University to
address a wide range of SDGs.
For example, our Innovation,
Management and Entrepreneurship Q-Step paid internships
Build resilient infrastructure, promote PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT master’s degree offers a course programme
sustainable industrialisation and Manchester Innovation Labs
unit in Eco-Innovation Management
focusing on how industries respond
Over the last five years, the Q-step
paid internship scheme has placed
foster innovation Our Manchester Innovation Labs
include workshops that are designed
to the challenges of becoming more
sustainable through innovation.
200 students in 60 public, private and
third-sector organisations to undertake
and facilitated by creative consultancy
RESEARCH FutureEverything. Businesses work in Masood Enterprise Centre social research that makes a difference OPERATIONS
and helps to identify and progress social
small groups with a team of academics Our Masood Enterprise Centre supports issues locally, nationally and globally. We’ve generated more than 44 spin-out
FutureDAMS: Renewable Green growth: increasing to develop a research project and pitch our our students to solve problems, The projects have addressed gender
innovate, recognise opportunity, companies from commercialised research
proposals for seed-corn funding to a data gaps in developing countries, food
energy from water resilience in cities panel of experts. These labs have led manage risk and apply their subject which are tackling some of the world’s
poverty, recycling, immigration, socio- greatest challenges.
More than 3,700 large dams are currently Green infrastructure (GI), such as green to several successful outcomes for the knowledge and skills to demographic factors affecting university
planned or under construction to roofs and street trees, delivers a range University and businesses, including many of the SDGs.
service growing demands for energy and of crucial environmental benefits to
admission rates, violence against Fostering innovation
collaborative research funding proposals Units on SDG 9 females, bilateral spending on HIV/AIDS,
irrigation. Many of these are in low- and urban communities and could play a key and new cross-disciplinary relationships. Our University of Manchester Innovation
1084
and modelling UK deprivation. In 2019, Centre Limited was founded to develop
middle-income countries. Maximising role in climate-proofing cities. Despite a
9 the benefits that these dams bring, wealth of research on the many benefits
Academics who participated are more
confident in the value of engaging with
the scheme will be extended to three
Latin American countries to develop
and maintain world-class infrastructure for 9
while minimising the negative social and of GI, its implementation and uptake in businesses and businesses can see the spin-outs and spin-in ventures. It provides
a data programme around the
environmental impacts, remains a huge current and new developments in the benefit of academic engagement and 268 direct state-of-the-art premises for biotech
(7.96% of all courses) global SDGs.
challenge. The FutureDAMS group, a UK is lacking. In collaboration with the relationships that can be revisited for and hi-tech companies and bespoke
816 indirect
partnership of 17 universities led by us, public, private and third sectors, our other projects. (24.25%) conferencing and events facilities, allowing
brings together engineers and social School of Education, Environment and 10,839 direct businesses the freedom to concentrate
scientists from across Africa and Asia Development are identifying barriers Greater Manchester (4.67% of all engagements) on their core business development. We
to develop innovative solutions. Our and opportunities for GI uptake and Engineering Challenge 72,676 indirect also have an intellectual property team
(31.33%)
research will help to improve the design, will use our research to create and (UMIP) that helps turn innovative ideas
The Greater Manchester Engineering
selection and operation of dams to test approaches that will develop by the University’s research base into
Challenge is an annual campaign
support sustainable development and scaleable policy and practical solutions. commercial reality, thereby boosting
developed by our Science and
resilience in a warming world. research and development, stimulating
Engineering Education Research and
Innovation Hub to inspire children into the economy and creating jobs.
Research in numbers: SDG 9 engineering, train teachers and establish Since 2004 our commercialisation
partnerships between schools, industry activities have contributed £680 million
and engineers. Teachers and pupils
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to the UK economy. Since 2012 UMIP
engage with engineers to work through a has granted over £155,000 to social
Citation impact specific challenge, covering topics such as entrepreneurs across the University who
publications based on international plastics, air pollution and homelessness. aim to improve the world and make it a
2009-18 benchmark of 100 The campaign develops the research better place through the Social Enterprise
into ‘Tinkering for Learning’, taking theory Ignition Fund.
11 into practice and reaching around 2,000
4.29% of all UK Research outputs
students, two-thirds of whom are female. In 2016/17 we attracted more than
publications 3.26% It’s supported and sponsored by the £331 million in external research funding
2009-18 National contribution
(based on SDSN keywords) (based on Elsevier methodology)
Institute of Engineering and Technology, from industry and other partners, helping to
the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, foster a culture of collaborative innovation
the Comino Foundation and Siemens. in tackling the world’s greatest challenges.
