The University of Alberta ranks sixth in the world and first in North America for its work to address humanity's greatest sustainability challenges, according to the 2024 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings released today.
The U of A moved up from seventh in the world and second in Canada in last year's rankings, which assess universities' performance against the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) based on indicators of research, stewardship, outreach and teaching.
"I am thrilled to see that the University of Alberta has moved up in these international rankings for the third straight year," says U of A president Bill Flanagan. "This continued success is a recognition of the incredible work happening at our university to solve sustainability challenges from local to global and a reflection of our core commitment to sustainability as identified in Shape, our strategic plan of impact.
"As one of the top universities in Canada and the world, we have the people, the partnerships and the resources to take a leading role as the world strives for a more sustainable future."
