UN SDGs Research Articles

A prediction-based model to optimize construction programs: Considering time, cost, energy consumption, and CO2 emissions trade-off

Efforts to combat climate change demand global action to promote a sustainable development worldwide. Given the construction industry's significant energy consumption, it is crucial to curtail energy consumption and CO2 emissions in this sector. This study aims to predict and trade-off four essential objectives: time, cost, energy consumption, and CO2 emissions. Initially, various factors affecting time and cost was identified using the CoCoSo method. Subsequently, 11 machine learning algorithms were employed to predict all four targets. Results revealed that support vector regression achieved an accuracy of 95.77% in project duration prediction, while the neural network algorithm demonstrated accuracy of 93.64%, 97.63%, and 97.99% in predicting cost, energy consumption, and CO2 emissions, respectively. Additionally, the research findings from six scenarios highlighted the non-linear relationship among project objectives. Deviating from the optimal point resulted in increases on both sides, with more significant impacts observed at values less than optimal duration. This research equips engineers with a valuable tool for accurately predicting project outcomes by adjusting input values, ensuring successful project execution and efficient resource allocation. Additionally, the framework's predictive abilities are beneficial for companies with energy and CO2 policies, influencing various sectors, regions, and policies tied to energy, emissions, costs, climate change, ESG, and UN SDGs. Its application extends to shaping regulations, strategies, and targets.

AI for social good and the corporate capture of global development

ABSTRACT This article focuses on the AI for Social Good (AI4SG) movement, which aims to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). It argues that, through AI4SG, Big Tech is attempting to advance AI-driven technosolutionism within the development policy and scholarly space creating new opportunities for rent extraction. The article situates AI4SG, within the history of ICT4D. It also highlights the contiguity of AI4SG with the so-called 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR), a framework that places AI and other digital innovations at the center of national and international development and industrial policy agendas. By exploring how Big Tech has attempted to depoliticize datafication, we thus suggest that AI4SG and 4IR are mutually reinforcing discourses that serve the purpose of depoliticizing the development arena by bestowing legitimacy and authority to Big Tech to reshape policy spaces and epistemic infrastructures while inserting themselves, to an unprecedented degree, between the citizen (data) and the state (development and policy).

The Influence of Fiscal, Monetary, and Public Policies on Sustainable Development in Sri Lanka

This study aims to determine the influence of the fiscal, monetary, and public policy environment in Sri Lanka and its impact on sustainable development before and after COVID-19. This study used the document analysis qualitative research method to obtain and analyse fiscal, monetary, and public policy data. It assigned and measured the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) values and trends. The goals were clustered into social, environmental, and sustainability-related intellectual capital to measure their dimensional capital status values and trends. Despite the economic crisis, Sri Lanka has moderately progressed in sustainable development, with most improvements in social capital. The environmental and sustainability-related intellectual capital dimensions follow. The 17 SDGs were advancing at various levels. Two were on track (Goal 4: Quality education and Goal 9: Industry, innovation, and infrastructure). Five moderately improved goals (Goal 2: Zero hunger, Goal 3: Good health and well-being, Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation, Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production, and Goal 13: Climate action). Seven were stagnant (Goal 5: Gender equality, Goal 7: Affordable clean energy, Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth, Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities, Goal 14: Life below water, Goal 16: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, and Goal 17: Partnership for the goals). Two showed a decrease (Goal 1: Poverty and Goal 15: Life on land). No data are reported for Goal 10 (Reduce inequalities). Fiscal and monetary policies were overly focussed on economic repair and reconstruction. Public policy has nevertheless contributed to sustainable development. This is the first study to examine the multidimensional policy environment and its impact on sustainable development in Sri Lanka.

