Aston University

Small business growth in the UK has slowed over the last decade hindered by Brexit, Covid-19, and geo-political tensions, a new report by the Enterprise Research Centre has found. The proportion of small firms that were expanding their…

Aston University scientists have blended leftover cooking oil, lamb fat and agricultural waste to develop a cleaner fuel for ships.The researchers have mixed waste pellets with either used oil or animal fat to develop a form of energy which…

Aston University has appointed Professor Martin George as its new associate dean of law. Professor George’s primary research and teaching interests lie in land law and property law theory. After studying at the Universities of Leicester…

Aston University has hosted an event to celebrate the launch of SPARK The Midlands, a network which aims to bridge the gap between medical research discoveries of novel therapeutics, medical devices and diagnostics, and real-world clinical…

Aston University’s professional development programme which embeds employability at the heart of academic programmes has been shortlisted for the Innovation in Business Education Award at the QS Reimagine Education Awards 2023. The Aston…

An Aston University co-led project has received NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) Work and Health Research Programme funding that will support happiness and health in the workplace. ‘EDI Smart-Dash: Supporting health…

A research grant has been awarded to researchers at three Universities, including Aston University, to establish a new Centre of Excellence to improve safeguarding outcomes and aspects of the Family Justice system. Aston Law School’s…

Professor Gavin Woodhall, Dr Felix Chan and Dr Sukhvir Wright from Aston Institute of Health and Neurodevelopment were invited to 10 Downing Street to attend a reception for the official launch of the Epilepsy Research Institute hosted by…

An Aston University bioenergy researcher has been explaining how rice straw could be a fuel of the future in rural Philippines. Dr Mirjam Roeder who is based at the University’s Energy & Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) is…

Tech WM, the not-for-profit organisation behind Birmingham Tech Week is partnering with Aston University to create a scale-up programme. The project will help local tech startups and spin-outs become international scale-ups. The…