By Ruth A. Pagell* U.S. News includes four universities from Singapore No Asian university is in the top 10 in U.S. News Global or NTU Scientific Papers QS Asia increases its number of Hong Kong Universities to nine 70% of Nature’s young universities are from Asia or Oceania Taiwan is attracting more international students Clarivate…
By Ruth A. Pagell* What country has the highest Academic Freedom Index score? (AFi) What country in the Asia Pacific Region has the highest score for Marine protected areas? (EPI) What country has shown the most overall progress in Carbon emissions? (GFI) What country has the most gold star companies in S&P Global Yearbook? Is…
(30 Nov 2021) The UN iLibrary is the digital source for reliable information published by the United Nations, with content in all six official UN languages and several more. The platform was recently re-launched and optimized, now featuring a simplified, accessible homepage with improved loading times for added flexibility and efficiency. One key addition is the…
(8 Oct 2021) Gerald R. Beasley, the Carl A. Kroch University Librarian at Cornell University, has taken a keen interest in exploring and advocating for approaches that academic libraries can take to advance the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and has written particularly about the intersection of the UN’s goals and those of the open…
(16 Sep 2021) Cabells – a US-based information services company – in collaboration with the SDG Dashboard at Saint Joseph’s University – a leading Jesuit Catholic university in Philadelphia – is today launching the SDG Impact Intensity™ journal rating, a pilot study which aims to shift the perspective away from narrow interpretations of journal quality to…
(14 Oct 2021) Vertigo Ventures Ltd. announced today the result of Impact Landscape Survey 2021. The report delves into global perspectives on impact, primarily drawn from academics in Australia and the UK, covering areas such as prioritisation of research impact, progress towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of 2030, and recognition of research…
(24 Sep 2021) The Nature Index 2021 Science Cities, released on September 24, takes a new focus on its science cities, as it examines their research output related to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), from the period of 2015-20. The top 10 science cities in SDG-related research are Beijing, San Francisco Bay Area,…
(21 Sep 2021) Accelerating Education for the SDGs in Universities is a new guide from the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) that aims to help universities, colleges, and tertiary and higher education institutions implement and mainstream this “Education for the SDGs” within their institutions. The guide was prepared in collaboration with the SDSN Regional Network for…
(17 Sep 2021) The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), which were adopted by all UN member states, seek to end poverty, save the Earth, and achieve global peace and prosperity. Libraries play a key role in achieving these goals as well, and the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) has been galvanizing library associations…
(15 Sep 2021) The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere. Adopted by all 193 UN Member States in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, these 17 Goals frame a 15-year plan to transform…