United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals

The University has been placed in the 401-600 banding in the global listings for 2023 which focus on highlighting how we are working towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 17 SDGs were adopted by the UN in 2015 to help provide a more sustainable future for all.  More than 1,500 universities are included in the global list.

Find out about all of the UN SDGs:

RGU is focused on the following SDGs: Good Health and Wellbeing, Clean Water and Sanitation, Affordable and Clean Energy, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Sustainable Cities and Communities and Partnership for the Goals.

The University’s best-performing SDGs are:

• SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth – ranked 201 – 300 out of 960 institutions, with a score of 65 points out of 100
• SDG 3 Good Health and Wellbeing – ranked 301 – 400 out of 1,128 institutions, with a score of 65.1 points out of 100
• SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy - ranked 301 – 400 out of 812 institutions, with a score of 53.6 points out of 100

RGU was rated as 301-400 for SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation with a score of 46.2 points out of 100 and when it came to SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities the University was ranked 301 – 400 with a score of 53.6 points out of 100. For the compulsory SDG 17 Partnership for the Goals the University received a score of 59.2 points out of 100.

The THE Impact rankings demonstrate how higher education institutions across the world are working towards the SDGs. RGU’s overall ranking in the table in is determined by the combined score of its three best-performing SDGs and the compulsory category so the University’s overall score was 67 points out of 100.  Globally there are 1,591 universities from 112 countries/regions included in the THE Impact Rankings 2023. Find out more: