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{{short description|Public university in Middlesex, London, England}}
{{For|the former American university|Middlesex University (Massachusetts)}}
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{{Infobox university
| name                 = Middlesex University London
| image                = Arms of Middlesex County Council.svg
| image_size           = 150px
| caption              = 
| established          = 1878–1973 – founding institutions<br>1973–74 – as Middlesex Polytechnic<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/Achievements/history/index.aspx |title=Our History |publisher=Middlesex University |access-date=23 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223101859/http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/Achievements/history/index.aspx |archive-date=23 February 2010 }}</ref><br>1992 – gained [[Universities in the United Kingdom|university status]]<ref name="History"/>
| type                 = [[Public university|Public research university]]
| endowment            = £0.577 million (2022)<ref name="annacc">{{cite web |title=Middlesex University Financial Statements 2021/22 |url=https://www.mdx.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0031/677713/MDX_Financial-Statements_2021-2022.pdf |publisher=mdx.ac.uk |access-date=13 February 2023}}</ref>
| budget               = £178.2 million (2021–22)<ref name="annacc"/>
| chancellor           = [[Janet Ritterman]]  (appointed 2013)
| vice_chancellor      = Shân Wareing (appointed 2024)
| students             = {{HESA student population|INSTID=10004351}} ({{HESA year}})<ref name="HESA citation">{{HESA citation}}</ref>
| undergrad            = {{HESA undergraduate population|INSTID=10004351}} ({{HESA year}})<ref name="HESA citation"/>
| postgrad             = {{HESA postgraduate population|INSTID=10004351}} ({{HESA year}})<ref name="HESA citation"/>
| other                = 
| city                 = The Burroughs, [[Hendon]], London NW4 4BT
| country              = United Kingdom
| colours              = {{color box|White}}{{color box|Red}}{{colour box|Black}}{{color box|Grey}}<br>White, red, black and grey
| website              = {{url|mdx.ac.uk/}}
| logo                 = Middlesex University logo.svg
| logo_size            = 175
| administrative_staff = 1,900<ref name="HESAstaff0809">{{cite web|url=https://www.mdx.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/442552/MDX617_Financial-Statement_v16_2017_Final-Version.pdf|title=Financial statement|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>
| academic_affiliations         = [[Association of Commonwealth Universities|ACU]]<br/>[[European University Association|EUA]]<br/>
[[University Alliance]]<br/>[[Universities UK]]
}}
'''Middlesex University London''' (legally '''Middlesex University''' and abbreviated to '''MDX''') is a [[public research university]] based in [[Hendon]], northwest [[London]], England. The university also has campuses in Dubai and Mauritius. The name of the university is derived from its location within the [[Historic counties of England|historic county boundaries]] of [[Middlesex]].

The university's history can be traced to 1878 when its founding institute, St Katharine's College, was established in [[Tottenham]] as a teacher training college for women. Having merged with several other institutes, the university was consolidated in its current form in 1992. It is one of the [[post-1992 universities]] (former polytechnics).

Middlesex has a student body of over 19,000 in London and over 37,000 globally. The university has student exchange links with over 100 universities in 22 countries across Europe, the United States, and the world. More than 140 nationalities are represented at Middlesex's Hendon campus alone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/14842289.University_praises_effect_of_international_students_on_community/|title=University praises effect of international students on community|website=Times Series|date=3 November 2016 |language=en|access-date=2017-08-07}}</ref> Additionally, it has campuses in [[Dubai]] and [[Mauritius]] as well as a number of local offices across the globe. Courses are delivered by the Faculty of Science and Technology, Faculty of Professional and Social Sciences, and the Faculty of the Arts and Creative Industries.

In 2023, it was awarded an overall rating of Silver by the Government's [[Teaching Excellence Framework]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tef2023.officeforstudents.org.uk|publisher=Office for Students|access-date=28 September 2023|title=Teaching Excellence Framework 2023 Outcomes}}</ref> The university has been awarded the [[Queen's Anniversary Prize]] three times and has twice received [[Queen's Awards for Enterprise|Queen's Award for Enterprise]] for its international work.

== History ==
[[File:Technical School- Training at Tottenham Polytechnic, Middlesex, England, UK, 1944 D21390.jpg|thumbnail|right|Students learning [[technical drawing]] at Tottenham polytechnic in 1944]]
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For 140 years, the institutions which eventually formed Middlesex University have been based in [[north London]]. The university grew out of mergers between different schools and colleges in the area beginning in 1878 when St. Katherine's College, a female teacher training college, was created in Tottenham. It was joined by [[Hornsey College of Art]], founded in 1882, Ponders End Technical Institute, founded in 1901, and Hendon Technical Institute, opened in 1939.

In 1973, these colleges and further institutions around north London formed '''Middlesex Polytechnic'''. In 1992 Middlesex University was established from Middlesex Polytechnic by royal assent [[Further and Higher Education Act 1992|as part of the Further and Higher Education Act]]. More institutions joined at this time as Middlesex expanded further.<ref name="A history of Middlesex University">{{cite web|url=https://northlondonlitfest.com/2013/02/07/looking-back-while-writing-the-future-a-history-of-middlesex-university/|title=Looking back while writing the future: A history of Middlesex University|publisher=North London Literary Festival|access-date=30 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610131835/https://northlondonlitfest.com/2013/02/07/looking-back-while-writing-the-future-a-history-of-middlesex-university/|archive-date=10 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

From the 1990s, the university began to develop its international presence with their first overseas regional office in [[Kuala Lumpur]]. In 1995, a network of regional offices opened across Europe. In 2005, Middlesex opened its first overseas campus in [[Dubai]] followed by a campuses in [[Mauritius]] in 2009 and [[Malta]] in 2013. The university also has partnerships with other educational institutions around the world.<ref name="Middlesex University Guide">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/0/middlesex-university-guide// |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/0/middlesex-university-guide// |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Middlesex University Guide|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=30 June 2017|date=11 July 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The university has now consolidated its many London campuses into one Hendon campus where it now accommodates all its London-based teaching.<ref name="Hendon Campus Masterplan">{{cite web|url=https://www.bprarchitects.com/portfolio/7/middlesex-university-hendon-campus-masterplan/|title=Middlesex University – Hendon Campus Masterplan|publisher=BPR Architects|access-date=30 June 2017}}</ref>

