ENGAGEMENT (continued)
MAXIMISING HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Physical and mental health were brought into sharp focus during the pandemic.
Middlesex is working with UUK as one of the lead universities to implement its ‘Stepchange: Mentally Healthy Universities’ framework, which calls on universities to prioritise student and staff mental health by ensuring mental health is part of all institutional practices, policies, courses and cultures.
Building on its academic expertise and global reputation in tackling problematic substance use, the University has been working with sector and government contacts and alumni such as Claire Murdoch CBE, Director of Mental Health at NHS England, to lead work in preventing problematic substance use, aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The Vice-Chancellor joined an All Party Parliamentary University Group (APPUG) discussion where Tahmina Choudhery, MDXSU Vice-President, spoke on student mental health. The APPUG Chair then wrote to ministers to highlight her messages on the needs of international students and frontline NHS staff.
As a member of London Higher’s Board, the Vice-Chancellor has built a strong relationship with Diana Beech, the new Chief Executive of London Higher and a former adviser to three Higher Education Ministers. Middlesex is playing an active role in raising the profile of London Higher in policymaking with a focus on mental health, commuter students, and research and knowledge exchange policy.
In July 2021 we agreed a Memorandum of Understanding with community interest company Public Voice who deliver the Healthwatch Haringey service. This agreement will explore possibilities for identifying and facilitating placement opportunities for Social Work and Nursing students, for research projects related to health, social care and education, and for sharing education and training resources related to Continued Professional Development and Knowledge Building Communities.
LOCAL COLLEGES AND COUNCIL
Political and financial investment in further education and the civic role of universities has led to us working even more closely with our local colleges and council.
We have met regularly with the Chief Executive of local further education college Barnet and Southgate College and his senior team to consider progression pathways, supporting student voice and influencing policy. Middlesex, the College and Barnet Council are collaborating on skills development for recovery from the pandemic with a focus on entrepreneurship. The Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education has met with Barnet Council to explore collaboration on training social care staff. Senior staff at Middlesex and Capital City College Group (CCCG) are collaborating on education, policy, public affairs and student engagement.
The Vice-Chancellor and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Provost kept Barnet councillors updated on support for students, staff and the local community during the pandemic, while the Deputy Chief Executive Officer presented our work to the London Borough of Barnet’s (LBB) Health and Wellbeing Board. Following a strategy meeting, the University has agreed shared priorities and plans for focused, collaborative projects with LBB. In July 2021 the Vice-Chancellor met with Councillor Alison Cornelius, the new Mayor of Barnet, to explore ways to continue collaborating over the next year.
The Entrepreneurial Barnet Competition ‘What’s Your Big Idea?’, led by Middlesex University, the LBB, and Barnet and Southgate College with the generous support of Santander Universities and Brent Cross Shopping Centre, returned for another year. The Competition offered Middlesex University, Barnet and Southgate College students, and local residents the opportunity to showcase their ideas, attend business development workshops and win funding to help grow their business. The winners were, in the Social Impact category, a Barnet resident behind a platform to donate to climate change mitigation and, in the Commercial Impact category, a Middlesex alumna and her business partners who have developed an app for people to buy quality, sustainable food at discounted prices. Both winners received a £5,000 prize each and mentoring. A recent Middlesex graduate and an alumnus were runners up, winning £2,500 each.
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