University Impact Rankings 2023 for UN SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth

The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We use carefully calibrated indicators to provide comprehensive and balanced comparison across four broad areas: research, stewardship, outreach and teaching. The list includes 960 institutions from 101 countries/regions.

This table on SDG 8 – decent work and economic growth measures universities’ economics research, their employment practices and the share of students taking work placements.

Key insights

• Indonesia’s IPB University and Australia’s RMIT University jointly lead this ranking
• Bournemouth University in the UK completes the top three.
• The UK is the most-represented nation in the top 100 with 15 institutions, followed by Australia with 12 and Spain with eight.