'''Timeline'''<ref name="History"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/Achievements/index.aspx |title=Achievement and Friends |publisher=Middlesex University |access-date=24 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214223133/http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/Achievements/index.aspx |archive-date=14 December 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Alumni Association of Middlesex University |date=January 2010|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/Assets/The%20Letter%2035.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807095610/http://www.mdx.ac.uk/Assets/The%20Letter%2035.pdf#page=3|archive-date=7 August 2011|title=The Letter: Your bi-annual newsletter from Middlesex University|publisher=Middlesex University|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="guardianHE3">{{cite news|last=Whitehead|first=Frederika|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/may/07/philosophy-cuts-closures-middlesex-university|title=International academics protest at Middlesex philosophy closure|work=The Guardian|date=7 May 2010|access-date=22 January 2014|location=London}}</ref><ref name="guardianHE5">{{Cite news|last=Whitehead|first=Frederika|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/jun/10/middlesex-philosophers-celebrate-survival|title=Middlesex philosophers celebrate survival|work=The Guardian|date=10 June 2010|access-date=22 January 2014|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/news-events/news/queensawardforenterprise.aspx|title=Middlesex Achieves Highest Honour for British Business|publisher=Middlesex University|access-date=23 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="barnet1">{{cite news|last=McConnell|first=Mary|url=http://www.barnet-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17891&headline=Fury%20at%20%C2%A39k%20university%20fees%20hike|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110905012526/http://www.barnet-today.co.uk/news.cfm?id=17891&headline=Fury%20at%20%C2%A39k%20university%20fees%20hike|archive-date=5 September 2011|title=Fury at £9k university fees hike|work=Barnet Today|date=18 May 2011|access-date=22 January 2014|location=London, United Kingdom}}</ref><ref name="times1">{{cite news|last=Hayes|first=Alex|url=http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/9018392.Middlesex_University_to_set___9_000_tuition_fees/|title=Hendon-based Middlesex University to charge £9,000 tuition fees for courses|work=Times|date=11 May 2011|access-date=22 May 2011|location=London, United Kingdom}}</ref>

* '''1878''' – St Katherine's College, [[Tottenham]] founded
* '''1882''' – [[Hornsey College of Art]] founded
* '''1893''' – Berridge House, [[Hampstead]] founded
* '''1901''' – Ponders End Technical Institute begins
* '''1939''' – Hendon Technical Institute opens
* '''1947''' – Trent Park College of Education opens
* '''1962''' – New College of Speech and Drama opens
* '''1962''' – Ponders End Technical Institute is renamed Enfield College of Technology by the Ministry of Education.
* '''1964''' – St Katherine's College unites with Berridge House to form The College of All Saints
* '''1973''' – Middlesex Polytechnic formed
* '''1974''' – Trent Park College of Education and New College of Speech and Drama join Middlesex Polytechnic
* '''1978''' – The College of All Saints closes, with the buildings (and remaining students and some staff) transferred to Middlesex Polytechnic
* '''1991''' – [[David Melville (academic)|David Melville]] becomes the first Vice-Chancellor
* '''1992''' – Middlesex University formed; [[Baroness Platt of Writtle]] becomes the first Chancellor of the university; First overseas regional office opens in [[Kuala Lumpur]]
* '''1994''' – The London College of Dance becomes part of the university
* '''1995''' – North London College of Health becomes part of the university; Regional offices open in Europe
* '''1996''' – [[Michael Driscoll (economist)|Michael Driscoll]] becomes the Vice-Chancellor; Middlesex receives its first [[Queen's Anniversary Prize|Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education]]
* '''1998''' – [[Archway Hospital|Whittington Hospital (Archway Wing)]] is jointly purchased with [[University College London]] (UCL) from [[National Health Service (England)|National Health Service]] (NHS); Queen's Anniversary Prize awarded for the second time;
* '''1999''' – Middlesex achieves [[Investors in People]] status
* '''2000''' – [[Allen Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Didgemere|Lord Sheppard of Didgemere]] becomes Chancellor; [[Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture]] on the Cat Hill campus opens to the public; Middlesex awarded third Queen's Anniversary Prize; Hendon campus redevelopment begins
* '''2003''' – Rebranding initiated in 2001 is completed with the approval of new university logo; Bounds Green campus closes; [[Queen's Awards for Enterprise|Queen's Award for Enterprise]] received
* '''2004''' – London Sport Institute established within the School of Health and Social Sciences
* '''2005''' – First overseas campus opens in [[Dubai]] ([[UAE]]); Tottenham campus closes with most programmes transferred to [[Trent Park|Trent Park campus]]
* '''2007''' – Middlesex Media programmes awarded Skillset Media Academy status by the [[Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills|Government Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills]]
* '''2008''' – Enfield campus closes in summer – programmes, students and staff relocate to Hendon
* '''2009''' – Second overseas campus opens in [[Mauritius]]
* '''2010''' – Philosophy research centre and postgraduate programmes relocate to [[Kingston University]] after a decision to close taught programmes and subsequent campaign to save them
* '''2011''' – 2nd Queen's Award for Enterprise; to charge £9,000 a year in [[Tuition fees in the United Kingdom|tuition fees]] – maximum under [[Tuition fees in the United Kingdom#The Browne Review|government legislation]]; Cat Hill closed, relocated to Trent Park and Hendon. 200 redundancies to make £10m of savings
* '''2012''' – Trent Park campus closed and programmes relocated to flagship campus in Hendon.
* '''2013''' – Closure of Archway campus and transfer of programmes to Hendon. All UK teaching at Hendon. Third international campus opens in Malta<ref name="mdx.ac.uk" />
* '''2015''' – Professor Tim Blackman becomes the Vice-Chancellor<ref name="Blackman">{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/news/2015/06/new-vice-chancellor-starts-at-middlesex-university|title=New Vice-Chancellor starts at Middlesex University|publisher=Middlesex University|access-date=13 July 2015}}</ref>
* '''2016''' – Inauguration of the new hall of residence "Unite Olympic Way" at London Campus with 700 new rooms for Middlesex University students.
* '''2016''' – Inauguration of the new building "Forum North" (London Campus). "Forum North" houses Art & Design, Media & Performing Arts and Science & Technology facilities in an impressive eco-friendly building.
*'''2017''' – The £18 million Ritterman building is opened. It is home to the UK's first cyber factory<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.millionplus.ac.uk/news/in-the-news/middlesex-opens-new-18m-ritterman-building|title=MillionPlus: Middlesex opens new £18m Ritterman Building|website=www.millionplus.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>
*'''2018''' – Middlesex University's Students’ Union is awarded Students’ Union of the Year<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/middlesex/|title=Middlesex University|access-date=3 October 2018|language=en-gb}}</ref> ----

