Editing Middlesex University (section)

== 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"/>