The report explains the methods we have used to measure sustainable development. Essex produces almost 1,900 academic research publications per year and has over 3,000 degree programmes. At this scale, manually mapping each of the goals against all of our publications and degrees is impractical.
In the interests of consistency and objectivity we have measured our progress with the goals by using independently established keyword sets to search our research publications and education materials for relevant content. This is explained in more detail in the report.
Case Studies
For each of the Sustainable Development Goals, we have highlighted a case study which shows the progress we are making in meeting them.
We have divided these into two categories: research and action. They highlight our world-leading research in key areas and actions the University itself is taking – our policies, or our world-leading centres.
There are many more examples of work in these areas which we were unable to highlight in one report, but here is a sample of what we are doing to achieve these all-important goals.