=== Restructuring ===
[[File:Middlesex University old logo.jpg|thumb|Middlesex's old logo]]
In May 2001 the university appointed C Eye, a branding consultancy, to design a new logo.<ref name="DesignWeek">{{cite news|last=Cheevers|first=Brandon|url=http://www.designweek.co.uk/news/middlesex-university-to-consider-total-rebrand/1128075.article|title=Middlesex University to consider total rebrand|work=Design Week|date=7 June 2001|access-date=26 July 2009}}</ref> In 2003, the previous "M" logo was replaced with a new red-coloured wavy line intended to express a flexible and responsive approach to the needs of students.<ref name="TEducation2">{{cite news|last=Lipsett|first=Anthea|url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=191548&sectioncode=26|title='Dull' Birmingham recruits troops for market battle|work=Times Higher Education|date=1 October 2004|access-date=27 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/WWW/STUDY/GLOFIG.HTM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215014946/http://www.mdx.ac.uk/WWW/STUDY/GLOFIG.HTM |archive-date=15 December 2013 |title=Pictures, shape and design |publisher=Middlesex University |access-date=22 January 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=July 2009}}

Following the review of the sustainability of its academic programmes, the university implemented a series of cuts over 2005–2006. In late 2005 it decided to stop offering history courses in an attempt to reduce a £10&nbsp;million deficit.<ref name="guardianHE1">{{cite news|last=Ford|first=Liz|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/jan/13/highereducation.cutsandclosures|title=History is history at the university|work=The Guardian|date=13 January 2006|access-date=22 January 2014|location=London}}</ref> The decision was met with hostility from Middlesex's student union as well as from the [[National Union of Students (United Kingdom)|National Union of Students]].<ref name=guardianHE1/> In other moves to save costs, the university made 175 voluntary redundancies, including 33 academic staff, a measure that was intended to save £5&nbsp;million.<ref name="guardianHE2">{{cite news|last=Demopoulos|first=Katherine|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2005/dec/15/highereducation.cutsandclosures|title=Ailing Middlesex University makes 175 staff redundant|work=The Guardian|date=15 December 2005|access-date=22 January 2014|location=London}}</ref>

Since 2000, Middlesex has embarked on a strategy to achieve "fewer, better campuses" to reduce costs and improve its long-term sustainability.<ref name="SpecialProjects">{{cite web|url=http://alumni.mdx.ac.uk/Page.aspx?pid=227|title=Special Projects|publisher=Middlesex University|access-date=14 August 2009}}</ref><ref name="CorpPlan0914"/> The strategy translated into the disposal of several small arts campuses in Bedford, Hampstead and [[Wood Green]] and the larger, but still uneconomic and unattractive campuses at [[Bounds Green]], Enfield and Tottenham.<ref name="CorpPlan0914">{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/Assets/corp_plan_09_14.pdf|title=Corporate Plan 2009–2014|publisher=Middlesex University|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> The university also closed the Corporate Services building at the [[Barnet College|North London Business Park]] and consolidated most of the functions carried out on these sites at Hendon, where it aims to accommodate nearly all its London-based teaching.<ref name="CorpPlan0914"/><ref name="CorpPlan0813">{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/strategy/docs/Corporate_Plan_2008_.pdf|title=Corporate Plan 2008–2013|publisher=Middlesex University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207092605/http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/strategy/docs/Corporate_Plan_2008_.pdf|archive-date=7 February 2009|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref>

In 2010, Middlesex announced the closure of its Philosophy department, because it was judged to be not financially sustainable. This was despite the fact that it had been the highest ranking department in the university's latest [[Research Assessment Exercise]] (RAE) in 2008,<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/table/2008/dec/18/rae-middlesexuniversity/|title=RAE 2008 Middlesex University|date=18 December 2008|access-date=22 January 2014 | work=The Guardian | location=London}}</ref> building on its grade of 5 in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bruce Nelson |url=http://www.planning.ed.ac.uk/research/rae2001/RAE2001UOA62.htm |title=RAE 2001 – results for unit of assessment 62 Philosophy |publisher=University of Edinburgh |access-date=6 June 2010}}{{Dead link|date=January 2014}}</ref> An international campaign of support was quickly organised, with figures such as [[Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak]], [[Jean-Luc Nancy]], [[Slavoj Žižek]], [[Étienne Balibar]], [[David Harvey (geographer)|David Harvey]], [[Isabelle Stengers]] expressing their strong disapproval. Articles condemning the decision appeared in the national press<ref name="guardianHE4">{{cite news|last=Power|first=Nina|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/apr/29/philosophy-minorities-middleqsex-university-logic|title=A blow to philosophy, and minorities|work=The Guardian|date=29 April 2010|access-date=22 January 2014|location=London}}</ref> and students protested on campus and elsewhere for its restitution.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10185329|title=Rally over Middlesex University protesters' suspension|publisher=BBC News|date=28 May 2010|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> In early June 2010 it was announced that the postgraduate component, the CRMEP, was to be transferred to [[Kingston University]], but the undergraduate programme was still to be phased out.<ref name="guardianHE5"/>

== Campuses ==
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The university has consolidated most of its activities onto the Hendon campus in London with all teaching located at Hendon from autumn 2013. All older campuses were closed – [[Bounds Green]] (2003), [[Tottenham]] (2005), [[London Borough of Enfield|Enfield]] (2008), Cat Hill (2011), [[Trent Park]] (2012), and Archway and Hospitals (2013) – while Hendon received substantial investment in facilities and infrastructure to accommodate new students and programmes.<ref name="Hendon Development">{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/future/hendon/works/works.asp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070306110106/http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/future/hendon/works/works.asp|archive-date=6 March 2007|title=Hendon Development|publisher=Middlesex University|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref>

