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Why work with us?

 

The SDG Impact Lab collaborates with external partners to develop innovative, research-based solutions that address organisational challenges and advance the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Our Lab Fellows—exceptional graduate students from the University of Oxford—are trained to work with businesses, public bodies, and social enterprises. They bring their research expertise to test and translate creative ideas into actionable strategies with measurable impact.

Our programmes empower partners to:

  • Collaborate with a new generation of world-leading graduate students.
  • Access bespoke and innovative research focused on sustainable development.
  • Translate tailored research into meaningful organisational change aligned with the SDGs.

Discover some of the impactful projects our Lab Fellows have delivered locally and globally.

We’ve partnered with a wide range of organisations to co-create SDG-driven solutions to strategic and operational challenges.

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"This collaboration is about accelerating positive change, pushing boundaries and creating real and measurable impact”

Nico Rosberg,  2016 Formula 1 World Champion & Sustainability Entrepreneur

 

"The social prescribing tracker the team created is a real game-changer for us.”

Amy Lockwood, CEO, Oxford Hub


"Their commitment to evidence-based research and sustainable development aligns perfectly with our mission to leverage sport as a tool for meaningful, lasting change. Together, we intend to develop both a future pathway for students and the opportunity for much needed expertise to enter the sports ecosystem.”

Sean Morris, Former First-Class Cricketer and Sport Impact Summit Co-Founder

 

“It is exciting for us to have this resource that came through the Lab. It will drive forward something that we feel very passionate about. It is not something we could have done ourselves and it will be really impactful not just driving our work but pushing other organisations too.”

Emma Coles, Manager, Oxfordshire Inclusive Economy Partnership (OIEP)

"Working with the Lab has allowed us to harness the fresh perspectives and multi-disciplinary mindset of its talented Fellows. Their invaluable research stands as a cornerstone, propelling us forward as we forge the first UN Tourism's ESG Framework for Tourism Businesses"

Zoritsa Urosevic, Executive Director, UN Tourism

 

"Partnering with the Lab is helping us with our ambition to lead on the topic of sustainability as this will be the most crucial success factor for businesses in the coming decades”

Dr Markus Gruneisl, CEO, BMW (UK) Manufacturing

 

"The speed and capability of the student team was really impressive. Their research will really help us with applications for further funding.”

Alison Grunewald, Business Relationships Manager, Low Carbon Hub

 

“The partnership with the University of Oxford and the Oxford SDG Impact Lab is so important for our goals of education and collaboration"

Scott Lawson, Customer and Operations Integration Lead, easyJet holidays

If you’d like to explore opportunities for partnering with the Lab, please get in touch.