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Employee benefits
We are dedicated to being an inclusive and stimulating modern university, both as a place of study and as a place of work.
Middlesex University - a great place to work
Here, you can explore details of some of the benefits available to staff working for Middlesex University and MU Services Limited, which is wholly owned by Middlesex and provides professional services directly to the University.
We are dedicated to being an inclusive and stimulating modern university, both as a place of study and as a place of work. Colleagues can expect to join a friendly, highly valued staff community where equality of opportunity, diversity, openness, freedom of expression and social responsibility; are key to our success.
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Work-life balance
We offer 30 days of annual leave to professional services staff and 35 days for academic staff, professors and senior managers. In addition we are closed for all bank holidays. As well as the generous leave and bank holidays, we also offer 7 days of extra leave over the Christmas holiday period for all staff.
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Spaces to eat, drink and relax
We have a range of café spaces, eat-in and takeaway outlets, as well as in-house brands serving a wide range of delicious food and drink catering for a range of dietary needs. There are plenty of affordable eateries, shops and cafes nearby, many of which offer discounts to MDX staff and students. Our campus environment also has outdoor spaces to take a walk, have a picnic or simply unwind.
Personal and professional communities
Employee wellbeing and support
We care about our community, and the wellbeing of our staff and students is our first priority. We promote a caring culture of compassion and kindness, and actively encourage everyone to embrace wellbeing opportunities across the University whenever they are needed.
In 2012, we were the first university to be awarded the Mayor for London's Healthy Workplace Excellence Award.
Pension and retirement
We do not have a defined retirement age and staff may continue to work into their late 60s and early 70s. If staff choose to retire they can draw their pension at any time between age 55 and 75.
The University makes a generous contribution to your pension. The current pension provisions are as below.
Awards for our talented staff

Recognising and valuing the talent and hard work across our staff community is important at Middlesex, and we do this in a variety of different ways across the year. Through our One Middlesex Staff Awards usually celebrated annually, we invite colleagues to nominate those who they feel have excelled in different ways and as a whole staff community, we celebrate the successes and achievements of one another.
Working environment

In 2012, our state-of-the-art campus was shortlisted for the University Facilities Award in the annual The Guardian University Awards; our Hatchcroft Building was awarded an "Excellent" rating for its environmental sustainability credentials.
Our Ritterman Building is a five storey, innovative teaching space for the Faculty of Science and Technology and the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries, with its design incorporating a number of environmentally friendly features, including a living wall.
We are working towards having facilities among the best anywhere, with more than £200 million invested in creating one of London's biggest and best campuses – part of our commitment to providing an excellent student experience.
We have created outstanding learning environments for teaching and research, including state-of-the-art laboratories, workshops and modern lecture theatres. We've also added new spaces where staff can relax, drink and eat with colleagues. We are listening to our staff to continuously improve the working accommodation.
The campus has a variety of outdoor spaces to enjoy a walk; numerous cafes and a bar, as well as all the facilities that Hendon has to offer.