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Is conflict declining in employment relations?

June 19 2018

Dr Ian Roper examines the decline in strike action over recent years in the UK and asks whether it indicates a more harmonious employment environment.

Burqa bans and gender (in) equality

June 05 2018

Erica Howard discusses the implications of a ban on face-covering clothing for Muslim women living in Denmark

Researching animal abuse and human violence

May 02 2018

Dr Angus Nurse is exploring the possibility that abusing animals can lead to committing violence towards humans

Researching survivor experiences of trauma

April 24 2018

Researcher Mia Scally examines the importance of researcher self-care when working with survivors of traumatic events

Arts

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

Art on the streets

September 29 2016

Susan Hansen and Phil Healey explore the issues behind their forthcoming symposium on creative responses to the urban environment

Capturing chronic illness in pencil and pen

August 09 2016

Stephen Mumberson explains how his ‘New Body’ drawings depict the experience of living with a chronic illness

J.M.W Turner Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps 1812 © Tate Photography

A fresh perspective on writing about art

July 08 2015

Professor of Architectural History and Theory Dana Arnold says it’s time to change the way we write about art and make art theory accessible to all

Business & economics

More business organisations are turning Teal

February 23 2018

Dr Tim Evans and Dr Sarah Morris outline the next stage in organisational evolution and how it will change the way we work

Are corporate psychopaths really successful?

December 15 2017

Professor Clive Boddy shares some insight from his extensive research in corporate psychopaths and their impact on colleagues and organisations

Power in numbers

November 20 2017

Professor Anne Daguerre discusses her Fulbright-Schuman experience at George Mason University in Washington, D.C.

A suitable case for treatment

April 06 2017

NHS equality expert Roger Kline on the disproportionate referrals of BME nurses and midwives to the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Reflections on the Budget

March 09 2017

Professor of Business and Political Economy Dr Tim Evans assesses Philip Hammond’s first Budget as Chancellor

The Apprenticeship Levy

March 08 2017

Director of Global Corporate Engagement David Williams explains how organisations can benefit

Education

The Apprenticeship Levy: one year on

March 09 2018

David Williams discusses recent developments across contemporary apprenticeships

Middlesex: a pioneer of degree apprenticeships

March 05 2018

Dr Darryll Bravenboer explores the significance of collaboration in the future of degree apprenticeships

Construction’s biggest challenge

March 10 2017

Collaboration is the construction industry’s biggest challenge says Neville Webb

Widening access to HE by developing skills

November 30 2016

Middlesex University’s Make Your Mark programme is helping young people find their own path explains Elita Eliades-Ahmed

Microsoft Research - Photo by Robert Scoble (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Microsoft Academic: Is the Phoenix getting wings?

November 17 2016

Professor of International Management Anne-Wil Harzing reviews the latest academic search engine

Equality, diversity and HE policy

May 17 2016

Professor Kurt Barling discusses the history of multiculturalism in academia and the steps universities should take to be truly equal, inclusive and diverse

Health & wellbeing

Equality in the NHS: a work in progress

December 15 2017

Roger Kline revisits the Workplace Race Equality Standard and examines the impact it’s had on the NHS since its introduction in 2014

Rethinking disciplinary action in the NHS

Roger Kline outlines the cost of disciplinary investigations and puts forward a case for more learning and less blame when mistakes are made in the NHS

World AIDS Day: fear, community and hope

December 01 2017

As we near the end of the fourth decade of the HIV epidemic, Ant Babajee explores how far society has moved on

University students - Photo by NEC Corporation of America (Creative Commons 2.0)

Researching the wellbeing of students

May 08 2017

The Centre for Abuse and Trauma Studies is using a platform called the Computerised Life Events Assessment Record to investigate student wellbeing

Violence and women’s mental health

January 04 2017

Associate Professor in Mental Health Nicky Lambert reviews a new piece of research linking violence against women to higher levels of mental distress

Gay Pride Toulouse - Photo by Guillaume Paumier (Creative Commons 2.0)

The sickness label

February 09 2016

Dr Sarah Carr explores a brief history of psychiatry and gay liberation

Law & politics

3 steps to save the European Court of Human Rights

January 16 2018

Alice Donald and Philip Leach discuss the views of Judge Pinto de Albuquerque on reforming the ECtHR, which he outlined on his recent visit to Middlesex

The (not so) Great Repeal Bill

June 15 2017

Dr Joelle Grogan, Lecturer in EU law and Sticky Tricky Law founder, argues that only uncertainty is certain when it comes to the government’s Great Repeal Bill

Sultanism on the rise

June 07 2017

‘The Sultan is dead, long live “Başyüce” Erdogan Sultan!’ argues Senior Lecturer in Politics Dr Tunc Aybak

Preventing online extremism

June 06 2017

Is preventing online extremism only the responsibility of big internet companies? questions Dr Tine Munk

Geert Wilders: a ‘free speech martyr’?

June 02 2017

Dr Erica Howard explores whether right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders has been unfairly treated over his extreme views

Victims at heart of Beslan Judgment

May 30 2017

Jessica Gavron and Jarlath Clifford of the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre on the importance of the European Court of Human Rights

Science & technology

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

Photo by Tony Alter (Creative Commons 2.0)

The shape of things to come

April 01 2016

Dr Mariachiara Di Cesare discusses the serious risks posed by global obesity

Social commentary

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

Equality in the NHS: a work in progress

December 15 2017

Roger Kline revisits the Workplace Race Equality Standard and examines the impact it’s had on the NHS since its introduction in 2014

Are corporate psychopaths really successful?

Professor Clive Boddy shares some insight from his extensive research in corporate psychopaths and their impact on colleagues and organisations

Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo

November 14 2017

Dr Daniel Ozarow recently set up a meeting between human rights leader Nora Cortiñas and Jeremy Corbyn to discuss the situation in Argentina

Why Pride matters

July 06 2017

David Williams shares what Pride means to him, and how important it is in the LGBT+ community

Upper Grenfell Tower by ChiralJon (CC 2.0)

Grenfell is no accident

June 19 2017

Professor of Journalism and former BBC presenter Kurt Barling draws on his experience of the Lakanal House fire to argue that the Grenfell Tower blaze was a ‘colossal scandal’