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It’s good to talk – the many method...

May 03 2023

PhD student speaks about the differing forms of communication for humans and animals – and her experience of returning to university in her late 40s

Content Moderators: The fire fighters of the in...

April 04 2023

The Centre for Abuse and Trauma Studies (CATS) highlights the damaging impact that child sex abuse material can have on content moderators

Labour rights reporting: Is a new era i...

March 28 2023
MDX academic explains how British firms will have to comply with new EU corporate laws covering a range of social and environmental issues

ChatGPT could be your Ally – really!
January 23 2023
Professor Balbir Dean, Academic Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, explains why academia should embrace rather than fight against the AI platform

Arts

Crafting resilience: The practices of making in...
March 08 2021
MDX Post-doctoral research fellow Dr Zahra Hussain analyses the experiences of craftswomen in South Asia during lockdown, part of the Culture and Conflict project at the LSE-based Gender, Justice and Security hub.

Exploring the impact of dance
November 10 2020
Michela Vecchi, an Associate Professor of Economics at MDX, is leading a team of researchers to explore the potential effects of dance on wellbeing and on our professional life across cultures.

Dance, cognition and ageing
February 28 2020
Dr Michela Vecchi, our Associate Professor of Economics, and dancer, discusses the physical and more importantly mental improvements dancing can bring.

Has street art lost its street cred?
March 19 2018
Dr Susan Hansen discusses the evolving significance of street art ahead of an ICA symposium

Cultural Democracy
January 04 2018
Dr Loraine Leeson explains why cultural democracy is a vital part of a vibrant society in which everyone is able to contribute creatively

Why arts education is vital
December 15 2016
Professor Kurt Barling reflects on the life and work of his late cousin Keith Church, whose work is being showcased at Goldsmiths University

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Business & economics

MBA students need to be taught ‘information res...
October 05 2020
Following the case of ANZ, Tim Evans, Professor of Business and Political Economy, highlights the importance of ‘information resilience’ for MBA students

Hosting a successful writing boot-camp online
August 24 2020
Professor Anne-Wil Harzing is dedicated to research mentoring in the Business School at MDX. Here, she discusses how her annual writing boot-camp was taken online during COVID-19 and how a community was still maintained.

Women on board: gender diversity in the banking...
March 23 2020
Dr Sylvia Gottschalk and Dr Edward Bace explore how gender diversity in the banking sector can relate to a reduction of risk taking.

Unconscious bias: now you see it, now you don’t?
October 11 2019
Roger 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 2019
Dr Tim Freeman and Dr Lilian Miles report on their research into the rights of women migrant workers in Malaysia

CYGNA: Supporting Women in Academia
March 08 2019
Prof Anne-Wil Harzing explains how CYGNA was formed to support female academics

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Coronavirus and COVID-19

Online child sexual abuse during COVID-19. What...
March 01 2021
Dr Elena Martellozzo, Associate Professor and Criminologist at MDX, presents some of the key issues that were raised during the UKCIS webinar by high-level experts from research, policy and practice.

Cash for kink: the online risky sexual behaviou...
February 10 2021
Elena Martellozzo and Paula Bradbury of the Centre for Abuse and Trauma Studies examine the impact OnlyFans has had on young women during the coronavirus pandemic.

Social capital and COVID-19
January 15 2021
Tom Dickins, Professor of Behavioural Science, explores the notion of social capital in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Exploring the impact of dance
November 10 2020
Michela Vecchi, an Associate Professor of Economics at MDX, is leading a team of researchers to explore the potential effects of dance on wellbeing and on our professional life across cultures.

COVID-19 and the new norms
September 23 2020
Tom Dickins, Professor of Behavioural Science discusses the social risks surrounding the new Rule of Six.

Hosting a successful writing boot-camp online
August 24 2020
Professor Anne-Wil Harzing is dedicated to research mentoring in the Business School at MDX. Here, she discusses how her annual writing boot-camp was taken online during COVID-19 and how a community was still maintained.

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Education

Overeducation in the UK labour market
May 03 2019
Dr Michela Vecchi, Associate Professor in Economics, shares and analyses data from her recent research on overeducation in the UK workforce

What might a practice-based curriculum look like?
April 10 2019
In response to David Boud’s blog Practice-based learning – starting with practice, Professor Carol Costley outlines her ideas for a truly practice-based curriculum.

