Our commitment to health and wellbeing
Support for our staff
Middlesex University is rated excellent by the GLA’s Healthy Workplace Charter Scheme and is an active member of the Healthy Universities network.
At Middlesex, we respect, learn from, and support each other. We are inclusive and fair in how we operate and we are a learning organisation, passionate about self-development and the development of others.
Our aim is to encourage and support an environment within the University which helps staff fulfil their potential, irrespective of disability and ill health. Our work is to prevent work-related illness and injury and to assist staff to return to work after sickness absence.
Occupational Health and Wellbeing offers a number of services to support our staff:
- Referrals to Occupational Health
- Supporting Neurodivergent Staff
- Health Surveillance
- Disability support for staff
- Pre-employment assessment
- Sickness absence and return to work
- Staff Counselling Services
- Workplace assessments
Staff are encouraged to disclose any disabilities or long-term health conditions, to ensure they receive the support they need to carry out their roles and thrive in the workplace. More information for current staff are available on the staff intranet including these health and wellbeing support services:
Support for our students
We offer a range of support, activities and opportunities for students studying at Middlesex. We can help students who have a specific support or wellbeing need identify the right service for them, such as:
Charters and memberships
At Middlesex we are proud of our diverse community of staff, students and partners and we are committed to creating a positive working environment where diversity is a strength ,everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and staff can be their best selves at work. For this reason we are members of the following charters and groups: