Our policies

Academic

Academic Quality Procedures

Academic Quality Service (AQS)

Academic Quality Service: academic quality experts collaborating with colleagues to ensure the University delivers a high quality experience for all students and that qualifications awarded are recognised as world class. The Academic Quality Service:

• Leads on the development of the University's quality assurance and enhancement strategies, policies and procedures for taught programmes, and ensures their implementation.
• Supports faculties in the implementation of local quality processes for taught programmes.
• Manages the University’s validation and review, external examiner, annual monitoring and student engagement processes, and processes for partner institutional approval/due diligence and annual monitoring.
• Provides taught programme quality assurance/enhancement guidance, support and training to staff across the University and in partner organisations.
• Officers and minutes the key University committees concerned with academic quality and standards
• Is the University's representative and key point of contact for external bodies in relation to the University’s responsibilities for quality and standards.

Learning and Quality Enhancement Handbook (LQEH)

See the full Learning and Quality Enhancement Handbook.

University regulations

Learn more about our procedures, assessments and frameworks.

Regulations for Taught Programmes 2024-25

Regulations for Postgraduate Research Programmes 2024-25

Regulations for Apprenticeship Programmes 2024-25

Regulations for the Police Education Consortium 2025

The position of Academic Registrar has been discontinued. Where the ‘Academic Registrar’ is referenced in regulations, policies, or processes, the duties and responsibilities will, until further notice, be fulfilled by an appropriate Middlesex University senior leader.

Related links

List of changes to the University Regulations for 2024/25

Public policy statements

Academic quality

• Academic quality standards
• Attendance Policy 2024-25
• Anonymous marking and assessment policy
• Code of practice for research
• Degree outcomes statement
• Fitness to study policy
• Fitness for Practice Policy 2024-25
• Making changes to published information
• Middlesex University Definition of Research
• Open access publications policy
• Principles of curriculum design
• Research
• Research data management
• Research Ethics Policy Framework
• Ethics Policy Framework Statement
• Research Publications Policy - Approved by Academic Board on 6 November 2024
• Student disability policy
• Student protection plan
• Teaching observation
• Policy and Procedures for Academic Integrity and Misconduct 2024-2025
• Policy and Procedures for Extenuating Circumstances Claims 2024-2025
• Policy and Procedures for Conferral of Aegrotat and Posthumous Awards 2024-2025
• Policy on the Retention of Students Assessed Work

Concerns and complaints

• See our page on concerns and complaints.
• Students Complaints and Grievance Policy 2024-25
• Academic Appeals

Data protection

• Appropriate Policy Document
• Data Protection Policy
• Data Privacy Impact Assessment (DPIA) Policy
• General Privacy Notice Policy
• Lawful Basis of Processing Student Personal Data
• Middlesex University Group Privacy Notice & MU Services Limited Privacy Notice for Staff
• Privacy notice for research participants
• Retention Schedule
• Request for Disclosure of Personal Data
• Rights to Erasure Policy
• Statement of Tasks in the Public Interest
• Students' Union data sharing agreement
• Subject Access Request Policy

Employability

• Employability policy

Environment

• Environmental Management Policy
• Carbon Reduction Plan 2020/23
• Corporate social responsibility policy
• Environmental KPIs
• Green travel plan July 2016/25
• Sustainable development policy
• Sustainable food, catering and hospitality policy and targets
• Waste management strategy

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Equality and diversity
• Equal pay
• Gender Pay
• Ihra definition of antisemitism
• Student trans policy
• Pregnancy Maternity

Estates and security

• Student accommodation
• No Smoking Policy
• Designated Smoking Areas

Ethics

• Ethics framework
• Research ethics
• Statement of the use of animals in research

Freedom of speech

• Code of Practice on Freedom of Speech

Health and safety

• Health and safety
• Safeguarding Policy
• Internal Sustainable Food, Catering, and Hospitality Policy and Targets 2024-2025

Information law and policy

• Acceptable Use Policy
• Freedom of Information
• Public interest disclosure
• Re-Use of Public Sector Information 2024-25
• Website privacy policy
• Statement on Managing Unforeseeable Events

Acceptable use policy for staff and students

Modern slavery statement

• Modern Slavery Statement 2024
• Modern slavery statement 2023
• Modern slavery statement 2022
• Modern slavery statement 2021
• Modern slavery statement 2020
• Modern slavery statement 2019
• Modern slavery statement 2018
• Modern slavery statement 2017
• Modern slavery statement 2016

Student Conduct and Discipline Rules

• Student Conduct and Discipline Rules 2024-25

Widening access to higher education

• Access and participation plan
• Admissions
• Website accessibility

Working with our partners and friends

• Collaborative programmes of study

Finance

Financial Statements

In accordance with the structure of governance of Middlesex University, the Board of Governors of the University are responsible for the administration and management of the University's affairs and are required to present audited financial statements for each financial year, which ends on 31 July.

Statements for 2015 to 2024

• Financial Statements - 2023/2024 (accessible PDF)
• Financial Statements - 2022/2023 (accessible PDF)
• Financial Statements - 2021/2022 (accessible PDF)
• Financial Statements - 2020/2021 (e-publication version)
• Financial Statements - 2020/2021(PDF)
• Financial Statements - 2019/2020 (e-publication version)
• Financial Statements - 2019/2020 (PDF version)
• Financial Statements - 2018/2019 (e-publication version)
• Financial Statements - 2018/2019 (PDF)
• Financial Statements - 2017/2018 (e-publication version)
• Financial Statements - 2017/2018 (PDF)
• Financial Statements - 2016/2017 (e-publication version)
• Financial Statements - 2016/2017 (PDF)
• Financial Statements - 2015/2016 (e-publication version)
• Financial Statements - 2015/2016 (PDF)
• Financial Statements - 2014/2015 (e-publication version)
• Financial Statements - 2014/2015 (PDF)

Financial Regulations

• Financial Regulations, updated November 2022

Using this material

Middlesex University holds the copyright on this information and only our students and staff are permitted to reproduce any of this material. To quote any statistics listed here, please acknowledge the source material. To use this data for commercial purposes, contact us for written consent.

Financial statement archive

2013/2014

• Financial statements - 2013/2014 (e-publication Version)
• MDX_Financial_statements_Brochure_A4_2013__2014.pdf (PDF)

2012/2013

• Financial statements - 2012/2013 (PDF)

2011/2012

• Financial statements - 2011/2012 (PDF)

2010/2011

• Financial statements - 2010/2011 (PDF)

2009/2010

• Financial statements - 2009/2010 (PDF)

2008/2009

• Financial statements - 2008/2009 (PDF)

2007/2008

• Financial statements - 2007/2008 (PDF)

2006/2007

• Financial statements - 2006/2007 (PDF)

Freedom of information

How to access all types of recorded data, including about the services we offer and how we make decisions.

University Ethics Framework

Our ethics guidelines make sure we follow the highest possible standards of decision-making and accountability.

Charity information

Middlesex University is an exempt charity.

Legal name and correspondence address

Middlesex University Higher Education Corporation
The Burroughs
London NW4 4BT

Constitutional documents

• Articles of Governance August 2021
• Instrument of Government
• List of Board members
• Register of interests
• Accounts
• Public Benefit statement

IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism

Since 2021, we have adopted in full the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, as unanimously agreed by the Middlesex University Board of Governors and with the full support of our Students’ Union (MDXSU).

The University had explored the definition with students and staff as well with MDXSU, the University Jewish Society and local and national Jewish and multi faith groups. We use this definition to inform our approaches to equality, diversity and inclusion as well as using it as a reference point for the operation of the University’s Dignity at Work Policy and student conduct and discipline policies.

Website and data protection

Privacy policy

Sometimes, we'll ask you to submit personal information. Find out how we collect, use and store these details.

Cookie policy

Our Cookie policy explains what information we gather when you visit the Middlesex University website, and explains how that information is used.

Accessibility policy

Learn how we ensure our website content can be reached by everyone, including users with slow internet connections, physical or sensory impairments – or those visiting our website through assistive technology.

Students

Student Charter

Our shared commitment with our students to the community at Middlesex and how we support our students’ success.

Satisfactory Academic Policy

• Satisfactory Academic Policy 2025-26
• Satisfactory Academic Policy 2024-25

HR

Gender pay

Our gender pay policy and our Gender Pay Reporting under the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017.

Trade union activity

Find out Information about trade union activity at Middlesex.The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017 requires us to publish information on this annually.