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Useful Facts

League Tables, Guides and Rankings:

  • Aston University (13 out of c115 UK Universities):

  • The Complete University Guide: 13th 2009-10 (The Independent and PwC)

  • The Guardian: 19th in 2009-10, top 20 - 5 out of last 6 years

  • The Times: 25th in 2009-10

  • 14 of our subject areas ranked in UK’s top 15 in these guides: 2007-10

Excellent Graduate Employment:

  • Graduates into “Graduate Level” Employment:
  • Aston University  82%
  • UK Average  70%
  • Consistently at and near the top of the graduate employment league for over 15 years. Source: Annual DHLE survey 2008-9, Sunday Times Sept 08-9.
  • Targeted by over 200 companies and organisations, extensive employer liaison and visits programme via our Careers Service.
  • Low unemployment, consistently below UK average
Graduate Level Jobs 2007-2008 Graduates:

1.  Imperial College, London   92%

2.  London School of Economics (LSE)   90%

3.  Robert Gordon (Aberdeen)  87%

4.  Cambridge   86%

5.  Bath  86%

6.  City (London)  84%

7.  Kings College London  84%

8.  University College London  84%

9.  Aston   82%

10.Oxford  82%

UK average c70%. Aston above 16 of the 20 Russell Group Universities

Source: HESA, Sunday Times University Guide – September 2009 and 2009, rounded figures, 2 year average

Sandwich and Year Abroad Programmes:

  1. ·c70% on Sandwich or Year Abroad degrees - Aston one of only four UK Universities with 50%+
  2. ·Valuable experience, key factor in National Student Survey
  3. ·Paid placements (average £14,000), Bursaries and Awards for all Placement Students
  4. ·50+ years’ experience and extensive support.
  5. ·Properly integrated into degrees
  6. ·700+ companies/organisations plus wide range of Year Abroad options
apprentice
  • Recent Aston Graduates Kate Walsh and Alex Wotherspoon
  • Made final 2 and 4 contestants of 2009 and 2008 BBC Apprentice
  • More than any other University
  • Neither were fired!
  • Around 70% of our eligible students take sandwich placement years or year abroad programmes
  • Aston is one of only 4 UK Universities where more than 50% of students take these options:
  1. Aston
  2. Bath
  3. Surrey
  4. Ulster
  • Aston University is placed 18th out of all 120 UK Universities and colleges in the 2009 People and Planet Green League
  • A ranking of Universities’ environmental credentials, ethical and fairtrade commitments
  • Find out about what we are doing: www.aston.ac.uk/environment
research
  • Temozolomide (Temodol) is one of Aston University’s most significant success stories
  • Discovered by scientists in our Pharmacy department in 1980s
  • Has become the most successful treatment for brain tumours in the world
  • Achieved ‘Blockbuster status’ in 2008 – sales > than $1 billion in the year








Health:
  • ·Aston University has a dental surgery, opticians and a health clinic on campus
  • ·Aston University’s NHS Doctors’ Surgery (basement of Boots’ city centre store) is a 7 min walk from campus – open 7 days a week