Current status on utilizing a life cycle system perspective to evaluate renewable energy production systems for achieving UN SDGs

Increased awareness of environmental issues and climate change leads to a proportional increase in research and development of “greener” technologies pertaining to renewable energy. In order to avoid simply creating more issues in the process of solving an outstanding problem, the implementation of proposed alternatives has to be studied methodically and holistically from a cradle-to-grave perspective. Currently, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals provide guidelines for country-level analysis but many of the indicators may not be applicable for technology-, products-, services- and system-level evaluation. Additionally, there is a lack of comprehensive and easily comparable sustainability assessments that can be applied across the different Sustainable Development Goals as well as a paucity of relevant targets for renewable energy technologies. Life cycle sustainability assessment, an extension to the widely applied life cycle assessment, is presented herein as the frame of reference to objectively provide insight into the potential impacts of prospective production systems, such that the Sustainable Development Goals can be met in a truly sustainable manner. An overview of current literature (>80 studies) on research into renewable energy production technologies in the areas of wind, solar and biomass is provided, with possible areas of life cycle sustainability assessment utilization highlighted and applied comprehensively in relation to the relevant Sustainable Development Goals. It is thus demonstrated that a Life Cycle Perspective in the form of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessments can be utilized to evaluate renewable energy technologies in a manner that truly meets the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, and the relevant methodology applied to products and services as well.

Technology, International Stability and Culture (TECIS) – TC9-5 Exploring the Alignment of Control and Automation Systems with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)

Unstable, non-viable and unsustainable systems, whether they are environmental, political, technological, social or economic systems, create serious challenges and place even humanity itself at risk. At IFAC we believe that scientists and technologists, especially control and automation systems researchers and practitioners, can contribute to making the world a more stable place for everyone. Technological proliferation contributes significantly to these systemic and structural effects. The application of global systems of information, finance, energy and other resources has both negative and positive consequences. The diversity of TC 9-5 makes it a unique Science and Engineering community within which to explore the role of UN SDGs. This paper sets out the historical development of TC9-5 in light of the UN SDGs, and demonstrates some key aspects of the current alignment of TC9-5 with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

Systems and Control for Societal Impact: IFAC TC 9.2 Visions and UN SDGs

The digital revolution has opened numerous new possibilities for control systems solutions with potential for widespread societal impacts. Thus, it is important to explore how the design of control systems can be performed in such a manner that these impacts can be steered towards contributing to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). The IFAC Technical Committee 9.2, Systems and Control for Societal Impact, is deeply interested in maximizing the benefits of automation, control and intelligent systems for society while avoiding their possible negative effects by anticipating potential adverse effects. The TC 9.2 is building its vision and activities along the emerging new field of cyber-physical-human systems (CPHS). This field is growing due to the proliferation of interactions between humans and (embedded, networked, interconnected) cyber-physical systems (CPS). The interplay between humans and CPS leads to new societal impacts and requires new tools for directing and guiding these impacts. Moreover, such interactions in CPHS require interdisciplinary collaborations between engineers and social and behavioral scientists and humanists for achieving the responsible development of CPHS.In this paper, we recap the TC9.2 topics and visions. We discuss the responsible development of CPHS which is the driving goal of the TC9.2 committee. We initiate an analysis to relate TC 9.2 topics with UN SDGs, through the idea of “six transformations”. The importance of stages of research development driven by SDG goals as well as the importance of individuals, corporations, and governments in this responsible design of systems is also highlighted. The close relation of the TC 9.2 visions with Digital Revolution for Sustainable Development through CPHS is discussed in detail. Relations with other transformations are also studied.

Control and Automation Education and UN SDGs: Alignment of TC 9.4 - Current Status and Future Directions

This paper describes and reviews the activities of the IFAC Technical Committee on Control Education and their relationship with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). In particular, Goal 4 – Quality Education – is addressed, and we discuss how the TC activities ensures inclusive and equitable quality education and promotes lifelong learning opportunities for all. Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) of the United Nations focuses on accessible, inclusive, and high-quality education. By promoting lifelong learning opportunities, gender equality, skills enhancement for employment, and sustainable development education, TC9.4 initiatives set out in this paper address key targets of SDG4. The paper outlines various resources and strategies, including online control resources, interactive tools, virtual laboratories, and benchmark problems, aimed at enhancing control education globally. Emphasizing the importance of shared resources in reducing education costs and promoting inclusivity, the report underscores the role of education in societal advancement and the significance of control systems in addressing contemporary challenges for sustainable development.

