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Measures of success 

To realise our vision, it’s essential that we know what success looks like.

We have identified six ambitious goals that will position us as a sector leader for sustainability, to be achieved by at least 2031 and evidenced by: 

  1. Maintaining a global top 100 position in the annual QS Sustainability Rankings. 
  2. Six additional interdisciplinary research projects >£1m that are focussed on the UN SDGs. 
  3. Achieving a transition towards net zero in scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035, and scope 3 by 2050.  
  4. Gold status on the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) for 100% of eligible labs. 
  5. Embedding Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) within 100% of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught programmes. 
  6. Biodiversity net gain of at least 10% linked to all estate developments 

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