Aston University

Aston University has been awarded funding for three projects to be delivered as part of the West Midlands Innovation Accelerator to bolster the region’s innovation and R&D capability and capacity to spark commercial growth and…

Aston University is to set up the first integrated centre to explore low carbon hydrogen production from biomass conversion. The new research centre will be developed at Aston University with the help of a £300,000 grant from the Wolfson…

Aston University welcomed senior figures from across the city to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of the University’s Martin Luther King Multi-Faith Centre (MLK Centre) on campus Monday 23 January 2023 The event celebrated…

A programme initiated by Aston University in partnership with law firm Shoosmiths, which supports local students from under-represented backgrounds towards a career in law, has garnered support from Virgin Media/O2 and the Chartered…

The survival of the NHS depends on an immediate investment in staff, wages and infrastructure, followed by a long-term and cross-party action plan.That’s the advice from Dr Alexis Paton, a health expert at Aston University, who warned…

Researchers at Aston University are to take the UK a step nearer to net zero emissions by developing a better system of measuring industrial carbon dioxide.The government is giving the University £100,000 to improve measurement of CO2…

Aston University is gearing up to celebrate 100 years of pharmacy education and research this year. In 1923 The Birmingham Municipal Technical School started to offer full time pharmacy courses to applicants from the general public. The…

An Aston University researcher has created the first ever computer reconstruction of a virus, including its complete native genome.Although other researchers have created similar reconstructions, this is the first to replicate the exact…

Aston University scientists are working with start-up company, Isterian Biotech, part of Cambrian BioPharma, to develop novel drugs to treat fibrotic diseases such as lung disease.The focus of preclinical-stage biotechnology company…

Applications are still open for the West Midlands premier business pitching competition. Ambitious business leaders who want to improve their ability to win investment while simultaneously boosting their business profile have until Friday…