The impact of glass properties on the energy efficiency and embodied carbon of multi-angled façade systems

This research paper analyses the potential of multi-angled façade systems to achieve the sustainability goals of reduced energy consumption and improved indoor climate quality, hence aligning with UN SDGs 3, 11, 12 and 13. The objective of this research paper is to define the suitable glass properties for the two windows of the multi-angled façade. The concept of a multi-angled façade system is based on proposing using two different window orientations in each façade on a vertical axis (right and left), but not tilted up and down. The large part of the multi-angled façade is oriented more to the north to optimise the use of daylight and the small part of the multi-angled façade more to the south to optimise the use of solar radiation through the façades. One can optimise using daylight and solar heat inside the office room through the multi-angled façade design concept, but with less complexity in the design, manufacture, and transport phases. This is the gap between 3D façades and the new multi-angled façade system concept, which indicates its novelty.To evaluate the energy consumption, the researcher used the software program IDA ICE version 4.8. to analyse the energy behaviour through the façade and the building's indoor climate, to compare the glass property impacts. The researcher modelled five scenarios for a multi-angled façade with different glass properties in both parts of the multi-angled façade. Researchers have used this software in simulations to validate, test, and compare statistics for more than 25 years according to ASHRAE 140, 2004, and CEN Standard EN 15255 and 15265, 2007. To conduct the analysis for the material's embodied energy in the multi-angled façade, the researcher used the software LCAbyg version 5 and compared it with the situation for a flat façade. The results for the energy consumption results revealed that the energy behaviour in the first scenario's glass type is recommended because the illumination was better and offered lower total yearly energy consumption and the accepted number of overheating hours inside the office room. The result of the embodied energy for the materials of the multi-angled façade shows that the area-weighting of the sum of the total energy consumption through the building's lifetime and embodied energy is higher when one renovates with a flat façade by about 11%.

북한의 SDGs 달성을 위한 입법과 정책의 변화

North Korea is actively utilizing the SDGs as a means to emphasize the unfairness and contradictions of the U.S. and other U.N. sanctions, saying that they are hindering peace-making and global partnerships, including the promotion of the SDGs and development cooperation, and to inform the international community that they are threatening North Korea's survival in non-political areas such as energy, food, water and sanitation, and the climate crisis. Furthermore, by actively embracing the UN SDGs, the DPRK is emphasizing its image as a ‘normal country’ and a ‘moderate country’ by accepting universal norms and values of the international community, including the United Nations, and cooperating with the international community, and recognizing the SDGs as a key means to attract development cooperation from the international community. In other words, the DPRK is establishing an implementation system by linking the UN SDGs to the Kim Jong-un regime's mid- and long-term national development plans, including the National Development Strategy and National Plan. Analyzing the specifics of the linkages and understanding the implications of the North Korean regime's policies can have important implications for advancing inter-Korean relations in the future. North Korea's legislative and policy responses to the implementation of the SDGs, particularly in the area of climate and environment, have so far fallen far short of the 30-year target. Nevertheless, North Korea's diplomatic diversification strategy to actively deal with the prolonged sanctions and diplomatic isolation is centered on the United Nations. North Korea's internal development strategy is also seeking a new direction, and the five-year plan for national economic development established at the 8th Party Congress in January 2021 and the new third UNSF (2022-2026) are also clarifying its intention to implement the SDGs with the international community. Among them, the renewable energy and circular economy sectors are being promoted by North Korea with a very active and urgent will to fulfill the SDGs, which is seen as a way to overcome the internal and external economic difficulties faced by North Korea. In addition, the disaster response field due to the climate crisis is being promoted by the North Korean regime with all its might. Given the need for the United Nations to include integrated SDGs on the Korean Peninsula in the new third UNSF (2022-2026), it is time for North and South Korea to work together with the United Nations to implement the SDGs, and we believe that cooperative projects in the field of climate and environment will be a key driver.

Validation of sustainability indicators in the energy sector considering their relationship with the UN SDGs: analysis of an emerging economy country using the Lawshe method

PurposeThis study aims to identify sustainability indicators in the energy sector through a literature review and validate them from the perspective and context of professionals working in the sector in an emerging economy country, Brazil, considering the relationship of these indicators with the achievement of the targets set by the United Nations sustainable development goals (UN SDGs).Design/methodology/approachTo accomplish this, a literature review on sustainability indicators specific to the energy sector was conducted. Subsequently, a research instrument (questionnaire) based on the identified indicators was developed and a survey was administered to professionals in the field. The collected data were analyzed using the Lawshe method.FindingsThe results revealed 20 indicators, distributed across environmental, economic and social dimensions. Among these, nine indicators were validated, including global impacts, local impacts, renewable energy production as a percentage of total production, greenhouse gas emissions, access to electricity, investment in the energy sector, installed capacity in the electricity sector, energy prices in the end-use sector and energy distribution and conversion efficiency.Originality/valueConsequently, it was possible to determine which SDGs are directly impacted and provide a foundation for future actions that can contribute to the sustainable advancement of the energy sector in emerging countries.

