Middlesex University
Financial Statements 2016/17
Academic Structure
The University’s academic provision is delivered by its three academic faculties. These faculties were introduced for the 2016/2017 academic year, replacing the previous six schools, to align teaching and learning more closely with industry.
Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries
A year of student and staff success With the creation of the new Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries, bringing together the School of Art and Design and School of Media and Performing Arts, several new staff were appointed to key positions, including new Deputy Dean, Mark Hunter and a new technical manager. There was a restructuring of 60 technical staff in order to create clearer progression opportunities and align technical support with the Middlesex strategy and developing portfolio.
The University has been working closely with new Vietnamese partner, the Academy of Journalism and Communication in Hanoi, towards the launch of their new journalism programme. It has continued to develop a large-scale partnership with London’s SAE Institute across multiple programmes, countries and languages.
The Faculty recently developed a new partnership with Film London, creating opportunities for Film students to enter the industry. Foundation year provisions have also increased, so that there is now foundation year entry for almost all programmes in the Faculty.
In the 2016 National Student Survey, the Animation, Illustration, Fashion Textiles and Dance Performance programmes achieved 100% for overall satisfaction.
There were lots of student successes throughout the year. Two BA Dance Performance students won the Undergraduate category of the Barnet Entrepreneurship competition and were runners up in the Grand Final, while a Creative Writing PhD student’s children’s book won the gold award for Poetry and Folklore from the American Parents Association. A BA Television Production graduate won Best Music Video at the NME Awards. One PhD student has been chosen to produce work for the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square in 2020.
As for staff success, Journalism professor Yasmin Alibhai-Brown was named Columnist of the Year at the Society of Editors National Press Awards in March, and Director of
Music Programmes Dr Peter Fribbins’ violin concerto was recorded by the Royal National Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the end of 2016.
Succession planning has allowed the Faculty to implement a more effective staffing strategy whilst making significant savings. This will drive continuous improvement by equipping staff with the skills, data and insight they need to make evidence-based decisions.
A wider degree offering
The Faculty will be reviewing its MA portfolio in the year ahead, and working with the Marketing department to increase international recruitment.
A new BA Visual Effects programme was launched last year and the University broadened its provision in games design, which will continue to grow in the coming months.
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