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From behind the veil: unveiling the experiences of Black British-born males of African heritage navigating psychotherapy training within a White-dominated culture

McKenzie, D.T. 2025. From behind the veil: unveiling the experiences of Black British-born males of African heritage navigating psychotherapy training within a White-dominated culture. DProf thesis Middlesex University / New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling (NSPC)

DProf thesis

Virtuous or downward spirals – a qualitative exploration of the interconnections between student belonging, engagement, and anxiety over time

Gilani, D. 2025. Virtuous or downward spirals – a qualitative exploration of the interconnections between student belonging, engagement, and anxiety over time. Pastoral Care in Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/02643944.2025.2592920

Article

Solving the paradox: the social semantics of children’s right of self-determination

Farini, F. and Scollan, A. 2025. Solving the paradox: the social semantics of children’s right of self-determination. Socium. 2 (1), pp. 5-23. https://doi.org/10.62476/soc.2105

Article

A taxonomy of trust in education: with a lens to magnify the limitations of hierarchical foundations of trust, and a key to solve the puzzle of children’s trust in teaching

Farini, F. and Scollan, A. 2025. A taxonomy of trust in education: with a lens to magnify the limitations of hierarchical foundations of trust, and a key to solve the puzzle of children’s trust in teaching. Global Studies of Childhood. https://doi.org/10.1177/20436106251398511

Article

Effective student communications as a route for boosting engagement in student surveys – a National Student Survey case study

Sulimani, B. and Howard, C. 2025. Effective student communications as a route for boosting engagement in student surveys – a National Student Survey case study. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education. 29 (3), pp. 160-165. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603108.2025.2472910

Article

Student belonging in action: an introduction

Gilani, D. 2025. Student belonging in action: an introduction. in: Edmunds, K. and Gilani, D. (ed.) Student belonging in action: practical case studies to foster a sense of belonging across the higher education student journey London, UK Routledge.

Book chapter

Student belonging in action: practical case studies to foster a sense of belonging across the higher education student journey

Edmunds, K. and Gilani, D. (ed.) 2025. Student belonging in action: practical case studies to foster a sense of belonging across the higher education student journey. London, UK Routledge.

Edited Book

Integrated cellular, proteomic and metabolite analysis of argyrin B with rational design approaches for immunoproteasome-selective inhibitors

Allardyce, D.J. 2025. Integrated cellular, proteomic and metabolite analysis of argyrin B with rational design approaches for immunoproteasome-selective inhibitors. PhD thesis Middlesex University

PhD thesis

Environments: tools of the educational trade or networked spaces of learning? Reflections at the intersection between learning environments and intergenerational relationships

Farini, F. and Scollan, A. 2025. Environments: tools of the educational trade or networked spaces of learning? Reflections at the intersection between learning environments and intergenerational relationships. Children's Geographies. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2025.2556411

Article

Encouraging self-reflective practices to improve student mental health outcomes: a case study

Gilani, D. 2025. Encouraging self-reflective practices to improve student mental health outcomes: a case study. Journal of Further and Higher Education. 49 (9), pp. 1275-1295. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2025.2550020

Article

Some human dimensions of understanding flood risk management

Penning-Rowsell, E. 2025. Some human dimensions of understanding flood risk management. Hydrology. 12 (5). https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology12050108

Article

Developing sustainable entrepreneurial finance ecosystems in an emerging market context: the role of keystone actors in managing competing institutional logics

Elf, P., Owen, R., Lyon, F. and da Gama Torres, H. 2025. Developing sustainable entrepreneurial finance ecosystems in an emerging market context: the role of keystone actors in managing competing institutional logics. Venture Capital. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691066.2025.2496192

Article

Facilitation of children’s agency as dialogic education: examples from practice and reflection on practice, including a critical comparison with neo-Vygotskian methodologies

Farini, F. and Scollan, A. 2025. Facilitation of children’s agency as dialogic education: examples from practice and reflection on practice, including a critical comparison with neo-Vygotskian methodologies. Practice: Contemporary Issues in Practitioner Education. 7 (3), pp. 241-259. https://doi.org/10.1080/25783858.2025.2532369

