Financial Statements 2018/19
Knowledge exchange
In 2018/19, our research-related knowledge exchange income grew – this includes collaborative research with industry, contract research for industry, and consultancy.
In line with the rest of the sector, the University’s combined knowledge exchange income fluctuated over the last few years, growing moderately between 2014 and 2019. Our main source of knowledge exchange earnings remains continuing professional development (CPD) and short courses, totalling over £10 million annually.
How we perform
Using data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency, we are in the top half of institutions for contract research and for collaborative research.
In CPD, an area in which we are particularly distinguished, we are in the top 20% for fee income and in the top 10% for the number of student days we offer.
In future, the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) will provide a more thorough approach to evaluating knowledge exchange performance and Middlesex is preparing for it currently.
Sharing knowledge for public benefit
In line with our 2017-22 Strategy, all research knowledge and know-how created in our University is used for wider public benefit wherever possible. Examples from last year span a range of subjects, from dance to language use and from mental health to parenting.
In November 2018 Senior Lecturer Dr Jacqueline Harding launched a free online web channel, called Tomorrowschildtv, with over 40 films designed to help parents in the digital age. The channel utilises evidence and contributions from Middlesex researchers.
Locally, we have carried out an evaluation of the Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust Mental Health Liaison Service, which identified ways to improve provision in our part of London. Further afield in London at Wormwood Scrubs prison we deliver continuing professional development courses on life support for staff, to help reduce prisoner deaths.
Our Centre for Research into Creation in the Performing Arts (ResCen) partnered with London’s international dance festival Dance Umbrella. The partnership documents artists’ creative processes, from inception through development to performance. A website, ResCen: Dance Umbrella at 40, contains videos of talks and interviews with Dance Umbrella’s three artistic directors over its history. It also shares additional material about the festival.
Intellectual property from a hugely successful Middlesex-led project to help keep us safe
It’s easy for the human brain to miss vital patterns and connections when investigating crimes. That’s where the Visual Analytics for Sense-making in Criminal Intelligence Analysis (VALCRI) comes in. The semi-automated system uses smart techniques to spot patterns to help solve crimes faster. Middlesex engaged in a partnership with a Canadian company, Genetec Inc, which will create a commercial product for police forces around the world.
Funded through the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme, VALCRI involves partners across Austria, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
Addressing trends in youth violence
Supported by Middlesex colleagues, Professor of Community Justice Anthony Goodman is applying his 40 years of experience of working with offenders to help address current trends in youth violence and related social challenges in London. Professor Goodman was chosen to evaluate two projects: a school knife crime prevention programme led by Southwark Youth Offending Service and a project in a Croydon pupil referral unit to transform outcomes for marginalised young people excluded from mainstream education. The Southwark programme, which also covers schools in Lambeth, has been given £150,000 funding by the Mayor’s Young Londoners Fund and will run over three years.
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