United Kingdom

national Network
Region: Europe

SDSN United Kingdom, hosted by the University College London and established in 2022, mobilizes its members in the United Kingdom and leverages their strengths to help realize the SDGs. Key focus areas and activities include raising awareness on the SDGs through policy engagement activities and conferences, such as the Going Green Conference; providing expertise to public and private sectors on SDG-related projects; actively contributing to policy debates regarding the implementation of the SDGs in the UK’s political agenda; and conducting shared research on assessing the UK performance in relation to achieving the SDGs via projects such as the ‘SDG data gaps in the UK’ project and the Measuring Up 2.0 Report.

Collaborative Research Project Seeks to Improve SDG Data Practices

SDSN UK was successful in a small grant application for the ‘SDG data gaps in the UK’ project, a joint impact-oriented research project with Newcastle University, enriched through the collaboration with the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which aims to propose solutions and recommendations for improvement to current SDG data practices. Upcoming project outputs include a research paper written in collaboration with practitioners from the ONS and a policy brief.

Conference Unites Researchers and Industry Professionals Around Net Zero

SDSN UK organized the 'Going Green: Debating the Socio-economic Impacts of Achieving Net Zero’ conference on January 24, 2024. The conference was hosted by the Sustainability and Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton in partnership with University of Strathclyde Centre for Sustainable Development and UCL IIPP as host institution of SDSN UK. It brought together researchers - both established and early career - policy makers and industry professionals with the aim to mobilize collective knowledge and experience to identify the most pressing, cross-sector research questions surrounding a net-zero future.

Network Side Event Focuses on Spillover Effects During HLPF

In July 2023, SDSN UK co-organized an official HLPF side event with SDSN Germany and a number of other partners. Titled "Spillover Effects, Sustainable Supply chains and SDG 9," the event focused on negative spillover effects and the challenges faced by governments, companies and other social actors in designing sustainable supply chains. A report of the event was produced and published on the SDSN UK website.

Workshop Aims to Strengthen the Nation's Climate Action Community

SDSN UK jointly organized a half-day workshop with colleagues from the UCL Institute of Education which focused on strengthening the Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) stakeholder community in the UK.

SDSN United Kingdom Network Members

Organization Country Network Sector
Cabot Institute, University of Bristol United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research, University of Cambridge United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute) Research Institution
Centre for Endangered Languages, Cultures and Ecosystems, University of Leeds United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute) Research Institution
Centre for Sustainable Practice and Living, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute) Research Institution
Centre for Sustainable Solutions, University of Glasgow United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute) Research Institution
Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods United Kingdom United KingdomEurope Research Institution
Gaia Education United Kingdom United KingdomEurope Foundation/Donor Organization
Global Ocean Trust United Kingdom United KingdomEurope Non-Governmental Organization Research Institution
Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) United Kingdom United KingdomEurope Research Institution
Green VI United Kingdom United KingdomEurope Non-Governmental Organization
Imperial College London United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
Institute for Global Sustainable Development, University of Warwick United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, University College London (UCL) United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
International Institute for Environment and Development United Kingdom United KingdomEurope Non-Governmental Organization
James Hutton Institute United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
King's Climate & Sustainability, King's College London United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
London South Bank University United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
Newcastle University United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
Nottingham Trent University United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
Portia (Gender Summit) United Kingdom United KingdomEurope Non-Governmental Organization
Queen's University Belfast United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
Rights Lab United Kingdom United KingdomEurope Non-Governmental Organization
Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
SOAS, University of London United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
Strategic Research Initiative for Global Challenges, University of Cambridge United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
Ulster University United Kingdom,Northern Ireland,Ireland United KingdomEuropeIrelandEurope University (Department/Institute)
University of Aberdeen United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
University of Exeter United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
University of Hull United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
University of Leeds United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
University of Leicester United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
University of Manchester United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
University of Northampton United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute) Research Institution
University of Reading United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
University of Southampton United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
University of Strathclyde United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
University of the Highlands and Islands United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
University of Westminster United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
University of Winchester United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
University of York United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)
Worldwide Universities Network United Kingdom United KingdomEurope University (Department/Institute)

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Team

Simon Knowles

  • Chair
  • SDSN United Kingdom

Sam Balch

  • Chair (Interim)
  • SDSN United Kingdom

Clare Stainthorpe

  • SDSN UK Secretariat (Interim)
  • SDSN United Kingdom

SDSN Focal Point

Marta García Haro

  • Senior Manager
  • Networks Program