OSM Sidewalkreator: A QGIS plugin for an automated drawing of sidewalk networks for OpenStreetMap

Sidewalks are a relevant part of the living space in urban environments but are still rarely mapped. In recent years, the mapping of sidewalks has grown in importance among the OSM and academic communities as a matter of concern for many UN SDGs. To cover this gap, we propose a GitHub-hosted, fully open-source QGIS Plugin entitled "OSM SidewalKreator" to automatically draw the geometries of sidewalks for OSM crossings and curb crossing interfaces. The plugin workflow encompasses the steps of input area selection; data fetching, data cleaning, sidewalk geometries generation; crossings and kerbs generation; optional sidewalk splitting; and data exporting. Furthermore, the tool gives the user the capacity to have control over the process. Our tests revealed that the proposed method embodied by the plugin surpasses the manual process in many contexts, highlighting completeness, topological and thematic accuracies. We conclude that deepening, improving, and increasing the amount of open sidewalk mapping, mainly in the widely available OSM, can be a valuable asset to improve the development of accessibility and mobility worldwide.

Scalability of Pharmaceutical Co-Crystal Formation by Mechanochemistry in Batch.

The development of mechanochemistry is considerably growing. Benign by design, this technology complies with several principles of green chemistry, contributing to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and the European Green Deal objectives. Herein, we report the use of mechanochemical processes in batch to prepare kilogram-scale of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API): Ibuprofen-Nicotinamide (rac-IBP:NCT) co-crystal in an industrial eccentric vibration mill. This scenario shows a sustainable approach to the industrial up-scaling of pharmaceutical co-crystals by a solvent-free mechanochemical process in batch. The quantitative assessment of the greenness of the mechanochemical process against the Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry was performed using the DOZN 2.0 Green Chemistry Evaluator.

Analysis and Prediction of Poverty Rate along with Other Economic Factors in the United States

Poverty is an everlasting issue that affects everyone on the globe, and it is of crucial importance to lift people out of poverty. It is part of the UN SDGs and a macroeconomic goal of most countries. Thus, it is important to understand patterns and make predictions of poverty rate. In this paper, data from the US Census Bureau and The Balance are used to form timeseries analysis. In addition to poverty rate alone, unemployment rate and inflation rate are used to generate dynamic regression model for more complete and accurate predictions. The result of modeling and prediction shows that poverty rate in the United States will most likely increase in the following years to around 15 to 16 precent and then gradually decrease. It is also likely that it will fluctuate around 12%. Overall, the result is a sign that potential measures should be taken to mitigate the possible effects of a predicted increasing poverty rate.

MODELING THE FINANCIAL PROVISIONS FOR PUBLIC WELFARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH PUBLIC BUDGETING PRIORITIES

This scientific article, derived from synthesizing international research findings, enriches our understanding of the intricate relationship between state budget allocations for public goods and the modeling of societal well-being. The study aims to standardize the calculation of public welfare expenditure indicators to prioritize budget allocations for public goods. Employing a conceptualization of public welfare in market-oriented countries, as well as scientific methods of synthesis, comparison, and graphic data analysis, the authors introduce an innovative approach to quantitatively assess and compare spending priorities of public financial resources on public welfare across nations. The study categorizes government expenditures according to an international classification into three models of public welfare, in addition to general state maintenance costs. These models range from basic protection and security (the first model) to the provision of public goods for economic freedom (the second model), culminating in the third model, which addresses contemporary complexities in ensuring population self-development and enhancing societal "value" through self-expression. Analysis reveals that, as of 2021, Ukraine allocated a substantial portion of its budget to support economic activity and government operations, especially in the context of anti-terrorism efforts and a modest economy, resulting in a reduced share of spending on self-improvement and social security compared to EU countries. The article underscores the significance of incorporating sustainability criteria in future research, aligning with the UN SDGs, when examining modern social welfare practices. This research adds to the ongoing discourse on optimizing budget strategies to enhance overall citizen welfare.

