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A Big Week in the Measurement of Expertise: How the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF) Results Will Impact Universities
How should we measure faculty expertise? This week the UK provides its answer to this question via its highly significant and formal (government-directed) assessment of ...
SMEs are likely to achieve higher environmental performance through circular economy adoption – new research
The research looked into the means for achieving higher sustainability performance through circular economy adoption The project was led by Professor Prasanta Dey and Professor ...
Expect More from Your Experts: How a “Faculty Audit” can help Universities more strategically engage their faculty members
With an estimated 1.5-million faculty in the US and a near 50,000 growth in UK-based academics in the last decade (to 225,000), universities and colleges have a ...
Ask an #Expert - New research on challenges faced by charity trustees
Charities Aid Foundation and chartered accountancy body ICAEW have partnered to publish research on the challenges facing charity trustees. The researchers interviewed trustees from local, ...
Aston University announced as an Official University for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held between 28 July and 8 August Aston University will provide ophthalmic expertise to the polyclinics The University is proud to support ...

Independent Director at SSE and Infinis and former CEO of E.ON UK joins Aston University as Visiting Professor
Tony Cocker is senior independent director at SSE plc and chair of Infinis Energy Management He was CEO and chair of E.ON UK from 2011 ...
MEDIA RELEASE: CAA Club Group of Companies announces a three-year, annual donation to three deserving charities
CAA Club Group of Companies (CCG) the parent organization of CAA South Central Ontario (SCO), CAA Manitoba, CAA Insurance, Orion Travel Insurance and Echelon Insurance, ...
Aston University bioenergy expert appointed to Department for Transport Science Advisory Council
Professor Thornley is director of the Energy and Bioproducts Institute at Aston University and the national Supergen Bioenergy Hub She is an international leader in ...
Good COP or bad COP? | The Aston Angle
Four Aston University experts reflect on COP26 and what it means for transport, community and global action on decarbonisation, support for small businesses and China’...
Aston University makes experts available through COP26
The University’s website is highlighting its experts, projects and research, latest news and podcasts around sustainability On 4 November the University’s Supergen Hub will ...