ذكذكتسئµ’s work to further the United Nations Sustainability Goals moved to a new level during 2024.
The work came on the back of ذكذكتسئµ’s participation at the COP 28 climate talks in Dubai, where the university was the only one in Europe to have a dedicated pavilion in the Blue Zone, the location for world leaders, experts and official observers to meet.
ذكذكتسئµ’s delegation of official observers – academics and researchers in climate change – took part in discussions and action plans on SDG 13 Climate Action.
University senior leaders also meet with government officials from Britain, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria during the conference in December 2023 – in the 2023/4 academic year. There were also numerous conversations with NGOs from across the world on furthering work on SDG 13 but also on the SDGs generally.
Researchers also held talks with the King of Malawi, who is a passionate advocate of sustainability and the SDGs on biogas research and its possible adaptions in his primarily agricultural country.
ذكذكتسئµ also signed an agreement in 2024 with Western Sydney University, in Australia, based around a shared commitment to sustainable development, the SDGs and global engagement.
Professor Mike Kagioglou, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research Business and Innovation, and Professor Adam Possamai, of WSU, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) detailing how the two institutions plan to collaborate on projects, especially those linked to the SDGs.
ذكذكتسئµ was also involved in a three-day conference in Australia to further work on SDG 4 Quality Education as part of its initiative on using block teaching to improve students outcomes.
Professor Alasdair Blair, Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor Academic for ذكذكتسئµ, spoke at the International Block and Intensive Learning and Teaching Association Research Conference 2024.
The head of ذكذكتسئµ’s SDG Impact Centre, Associate Director Dr Mark Charlton, said: “Our role as the global academic hub for SDG 16 means that working across all sectors to further the SDGs is something we are doing every day.
“The SDGs are also a cross-cutting theme of the university’s long-term strategic plan so our commitment to furthering the goals is absolute and that involves working internationally, nationally and locally with governments and NGOs as part of that commitment.”