Vice Chancellor Barney Glover today announced that Western Sydney University has been ranked 1st in the world for addressing gender equality, and 2nd for reducing inequalities promoting inclusive and equitable quality education, in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings released today.

Overall we achieved a ranking of 11th – placing the University in the top 20 universities worldwide, and the highest ranked university in Australia.

The University Impact Rankings are a new initiative by the highly-influential Times Higher Education (THE) organisation, which measured more than 450 universities from 76 nations for their social, ecological and economic impact and commitment to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDGs). Western is one of a small group of Australian universities that became a signatory to supporting these goals.

In addition to its world-leading scores for SDG 5 Gender Equality and SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities, Western Sydney University also ranked 13th globally for SDG 4 Quality Education, and 34th for SDG 17 Partnership for the Goals.

These results recognise the University as a world leader when it comes to reducing inequalities by providing access to higher education and also in promoting gender equality.