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Gaining competitive advantage in manufacturing through ‘servitization’ explained in latest Aston Business podcast

The future of manufacturing relies on what’s known as ‘servitization’, according to a leading academic in the Advanced Services Group at Aston Business School.

Date: 25/02/2020
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Leading industry figures to share business growth secrets at new Birmingham event

Top bosses, from companies including Rolls-Royce, Goodyear and Alstom, are set to share their tips on driving business growth through services as part of a major new event at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham in May.

Date: 20/02/2020
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Social media users “copy” friends’ eating habits

Social media users are more likely to eat fruit and veg – or snack on junk food – if they think their friends do the same, a new study has found.

Date: 07/02/2020
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Aston researchers call on public to join ‘citizen science’ research

Aston researchers call on the public to take part in citizen science research projects, looking at yeast strains for biotechnology and exploring eye care in the community.

Date: 06/02/2020
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Making light work: A public lecture by Professor Kate Sugden

How is photonic sensing being applied to laser material processing? This is one of the various questions that Professor Kate Sugden will seek to answer in her public lecture at Aston University on Tuesday 25 February.

Date: 05/02/2020
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NEUROPA initiative receives €3.6 million to develop new theranostic for the brain

The NEUROPA consortium, led by Aston University, has received a prestigious award of €3.6 million in funding from the European Commission as part of its Future and Emerging Technology (FET) scheme.

Date: 31/01/2020
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Supply chain issues should be front and centre of ‘getting Brexit done’

Professor Ed Sweeney explains why discussion around supply chains should take precedence during ongoing Brexit negotiations.

Date: 31/01/2020
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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