UM ranks 6th in Canada on Climate Action; Good Health and Wellbeing

“UM’s research and community engagement has an incredible impact throughout the world on efforts connected to UN’s Sustainable Development Goals,” said Michael Benarroch, President and Vice-Chancellor. “We are often much too humble, but we are world leaders in climate action, health as a human right, water sustainability and so much more. I’m pleased to see UM get some of the recognition it deserves for all our efforts advancing these important goals.”  

The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the UN SDGs. This year’s rankings included more than 2,000 institutions worldwide, making UM’s position even more noteworthy. This is UM’s second year participating in the rankings.  

Read more about UM’s progress and commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.  

About the SDGS

In April 2017, the president of the United Nations General Assembly wrote to higher education institutions around the world, including the University of Manitoba. The letter was delivered to spark movement and create a call-to-action to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainability Development within the university environment. The university was encouraged to include the Global Goals as part of research, teaching and study within the institution.

Research at the University of Manitoba is partially supported by funding from the Government of Canada Research Support Fund.