THE SCHOOL MEANS
BUSINESS
Anoft-citedgoalinUniversitiesistomake “My vision is to see the Centre become the
academicworkrelevantforpractitioners, leading resource for practitioners and researchers
particularlybusinesses.ProfessorDarrenDalcher, in project management irrespective of sector and
headofMiddlesexUniversity’sNationalCentrefor discipline. Middlesex offers an innovative
ProjectManagement,haswonnationalacclaimfor environment that is receptive to new ideas and is
hisrecordinthis:in2008hewasvotedProject keen to engage with business – so that’s why
Magazine’sAcademicoftheYearfor“weaving different kinds of educational initiatives
academicworkandpractice.” happen here.”
Hewasalsonamedoneofthetopten“movers Darren’sresearchareasincludeproject
andshakers”inthefieldbytheAssociationfor managementethics,knowledgemanagementand
ProjectManagement. projectsuccessandfailure.Heiseditinga150-title
bookseriescoveringallaspectsofmanaging
projects,peopleandorganisationsthatwillforgea
newunderstandingofthemanagementofchange
andsuccessfuldeliverythroughprojects.
The future is ours
We know that while the expertise built up in
Universities offers huge benefit for businesses,
how to tap into this knowledge can often be unclear.
At Middlesex we have dedicated administrative and
academic staff for channeling enquiries about
knowledge transfer and development.
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