University of Exeter sixth in People & Planet League
The 2022/23 People & Planet University League shows 59% of universities failed to meet the target of reducing direct carbon emissions by 43% between 2005/6 and 2020/21.
Exeter – which aims to reach net zero emissions by 2030 – met the People & Planet League target, cutting carbon emissions by 45%.
The sixth-place ranking – up from 16th last year – places Exeter top among the Russell Group, and makes it one of People & Planet’s “first-class universities”.
“Exeter’s position reflects our efforts to lead meaningful action against the climate emergency and ecological crisis,” said Joanna Chamberlain, Director of Sustainability at the University of Exeter.
“Thank you to our staff and students for their hard work and dedication that has contributed to this success.”
People & Planet is the largest student network in the UK campaigning for social and environmental justice.
It aims to empower the next generation of change-makers, achieve systemic change and transform the education sector.
The 2022/23 league ranks 153 universities on 14 criteria including environmental policy, auditing and human resources, carbon reduction, waste and water recycling, student engagement, education for sustainable development, energy sources, sustainable food and workers’ rights.
Exeter’s Strategy 2030 puts the climate emergency and ecological crisis at the heart of the university’s mission, including in education and management of campuses.
The university, which has more than 1,400 researchers working on the environment and climate, is collaborating with partners in the South West, the UK and worldwide to drive action in this crucial decade for our planet.
greenfutures.exeter.ac.uk/article/university-of-exeter-sixth-in-people-planet-league/
More than 90% of our research has internationally excellent impact
REF 2021 is the national assessment of the strength of UK research. The latest results were released in May 2023. They show that we at Exeter have increased the proportion of our research which is world-leading by more than 60% and increased the size of our research community by 70%.
Our results:
• More than 99% of our research is of international quality, with 89% internationally excellent and 47% world-leading
• Our world-leading research impact has grown by 72% since 2014, more than any other Russell Group university
• 94% of our research has internationally excellent impact, and 60% has world-leading impact
• 12 of our subjects are in the Top 10 for world-leading impact in their area
• 10 of our disciplines are in the Top 10 for their overall world-leading performance with 18 in the Top 20
• We are No1 in the UK for world-leading research in Sport Science
• We are No1 in the UK for world-leading research in Theology and Religious Studies
• We are No2 in the UK for world-leading research in our Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (Area Studies)
www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ref2021/