Since 2004, the university has also been operating an overseas campus in [[Dubai]] and opened another one in [[Mauritius]] in October 2009.<ref name="News">{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/news-events/news/mauritiuscampus.aspx|title=Mauritius Campus |publisher=Middlesex University|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> In September 2013, Middlesex opened its third international campus in Malta.<ref name="mdx.ac.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/international/campuses/malta/index.aspx|title=Malta|access-date=16 July 2015}}</ref>

=== Current campuses ===
==== London: Hendon ====
[[File:Middlesex University Hendon Campus.jpg|thumb|The College Building at Hendon]]
The Hendon campus is located in [[North London|north-west London]], near [[Hendon Central]] Underground station.<ref name="Hendon">{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/Strategy/estate_strategy/campus/index.aspx|title=Campus development|publisher=Middlesex University|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> Its main College Building was built in the [[Neo-Georgian style (Great Britain)|neo-Georgian style]] by H.W. Burchett and opened in 1939 as part of Hendon Technical Institute. This was extended in 1955 and in 1969 when a new refectory and engineering block were added, and later expanded using a number of [[London Borough of Barnet]] office buildings including the current Town Hall and Library.

[[File:The Sheppard Library.jpg|thumb|The Sheppard Library|alt=]]
Over £200m has been invested to transform the university's Hendon site into one of London's biggest campuses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mdx.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0034/284992/MDX440_Financial-Statement-2016_FINAL.pdf|title=Middlesex Financial Statements 2015/16}}</ref> The main College Building was refurbished in a £40&nbsp;million project which included the addition of a glass-covered central courtyard forming Ricketts [[Quadrangle (architecture)|Quadrangle]]. In 2004, the new Learning Resource Centre, the Sheppard Library, opened to offer 24/7 access to over 1,000 study areas and specialist facilities including a Financial Markets Suite, Law Wing, and Teaching Resources Room.

The Ritterman Building is one of Middlesex University's newest development, and was opened in February 2017. It provides over 3,300 square metres of additional teaching space for both the Faculty of Science and Technology, and the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries, and is home to the UK's first 'Cyber Factory'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/news/2017/02/first-uk-cyber-factory-training-facility-installed-at-middlesex-university|title=First UK Cyber Factory training facility installed at Middlesex University {{!}} Middlesex University London|website=www.mdx.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-09-04}}</ref> Its design incorporates sustainable technologies including solar panels, a bio-diverse green roof, and living walls irrigated by rainwater harvesting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bprarchitects.com/portfolio/69/middlesex-university-ritterman-building|title=Middlesex University – Ritterman Building — bpr architects|website=www.bprarchitects.com|access-date=2017-09-04}}</ref>

Other specialist facilities include bioscience and biomedical science laboratories, nursing and midwifery simulation labs.

The Hendon campus has a number of sports facilities, including a fitness studio, 7-a-side football pitches, floodlit outdoor courts (MACS), a bouldering wall, and one of the few [[Real tennis|real tennis courts]] in the UK. In October 2013, the university opened a new sports science facility at [[Barnet Copthall|Allianz Park]] (the new stadium of [[Saracens F.C.|Saracens Rugby Club]]) in Hendon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/Sport/index.aspx|title=Sport|publisher=Middlesex University|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> The refurbished university gym, Fitness Pod, opened in 2017 to offer gym and leisure facilities to students, staff and the local community.

==== Dubai ====

In 2005, the university opened a campus in the [[Dubai Knowledge Village]] as part of Dubai's Technology and Media Free Zone. This is a joint venture with Middlesex Associates,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dkp.ae/partner/middlesex-associates-fz-llc/|title=Middlesex Associates FZ-LLC » Dubai Knowledge Park|work=Dubai Knowledge Park|access-date=2017-09-04|language=en-US}}</ref> a business consortium in Dubai. The campus was the first Middlesex campus outside north London. It provides courses in Accounting and Finance, Business and Management, Computing and IT, Education, Law and Politics, Marketing, Media and Communications, Psychology, Social Science and International Tourism Management.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mdx.ac.uk/global-impact/our-campuses/dubai|title=Dubai {{!}} Middlesex University London|website=www.mdx.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>

The campus is licensed by Dubai Knowledge and Human Authority (KHDA), and its programmes are approved by the KHDA.<ref name="MDXDubaiPR6709">{{cite press release|title=London's "First and Only" University Campus in the UAE: Four Years of Excellence|publisher=Middlesex University in Dubai|date=6 July 2009|url=http://www.mdx.ac/NewsandEvents.asp?NewsID=229&Link=About%20Middlesex%20University%20Dubai&SubLink=MDX%20News|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110531145449/http://www.mdx.ac/NewsandEvents.asp?NewsID=229&Link=About%20Middlesex%20University%20Dubai&SubLink=MDX%20News|archive-date=31 May 2011|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> In August 2009, KHDA's University Quality Assurance International Board (UQAIB)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.khda.gov.ae/en/FZQA?i=4|title=Quality Assurance in The Free Zones Of Dubai|last=JKCS|website=www.khda.gov.ae|language=en|access-date=2017-09-04}}</ref> commended the quality of university's programmes.<ref name="MDXDubaiPR20809">{{cite press release|title=Dubai's KHDA commends quality at Middlesex|publisher=Middlesex University in Dubai|date=20 August 2009|url=http://www.mdx.ac/NewsandEvents.asp?NewsID=265&Link=About%20Middlesex%20University%20Dubai&SubLink=MDX%20News|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110531145509/http://www.mdx.ac/NewsandEvents.asp?NewsID=265&Link=About%20Middlesex%20University%20Dubai&SubLink=MDX%20News|archive-date=31 May 2011|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref>

The Dubai campus had enrolled over 3,200 students, and houses a 100 diverse nationalities, as of 2020 and through the years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mdx.ac.ae/about-us/our-present|title=University data|work=Middlesex University|access-date=2020-04-18|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2017, the university hosted the EU and UAE conference regarding the Rule of Law and Arbitration, where the Head of Delegation of the European Union to the United Arab Emirates, along with the legal director of [[Clyde & Co]] and the head of advocacy of [[Taylor Wessing]] were present.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://marasinews.com/education/middlesex-university-dubai-host-eu-and-uae-conference|title= Middlesex University Dubai to host the EU and UAE Conference|work=Marasi News|access-date=2020-05-17|language=en-US}}</ref>

