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Aston University gears up to celebrate 50 years of transport education
Aston University calls for former transport students to get in touch 2023 marks half a century of transport studies at the University First transport course ran ...
Cabinet Member for Environment visits Aston University to discuss sustainability challenges and solutions
Birmingham City Council Cabinet Member Cllr Majid Mahmood met with sustainability experts from across Aston University Cllr Mahmood is responsible for the city’s sustainable ...
Aston University to celebrate 100 years of pharmacy education and research
Aston Pharmacy School to celebrate 100 year anniversary during 2023 The history of teaching pharmacy at Aston University dates back to the 1890s In 2016 the Pharmacy School ...
Aston University and Partnership Medical shortlisted for knowledge transfer partnership award
Aston University and Partnership Medical (PML) have been shortlisted for an award at the KTP Awards 2022. The partnership has been shortlisted in the category of ...
Using biosensors to detect disease, pain, pollution and weapons
Air pollution, chemical weapons, diseases, drugs and signs of life on other planets — all can be detected with biosensors. The development of high tech to ...
Meet the astrobiologist and her students who are searching for life on Mars
By Emma Richards, University of Florida From a young age, Amy Williams wondered if life existed beyond Earth amidst the dark abyss of space, stars ...
Vitamin D2 and D3: what’s the difference and which should you take?
Vitamin D is important for maintaining health, as it has many roles in the human body. But there is more than one form of vitamin ...
Can oily fish, cherries or milk help you sleep? Here’s what the evidence shows
Almost one in five British people report they don’t get enough sleep each night. The problem is so bad that in total the UK ...
COVID Gets Airborne - Let a UC San Diego expert explain how viruses travel through the air
In May 2021, the Centers for Disease Control officially recognized that SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—is airborne, meaning it is highly transmissible through the ...
Aston University experts explain what it takes to make a champion for EURO 2020 podcast series
"It's the age-old question... you need talent, drive, and luck. I always believed 'attitude' was one of the top attributes to becoming an elite athlete, ...