Aston University
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Aston University is a small university situated in Birmingham in the United Kingdom with a strong science and technology emphasis. Founded in 1895 as The Birmingham Municipal Technical School, it officially became the University of Aston in Birmingham on receipt of its Royal Charter on 22 April 1966, and acquired its current name in 1997. Sir Michael Bett took over the position of Chancellor on October 21st 2004 from Sir Adrian Cadbury, whose younger brother Sir Dominic Cadbury is Chancellor of Birmingham University.
Amongst the most highly regarded of the courses at the university are engineering, biosciences, pharmacy, business and management, psychology and languages. In December 2004, it decided not to continue civil engineering courses from 2006 due to low numbers.
While Aston University is small, its Business School is world known with excellent teaching and research ratings. The Business School holds accreditation from all three of the major international accrediting bodies (AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB), an achievement that only a few other schools hold.
The Aston Students' Guild publishes a newspaper called 'Aston Times'. The Guild has two bars - Einsteins and The Blue Room. The Blue Room hosts 'Pounded' every Wednesday, where drinks cost £1.
In November 2003, the neighbouring University of Central England asked Aston to consider a merger, though this approach was subsequently turned down.
See also
External link
- Aston University website (http://www.aston.ac.uk)
- Aston Guild of Students (http://www.astonguild.org.uk)
- Aston Times - student newspaper. (http://www.astonguild.org.uk/club_homepage.asp?clubid=5709)