To engage with the UN SDGs, the “how” is just as important as the “what”: A case for engagement with the aid-effectiveness framework

To engage with the UN SDGs, the “how” is just as important as the “what”: A case for engagement with the aid-effectiveness framework

Risk-Based Assessment of the Performance of Territorial Bodies of the Federal Treasury of the Russian Federation

This paper presents the authors’ methodology of a risk-oriented approach to assessing the performance of territorial bodies of the Federal Treasury of the Russian Federation. The proposed methodology consists in the application of adjustment coefficients, which account for the quality of the execution of budgetary powers and the growth rate of the gross regional product of the corresponding territory. The goal of the study is to develop a risk-oriented methodology for assessing the contribution of the territorial bodies of the Federal Treasury to the United Nations sustainable development goals and national goals. The current study employs systemic, process based, risk-oriented approaches, statistical data analysis, and mathematical research methods. The gross regional product for the subjects of the Russian Federation is calculated for 2018–2019. Based on an analysis of Russian and foreign research on modern controlling systems and in accordance with the current concept of controlling, an attempt is made to develop a methodology for assessing the performance of the Federal Treasury and its territorial bodies. The main conclusion of the study is that the most expedient approach to assessing the efficiency of territorial bodies of the Federal Treasury is through the balanced scorecard system built in accordance with the strategic goals of the Federal Treasury, the national goals of the Russian Federation, and the UN SDGs.

The impact of external resources on the development of an indigenous school in rural areas: Taking a junior high school in Taiwan as an example

The UN SDGs presented a vision for sustainability and the reduction of inequality within a country. The Taiwanese government uses many external resources to develop rural education. This study was conducted in a small public junior high school in a remote indigenous community in central Taiwan. Due to the economic downturn, the population in the indigenous community is outflowing, and the number of students is decreasing. With external resources, such as the Project of Female Science and Technology Talent Development from the Ministry of Science and Technology in Taiwan and other plans, this study introduces a full-time researcher as a teacher to promote science education in the research school. Implementing the projects improves students' academic performance and encourages students to participate in science competitions and achieve success. This study explores first the impact of the school's implementation of the Ministry of Science and Technology program on the development of the school; second, the results of the development of the school-based curriculum; and finally, it quantifies the statistics of the students' changes in the National High School Entrance Examination results. The impact of external resources on school development is determined by analyzing the performance of the participating students. This study finds that the Ministry of Science and Technology program plays an essential role in the development of the school, providing a key platform for teachers' growth, enriching school funding, developing featured courses, and encouraging students' performance. External resources have significantly improved students' results on the National Examination and facilitated students' motivation to learn science.

The Ethiopian wolf can act as a flagship and umbrella species to protect the Afroalpine ecosystem and foster sustainable development

SummaryHabitat alteration and climate change are important threats to terrestrial biodiversity in the tropics. Endorsing flagship or umbrella species can help conserve sympatric biodiversity, restore degraded ecosystems and achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). The Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) is a rare and endemic Ethiopian canid. It is Africa’s most endangered canid species and is restricted to several isolated patches of Afroalpine habitats. While its behavioural ecology and conservation biology have been well studied, studies of the Ethiopian wolf’s significance for the conservation of its habitat and sympatric species are lacking. Here we use geographical range overlap and geospatial modelling to evaluate the importance of the Ethiopian wolf as a flagship and/or umbrella species. We assess whether conservation interventions targeting the Ethiopian wolf could help to restore and protect Afroalpine habitat and conserve sympatric species whilst simultaneously providing a wide range of socioeconomic and environmental benefits. We found that Ethiopian wolves share their range with 73 endemic and/or threatened vertebrate species, 68 of which are Afroalpine ecosystem species, and at least 121 endemic and/or threatened plant species. Ethiopian wolves are taxonomically distinctive and charismatic species classified as Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. Thus, they meet both the flagship and umbrella species criteria to restore Afroalpine habitats and conserve threatened sympatric species. A conservation strategy protecting and restoring Afroalpine habitat has the potential to contribute to achieving at least five of the 17 UN SDGs. The protection of flagship and umbrella species should be integrated into broader regional biodiversity and habitat conservation.

