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False harmony and the embedding of inequality
January 07 2020Roger Kline, Research Fellow in the Business School, discusses the impact and issues associated with identity and discrimination.
Reparations for Slavery – A Contemporary Debate
October 28 2019Dr Angus Nurse examines the current debate over reparations for slavery in both the UK and US.
Unconscious bias: now you see it, now you don’t?
October 11 2019Roger Kline examines a recent case of race discrimination in the workplace, in which unconscious bias was overlooked by the employer
Safeguarding Malaysia’s women migrant workers
July 25 2019Dr Tim Freeman and Dr Lilian Miles report on their research into the rights of women migrant workers in Malaysia
Is much NHS discipline unfair and pointless?
July 16 2019Roger Kline examines the effectiveness of disciplinary action in the NHS
Overeducation in the UK labour market
May 03 2019Dr Michela Vecchi, Associate Professor in Economics, shares and analyses data from her recent research on overeducation in the UK workforce
Supporting Parents in the Digital Age
December 05 2018Dr Jaqueline Harding shares some of the research findings which led to the creation of Tomorrowschildtv, a new online channel providing digital safeguarding advice for parents
No quick fixes for fair recruitment
November 05 2018Joy Warmington and Roger Kline question the continued lack of diversity in the recruitment processes of large organisations
Tackling London’s epidemic of youth violence
July 16 2018PhD student Nicola Coleman explores the issue of youth violence in the capital, talking to ex-offender and PhD student Junior Smart about his work with the SOS Project.
#PrideMatters – Middlesex at Pride 2018
July 04 2018Ahead of this year’s Pride in London, staff, students and alumni from Middlesex University describe what Pride means to them