Middlesex University

Middlesex University is a university in North London, England, located in the traditional county of Middlesex (from which it takes its name).

Campuses

The University is spread across 5 sites. All campuses are located in North London (earning Middlesex the nickname "University of the North Circular" due to their locations near to the major ring road). Each campus has a quite distinct character and some of the campuses are important architecturally, especially Trent Park.

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Tottenham

Tottenham campus (located in Wood Green, North London) started life as one of the first British teacher training colleges in 1878. It was then called The College of St Katharine's, later to be called The College of All Saints. The campus was expanded in the 1960s, although much of the campus retains its Victorian architecture. Today, the site is home to humanities and cultural studies, business studies, law, sociology and women's studies.

Related Topics:
Wood Green - 1878 - 1960s

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The campus is closing down in Summer 2005, and its programmes of study will be moved to the university's other campuses.

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Hendon

Hendon was known as the Hendon College of Technology. Today's main (or college) building was build in neo-Georgian style by H.W. Burchett and opened in 1939. It is currently being refurbished in a £40 million pound project, which includes the addition of a glass covered central court yard. The college was extended in 1955 and in 1969 a new refectory and engineering block (the Williams Building) was added. In 2004 The new Learning Resource Centre, The Sheppard Library opened on the site. Hendon also has a sports club, known as The Burroughs for students and staff which has one of the few real tennis courts in the UK. Middlesex University Business School and computing science are located in Hendon.

Related Topics:
1939 - 1955 - 1969 - 2004 - Real tennis courts

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Enfield

Enfield campus was originally the Enfield College of Technology, originally founded as Ponders End Technical Institute in 1901 as Ponders End Technical Institute. Today Enfield campus is home of the social sciences and health sciences. The research centres for herbal medicine, and sport and performance therapies are based here, as well as the National Flood Hazard Control Centre.

Related Topics:
Enfield - 1901 - National Flood Hazard Control Centre

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Cat Hill

Cat Hill Campus is located in Enfield. It was originally the illustrious Hornsey College of Art, founded in 1880. In the late 1970s the campus was extended to become the Faculty of Art & Design of the then Middlesex Polytechnic. Today, art and design, cinematics and electronic arts are located at Cat Hill. The Cat Hill Campus also houses MoDA, the University's Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture and the National Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive.

Related Topics:
Enfield - Hornsey College of Art - 1880 - Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture - Lesbian and Gay Newsmedia Archive

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Trent Park

See Trent Park for a short history of the campus

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Trent Park is a palatial mansion set in a 4 km² country park, originally a fourteenth-century hunting ground of Henry IV. Performing arts, teacher education, product design and engineering and biological science are based here.

Related Topics:
Trent Park - Henry IV

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Hospital campuses

Additionally, the School of Health and Social Sciences occupies the Archway and Hospitals campuses operating from four sites at the Royal Free Hospital, Whittington hospital (jointly owned and in development with University College London), Chase Farm and North Middlesex hospitals.

Related Topics:
Royal Free Hospital - Whittington hospital - University College London

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Dubai

In 2004, Middlesex University opened an overseas campus in Dubai, situated in the Knowledge Village Dubai.

Related Topics:
2004 - Dubai

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In Dubai, Middlesex currently offers two undergraduate degrees: A BSc(Hons) in Business Administration and a BSc(Hons) in Business Information Systems.

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