Aston University

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Overview

Our purpose is to enhance enterprise and enterprises. To equip and develop individuals to perform with a digital and entrepreneurial mindset within enterprises and the professions to create successful new ventures. We support business leaders in innovation enhancing their organisations’ performance and growth. We advise policy-makers on ways to improve society and the economy. Our innovative impactful research creates new knowledge and skills that further these aspirations. We increasingly leverage our regional and national excellence globally.

We’re part of an elite group of global business schools that hold the gold standard of ‘triple-crown’ accreditation from AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. We are one of the UK’s leading business schools for support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and helped to launch the national Help to Grow: Management programme. Our staff pioneer innovative teaching methods to make your learning experience more rewarding, with many responsible for writing the key textbooks in their field. Our students experience real-life business through projects, placements and in-house business clinics. The Aston Global Advantage postgraduate professional development programme focuses on more elusive social and personal aspects of business as well as offering opportunities to work or study abroad. We hold the Athena Swan Bronze award in recognition of our commitment to advancement of gender equality: representation, progression and success for our staff and students. Our departments and research centres work together to further our understanding of key business disciplines and issues, with a focus on innovation and impact. In the latest Research Excellence Framework, 77% of our research outputs were rated world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*).

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