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We’re the most LGBT-inclusive university
Reduce inequality within in England according to the 2018
Stonewall Workplace Equality Index – an
and among countries audit of workplace culture for LGBT staff.
We’re also the highest placed Higher
Education Institution in England and this
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT is the fifth year that the University has
featured in the Top 100.
RESEARCH Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Achieving Your Potential is a
Resource Centre development programme for all University
The power of direct cash Supporting migrants’ rights
Our Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations staff with a disability and is delivered by
transfers in the UK Resource Centre is an open access people with impairments.
Researchers at our Global Development Our criminology researchers, in library, based in the city of Manchester’s
Institute have suggested that direct cash partnership with the NGO Migrants’ Our development programme StellarHE
Central Library, specialising in the study of
transfers to the very poorest people in Rights Network and local community aims to address the under-representation
race, migration and diversity. The Centre Units on SDG 10
society are both financially feasible and of BAME (black, asian and minority
288
groups working in Manchester, enables research into racial and ethnic
politically sustainable. Cash transfers investigated how migrants become ethnic) leaders in senior positions by
history, supports teachers in educating
equipping participants with skills that
directly reduce income inequality and
enable families to escape from extreme
undocumented and suggested policy young people growing up in multicultural LEARNING AND STUDENTS reflect the unique challenges of BAME
reform to address the challenges in the Britain, and empowers communities with
poverty. Our book Just Give Money current immigration system. By sharing 199 direct staff in higher education.
the information and knowledge they Study programmes (5.91% of all courses)
to the Poor (Barrientos, Hulme and key recommendations with policymakers need to promote an anti-racist world.
10 Hanlon) influenced the UK government’s
support for anti-poverty cash transfer
and developing a policy briefing, we’re
contributing to national policy debate on
The Centre also delivers an extensive and
Students address inequalities in a
wide range of modules. For example
89 indirect
(2.64%)
14% of professional staff, 19% of
10
exciting programme of outreach work in
programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa and undocumented migrants both in Greater undergraduate Sociology students lecturers and 11% of senior lecturers
schools and colleges.
south Asia. Our research helped to pilot Manchester and across the UK. examine international issues of forced are from BAME backgrounds.
a new anti-poverty transfer programmes Diversity Champions migration and look at the nature of social The University aims to increase this
across all of Uganda. Also, $2 per month inequalities in contemporary Britain.
Our Diversity Champions project uses 11,896 direct share of senior lecturers to 19%.
was pledged to all children born after the (5.13% of all engagements)
2006 Peace Accord in Southern Sudan as Holocaust education as a foundation Social Justice Challenge 19 staff networks with around 3,000
4,907 indirect
a direct result of our work. to engage local young people with (2.12%) members support the promotion of
All second-year students can take part
issues of equality and human rights and equality in the workplace.
in the Social Justice Challenge, an
to challenge hate crime. Schools take
Research in numbers: SDG 10 part by recruiting their own learners
online programme that explores Access and Participation Plan
key issues relating to migration,
to undertake training in mental health, A high proportion of our students
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homelessness, education, mental
equality and diversity, anti-extremism come from lower socioeconomic Our Equity and Merit programme helps
health, energy and trade.
and LGBQTI rights in partnership with backgrounds (22.8% in 2016/17), the brightest minds from some of the
Citation impact
publications based on international the University. Diversity Champions work In 2017/18, 1,350 second-year students which is above the English Russell group least developed countries in Sub-Saharan
2009-18 benchmark of 100 with our History department to learn took the online Social Justice Challenge average (20.4%), while the percentage
of our students who have a disability
Africa – Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and
about immigration during World War II as part of our wider Stellify initiative. Ethiopia. Since 2007, 255 students
67 and undertake sessions with Holocaust (15%) is above the national average have been fully supported to study
3.98% of all UK Research outputs survivors. The students also visit Black Lawyers Matter (11%). In 2016/17, 25% of students master’s programmes that contribute
publications 3.70% Auschwitz, giving them the opportunity 2018 saw the launch of the Black Lawyers starting their first degree with us were to the sustainable development of their
2009-18 National contribution
to learn about one of the most historic Matter project within our School of Law. the first in their family to go to university countries. These scholarships are jointly
(based on SDSN keywords) (based on Elsevier methodology)
and catastrophic events of prejudice in The project aims to encourage and inspire and 4% of first degree students were funded through the University and the
modern history. local black males to study law at university. from developing counties. generosity of our donors.
