If you've ever gotten into super foods, or exercise, or really anything, a little too much, you will have already come across the idea of stacking several beneficial elements on top of one another to double, triple or even quadruple the sum total of individual elements if done alone. Basically, you've probably at least heard someone say that eating ingredient A with ingredient B creates a super reaction of benefit.

The science on some of these claims is still out, but if the benefits of combined actions can be greater than the sum of their parts, why not approach higher education the same way? Could there be ways to supercharge our actions and goals for broader benefit?

That's the question we aim to answer in this month's cover story, and the short answer is: yes we can. Environmental sustainability is one of the most important concerns for society and universities. Aside from on-campus activities, such as being environmentally friendly, universities are conducting some of the important research needed to combat climate change.

At the same time, however, there are underrepresented and disadvantaged groups unable to access higher ed. Many of those have first hand experience of the impacts of climate change, or have cultural awareness and unique perspectives that could shape the way we think about climate action. In that way, SDG4, Quality Education, likely has substantial reciprocal benefits to SDG13, Climate Action.