Financial Statements 2018/19
In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) 90% of our research was recognised as internationally significant
The highest subject rankings by grade point average were Social Work and Social Policy, Computer Science and Informatics, Business and Management Studies, Law, Art and Design, Music, Drama and Performing Arts
years it will bring together 44 partners in 17 countries, with a value to Middlesex of some £1.6 million.
Dr Neelam Raina from our Department of Design continues to research the links between culture, conflict and poverty in post conflict regions. Her recent project investigated the impact of longstanding conflict in Iraq on local crafts from the perspective of local people. It explored crafts as a means of sustainable income generation that could contribute towards reconstruction and development of the region. The work is supported by a grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s Global Challenges Research Fund, via the Nahrein Network based at University College London.
Professor in Dance and Choreographic Practices Vida Midgelow concluded her major EU-funded study into Artistic Doctorates in Europe (ADiE) in 2019, with an international conference at Middlesex.
Senior Lecturer in Product Design and Engineering, Dr Wyn Griffiths, leads a new physical sciences project for young people and families which uses immersive theatre, escape rooms and interactive installations. The project received £100,000 from the Science and Technology Facilities Council. The work builds on his highly successful SMASHFestUK project, a free festival for all ages aiming to inspire interest and increase diversity in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and the arts, that won the 2018 THE Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community Award.
Dr Huan Nguyen, Associate Professor in the Department of Design Engineering and Mathematics, had two notable grant successes this year, both relating to ‘Digital Twins’ – a digital or virtual model that accurately simulates a real object or system.
The first project will develop digital twins to replicate critical physical infrastructure, for example roadways, bridges and dams. The aim is to better understand the effects of things like service loads, environmental actions and natural hazards. The project is a collaboration with the University of Transportation and Communications in Vietnam and DNVGL Digital Solutions in Norway. It was funded via the British Council Newton Fund Institutional Links programme
in support of Institutional Links with Vietnam. The grant’s total value is £210,000, of which £133,000 was awarded to Middlesex.
The British Council also funded Dr Nguyen’s second project – a UK India Education and Research Initiative researching Digital Twin Modelling for Automation, Maintenance and Monitoring in Industry 4.0 Smart Factory.
Dr Tanya O’Garra, Lecturer in Economics, is evaluating the impact of knowledge co-production on the success or failure of Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMAs). Using Fiji as a case study, the research considered how LMMAs delivered social and ecological benefits, and identified contextual factors needed for them to succeed. Dr O’Garra received a British Academy grant of £50,000 from their International Interdisciplinary Research Projects fund.
Dr Emma Ward, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, is currently researching the question: Does rhythm enhance recognition memory? She received funding from the Bial Foundation. Her study involves three experiments, using the electrical activity generated by the brain (EEG) to consider the effect of activity with predictable time patterns on recognition.
Professor Richard Bayford led the Continuous Regional Analysis Device for neonate Lung (CRADL) team using Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) to focus on the devastating effects of respiratory failure in infants and children. The project has broken the world record for the most clinical data collected in this research area.
Our society relies increasingly on systems that store sensitive information in databases. A major challenge is to devise policies and mechanisms that address not only access control but also ‘information flow control’. This is the basis for Senior Lecturer in Computer Science Dr Andrei Popescu’s research into Formal Verification of Information Flow Security for Relational Databases. He was awarded a grant of c.£50,000 from Verified Trustworthy Software Systems (VeTSS) for this work.
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