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ArticleScientific reports2024

The role of universities in accelerating the sustainable development goals in Europe.

Walter Leal Filho, Javier Sierra, Elizabeth Price, João Henrique Paulino Pires Eustachio, Aliaksandr Novikau, Maria Kirrane, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Amanda Lange Salvia

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Walter Leal FilhoEuropean School of Sustainability Science and Research, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3993-8974
Javier SierraEuropean School of Sustainability Science and Research, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany. jsierra@usal.es.ORCID 0000-0003-2427-9619
Elizabeth PriceDepartment of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5723-7856
João Henrique Paulino Pires EustachioEuropean School of Sustainability Science and Research, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6782-3904
Aliaksandr NovikauDepartment of International Relations and Public Administration, International University of Sarajevo, Hrasnička Cesta 15, 71210, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.ORCID 0000-0002-1974-9543
Maria KirraneSchool of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES), University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Maria Alzira Pimenta DinisFernando Pessoa Research, Innovation and Development Institute (FP-I3ID), University Fernando Pessoa (UFP), Praça 9 de Abril 349, 4249-004, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2198-6740
Amanda Lange SalviaEuropean School of Sustainability Science and Research, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4549-7685

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The process of implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which were approved by the UN General Assembly in 2015 has not been simple, being influenced by variety of social, economic, and logistical problems. It has also been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. There are to date no specific studies aimed at assessing the extent to which higher universities institutions in Europe are active in the SDGs implementation process. Departing from this research need, this paper reports on a study aimed at examining the current degree of engagement of European universities in the implementing the SDGs. By using a multi-methods approach, which entails a review of existing documents, a survey involving participants from 22 countries and case studies, the paper maps, documents and disseminates examples of what European universities are doing to implement the SDGs, the challenges they face, and the solutions being deployed to overcome them.

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COVID-19Sustainable DevelopmentEuropeGoalsHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2United NationsUniversities

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PMID38965303
PMCPMC11224266

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