Aston at a glance Employable Gradates Exploitable Research
Aston University Employable Gradates Exploitable Research At Aston we focs on academic excellence, delivering high qality teaching and research in an inspiring, creative environment. 20 Top UK University Fonded in 1895 and a University since 1966, Aston University is a research-led niversity known for its world-class teaching qality and strong links to bsiness, indstry, and the professions. Find ot more: www.aston.ac.k
Top 20 UK University for the last 7 years* Top 300 in Times Higher Edcation world rankings top 2% in the world Approximately 10,500 stdents from over 130 contries are crrently enrolled at Aston. We promote the concept of global citizenship amongst or stdents by offering free langage tition and creating opportnities for everyone to benefit from the diverse natre of the Aston commnity The University is divided into for Schools: Aston Bsiness School; School of Engineering & Applied Science; School of Langages & Social Sciences; School of Life & Health Sciences In the last Research Assessment Exercise, Aston University was ranked in the top 12 in the UK in all for of its broad sbject areas Consistently ranked in the UK s top 10 for gradate employability Aston has a strong reptation for its links with bsiness and indstry dating back to its origins in the 19th centry top 2%in the world *Since 2004, Aston has been in the top 20 of at least one national leage table every year, inclding: The Times Good University Gide, The Gardian Good University Gide, The Independent Good University Gide
Aston University Highly Employable Gradates Aston is well known for its gradate employability record thanks to its professionally and vocationally relevant corses, placement years and otstanding careers service. Not even Oxbridge can boast a higher proportion of stdents gaining gradate level jobs than Aston Sorce: 2012 Snday Times University Gide
For over 20 years Aston has consistantly featred in the top 10 UK niversities for gradate employment Aston University has been ranked 5th in the UK and 1st otside London for the percentage of gradates entering employment who achieve gradate level jobs in the 2012 Snday Times University Gide Aston s close and established links with bsiness, the pblic sector and the professions ensre that or degree programmes are inspiring, challenging and constantly pdated. They eqip or stdents with essential work-related skills Aston is one of only for niversities where over 50% of stdents take a placement year with an employer or spend a year stdying abroad, giving them valable work and cltral experiences and a head start in finding a gradate level job The 2010-11 High Flyers Srvey again ranked Aston amongst the top 20 UK niversities most likely to be targeted by the UK s top gradate recriters Aston is the lead partner in Gradate Advantage, an initiative which offers placements and internships to gradates in the West Midlands region The 2011/12 QS World University Rankings placed Aston University 51st in the world for gradate employability as jdged by employers Find ot more: www.aston.ac.k
Aston University Exploitable Research Aston University has an excellent reptation for innovative, grond breaking research. We trn or knowledge into prodcts, processes, practices and policies to meet the needs of people, bsinesses, organisations and society. Aston University focses on high qality fndamental and applied research with the potential to have an impact on the real world arond s. Or research sets ot to provide practical soltions to the pressing concerns faced by hmankind sch as healthy ageing, mass telecommnications and sstainable bioenergy. We are focssed on bringing direct benefits to the people and bsinesses of the West Midlands, the UK and the world. Research is at the forefront of the University s mission. It nderpins everything we do from or relationships with bsiness to the way we develop or teaching programmes. Or ndergradate and postgradate stdents benefit from stdying in a research led environment. Find ot more: www.aston.ac.k/research
Aston University research sccesses inclde: The invention of the leading brain cancer drg, Temozolomide, which has annal sales in excess of $1bn The development of a new type 2 diabetes drg, dapagliflozin. It acts independently of inslin, improves blood sgar control, and lowers bodyweight The invention of the world s longest laser 270km in length which cold revoltionise telecommnications The invention of the world s first intelligent robotic drill, sed in cochlear implant srgery The invention of the Harding Flash and Pattern Analyser, the standard tool sed to verify compliance with gidelines relating to photosensitive epilepsy Aston s Centre for Forensic Lingistics is working closely with the Police to advance the nderstanding of the langage of crime GEM (Global Entreprenership Monitor) based at Aston, is the world s largest and most comprehensive research stdy of entreprenerial attitdes, activities and aspirations
Aston University Employer-led Programmes Aston works with employers to design programmes that fit the needs of their organisation. Clients inclde BMW, E.ON and the NHS. Many of Aston s ndergradate and postgradate corses have been developed in conjnction with bsiness partners to ensre or gradates will have the skills ftre employers reqire Aston Bsiness School Find ot more: www.aston.ac.k Aston University offers a range of Fondation Degrees in diverse sbjects sch as electrical power engineering, logistics and hearing aid adiology Aston s Fondation Degrees combine standard elements with bespoke modles that respond to skills gaps in an organisation Aston Bsiness School s Centre for Exective Development works in partnership with organisations to deliver tailored training programmes for leaders
The Aston University Engineering Academy opening in 2012, will work closely with bsiness and indstry to offer yong people an otstanding edcation and the opportnity to tackle work-based problems from the age of forteen Focses on engineering and science to offer a better brighter ftre for 14-19 year olds. Find ot more: www.aea.co.k
Aston University Professional Development Opportnities Contining Professional Development (CPD) is an invalable personal investment, allowing yo to pdate yor skills and prepare yo for greater responsibilities. CPD can boost confidence, strengthen professional credibility and creativity in tackling new challenges. CPD can also lead to a more stimlating career - increasing job satisfaction and accelerating career development.
