About our work

As part of our ongoing commitment to aligning our work to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Manchester Metropolitan is now part of a network of institutions worldwide who are working with the United Nations to promote global priorities including peace, human rights and sustainable development.

United Nations Academic Impact - updated March 2023
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University named in world top 100 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

Manchester Met is ranked 66th in the overall global league table for 2023, while it is 3rd in the Responsible Consumption and Production category and 7th in the Partnerships for the Goals category.
Outside of the Business School

Business School launches new Sustainability Hub

The Business School launched a new Sustainability Hub in 2024 as part of their ambition to facilitate collaboration, enhance practice, drive inter-disciplinary research and innovation and further increase Manchester Met’s reputation in this field.
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Research Excellence Framework 2021 Results

Much of our world-leading research focuses on the UN's SDGs with 100% of our research impact in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences rated world-leading or internationally excellent - 75% is at the highest 4* level.
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    Leadership in Sustainability Strategy (2022-26)

    Setting our sustainability ambitions to 2030

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  • A view of the rooftops in city centre Manchester at night

    Air pollution monitoring and modelling

    Building the world’s largest real-time, air quality monitoring network - in Greater Manchester.

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  • St. Peter's Square

    Adapting cities for climate resilience

    Helping Manchester to plan and prepare for the inevitable effects of climate change.

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  • A city at dawn, wreathed in smog

    Developing the skills to get to Net Zero

    Helping industry and the public sector understand and develop the skills needed to reduce carbon emissions to net zero in the North West.

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Making gaming greener

Major £1m project to support gaming companies to become sustainable and engage audiences
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Amazon forest sounds to shine light on impact of climate change

‘Eco-acoustic’ microphone network will provide valuable insight on tropical forest wildlife
Our membership of the UNAI network offers excellent opportunities for the University to increase its global footprint and global visibility. It presents exciting possibilities for our staff and students to connect with UNAI partners around the world and the United Nations in tackling SDG related challenges at a local level
Professor Heinz Tüselmann, Faculty of Business and Law
Our membership of the UNAI network offers excellent opportunities for the University to increase its global footprint and global visibility. It presents exciting possibilities for our staff and students to connect with UNAI partners around the world and the United Nations in tackling SDG related challenges at a local level
Professor Heinz Tüselmann, Faculty of Business and Law

Celebrating a milestone decade

One of the UK’s leading sustainable universities 2022...

Celebrating our successes

Marking the path to global leadership in sustainability