…he role. Please also mention where you saw the job advertised. Closing date: 11.59pm 20th April 2022 Interview date: Interviews via MS Teams First interview W/c 25th April 2022 Second interviews W/c 2nd May 2022 The selection process will include an interview, and a task to be confirmed on invitation to interview. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment as we reserve the right to close vacancy prior to the publis…
…ctation that to achieve your potential you should work in a traditional way: long hours, proudly don’t take your holidays, work full time. What we need to move to is recognising that: a) that will put a lot of people off, especially women, who don’t want to make that choice and b) it is not necessarily the best way of working. I think it’s time to celebrate quality over quantity and ensure equality of opportunity to all scientists, even those who…
…arriers would you say exist to you as a woman scientist and how can we overcome them? As a female it is common to experience unconscious bias from colleagues and students. For example, across Higher Education, student evaluation surveys often feature inappropriate and judgemental comments for female lecturers more so than for male lecturers. Raising awareness of unconscious bias might help to improve things. Is there anything you do in your day-to…
…mpowered to shape their own lives and the world around them. The Middlesex community is diverse, inclusive and equitable, with over 165 student nationalities in its London campus. The Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, which assess universities against the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs), recently ranked Middlesex 12th out of 776 institutions globally for SDG5 Gender Equality. Research and engagement at Middlesex…
…ging the next generation of essential creative workers. Economic modelling commissioned by Creative UK revealed that our creative industries alone have the potential to create 300,000 new jobs and generate an extra £28bn for the UK economy by 2025. Creative roles now make up a significant proportion of the government’s Shortage Occupation List and the demand for creative skills across all industries is acute. Creative education is therefore essent…
…e additional health benefits of active travel. Home heating On home heating: most urban areas still have gas central heating and, despite commitments to phase out sales of gas boilers by 2033, there doesn’t seem to be any mass movement on how we will replace that. There is talk about heat pumps and Passivhaus, but there is nothing mainstream yet, and it will be a major challenge to convert or retrofit existing stock. Whilst super-insulated homes m…
…l role that universities play in addressing the climate crisis. We also welcome the commitment to Institutes of Technology and increasing the apprenticeships budget, which will support our work in upskilling, reskilling, and meeting local workforce needs. As the Chancellor emphasised, the “awesome power of opportunity” should not be limited to a wealthy few, which is central to our missions as professional and technical universities working at the…
…ns from the group in low-carbon buildings and sustainable design are recognised international references. The low-carbon building research has generated a range of environmental, public policy and practice benefits to local authorities, housing providers, architects, low-carbon community organisations and homeowners. These local, national and international benefits have been realised through refined global common carbon metrics, BSI standard, publ…
…Applied Systems Programme (CLASP), a scheme to support the application and commercialisation of STFC research. Dr Wendy Carr, senior portfolio manager for CLASP, Science and Technology Facilities Council, said: “It is very exciting to see this project benefiting from support from the CLASP programme. Our aim is always to take the scientific breakthroughs coming out of the STFC research facilities and find ways to have them make a difference outsid…
…ayments with certificates of origin. Individual panels can be grouped into a ‘solar garden’, where investors receive tradable rights to be rewarded for the renewable energy produced by their panels. Project Daedalus is showing that blockchains and cryptocurrencies such as Solar Coins can complement income from selling electricity, to reward investors or repay loans. They may also help local enterprises trade solar power securely in new ways. The t…