Article

My work here is done? A collaborative arts-informed narrative inquiry into the stories of senior psychotherapy practitioners as they contemplate retirement

Wells, S. 2025. My work here is done? A collaborative arts-informed narrative inquiry into the stories of senior psychotherapy practitioners as they contemplate retirement. DPsych thesis Middlesex University / Metanoia Institute

DPsych thesis

A critical comparison between democratic, neo-Vygotskian and dialogic pedagogies

Farini, F. and Scollan, A. 2025. A critical comparison between democratic, neo-Vygotskian and dialogic pedagogies. Pedagogy, Culture and Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681366.2025.2519933

Article

Editorial – higher education student communications in practice

Futter, B. and Gilani, D. 2025. Editorial – higher education student communications in practice. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education. 29 (3), pp. 121-122. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603108.2025.2493470

Article

Can we research students’ sense of belonging without affecting it? A process evaluation exploring online diaries as a student voice activity

Gilani, D. and Thomas, L. 2025. Can we research students’ sense of belonging without affecting it? A process evaluation exploring online diaries as a student voice activity. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603108.2025.2487059

Article

Understanding the factors and consequences of student belonging in higher education: a critical literature review

Gilani, D. and Thomas, L. 2025. Understanding the factors and consequences of student belonging in higher education: a critical literature review. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education. 34. https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi34.1385

Article

Reshaping public discourse around migration

Leighton, S., Clarke, C., Johnson, K. and Raina, N. 2025. Reshaping public discourse around migration. Arts Professional Media Ltd..

Magazine

Student communications: a review of current practices and scoping a new vision

Shaw, J. and Gilani, D. 2025. Student communications: a review of current practices and scoping a new vision. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education. 29 (3), pp. 123-131. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603108.2024.2449395

Article

“No poverty” (SDG 1), “Zero hunger” (SDG 2) and HRM

Roper, I., Parsa, S. and Hettiarachchi, C. 2025. “No poverty” (SDG 1), “Zero hunger” (SDG 2) and HRM. in: Aust-Gronarz, I., Cooke, F. and Semeijn, J. (ed.) The Elgar Companion to Human Resource Management and the Sustainable Development Goals Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 16-29

Book chapter

Soft law regulation and labour rights reporting: a deficit in moral legitimacy?

Parsa, S., Roper, I., Maurer, I. and Muller-Camen, M. 2025. Soft law regulation and labour rights reporting: a deficit in moral legitimacy? Accounting Forum. 49 (1), pp. 20-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/01559982.2023.2250030

Article

Enhanced sensitivity to pitch perception and its possible relation to language acquisition in autism

Hisaizumi, M. and Tantam, D. 2024. Enhanced sensitivity to pitch perception and its possible relation to language acquisition in autism. Autism & Developmental Language Impairments. 9. https://doi.org/10.1177/23969415241248618

Article

Kashmir’s crafts women tacit, embodied knowledge and its value in post‑conflict reconstruction

Raina, N. 2024. Kashmir’s crafts women tacit, embodied knowledge and its value in post‑conflict reconstruction. in: Morcom, A. and Raina, N. (ed.) Creative Economies of Culture in South Asia: Craftspeople and Performers London, UK Routledge.

Book chapter

The agentic belonging workshop: a quasi-experimental evaluation of a social belonging intervention in two English universities

Gilani, D., McArthur, D. and Thomas, L. 2024. The agentic belonging workshop: a quasi-experimental evaluation of a social belonging intervention in two English universities. Student Success. https://doi.org/10.5204/ssj.3667

Article

The form of AI-driven luxury: how generative AI (GAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) are transforming the creative process

Pantano, E., Serravalle, F. and Priporas, C. 2024. The form of AI-driven luxury: how generative AI (GAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) are transforming the creative process. Journal of Marketing Management. 40 (17-18), pp. 1771-1790. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257x.2024.2436096

