Aston University

Aston University has appointed Professor Marian Garcia as the new Dean of Aston Business School (ABS). Professor Garcia, currently serving as the Dean of Kent Business School at the University of Kent, will join Aston University in May…

A partnership between Aston University and contract medicine manufacturer Catalent has led to a faster process to identify the best ingredients for optimal medicine formulations, and has been rated as outstanding by Innovate UK. Catalent…

The Centre for Personal Financial Wellbeing at Aston University has completed a two-year project with Birmingham City Council (BCC) exploring in depth the connections between harmful gambling and tenancy security – the first study of its…

An Aston University PhD student has come up with a new way to understand people's feelings through their text and emoji use on social media. Qianwen Ariel Xu, who studies sentiment analysis models, made a special computer programme that…

The CEO of Timpson Ltd visited Aston University for a wide-ranging visit discussing management strategy and corporate kindness on Wednesday 13 March. James Timpson OBE DL is chief executive of the retail business, which has over 2000…

Professor Leon Davies, interim head of the School of Optometry at Aston University, has been appointed chair of the Board of Trustees at the College of Optometrists. The College of Optometrists is the UK’s professional body for…

Aston University and Kaplan Singapore have announced a new partnership that will see a range of postgraduate degree programmes being offered to students in Singapore. The collaboration also marks a milestone for Aston Business School as…

The UK's largest recruitment agency is supporting students from low income families at Aston University by funding a number of undergraduate scholarships. The donation from Pertemps will provide scholarships for 10 students with household…

Aston University’s Cyber Security Innovation (CSI) Research Centre has supported this year’s National Cyber Diversity Awards, which aim to raise awareness of under-representation of ethnic minorities in the cyber security sector. Only…

Aston University has welcomed the appointment of Dr Vignesh Yoganathan, a marketing expert in service robots and AI, to its College of Business and Social Sciences. He will join the University on 16 April 2024 as a professor of…