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experience of studying and those attending reflected on how this could be improved. Following on from this further workshops were held that allowed staff-student co-creation of initiatives around decolonising knowledges and belonging. A research report on BLM and decolonising the curriculum with a focus on Law was commissioned from Rebeca Arvelos Tavares Do Amaral Cruz, a Middlesex alumna who had graduated in 2017 with a first-class honours degree in International Politics and Law.
The Faculty worked with consultants Everything Diversity and Inclusion to create opportunities, and internships and placements at Amazon, Microsoft, PwC, Deloitte and ASOS for students from diverse backgrounds. Middlesex Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management Dr Doirean Wilson has designed an online cultural awareness toolkit with Stephen Lawrence’s brother The Right Honourable Stuart Lawrence to support the Metropolitan Police in awareness of community diversity. Dr Wilson was approached by the police after producing a diversity toolkit for higher education providers.
We have a growing degree apprenticeship portfolio, including the B2B Sales Professional Degree Apprenticeship, and we are the lead partner in the Policing Education Consortium delivering the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship programme with three forces, more information on which can be found on page 62. This year we also provided an upskilling course to police trainers from Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire police forces who we work with to deliver this apprenticeship. While they have a wealth of experience in policing and training, some do not have a university-level qualification, and the Graduate Certificate they are working towards allows them to build on this experience and develop their knowledge base.
LEARNING IN A BLENDED ENVIRONMENT
With strong links with the industry, the Faculty provides practical real-world learning that prepares students to become change makers. Adapting to COVID-19 restrictions, the Faculty offered alternatives to physical placements and fieldtrips, for example Tourism students went on virtual field trips with London Walks and Cybercrime students developed apps. Students on courses with a logistics,
supply chain or operations management component were guaranteed placements in their third year, thanks to our partnership with Novus. The partnership further supported our students with guest lectures, mentoring and exposure to Novus’ 27 sponsor companies.
Across the Faculty, students had the opportunity to learn from professionals through panel discussions and one-to-one mentoring with industry experts. The Clinical Legal Education programme conducted many virtual events involving Middlesex Law graduates and professional speakers such as Deputy Senior District Judge (Magistrate’s Court) Tam Ikram, the second-highest district judge in the country, and Middlesex LLB graduate Jonathan Achampong, a partner at London law firm Wedlake Bell. Where possible teaching activities and assessments were aligned with real life industry projects involving companies like Marriott Hotel. We also partnered with industry body Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) to provide students the opportunity to learn from guest speakers and engaging content.
RESEARCH THAT ADVANCES HUMAN RIGHTS
The Faculty’s research and knowledge exchange consistently addresses issues of gender equality, social justice, and human rights. Women and girls are the focus of our continued work on two multimillion-pound projects funded by the UK Global Challenges Research Fund on which we collaborate.
Professor Eleonore Kofman, Dr Janroj Yilmaz Keles and Dr Necla Acik from the Gender, Justice and Security Hub aim to deliver interdisciplinary research on gender justice and inclusive security in conflict-affected societies. The Hub’s work advances the delivery of United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on gender equality and empowerment (SDG5) and on peace, justice and strong institutions (SDG16), as well as supporting the implementation of its Women, Peace and Security initiative. The Gender Responsive Resilience and Intersectionality in Policy and Practice project (GRIPP), of which Middlesex Professor Sarah Bradshaw is a Thematic Lead and which brings together partners from Latin America and the Caribbean, Southern Africa, South Asia and the UK, aims to transform thinking around gender in disaster and conflict contexts, with a focus on resilience and infrastructure.
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