Financial Statements 2018/19


A vibrant student experience


Everything we do at Middlesex is dedicated to unlocking our students’ potential and transforming their lives. We prioritise their student experience, and we offer support that is tailored to them throughout their time at Middlesex.


Many of our students are the first in their families to go to university and embark on professional careers. Our aim is for Middlesex graduates to become agents of change, adding tremendous value to the companies where they work, pioneering innovation in the public services and creating the businesses of the future.


We engage our students in active, practice-based learning, with teaching enriched by research and innovative practice that creates highly employable graduates. We provide an inspiring choice of courses and learning pathways that empower students with the ambition, skills and knowledge to succeed as graduates. One of our overarching aims is to reduce differences in outcomes related to students’ backgrounds and prior attainment.


Equality and inclusivity in the curriculum


We promote equality and inclusivity by creating an environment in which all our students and staff can succeed. This aligns with our strategic objective to ‘develop and sustain a culture of respect, purpose, collaboration and trust’ across our university.


Significant changes to the Disabled Students’ Allowance mean universities are required to take more responsibility for supporting students with additional needs. These changes have prompted us to look at how we can make our learning and teaching practice and environments more inclusive. As part of our ongoing work, we held university-wide discussions within Schools and Faculties and across Professional Services.


This year, we have been working on ways to make our curriculum even more inclusive. Teaching inclusively has a positive impact on student learning. It is part of our commitment to having a welcoming and vibrant environment that fosters critical discussion in our learning spaces.


The inclusive curriculum work is driven by our Centre for Academic Practice Enhancement (CAPE). The Centre works collaboratively across the whole university to promote the highest standards of education for students. This includes providing academic staff with resources and support to develop and improve their practice.


Middlesex students come from a rich mix of cultural and national backgrounds. We tap into this incredible resource in our teaching and co-curricular activities. For example, our Language and Culture Exchange, another CAPE initiative, enables hundreds of students to pair up to teach each other their native languages.


Changing the Culture Initiative


As with all our initiatives, ‘Changing the Culture’ is about improving the lives of our students – now and in the future. The University-wide project tackles sexual violence, harassment and hate crime, with involvement from students and staff across Faculties and the professional services. Students and staff are involved in campaigns which cover topics ranging from diversity and identity to prejudice and discrimination. In June 2019, we invited key members of the local community to a public event. Throughout the evening our media students showcased their campaign projects and films on the topic of tolerance, understanding and diversity.


In addition, all staff will be given training, resources and support so they can confidently recognise, respond to and report safeguarding concerns.


We secured £50,000 match funding for the Changing the Culture initiative from the Higher Education Funding Council for England Catalyst Fund. Subsequent investment from the University means the work has been able to continue beyond the funding period.


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