The USRN is pleased to announce that the Proceedings the International USR Summit 2022 are now available for public access. The Summit, hosted by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the University Social Responsibility Network (USRN), was held from 16 to 18 November 2022. The event brought together more than 140 speakers and over 640

The United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the world’s call to action on the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing humanity and the natural world. The quality and scale of The University of Manchester’s impact towards the SDGs has been among the top ten globally in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings in 2022. They play a

(Presented by Dr Julian Skyrme, Founding Director of Social Responsibility, The University of Manchester; Dr Jennifer O’Brien, Academic Lead for Sustainability Teaching and Learning, The University of Manchester; Prof. Raj Ariyaratnam, Professor of Dental Education and Global Oral Health, The University of Manchester; Prof. Jackie Carter, Professor in Statistical Literacy, The University of Manchester; Dr

(Presented by: Prof. Wenzhong Shi, Director of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute and PolyU-Shenzhen Technology and Innovation Research Institute (Futian); Prof. Xiao Lin Zhao, Chair Professor of Civil Infrastructure; Ir Prof. Shengwei Wang, Director of Research Institute for Smart Energy, Chair Professor of Building Energy and Automation, Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Professor

(Presented by Mr Phil Baty, Chief Knowledge Officer, Times Higher Education (THE); Dr Marisol Morales, Executive Director, Carnegie Elective Classifications/ Moderated by: Prof. Lara Johannsdottir, Professor of Environment and Natural Sciences, University of Iceland) Global university assessments and rankings are redefining excellence in higher education to promote social responsibility with a more diverse and inclusive

(Presented by Dr Mark Anthony D. Abenir, Associate Professor, Development Studies Program, Ateneo de Manila University; Dr Liu Hong, Fudan University; Dr Martina Jordaan, Head: Community Based Research & Postgraduate Studies, University of Pretoria; and Mr John Kalenzi, African Evangelistic Enterprise Rwanda at the International USR Summit 2022) Empowerment of local populations is the key

Internationalisation and global learning are important learning outcomes in higher education, and an increasing amount of resources are poured into learning programs that facilitate global learning, such as student exchange or study tours. Service-learning is a well-researched pedagogy that is known to be effective at nurturing students’ civic learning. Considering that many service-learning projects require

Digital media have increased the resources available to universities to develop and implement innovative university social responsibility (USR) projects using hybrid approaches of engagement. This webinar will focus on the USR projects developed by three different Faculties at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, in order to continue with their USR projects, despite the constraints