Financial Statements 2018/19


Transforming potential into success Science and Technology


This year has seen some impressive achievements for our Science and Technology Faculty. The Faculty comprises Natural Sciences, Computer Science, Design Engineering and Mathematics, Psychology and the London Sports Institute.


Award-winning Faculty members


Dr Alison Megeney, Associate Professor in Mathematics was appointed a National Teaching Fellow. This highly prestigious award recognises individuals who have made an outstanding impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession in higher education.


Associate Professor in Psychology Dr Lisa Marzano received a National lifesaver award from Universities UK for academic work that contributes to the nation’s wellbeing, ‘saving lives and keeping us healthy’. She received this for her Samaritans commissioned research into better understanding how to support people in crisis and prevent suicide attempts.


The Faculty also welcomed its new Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean this year. Professor Sean Wellington joined in April 2019 to replace Professor Martin Loomes who retired in July 2019.


Research funding and awards


We continue to spearhead research in the world of Science and Technology, with Senior Lecturer Dr Erminia Colucci winning two Global Challenges Research Fund grants for arts-based mental health research.


We were also awarded funding by The Association of London Environmental Health Managers for our research into the support available for older people, including those at risk of dementia. Senior Lecturer in Environmental Health and Housing Dr Jill Stewart is leading the work.


Our collaborative work in Vietnam continues to develop. Associate Professor Dr Huan Nguyen and his team have secured £133,000 of funding for the Digital Twin Modelling for Automation, Maintenance and Monitoring in Industry 4.0 Smart Factory project. The project offers a platform to evaluate system limitations and the impact of malfunction in manufacturing processes.


Working with the wider community


The Faculty has continued its award-winning outreach activity. Highlights from the past year include winning the prize for Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community at the Times Higher Education Awards. The award recognised the community engagement event SMASHFest UK which we set up. The event was run with Greenwich University in collaboration with TV production company The Refinery – its aim being to inspire interest and increasing diversity


in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics). For a seventh year, we had a leading role in the UK’s largest interactive skills, apprenticeships and careers event, WorldSkills UK LIVE, which was held at the Birmingham NEC. Middlesex colleagues organised four WorldSkills UK skills competitions and the finals took place during the fair. In June 2019 BBC presenter and environmentalist Anita Rani spent a day in a Middlesex science lab with Middlesex staff analysing different wet wipe samples to assess their plastic content. The results of these experiments feature as part of the BBC series War on Plastic.


Sustainable design and practice-based learning


In March 2019, we began building our new multipurpose campus space, the MDX Pavilion. This was a major new project to create a sustainably designed learning, event, community and wellbeing space on campus.


Since 2017, Architectural Technology students have been leading on the design of the space in collaboration with industry professionals. This gave students an invaluable opportunity to apply construction theory and technical know-how to a real-life project.


Sporting success


Sport Science and Sport Rehabilitation improved its ranking in the Complete University Guide 2020. We went up by 18 places, putting us in the top 20 in the UK and top in London.


The London Sports Institute continues to work with a range of external organisations, including elite sports clubs such as Saracens Rugby, and community groups, to provide invaluable practice-based learning opportunities for our students. Employability outcomes are well above benchmark for the subject and the best in London.


Kenneth John Ellacott, a master’s student in Sport, Exercise and Special Populations, has been selected for the GB Paraclimbing Team. His sights are firmly set on the 2024 Paris Olympics.


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