Practice-based learning – starting with practice
March 15 2019
Professor David Boud proposes a new model of higher education with practice-based learning at the centre

CYGNA: Supporting Women in Academia
March 08 2019
Prof Anne-Wil Harzing explains how CYGNA was formed to support female academics

Creating a supportive research culture
January 30 2019
Professor Anne-Wil Harzing shares the strategies Middlesex University Business School has been using to reach its research potential

Partnership – Student Engagement or Engaging St...
November 27 2018
Dr Sheila Cunningham highlights some of the benefits of a partnership approach to engaging students in higher education

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Health & wellbeing

Unintended consequences: batch recruitment and ...
October 15 2021
Research Fellow Roger Kline reviews a paper looking at the impact of joint-evaluation methods in NHS recruitment on application success rates

A tale of two metrics
February 25 2021
Roger Kline, Research Fellow at our Business School, discusses the two main findings from the 2020 NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard report.

Cash for kink: the online risky sexual behaviou...
February 10 2021
Elena Martellozzo and Paula Bradbury of the Centre for Abuse and Trauma Studies examine the impact OnlyFans has had on young women during the coronavirus pandemic.

Life is digital by default – what’s the i...
December 16 2020
An online webinar brought together leading clinical and academic experts to discuss the impact in the rise of technology on the mental health of children and young people.

Exploring the impact of dance
November 10 2020
Michela Vecchi, an Associate Professor of Economics at MDX, is leading a team of researchers to explore the potential effects of dance on wellbeing and on our professional life across cultures.

How equine therapy can transform lives of disab...
August 26 2020
Josh Sharman and Fiona Suthers, from the Clinical Skills Team at Middlesex University and Emma Hunter, a physiotherapist and RDA coach, discuss the benefits and risks of horse riding for young people with disabilities

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Law & politics

Has Rule of Law backsliding begun in the UK?
December 16 2020
Professor Laurent Pech, Head of the Law and Politics Department, has been researching a worrying issue he has described as ‘Rule of Law backsliding’ for more than ten years.

Where Did The Floating Charge Come From?
February 17 2020
Los Watkins, an MDX Law Lecturer shares a piece of ongoing research into the concept of the Floating Charge and its impact on modern banking law.

How to succeed with a policing degree apprentic...
February 04 2020
The Chief Constable of Sussex Police gives a personal view about the role of apprenticeships in transforming the police, encouraging new groups of people to consider a career in policing.

Reparations for Slavery – A Contemporary Debate
October 28 2019
Dr Angus Nurse examines the current debate over reparations for slavery in both the UK and US.

Political integrity instead of deceit
August 15 2018
Bethany Shiner argues instead of focusing on how the population is being misled by dishonest political campaigns we should be demanding integrity and honesty from our politicians

Tackling London’s epidemic of youth violence
July 16 2018
PhD 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.

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Science & technology

Iran’s cyber ‘revenge’: it’s not if...
January 07 2020
Dr Mahdi Aiash writes about the potential cyber backlash the West may face following the US military airstrike of January 2020.

The Chip Exploit: Is it the tip of an iceberg?
January 10 2018
Dr Mahdi Aiash explains how new vulnerabilities in computer processors should change the way we protect our devices

WannaCry: The Story and Lessons
May 17 2017
How did the WannaCry ransomware do such widespread damage? Dr Mahdi Aiash explains.

When’s a toothbrush not just a toothbrush?
January 17 2017
Director of Forensic Psychological Services Professor Joanna Adler discusses parenting in a digital future

Can AI help combat fake news?
November 22 2016
Former BBC reporter and Professor of Journalism Kurt Barling explores whether technology can help us determine the truth

News from the computational lab – now what?
May 20 2016
Dr Giuseppe Primiero discusses the significance of computational experiments

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Social commentary

Online child sexual abuse during COVID-19. What...
March 01 2021
Dr Elena Martellozzo, Associate Professor and Criminologist at MDX, presents some of the key issues that were raised during the UKCIS webinar by high-level experts from research, policy and practice.

Cash for kink: the online risky sexual behaviou...
February 10 2021
Elena Martellozzo and Paula Bradbury of the Centre for Abuse and Trauma Studies examine the impact OnlyFans has had on young women during the coronavirus pandemic.

Life is digital by default – what’s the i...
December 16 2020
An online webinar brought together leading clinical and academic experts to discuss the impact in the rise of technology on the mental health of children and young people.

Sit, stand or take a knee: Symbolic acts and an...
June 22 2020
Rima Saini, MDX Sociology lecturer, discusses the political history and wide-reaching symbolism of ‘taking a knee’ and its current relationship with genuine anti-racist progress.

Refugee Week: What can we do for refugee children?
June 19 2020
Erminia Colucci, Associate Professor in Visual and Cultural Psychology at MDX looks at the growing number of child refugees and the perilous journey they face to escape their own countries.

Policing reform in the age of Black Lives Matter
June 17 2020
Dr Angus Nurse, Associate Professor and Director of Policing Programmes at MDX, discusses whether the suggested police reforms and polices will make a real difference or if more needs to be done.

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