In August 2019, the university was chosen to be a partner of the [[Public Relations and Communications Association|PRCA]] in the [[MENA|Middle East and North Africa]] region.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.prweek.com/article/1594137/middlesex-university-dubai-named-prca-middle-east-partner|title= Middlesex University Dubai named PRCA Middle East partner|work=PRWeek|access-date=2020-05-17|language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Mauritius ====

Located<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mdx.ac.uk/global-impact/our-campuses/mauritius|title=Mauritius {{!}} Middlesex University London|website=www.mdx.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>&nbsp;in [[Bonne Terre (suburb)|Bonne Terre]], a suburb of [[Vacoas-Phoenix]], the 7,800 sq metre campus officially opened in 2010, the first British university to open in the country. It features a Learning Resource Centre, open access and computer suites, and dining and social spaces as well as on-site accommodation. Lecturing academics based at the Mauritius campus work in partnership with the academic programme team based at Middlesex's London campuses to ensure the quality standards of the UK programmes are maintained in curriculum delivery, teaching styles and assessment.<ref>{{cite news|last=Power|first=Nina|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/apr/29/philosophy-minorities-middleqsex-university-logic|title=A blow to philosophy, and minorities|work=The Guardian|date=29 April 2010|access-date=22 January 2014|location=London}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/862285427]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/855011649]] cite #30 – please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref>

In October 2017, Middlesex opened its new campus at Cascavelle. The new campus has biodiversity and psychology labs and a student house for clubs and societies. Over 1,000 students, from 25 nationalities around the world, study both undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the campus.

==== Malta ====
In 2013 Middlesex opened its newest campus in Malta in Pembroke on Malta's northeast coast. The campus is shared with academic partner STC Training and offers a variety of business and science and technology courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including top-up and postgraduate courses in Computing, IT and business.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mdx.ac.uk/global-impact/our-campuses/malta|title=Malta {{!}} Middlesex University London|website=www.mdx.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>

In February 2019, it was announced that the Malta campus will close by September 2022.
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mdx.edu.mt/news/2019/closure-of-malta-campus|title=Closure of Malta Campus &#124; Middlesex University Malta }}</ref>

=== Former campuses ===
==== Archway and Hospitals ====
[[File:Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead - geograph.org.uk - 275921.jpg|thumb|Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead|alt=]]
The campus was closed in 2013, to help provide students with better facilities than those allowed by the old building at the Archway Campus.
Archway and Hospitals campus was primarily the domain of the School of Health and Social Sciences. It operated from four sites (hospitals): [[Royal Free Hospital]], [[Archway Hospital|Whittington Hospital (Archway Wing)]] (jointly owned with UCL), [[Chase Farm Hospital|Chase Farm]] and [[North Middlesex University Hospital|North Middlesex]].

On 24 January 2007 the university inaugurated a new Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) Mental Health and Social Work based at Archway campus.<ref name="CETL1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/hssc/cetl/opening.asp |title=CETL – Official opening, 24 Jan 2007 |publisher=Middlesex University |access-date=23 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222044012/http://www.mdx.ac.uk/hssc/cetl/opening.asp |archive-date=22 February 2012 }}</ref> CETL status was bestowed on the Mental Health and Social Work Academic Group at the university in partnership with the [[Sainsbury family|Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health]] in 2005.<ref name="MiddlesexPR180107">{{cite press release|title=Archway Campus Newsletter|publisher=University College London|date=April 2006|url=http://www.archway.ac.uk/campus-newsletter/newsletter-april-06.pdf#page=13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060522092622/http://www.archway.ac.uk/campus-newsletter/newsletter-april-06.pdf#page=13|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-05-22|access-date=23 January 2014}}</ref> Consequently, the centre was awarded a capital grant of £1.4&nbsp;million along with an annual revenue of £350,000 for five years, representing one of the largest ever funding initiatives by the [[Higher Education Funding Council for England]] (HEFCE).<ref name="HEFCE1">{{cite web|url=http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2005/05_17/05_17.doc|title=Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning: Outcomes and funding allocations|publisher=Higher Education Funding Council for England|access-date=3 August 2009}}</ref> This funding enabled the university to establish new teaching facilities at its Archway campus with the aim of creating an academic community of mental health and social work practitioners, students and faculty in one location.<ref name="MiddlesexPR180107"/>

'''Subject focus:''' Nursing, midwifery, complementary health, sport science and social work.<ref name="Archway&Hospitals">{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/facilities/location/london-archway-hospitals/facilities/index.aspx |title=Archway and Hospitals |publisher=Middlesex University |access-date=23 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201220517/http://www.mdx.ac.uk/facilities/location/london-archway-hospitals/facilities/index.aspx |archive-date=1 February 2014 }}</ref>

==== Trent Park ====
[[File:Trent Park House - geograph.org.uk - 71113.jpg|thumb|Mansion at Trent Park]]
[[Trent Park]] campus was closed in 2012 and all departments were moved to the main campus in Hendon. The campus was set within a {{convert|413|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[country park]], which was originally a fourteenth-century hunting ground of [[Henry IV of England|Henry IV]]. The focus of the campus was a palatial mansion, designed by [[Sir William Chambers]] in the 18th century. After the [[Second World War]], the [[Ministry of Education (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Education]] used the house as an emergency teacher training centre, which became a residential teacher training college, called Trent Park College of Education in 1951.<ref name="TrentParkEn">{{cite web|url=http://www.enfield.gov.uk/info/1000000439/enfield_parks/986/trent_country_park/5 |title=Trent Park |publisher=Enfield Council |access-date=23 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201180620/http://www.enfield.gov.uk/info/1000000439/enfield_parks/986/trent_country_park/5 |archive-date=1 February 2014 }}</ref> In 1974 the college was incorporated into Middlesex Polytechnic.

