At Prince Sultan University, initiatives are under way that draw on the UN’s SDGs, Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and the institution’s own ambitions

Researchers seeking real-world impact are urged to build trust in the communities they work with and find mechanisms to demonstrate positive change

With higher education seeking to make a meaningful contribution towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, experts say there is opportunity through effective collaboration and nurturing the next generation of leaders

Forming equal partnerships with the communities that research impacts and thinking long-term beyond election cycles can support sustainable change

A real knowledge of how we address the injustices of the climate crisis has to be built into curricula, says climate leader Mary Robinson

KAUST has committed to the Sustainable Development Goals and is putting them into practice in research, innovation and on campus

People need to be ‘brave’ enough to hear the stories of abused women and act on them

Higher education institutions have a “clear, strategic role to play” in working towards gender equality goals

At Lingnan University, the maxim ‘impact with care’ is shaping a research culture that prioritises the most pressing issues facing 21^st-century society and leverages the power of international partnerships to change the world