Article

The promise and limitations of student belonging as a predictor of retention

Gilani, D., McArthur, D. and Thomas, L. 2024. The promise and limitations of student belonging as a predictor of retention. Trends in Higher Education. 3 (4), pp. 993-1016. https://doi.org/10.3390/higheredu3040058

Article

Autoethnography, storytelling and Lego® Serious Play®: embracing the subjectivity of practice to engage students within academic librarianship

Wheeler, A. 2024. Autoethnography, storytelling and Lego® Serious Play®: embracing the subjectivity of practice to engage students within academic librarianship. Legal Information Management. 24 (2), pp. 92-97. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1472669624000239

Article

How to better understand students’ sense of belonging

Gilani, D. and Connor, S. 2024. How to better understand students’ sense of belonging. Wonkhe.

Blog

Belonging Research Project: an analysis of innovative methodologies

Connor, S., Gilani, D., Cojocaru, C., Heron, E., Parkin, H., Thomas, L, May, M. and O'Connor, R. 2024. Belonging Research Project: an analysis of innovative methodologies. National Teaching Repository. https://doi.org/10.25416/NTR.27248700.v2

Project report

Benevolent authoritarianism, paternalism and religious humanitarianism in Sri Lanka: a dependent or autonomous HR?

Hettiarachchi, C., Parsa, S. and Roper, I. 2024. Benevolent authoritarianism, paternalism and religious humanitarianism in Sri Lanka: a dependent or autonomous HR? The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 35 (20), pp. 3475-3495. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2024.2421343

Article

Creative economies of culture in South Asia: craftspeople and performers

Morcom, A. and Raina, N. (ed.) 2024. Creative economies of culture in South Asia: craftspeople and performers. Routledge.

Edited Book

Oracy for global learning

Loukopoulou, K. 2024. Oracy for global learning. Middlesex University Annual Teaching and Learning Conference 2024: Transnational Education. Dubai, UAE 11 - 11 Sep 2024

Conference item

The hidden labour of digital capitalism: changes, continuities, critical issues

Pizzolato, N. 2024. The hidden labour of digital capitalism: changes, continuities, critical issues. International Review of Social History. 69 (2), pp. 299-306. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020859024000336

Article

EDI and postgraduate research: report on the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion review of postgraduate research at Middlesex University

Pizzolato, N., Saini, R., Stumbitz, B. and Sotiropoulou, P. 2024. EDI and postgraduate research: report on the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion review of postgraduate research at Middlesex University. Middlesex University. https://doi.org/10.60528/1qw7q5

Project report

Revised approach for the calculation of groundwater flooding annual average damages: establishing a probability-based relationship for groundwater flooding

Viavattene, C., Hardman, D., Penning-Rowsell, E., Morris, J., Chatterton, J., Parker, D. and Priest, S. 2024. Revised approach for the calculation of groundwater flooding annual average damages: establishing a probability-based relationship for groundwater flooding. Flood Hazard Research Centre, Middlesex University.

Project report

Can you credit it? Towards a process for ascribing credit to apprenticeships in England

Bravenboer, D., Crawford-Lee, M. and Dunn, C. 2024. Can you credit it? Towards a process for ascribing credit to apprenticeships in England. Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-09-2023-0255

Article

Book Review: The Impact of a sense of belonging in college: Implications for student persistence, retention and success by Bentrim, E. M., and Henning, G. W.

Gilani, D. 2024. Book Review: The Impact of a sense of belonging in college: Implications for student persistence, retention and success by Bentrim, E. M., and Henning, G. W. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/15210251241268868

Article

Challenging simplistic and deficit perceptions of belonging amongst historically underrepresented students

Gilani, D. 2024. Challenging simplistic and deficit perceptions of belonging amongst historically underrepresented students. Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal. 5 (3), pp. 17-24.

Article

Leading engagement and learning in, out and between digital and non-digital interactions

Scollan, A. and Farini, F. 2024. Leading engagement and learning in, out and between digital and non-digital interactions. in: Guarcello, E. and Longo, A. (ed.) School children and the challenge of managing AI technologies: fostering a critical relationship through aesthetic experiences London, UK Taylor & Francis (Routledge).

Book chapter