In 2012 around 16% of Middlesex students were based at Trent Park campus. The university's Summer School, which accounts for 0.2% of Middlesex students, also took place here.<ref name="FFMUHM">{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/newsevents/factsandfigures.asp#campus|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915181149/http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/newsevents/factsandfigures.asp|archive-date=15 September 2009|title=Facts and Figures|publisher=Middlesex University|access-date=23 January 2014}}</ref> The university had ambitious plans to redevelop the site, but they were twice rejected by [[London Borough of Enfield|Enfield]] Council on environmental concerns.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/4082904.Students_under_one_roof|title=Students under one roof|first=Kevin|last=Bradford|work=Enfield Independent|date=28 January 2009|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/9509631.Greek_free_school_bids_to_use_Trent_Park_university_buildings/|title=Greek free school bids to use Trent Park Middlesex University buildings|first=David|last=Hardiman|work=Enfield Independent|date=2 February 2012|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref>

The Trent Park site was purchased by a developer who received the necessary permits in October 2017 to build 262 residential units.<ref>https://friendsoftrentcountrypark.org.uk/about-trent-park/trent-park-mansion-the-future/, Trent Park Mansion – The Future</ref> The university campus buildings were removed prior to the development.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.purcelluk.com/news/trent-park-historic-estate-transforming-into-residential-community |title=Trent Park Historic Estate Transforming into Residential Community |date=1 March 2016 |publisher=Purcell |access-date=3 August 2019 }}</ref>

'''Subject focus:''' Dance, drama and performing arts, English language and literature, media, culture and communication, music, theatre arts, languages and translation studies, product design, Teaching and education.<ref name="TrentPark">{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/campus/campuses/tp/index.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406072532/http://www.mdx.ac.uk/campus/campuses/tp/index.asp|archive-date=6 April 2009|title=Trent Park|publisher=Middlesex University|access-date=23 January 2014}}</ref> It was also home to the Flood Hazard Research Centre, which moved there when Enfield campus closed in July 2008. The Flood Hazard Research Centre is still part of Middlesex University but is now based at North London Business Park in New Southgate.

====Tottenham====
The campus was closed in summer 2005, its programmes of study having moved to the university's other campuses. What was the Tottenham campus started life as St Katharine's College, one of the first British teacher training colleges in 1878, later to become the College of All Saints, a Church of England college of higher education and a constituent college of the [[Institute of Education]], [[University of London]], for whose degrees it taught. The name change was a result of the 1964 union of St Katharine's with Berridge House, [[Hampstead]], on the Tottenham site. The college expanded in the 1960s, although much of the campus retained its Victorian architecture. The college was highly regarded while part of the University of London, but its reputation suffered almost immediately once it was incorporated into Middlesex.

After the closure of the college and the union with Middlesex Polytechnic, the 'All Saints' campus was home to humanities and cultural studies, business studies, law, sociology and women's studies, all of which have been moved to other campuses. The buildings, previously occupied by the university, were demolished and the site is now the home of the [[Haringey Sixth Form College]].<ref name="HSFC">{{cite web|url=http://www.haringey6.ac.uk/|title=Haringey Six Form College|publisher=Haringey Six Form College|access-date=23 July 2009}}</ref> The College of All Saints Foundation, dating from the 1964 union, continues as the All Saints Educational Trust.<ref name="CAS">{{cite web|url=http://www.aset.org.uk/|title=All Saints Educational Trust home page|publisher=All Saints Educational Trust|access-date=23 July 2009}}</ref>

====Bounds Green====
Bounds Green campus, home to the Engineering and Information Technology schools was sold to a residential developer in December 2003. It was used extensively for location shooting for the 1989 film, ''[[Wilt (film)|Wilt]]''.

====Enfield====
[[File:Broadbent building, Enfield Campus, Middlesex University, 2004.jpg|thumb|Broadbent building]]
The history of Enfield Campus began with the history of [[electric light]]. In 1901, [[Joseph Wilson Swan]] bought a house in [[Ponders End]] High Street that became the Ediswan Institute.<ref>Pam, D. (1977),''The New Enfield: Stories of Enfield Edmonton and Southgate, a Jubilee History'', London Borough of Enfield Libraries, Arts & Entertainment Dept</ref> Four years later Ediswan Institute was bought by Middlesex County Council and became the Ponders End Technical Institute. By 1937 The Ponders End Technical Institute was growing so rapidly that it was decided to build a new college across the road in Queensway. Due to the [[Second World War]], it was not completed until 1953, but the unfinished buildings were in use throughout the war. By now it was called Enfield Technical College, but in 1962 it was renamed ''Enfield College of Technology'' by the [[Ministry of Education (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Education]]. In 1973 the college formed part of Middlesex Polytechnic.

There are four major buildings on campus: ''Broadbent'', ''Roberts building'' (or Tower Block), ''McCrae'' and ''Pascal''. They are named after people who helped to create it.
* '''Broadbent''', the main building of Enfield Campus, is named after Henry Winterbottom Broadbent, a mechanical engineer who was appointed first Principal of Enfield Technical College in January 1941.
* '''Roberts''' tower block was named after a local industrialist George A. Roberts, who was chair of Enfield College's governing body from 1949 to 1968.
* '''McCrae''' building was the first extension to Enfield Technical College. Built in 1955, it was later named after Roderick McCrae, who was the Principal from 1955 to 1962.
* '''Pascal''' building is named after Eric Pascal who was Education Officer of the Borough of Enfield from before 1942 until 1945 or later, and clerk to the Governors of Enfield College from 1949 to 1965. The campus was closed in July 2008, and the majority of departments moved to the extended Hendon campus and some to the Archway Campus shared with UCL.

==== Cat Hill ====
In March 2011 Cat Hill campus was sold to the L&Q housing association as part of the university's plans to centralise its courses in Hendon.<ref name="enfind">{{cite news|last=Hardiman|first=David|url=http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/8936296.New_homes_planned_for_Cat_Hill_campus/|title=New Homes Planned for Cat Hill Campus|work=Enfield Independent|date=28 March 2011|access-date=30 March 2011|location=London, United Kingdom}}</ref> The campus closed in September 2011 and students moved to a new £80&nbsp;million 'Grove' building on the university's Hendon campus.<ref name="enfind"/>

Cat Hill Campus was located in [[Cockfosters]]. It was originally the Hornsey College of Art, founded in 1880. In the late 1970s the campus was extended to become the Faculty of Art & Design of the then Middlesex Polytechnic.

