Aston University has been ranked joint 24th in the world and 13th in the UK of ranked institutions for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)10 (Reduced Inequalities) in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings. It has also been placed in the top 20% of global universities and joint 19th of ranked institutions in the UK for SDG8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth). The 17 SDGs, adopted by all United Nations member states in 2015, are a call to action to end poverty and inequality, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy health, justice and prosperity.
As an interdisciplinary research centre based in Aston, all of our researches around financial wellbeing seek to tackle at least one of the SDGs. For instance, our Real Accounts financial diaries project study how UK households on volatile income maintain their financial wellbeing on a day-to-day basis, with an aim to reduce poverty (SDG1), maintain health and well-being (SDG3), ensure decent work opportunities (SDG8) and reduce inequality (SDG10) in the UK. Our work around ethnic-minority led SMEs, energy literacy, migrants and non-citizens, the child trust fund, the effect of SEISS payment as well as social housing all seek to create sustainable cities and communities (SDG11).
With the help of Research Retold, we have created a visual to give an overview of how our various research projects speak to the 17 SDGs. If you aspire to be part of a research centre that actually makes a difference to the world, please reach out to discuss a PhD studentship that is currently available to you.
If you’d like to understand more about each of our project, please visit https://lnkd.in/efUwtXhh, or sign up to join our Annual Conference this year and meet our team in November: https://lnkd.in/exR8Vp7K
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Andy Lymer Hayley James Lin Tian Dr Rasha Kassem PhD, CFE, FHEA, CMBE Halima Sacranie Dixon Wong Chris Gorman, CFP®, CLU®, CIM®, TEP Aston Business School Mihaela Gruia