United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) make up a global framework to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. There are 17 goals, each addressing global challenges such as poverty, climate change, peace and justice, which are all interconnected.

The SDGs drive our work on sustainability. They are embedded into our teaching through our Discovery Modules and our Sustainable Curriculum as well as our research and operations.

Find out more about some of our research into global challenges, funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) and the Newton Fund. Watch on the video below how Leeds is making a world of difference.

We are committed to contributing towards the SDGs through our teaching, operations and research.

In 2018 we signed the UN SDG Accord, a global commitment for the education sector to:

• Inspire, celebrate and advance the critical role that education has in delivering the SDGs and advocate the value they bring to governments, business and wider society.
• Annually report on progress in a way that shares learning and best practice both nationally and internationally, and present the SDG metrics at the annual UN High Level Political Forum

You can learn more on our progress here.