==Organisation and governance==

=== Faculties ===
The university is divided into three faculties:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdx.ac.uk/about-us/our-faculties|title=Our faculties {{!}} Middlesex University London|website=www.mdx.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-09-21}}</ref>

; Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries

The Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries is home to the Departments of Media, Performing Arts, Design and Visual Arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/student-information-and-data/national-student-survey-nss/get-the-nss-data/|title=Get the NSS data – Office for Students|last=Students|first=Office for|date=20 March 2018|website=www.officeforstudents.org.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>

; Faculty of Professional and Social Sciences

The Faculty of Professional and Social Sciences groups subjects from the Business School, Institute for Work Based Learning, School of Law, and School of Health and Education.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/news/national-student-survey-2016-overall-satisfaction-results|title=National Student Survey 2016: overall satisfaction results|date=2016-08-10|work=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=3 October 2018|language=en}}</ref>

; Faculty of Science and Technology 
The Faculty of Science and Technology brings together subjects including biomedical science, computer science, design engineering, telecommunications and computer engineering, mathematics and statistics, information systems and environmental science. The Faculty is home to the Departments of Natural Sciences, Computer Science, Design Engineering and Mathematics, Psychology, and the London Sports Institute.

=== Governance ===
Middlesex has both a Board of Governors and an Executive Team, both of which are led by Vice-Chancellor, Tim Blackman.
;Chancellors
* 1992–2000 – [[Beryl Platt, Baroness Platt of Writtle]]
* 2000–2013 – [[Allen Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Didgemere]]
* 2013–present – [[Janet Ritterman]]

;Vice-Chancellors
* 1972–1991 – Raymond Rickett (academic)
* 1992–1996 – [[David Melville (academic)|David Melville]]
* 1992–2015 – [[Michael Driscoll (economist)|Michael Driscoll]]
* 2015–2019 – Tim Blackman
* 2019-2023 - Nic Beech 
* 2023-2024 - Sean Wellington (Interim)
* 2024-present - Shân Wareing

Tim Blackman announced his resignation in May 2019 to take the role of Vice-Chancellor at the Open University.{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}}

== Research ==
Middlesex's research covers a wide spectrum of subjects across its three faculties including Art and Design, Education, Human, Social and Economic Geography, Law, Music, Professional Practice, Software Engineering and Algorithms.

Research covers 29 areas. The UK Funding Councils' 2014 [[Research Excellence Framework]] (REF) rated 58% of research submitted to be ''world and internationally excellent''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.ref.ac.uk/(S(p0aubulzv3vlmayl5tjb0fhw))/|title=Results&nbsp;& submissions : REF 2014|website=results.ref.ac.uk}}</ref>

The UK Funding Councils' 2014 [[Research Excellence Framework]] (REF) rated 90% of Middlesex's research internationally recognised.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.ref.ac.uk/(S(1rtsmog4qbkbtke2fdar1x0z))/Results/BySubmission/298|title=Results&nbsp;& submissions : REF 2014 : View submission|website=results.ref.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>

In 2011 the university's research project on age diversity was selected for inclusion in the [[UK Research Councils|Research Councils]]' "Big Ideas for the Future" report.<ref name="GIFTF">{{cite web|author=Research Councils UK |date=June 2011|url=http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/Publications/Documents/BigIdeasForTheFuture20110616.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929110330/http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/Publications/Documents/BigIdeasForTheFuture20110616.pdf#page=88|archive-date=29 September 2011|title=Big Ideas for the Future|work=universitiesuk.ac.uk|publisher=Research Councils UK |access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref> The report brings together the leading research projects currently taking place across UK universities.<ref name="MiddlesexPR160611">{{cite press release|title=Middlesex University Research Project Celebrated as a Big Idea for the Future: age diversity research selected for leading national report|publisher=Middlesex University}}</ref>

== Student life ==
The university has a student body of around 19,000, in London and over 37,000 globally. The university has student exchange links with over 100 universities in 22 countries across Europe, the United States, and the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.24-7.mdx.ac.uk/abroad/index.htm|title=247 Student Portal > Student Exchanges|publisher=24–7.mdx.ac.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221113757/http://www.24-7.mdx.ac.uk/abroad/index.htm|archive-date=21 December 2010|access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref>

Until recently the number of students at the university has been declining fast, hitting a four-year low of 21,350 in the academic year of 2008–2009.<ref name="HESA0809">{{cite web|url=http://www.hesa.ac.uk/dox/dataTables/studentsAndQualifiers/download/institution0809.xls|title=Students and Qualifiers Data Tables, 2008/09|publisher=Higher Education Statistics Agency|access-date=28 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110428204402/http://www.hesa.ac.uk/dox/dataTables/studentsAndQualifiers/download/institution0809.xls|archive-date=28 April 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="HESA0405">{{cite web|url=http://www.hesa.ac.uk/dox/dataTables/studentsAndQualifiers/download/institution0405.xls|title=Students and Qualifiers Data Tables, 2004/05|publisher=Higher Education Statistics Agency|access-date=29 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608153332/http://www.hesa.ac.uk/dox/dataTables/studentsAndQualifiers/download/institution0405.xls|archive-date=8 June 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The number of PG students fell 20% in four years (from over 6,000 graduates in 2005 to less than 5,000 in 2009), while the number of non-EU students were down by a third over the same period.<ref name="HESA0405"/><ref name="HESA0910">{{cite web|url=http://www.hesa.ac.uk/dox/dataTables/studentsAndQualifiers/download/institution0910.xls |title=Students and Qualifiers Data Tables, 2009/10 |publisher=Higher Education Statistics Agency |access-date=25 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313194243/http://www.hesa.ac.uk/dox/dataTables/studentsAndQualifiers/download/institution0910.xls |archive-date=13 March 2011 }}</ref> In the academic year of 2009–2010, however, the number of students across all categories increased sharply.<ref name="HESA0910"/> The trend continued the following year with particularly high increase in the number of students from the EU.<ref name="HESA1011">{{cite web|url=http://www.hesa.ac.uk/dox/dataTables/studentsAndQualifiers/download/institution0910.xls |title=Students and Qualifiers Data Tables, 2010/11 |publisher=Higher Education Statistics Agency |access-date=3 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309093612/http://www.hesa.ac.uk/dox/dataTables/studentsAndQualifiers/download/institution0910.xls |archive-date=9 March 2012 }}</ref>

