| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.40 |
| Liaison | Mary-Lee Townsend |
| Submission Date | Jan. 16, 2025 |
Western University
AC-6: Sustainability Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
10.00 / 10.00 |
6.1 Percentage of academic departments engaged in sustainability research
Number of academic departments engaged in sustainability research:
Annotated list or inventory of the institution’s sustainability research by department:
Description of the process used to identify the institution’s sustainability research:
Western's research projects were examined and reviewed using keyword analysis to determine if and how each course related to the UN SDGs.The University of Aukland's SDG Keyword Mapping was used (https://www.sdgmapping.auckland.ac.nz/). Departments were identified for each course offering.
This research inventory can be accessed online at:
https://sustainability.uwo.ca/academics/inventory_research.html
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following two figures:
Points earned for indicator AC 6.1:
6.2 Incentives for sustainability research
Description of the sustainability research incentives for academic staff:
The Western Sustainable Impact Fund supports on-campus projects that includes research: https://sustainability.uwo.ca/get_involved/western_sustainable_impact_fund/index.html
The Westen Strategic Priorities Fund also supports sustainability research projects. Information can be found at under Other important documents related to academic and research activities (Strategic Priorities Fund – Rounds 1, 2 and 3 Allocations (October 2022)) https://www.provost.uwo.ca/plans_and_initiatives/
Does the institution provide incentives for students to conduct sustainability research?:
Description of the sustainability research incentives for students:
The Centre for Environment & Sustainability offers awards: https://www.uwo.ca/enviro/undergraduate/awards.html
The Western Sustainable Impact Fund supports on-campus projects that includes research: https://sustainability.uwo.ca/get_involved/western_sustainable_impact_fund/index.html .
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.