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New book offers a business school perspective on learning and teaching in higher education

A new book, authored by 37 academics from Aston Business School in Birmingham, seeks to provide guidance on becoming a successful lecturer when there are increasing pressures to raise teaching standards in universities.

Date: 03/12/2019
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Revealed: The deadly superbugs lurking in more than nine in ten make-up bags

A study led by Aston University has found nine out of ten in-use make-up products such as beauty blenders and mascara are contaminated with potentially life threatening superbugs.

Date: 02/12/2019
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Aston academic named in global Highly Cited Researchers list 2019

An Aston scientist has been named in this year’s listing of Highly Cited Researchers, according to the Web of Science Group.

Date: 19/11/2019
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How to dismiss bad staff: expert’s advice on Aston Business School’s podcast

A leading employment expert at Aston Business School has recorded a set of top tips for bosses on how to dismiss bad staff.

Date: 19/11/2019
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World’s first cyclic IMS mass spectrometer installed at Aston University

Aston University and Waters Corporation announce the completed installation of the world’s first Waters SELECT SERIES Cyclic IMS mass spectrometry system on campus.

Date: 07/11/2019
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Differences in brainwaves of autistic teenagers may assist in earlier diagnosis

Researchers at the Aston Neuroscience Institute (ANI) find differences in the brainwaves of autistic teenagers responsible for their visual perception which could assist in earlier diagnosis.

Date: 06/11/2019
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Why the government should look to the West Midlands when considering the future of the UK’s live music scene post-Brexit

Dr Patrycja Rozbicka explores why the music industry shouldn't be overlooked by those preparing for Brexit.

Date: 31/10/2019
Why simple after care procedures could cut the rate of NHS hospital readmissions

Dr James Brown discusses the reasons why simple after care procedures could cut the rate of NHS hospital readmissions.

Date: 30/09/2019
Urgent tree planting and agricultural policy reform needed to achieve zero greenhouse gases by 2050

Climate change has been unusually prominent recently. Greta Thunberg has captured public imagination with her campaign, the Committee on Climate Change has said that UK government action is far behind what is needed and demonstrators have mobilised action on the streets of London to demand more from their politicians.

Date: 02/08/2019
Government’s post-18 education and funding review must enable regions to join up their own skills pipeline

Augar’s recommendations have been dissected from many different perspectives, but little has been written about the influence they would have on the regional skills agenda.

Date: 27/06/2019
Tackling childhood obesity - a serious public health challenge for Birmingham

Professor Jackie Blissett discusses the action needed to tackle childhood obesity.

Date: 30/05/2019
The government’s attempts to regulate the internet – fit for purpose?

Dr Edina Harbinja discusses the government's Online Harms White Paper and its attempts to regulate the internet.

Date: 29/04/2019
Does firm-level jobs data show a 'canary in the mine' for the UK economy?

Economic forecasters have had a tough time second-guessing the UK's trajectory in recent years. Ever since the Great Recession of the late noughties, and especially since the 2016 referendum, Britain's economy has displayed conflicting signs that can seem to confirm or refute the overall narrative simultaneously.

Date: 29/03/2019
The UN Environment Assembly: an opportunity to change course on climate change?

Next month, the UK will participate in UNEA-4, the 4th UN Environment Assembly, in Nairobi, Kenya. The goal of the Assembly is to advance the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, agreed in 2015, and primarily focuses on reducing poverty and promoting more efficient natural resource management.

Date: 28/02/2019
Why confused policy and a hard Brexit would put the Midlands car industry at risk

Recent news that Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will shed up to 4,500 workers on top of the 1,400 lost in 2018 came as a huge blow for workers in the Midlands and showed the scale of the challenges that the car manufacturer now faces.

Date: 31/01/2019

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