Digitalization and sustainable development goals in emerging Islamic economies

Purpose This study examines the intersection of emerging Islamic economies and the digital economy in the context of the United Nations sustainable development goals (UN SDGs). This study aims to investigate the opportunities, challenges and barriers faced by emerging Islamic economies in the context of the digital economy. It specifically focuses on how these economies can contribute to the achievement of UN SDGs established in 2015. In addition, the study explores the prospects of Islamic digital finance and its potential to facilitate the adoption of the UN SDGs. Design/methodology/approach The following components outline the design, methods and approach of this study, identify and select specific UN SDGs that are relevant to the research aims. These selected goals serve as the basis for evaluating the impact of conventional and Islamic digital financial inclusion, gathered data from credible sources such as Bloomberg and Refinitiv Thomson Reuters to support the analysis. These sources provide comprehensive data on global indicators, progress and targets related to the UN SDGs, compare and evaluate the impact of both conventional and Islamic digital financial inclusion strategies on the selected UN SDGs; the study uses qualitative interpretation of the gathered data, which involves identifying patterns, themes and connections within the data to draw meaningful conclusions. Findings Results revealed that Islamic digital finance has the potential to contribute significantly to achieving the UN SDGs by promoting financial inclusion, encouraging ethical investments, supporting small and medium enterprises, promoting sustainable investments and leveraging technology to expand access to Islamic financial services and support sustainable investments. Research limitations/implications While there are many potential benefits of Islamic digital finance in helping to achieve the UN SDGs, there are also several limitations that should be considered in research, such as limited access to digital infrastructure, regulatory challenges, product offerings, scale, awareness and adoption. Addressing these limitations will be critical to maximizing the potential of Islamic digital finance to contribute to achieving the UN SDGs. Practical implications This study points to an important gap in the literature; for practitioners, this study has significant managerial consequences for achieving the UN SDGs in emerging economies by facilitating social impact investments and promoting ethical and sustainable investments. Originality/value This study’s uniqueness lies in its exploration of the limited exploration of connecting the implementation of digital financial systems to promote UN SDGs within emerging Islamic economies.

A regional gap analysis to inform the implementation of the Irish Healthy Campus Framework

Abstract Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) constitute prudent ecological contexts for ‘whole-setting’ health promotion (HP) encompassing institutional policies, built environments, sociocultural norms, transdisciplinary research, and capacity-building curricula. As potent life course conduits for both monitoring and addressing public-health priorities, evidence-based HP within HEIs synergistically aligns with cross-sectoral agendas, including the UN SDGs, Okanagan Charter for Health Promoting Universities, and the EU Global Health Strategy. In Ireland, the health-enhancing potential of the higher education sector has been recognised, and validated, via the design and implementation of the Irish Healthy Campus Framework (IHCF). Concurrently, however, there remains a dearth of empirical evidence to underpin the efficacy of ecological HP interventions in contemporary HEIs. As the first inter-institutional collaboration of its kind to inform the implementation of the IHCF within two HEIs in Ireland (N > 37,000 students, N > 4,700 staff), this mixed-methods (QUAN-QUAL) research aims to examine the health and lifestyle profiles of inherently diverse campus populations, in addition to exploring the qualitative perspectives of cross-campus HP stakeholders. Pertinent measures will include two comprehensive web-based health instruments, comprised of iteratively devised items, in addition to a series of validated scales. Qualitative analyses will be rooted in an empirical model, which will be utilised to map and evaluate the ecological reach of HP services and interventions, serving as a regional gap analysis. This novel research will identify thematic priorities amongst a heterogeneous target population comprised of students and staff across two distinct universities, spanning seven regional campuses in the southwest of Ireland. Given the magnitude of HEIs as settings for health, these data will be of interest to a multitude of public health practitioners, academics, and policy makers. Key messages • This research is the first inter-institutional collaboration of its kind to inform the implementation of the Healthy Campus Framework within two HEIs in Ireland (N > 37,000 students, N > 4,700 staff). • Emerging international frameworks recognise universities as potent, and highly-scalable, life course conduits through which to monitor and address public health priorities.