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For a second year the University of Sydney has been named as one of the world鈥檚 leading institutions making a positive impact on society, placing聽second聽in the world and first in Australia in the聽2021 Times Higher Education Impact rankings.聽聽

, now in their third year,聽measure聽how聽an institution鈥檚聽research, outreach and stewardship delivers聽against聽the聽聽鈥撀燼聽blueprint to achieving a better and more sustainable future for all.

The 17 goals encompass strategies to improve health and education, improve聽inequality, and spur economic growth, while tackling climate change and preserving our natural environment.聽聽

Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Stephen Garton,聽said, 鈥淚t is fitting that the University鈥檚 continuing excellence in these rankings聽reflect its聽鈥榣eadership for good鈥� mission; whether through its world-class research and education or its ongoing commitment to excellence in institutional policies and practice.鈥�

Sydney performed exceptionally well in:

• Ensuring access to water and sanitation for all 鈥� placing聽first聽in the world. More than 174 researchers across at least seven faculties research issues related to clean water and sanitation.聽

An ongoing multidisciplinary project looks at tackling water-borne diseases in Fiji; in 2020 a Sydney Nano team won a national research challenge for water capture; Sydney geoscientists have found that human impacts on regional rivers have made the area more susceptible to drought.

• Making cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 鈥� placing聽fourth in the world. More than 28 researchers research inequalities and solutions to those complex challenges across at least four faculties. 聽

The Sydney Policy Lab looks at Sydney鈥檚 housing problem and the pressures of affordability putting people at risk; recent multidisciplinary research found that public transport investments offer greater returns in larger cities; Sydney Environment Institute researchers have turned their attention to .

• Sustainably managing forests, combating desertification, halting and reversing land degradation, halting biodiversity loss 鈥� placing聽second聽in the world. More than 384 researchers research life on land across at least eight faculties.
  

Sydney researchers were the first to sequence the聽koala听补苍诲听echidna聽genomes, informing conservation efforts, from diet to genetic diversity. The Integrative Ecology Lab work on a diverse range of research questions related to both community ecology and landscape ecology, The Desert Ecology Research Group investigates the biodiversity of the small vertebrates of arid Australia.

Professor Duncan Ivison, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Sydney - who recently addressed a Times Higher Education conference on how humanities research supports the demands of the UN SDGs - said, 鈥淥ur work across the sciences and humanities that engages and supports a better understanding of the SDGs is a vital part of our ambitions for research excellence and impact. We don鈥檛 see any trade-off between the two.

"Outstanding research 鈥� whether basic or applied 鈥� leads to highly impactful research and we are committed to harnessing our research strengths to address some of the biggest challenges of our time.鈥澛�

The University鈥檚 sustainability targets include:

• net zero emissions by 2030
• zero waste to landfill by 2030
• 30 percent reduction on potable water use by 2030
• minimum five-star Green Star rating for new buildings, and four-star Green Star rating for all complete building refurbishments
• introduction of sustainable procurement practices to reduce waste and increase social sustainability.