全球影響力

女王大學在 2023 年泰晤士高等教育影響力排名中位列全球第三

大學連續第三次進入前十名，確保了迄今為止的最佳表現。

女王大學連續第三年躋身泰晤士報高等教育(THE) 影響力排名 前 10 名，在 1,700 多所大學中名列全球第三，北美第一。自 2019 年排名開始以來，女王大學是唯一一所三度進入前十名的加拿大大學。

泰晤士高等教育影響力排名是一項全球衡量標準，用於評估大學在推進聯合國17項永續發展目標(SDG) 方面的表現，這些目標是由聯合國成員國於2015 年制定的，旨在指導消除貧窮、保護地球、確保永續發展的全球行動。  

校長兼副校長帕特里克·迪恩(Patrick Deane) 表示：「我們很榮幸能夠因我們學校為推進永續發展目標所做的持續貢獻而獲得認可。這些目標反映了大學的使命以及我們被認可為全球機構的願望。 「影響力排名透過關注女王大學解決世界上最緊迫挑戰的多種方式，在凝聚我們的社區方面發揮了重要作用。我們在排名中的表現告訴我們，我們走在正確的道路上，我們的努力正在產生影響。

2023 年排名評估了來自 117 個國家的院校，其中包括 26 所加拿大大學，全球參與度較去年整體成長了 11%。

「女王大學為實現這些目標所做的努力令人印象深刻，這證明了它對這些極其重要的目標的重視程度，以及整個行業如何團結起來，為我們所有人追求可持續的未來，」首席全球官菲爾·巴蒂(Phil Baty) 說泰晤士高等教育事務官員。 「該排名對於數百萬未來的學生來說至關重要，他們越來越要求看到他們考慮接受教育的大學致力於可持續發展並幫助他們成為具有可持續發展意識的公民的證據。”

女王大學的業績

影響力排名使用數百個定量和定性數據點來評估大學在四個重要領域（研究、教學、推廣和管理）的活動。

女王大學再次提交了所有 17 個永續發展目標的證據，並取得了優異的成績，特別是在推動永續發展目標2、11 和16 方面。位居世界第一；在永續發展目標 16：和平、正義和強有力的機構方面排名世界第二；第七個目標是永續發展目標 11：永續城市與社區。

「我們在今年的排名中的表現證實了女王大學正在實現其成為一所在地方、國家和全球層面產生真正、積極變化的大學的願望，」校長迪恩說。 “我們的社區正在共同努力改善我們的世界，並幫助我們所有人和地球塑造更美好的未來。”

女王大學今年提交了 400 多份證據，重點介紹了機構運作、政策、研究和策略，並涉及全校數十個單位的協作工作。今年提供和評估的證據的一些例子包括：

• SDG 2 – Swipe it Forward Queen’s，一項旨在幫助解決校園糧食不安全問題並為有需要的學生提供短期、即時支持的舉措。所有參加膳食計畫的學生都可以選擇每學期向有需要的學生捐贈最多五餐。
• SDG 2 – 新的女王 PEACH 市場，採用「量力而行」的模式，將未加工的食品包裝起來並提供給大學社區的成員。
• SDG 16 – 經濟系約翰‧多伊奇經濟政策研究所透過專注於經濟學及相關領域的政策相關研究，為加拿大和國外的政策制定提供資訊。
• SDG 16 – 女王模型議會 (QMP) 是加拿大歷史最悠久、規模最大的模型議會。在這場由學生主導的活動中，大約 300 名學生接管了加拿大下議院，在那裡他們透過組建政黨、競選公職、起草法案並在現場進行辯論來體驗立法過程。
• SDG 11 – 女王大學致力於記錄和保存文化遺產的各個方面，例如當地民俗、傳統、語言和知識。我們的原住民倡議辦公室—校園藝術計畫在校園內安裝了來自許多不同原住民國家的藝術品，以及一個戶外基座，標示了大學所在的原住民土地。
• SDG 11 – 伊莎貝爾巴德表演藝術中心（俗稱「伊莎貝爾」）舉辦公開表演，為當地社區帶來各種流派的本地、國內和國際知名藝術家和表演者，包括音樂家和表演者藝術家。
• SDG 11 – 永續交通子工作小組為實施替代交通（例如公共交通選擇、停車證選擇和主動交通）提供建議，重點關注對環境、人類健康和經濟的好處。
• SDG 15 – 女王大學生物站 (QUBS) 是加拿大首屈一指的科學實地站之一。近 70 年來，研究人員和學生聚集在昆士蘭大學商學院進行前沿研究，並參與生態學、進化論、保育學、地理學和環境科學等領域的課程。
• SDG 15 – 永續性和生物多樣性倡議是女王巴德學院（英國）的核心使命。校園就像一個活生生的實驗室，學生們在這裡收集樣本並在豐富多樣的生態系統和土地形態上進行實驗。

Queen’s places 3rd worldwide in 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

University secures its best performance to date with third consecutive top-10 finish.