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AND STUDENTS
Study programmes
As tomorrow’s professionals, students
at Manchester are learning how to Units on SDG 11
850
make cities inclusive, safe, resilient
Make cities inclusive, safe, and sustainable. For example,
undergraduate Environmental
resilient and sustainable Management students and master’s
students in our Global Development 126 direct
(3.74% of all courses)
Institute explore the challenges in 724 indirect
creating green infrastructure in cities that (21.52%)
RESEARCH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT is resilient to climate change.
Sustainability challenge helped them 6,513 direct Student Action
Age-friendly cities Climate Resilient Cities Age-friendly culture (2.81% of all engagements)
On their second day at university, as part to understand
By 2030, at least a quarter of city and Infrastructure Manchester Museum and the Whitworth 28,301 indirect Student Action is our largest student-
of our wider Stellify initiative, all 8,000 the complexities
dwellers will be aged 60 or over. are two of our University’s public-facing (12.20%) led volunteering group. It runs a range
Our Manchester Urban Institute (MUI) first-year students can take part in an of environmental,
Researchers at our Manchester cultural institutions that support more of volunteering projects connected to
aims to realise more inclusive cities that interactive event facilitated by more than social and economic
Institute for Collaborative Research are economically, environmentally and sustainable communities by engaging with sustainable cities such as supporting
230 staff. Working in groups, students dilemmas in a realistic setting.
on Ageing trained a group of 18 older socially sustainable through its research, people of all ages across our city-region. refugees and asylum seekers to
consider the challenges arising from improve their English, hosting soup
residents, aged between 58 and 74, as training and engagement. MUI’s expertise Together with our researchers, their public Biko Bikes
constructing a new university campus in kitchens in the city centre for the
co-researchers who then conducted 68 is focused into five key themes: resilience, engagement work has been instrumental
the fictional city of Millchester, analysing Biko Bikes is a student-led project which homeless, cleaning up local parks and
interviews across Manchester with older sustainability, energy, spatial inequality and in Manchester’s status as the UK’s first
costs and carbon whilst paying attention promotes cycling and contributes to a organising weekly socials for elderly and
people who were experiencing social urban governance. As part of the Climate World Health Organization Age-Friendly
to the needs of the local community. Over more sustainable Manchester by offering disadvantaged community members.
exclusion, poverty, or health problems. Resilient Cities and Infrastructure project, city. The Whitworth’s exhibition ‘Danger!
the last three years, 24,143 students have affordable bike rental and teaching
This research has influenced policies our researchers worked with partners Men at Work’ was co-curated with older
male residents in a local care home. And taken part in the challenge, which has students about bike maintenance.
for improving the quality of life for older from eight European countries to develop
people in urban communities, particularly tools to make cities more resilient to our Manchester Museum will soon open
those traditionally marginalised across extreme weather and climate change. the world’s first Centre for Age Friendly
11 previous policy and research. A key output from the project was the
European Climate Risk Typology, which
Culture, to act as a beacon for the role of
arts and culture in ageing well. At the other
OPERATIONS 11
provides policymakers, researchers and end of the age-spectrum our Whitworth We’ve partnered with Nationwide Cycling Our bicycle users’ group, UMBUG, is one
citizens with the opportunity to visualise gallery has organised a child-led exhibition Academy to provide over 600 discounted of the largest in the country with over
and compare climate risk in European ‘We are 11’ and puts on regular ‘Art Baby’ second hand bikes to students. 1,000 members.
cities. sessions for new-borns and their parents
and grandparents. We received a ‘Champion of Champions’ UMRun, our run-commute group, is the
Research in numbers: SDG 11
award from Transport for Greater first to be established outside of London.
Multilingual Manchester Manchester for inspiring thousands
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Manchester is one of Europe’s most
linguistically diverse cities. Our award-
of staff and students to opt for more
sustainable journeys to work. Over the past five years cycling
publications based on international winning Multilingual Manchester initiative
To encourage low-carbon travel, we offer:
and walking has increased by
2009-18 benchmark of 100 connects the University – our research
• discounts on parking permits for
7% and student public transport
and our students – with the opportunities use reached 45%, reducing the
53 and challenges associated with local low-carbon vehicles; University’s carbon emissions for
3.74% of all UK Research outputs language diversity. Students and staff • a car share scheme; commuter travel by 35%.
publications 3.84% undertake projects with local mainstream 26% of staff and 46% of students
National contribution • interest free loans for public transport
2009-18 schools, supplementary schools, now use active modes of travel.
(based on SDSN keywords) (based on Elsevier methodology) annual season tickets and staff can
hospitals, city councils and residents to buy discounted monthly and weekly
map out, celebrate and engage people tickets on campus.
with language diversity.
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