Research
Middlesex University research activity covers 29 areas. The UK Funding Councils' 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (or RAE) found that over three-quarters (77%) of Middlesex's research submitted for the RAE to be internationally recognised in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
Particularly well-known is the pioneering work of the Flood Hazard Research Centre (FHRC), an interdisciplinary centre based in the School of Health and Social Sciences, which was recently named as one of the top 100 discoveries and developments at a UK university. FHRC has been active since the early 1970s and therefore comprises one of the oldest research centres in the world focusing on water, environmental management and natural hazards.
In 2011 Middlesex University research project on age diversity was selected for inclusion into the Big Ideas for the Future report. The report, which is being jointly published by Research Councils UK (RCUK) and Universities UK, pulls together the leading research projects currently taking place across UK universities. The report is narrated and backed by high-profile celebrities such as Professor Lord Robert Winston, Dr Alice Roberts and Professor Iain Stewart.
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