Queen’s University’s Commitment to Social Impact
Queen’s University is one of Canada’s most prestigious universities and ranked in the top ten globally for sustainability and social impact by the Times Higher Education Impact rankings.
Its vision is for the Queen’s community to solve the world’s most significant and urgent challenges with their intellectual curiosity, passion to achieve, and commitment to collaborate.
At Queen’s, we believe our community – our people – will help solve the world’s most significant and urgent challenges, through our intellectual curiosity, passion to achieve, and commitment to collaboration.
Patrick Deane, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Queen's University
Universities as Engines of Societal Change
As one of Canada’s leading research-intensive academic institutions, Queen’s understands its role in helping to advance the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
Through our research, learning, outreach, and stewardship activities, the Queen’s community is contributing to the fight against climate change, helping to build inclusive societies, and ensuring equal access to health care and quality education to advance social impact. We also recognize that innovation, ingenuity, and collaboration are needed if we want to achieve these goals, which have united us all in a common global purpose.
In both 2022 and 2021, Queen’s ranked top 10 globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, which assess how universities are advancing the UN SDGs within and beyond their local communities. In 2022, the rankings measured more than 1,500 post-secondary institutions from 110 countries worldwide, showcasing the role that higher education institutions can play in addressing critical global challenges.
Learn more about Queen’s commitments to advancing social impact.