In 2010 Middlesex had one of the biggest increases in applications at any university – more than 30% – but the demand for places had still grown by another 11% at the start of 2011.<ref name="The Times 2012">{{Cite book|last=O'Leary|first=John|author-link=John O'Leary (journalist)|title=The Times Good University Guide 2012|publisher=Times Books|edition=New|date=23 June 2011|location=London|isbn=978-0-00-736455-8}}</ref>

===Students' Union===
{{more citations needed section|date=April 2017}}
Middlesex Students' Union (MDXSU) is a non-profit organisation, separate to the university.

In 1981, Union president [[Nick Harvey]] joined protests outside Rochester Row police station after six Irish students were detained without charge under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. That year, student John Kennedy stood in the [[Crosby (UK Parliament constituency)|Crosby]] [[1981 Crosby by-election|by-election]] to highlight the case of seven students suspended from the Polytechnic after a sit-in protest demanding nursery facilities.<ref name="Electiondemon">{{cite web|url=http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1979.html|title=Results of Byelections in the 1979–83 Parliament|publisher=David Boothroyd|access-date=26 July 2009|archive-date=9 June 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000609021725/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1979.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Reputation and rankings ==
{{Infobox UK university rankings
| ARWU_N = 
| ARWU_W = 901–1000
| QS_N = 
| QS_W =801–850
| THE_N = 54
| THE_W = 501–600
| LINE_1 = 0
| Complete = 112
| The_Guardian = 113
| Times/Sunday_Times = 117
| LINE_2 = 0
| TEF = Silver
}}

In the ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'' 2018,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/scores|title=World University Rankings|date=2017-08-18|work=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=2017-09-28|language=en}}</ref> Middlesex University was the only modern university in London to feature in the top 500 global universities. In the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2017,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2017/young-university-rankings#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/scores|title=Young University Rankings|date=2017-04-04|work=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=2017-09-28|language=en}}</ref> Middlesex was named the top modern university in London. In the ''[[Rankings of universities in the United Kingdom#The Guardian|Guardian University Guide]]'' 2018, the university's Film Production and Photography course was named the top in London.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2017/may/16/university-league-tables-2018|title=University league tables 2018|website=The Guardian|date=16 May 2017 |access-date=2017-09-28}}</ref> In ''[[The Complete University Guide]]'' 2018, its Sports Science and Social Work courses were named the best in London.<ref name="auto" /> In 2017/18 the overall satisfaction from the National Student Survey was 77%.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/news/national-student-survey-2018-overall-satisfaction-results|title=National Student Survey 2018: overall satisfaction results|date=27 July 2018|work=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=3 October 2018|language=en}}</ref>

Middlesex is ranked within the top 401–500 universities in the world by the ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'' 2020 and one of the top 100 universities in the world under 50 years old by the ''Times Higher Education Young University Rankings'' 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mdx.ac.uk/news/2019/06/mdx-is-top-modern-university-in-uk-in-the-young-university-rankings|title=MDX is top university in UK in Times Higher Young University Rankings {{!}} Middlesex University London|website=www.mdx.ac.uk|access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref>

In 2017, Middlesex was recognised for its high-quality teaching in the government's [[Teaching Excellence Framework]]. The institute was awarded Silver and commended for valuing and rewarding teaching, as well as enhancing student engagement.

The university has been awarded the [[Queen's Anniversary Prize]] three times and has twice received Queen's Award for Enterprise (for its international work).{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

The Social Science Research Network ([[SSRN]]) ranks the university Business School the 209th international business schools in the world.<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://hq.ssrn.com/rankings/Ranking_Display.cfm?npage=3&RequestTimeout=5000&TMY_gID=2&TRN_gID=12&order=ASC&runid=47360|title=SSRN Top 1,000 International Business Schools|publisher=Ssrn.com|access-date=31 August 2014}}</ref>

In 2020 ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'' ranked Middlesex's [[psychology]] degrees in the top 201–250 [[psychology]] degrees in the world.<ref name="Psychology- Times Higher Education World University Rankings">{{cite web | url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2020/subject-ranking/psychology#!/page/0/length/-1/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229122746/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2020/subject-ranking/psychology#!/page/0/length/-1/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats | url-status=dead | archive-date=29 February 2020 | title=Psychology- Times Higher Education World University Rankings | access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref>

In 2022, 2023 and 2024 [[Academic Ranking of World Universities|ARWU]] ranked Middlesex's [[psychology]] degrees in the top 301–400 [[psychology]] degrees in the world. 
<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/institution/middlesex-university | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510025926/http://www.shanghairanking.com/institution/middlesex-university | archive-date=10 May 2023 | title=ShanghaiRanking-Univiersities }}</ref>

== Notable alumni ==
{{main|List of people associated with Middlesex University}}
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File:Ray Davies 1 (cropped).jpg|[[Sir]] [[Ray Davies]], [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] musician 
File:Dermot Oleary by Walterlan Papetti.jpg|[[Dermot O'Leary]], broadcaster
File:Alan Carr at The British Comedy Awards 2007.jpg|[[Alan Carr]], comedian
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Middlesex runs an [[alumni association]] allowing former students to maintain contact with the university after graduation. It offers discounts and benefits to members and organises reunions and social events.

Although not a graduate, [[Tommy Flowers]], a British engineer who helped create the [[Colossus computer]] used to break code during [[World War II]] received a basic computing certificate from Hendon College.{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}}

== See also ==
* [[Armorial of UK universities]]
* [[Hall-Carpenter Archives]]
* [[Hornsey College of Art]]
* [[Lansdown Centre for Electronic Arts]]
* [[List of universities in the UK]]
* [[Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture]]
* [[Post-1992 universities]]
* [[United Business Institutes]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.mdx.ac.uk/ Middlesex University home page]
* [http://www.mdxsu.com/ Middlesex University Students' Union home page]

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