The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that assess a university’s societal impact against the United Nations’ SDGs. In both 2022 and 2021, Queen’s placed in the top 10 globally in the THE Impact Rankings. Learn more about the rankings and Queen’s performance.
Illustrating Queen's social impact
THE Impact Rankings submission measure Queen’s overall contribution to global sustainability.
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What are the United Nations’ SDGs?
Universities draw upon global framework to boost social impact of learning, research, and outreach.
Transforming the global academy
Principal Patrick Deane on how the SDGs are helping break down silos, provoke dialogue, and unite us all in a common global purpose.
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