For the third straight year, Queen’s has ranked among the top 10 in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings – earning third place worldwide and first place in North America out of over 1,700 universities. Queen’s is the only Canadian university to achieve three top-10 placements since the rankings began in 2019.

The THE Impact Rankings are a global measurement for assessing universities’ performance in advancing the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals  (SDGs), which were established by UN member nations in 2015 to guide global action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure shared peace and prosperity for all people by 2030.  

“It is an honour to be recognized for our institution’s ongoing contributions to advancing the SDGs. These goals are reflective of the university’s mission and our desire to be recognized as a global institution,” says Patrick Deane, Principal and Vice-Chancellor. “The Impact Rankings have played an instrumental role in bringing together our community by creating a focus on the numerous ways Queen’s is engaged in solving the world’s most pressing challenges. Our performance in the rankings tells us that we are on the right track, and our efforts are having an impact.”

The 2023 rankings reviewed institutions from 117 countries, including 26 Canadian universities, and saw an overall increase of 11 per cent in worldwide participation over last year.

“It’s really impressive what Queen’s University is doing to meet the goals and is a testament to how seriously it takes those critically important goals and how the whole sector is united in pursuit of a sustainable future for us all,” says Phil Baty, Chief Global Affairs Officer with Times Higher Education. “The rankings are vital for millions of prospective students who are increasingly demanding to see evidence that the universities they consider for their education are committed to sustainability and to helping them to become sustainably minded citizens.”

Performance of Queen’s University

The Impact Rankings evaluate universities’ activities across four important areas – research, teaching, outreach, and stewardship – using hundreds of quantitative and qualitative data points.

Once again Queen’s submitted evidence for all 17 SDGs , and scored outstanding marks, in particular for advancing SDGs 2, 11, and 16. The university placed first in the world for its contributions to SDG 2: Zero Hunger; second in the world for SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions; and seventh for SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.

“Our performance in this year’s rankings confirms that Queen’s is realizing its aspirations to be a university that effects real, positive change at the local, national, and global level,” says Principal Deane. “Our community is working together to improve our world and to help shape a better future for all of us and the planet.”

Queen’s submitted more than 400 pieces of evidence this year, highlighting institutional operations, policies, research, and strategy, and involving collaborative work by dozens of units across the university. Some examples of the evidence provided and evaluated this year include:

• SDG 2 – Swipe it Forward Queen’s, an initiative to help address food insecurity on campus and provide short-term, immediate support to students in need. All students on meal plans have the option to donate up to five meals per semester to a student in need.
• SDG 2 – The new Queen’s PEACH Market, a ‘pay what you can’ model where untouched food is packaged and made available to members of the university community.
• SDG 16 – The John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy in the Department of Economics informs policymaking in Canada and abroad by focusing on policy-relevant research in economics and related fields.
• SDG 16 – Queen’s Model Parliament (QMP) is the oldest and largest model parliament in Canada. The student-led event sees about 300 students take over Canada’s House of Commons where they experience the legislative process by forming political parties, running for office, drafting bills, and debating them on the floor.
• SDG 11 – Queen’s is committed to recording and preserving aspects of cultural heritage such as local folklore, traditions, language, and knowledge. Our Office of Indigenous Initiatives – Art on Campus program has installed artwork across campus from many different Indigenous nations, as well as an outdoor plinth that identifies the Indigenous land the university sits on.
• SDG 11 – The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, or “The Isabel” as it is fondly known, hosts public performances, bringing local, national, and internationally renowned artists and performers of all genres to the local community, including musicians and performing artists.
• SDG 11 – The Sustainable Transportation Sub-Working Group provides recommendations for the implementation of alternative transportation such as public transit options, parking pass options, and active transportation with a focus on benefits for the environment, human health, and the economy.
• SDG 15 – The Queen’s University Biological Station (QUBS) is one of the premier scientific field stations in Canada. For almost 70 years, researchers and students have gathered at QUBS to conduct leading-edge research and participate in courses spanning ecology, evolution, conservation, geography, and environmental science.
• SDG 15 – Sustainability and biodiversity initiatives are core to the mandate of Queen’s Bader College (UK). The campus acts as a living laboratory, where students collect samples and perform experiments on the rich variety of ecosystems and land forms that are present.