Aston s new Masters in Leadership for Engineering bridges the gap between the technical and bsiness worlds by eqipping experienced engineering managers with the skills to thrive in the boardroom. The Aston MBA programme is in the Top 20 in Erope Aston is committed to providing Continos Professional Development (CPD) opportnities and offers CPD in sbjects inclding engineering and healthcare The Aston MBA can be stdied fll-time, part-time or by distance learning. Aston also offers an Exective MBA which is a 27-month block stdy programme The University offers short and long corses, distance learning, certificates, diplomas and Masters Degrees across a wide range of sbjects The Aston MBA programme is ranked in the Top 20 in Erope and Top 80 in the world. It is ranked 1st in the UK for career progression Aston s offers CPD corses in a range of areas, inclding Sstainable Commnities, Employability Skills and Professional Development Some programmes can be stdied via distance learning, enabling participants to combine work with stdy, at a pace that sits them Find ot more: www.aston.ac.k
Aston University Working with Bsiness Aston academics work on research projects with bsinesses throgh schemes sch as Technology Strategy Board Programmes, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, CASE Awards and other indstrial collaborations.
Aston s Bsiness Partnership Unit operates at the commercial edge of niversity research and teaching, linking bsinesses to the University's academic expertise Knowledge Transfer Partnerships provide partial fnding for a gradate to ndertake a project of strategic vale to yor organisation, which can last between one and three years CASE (Co-operative Award in Science & Engineering) awards enable the University to recrit and dedicate a top qality researcher to focs on an indstrial project for a three year period The University is a member of the EREBUS project, which enables bsinesses to access fnding for consltancy and research from several of the region s bsiness schools The University is represented on over 120 external bodies, enabling Aston to contribte to national and regional policy and decision-making Researchers at Aston work with organisations of all sizes, from large companies sch as Severn Trent Water and Jagar Land Rover, to SMEs Throghot the year, the University rns a series of free events which are interesting and informative, and ideal for networking Aston is the pioneer of innovation vochers (INDEX) in the UK, which enable SMEs to access research and consltancy from any participating niversity to the vale of 3000 Find ot more: www.aston.ac.k/bsiness
Aston University Investing in a World-Class Camps 215 million Aston Stdent Villages project Aston University Library Aston Brain Centre Eropean Bioenergy Research Institte opening 2013
The 215 million Aston Stdent Villages project is crrently transforming the standard of stdent accommodation on camps - providing 2,400 brand new rooms, all bilt to the highest standard, with en site bathrooms. The project also incldes other benefits sch as a new camps sports pitch, new stdent common rooms and landscaping Or self contained green camps in the centre of Birmingham is something we are very prod of. Or commitment to sstainability here at Aston has been recognised in the People and Planet Green Leage where we came 10th ot of 130 niversities A new state-of-the-art Library, with a stnning glazed facade was completed in November 2010. The facilities and resorces we offer are designed to make stdy and learning easy Aston University s Woodcock Sports Centre, complete with its beatifl Grade II listed swimming pool, has recently ndergone a mlti-million pond redevelopment to offer top of the range sports facilities for staff and stdents Bilding on the international reptation of research grops within Aston s School of Life & Health Sciences, the Aston Brain Centre is a niqe centre for the stdy of the hman brain in health and disease, specialising initially in the stdy of child development The Aston University Engineering Academy, the first new bild University Technical College for 14-19 year olds, is crrently nder constrction and will be completed ready for the start of the academic year 2012/13 The Eropean Bioenergy Research Institte provides new research facilities and an innovative pilot scale plant designed to extract energy from low-grade biowastes. The Institte condcts world class research into all aspects of bioenergy from fndamental research, to the deployment of innovative technologies, working closely with indstry, Governments and the Eropean Union
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