Organization profile

Organisation profile

The School of Life & Health Sciences at Aston is acknowledged as UK-leading, with an outstanding reputation for teaching and research. The School prides itself on its excellence in research which is integrated into lectures, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, giving students the distinct advantage of access to the latest trends, thinking, issues and research in their particular field. Further to this, we have invested significantly in well-equipped laboratories providing excellent facilities for teaching and research.

Students are taught by passionate academics and active research scientists from a variety of backgrounds and specialisms. Aston was awarded Gold in the recent Teaching Excellence Framework in recognition of our high quality teaching. Alongside teaching, there is huge breadth of academic research undertaken which is integrated into our courses. The latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) rated 94% of research from the School of Life & Health Sciences as being internationally excellent or world leading.

The School prepares its graduates for professional roles as scientists and practitioners who make a real difference to the communities in which they work and live. Most of our programmes have an integrated placement opportunity, providing laboratory, hospital or clinical experience. The nature of the programmes within the School means that relevant professional experts regularly review course content and courses are developed to fulfil the needs of the Life and Health Science industries.

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Proteins Medicine & Life Sciences

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Medicine & Life Sciences

Brain Medicine & Life Sciences

Alzheimer Disease Medicine & Life Sciences

Research Medicine & Life Sciences

Therapeutics Medicine & Life Sciences

Aptitude Medicine & Life Sciences

Pharmaceutical Preparations Medicine & Life Sciences

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Profiles

Shakil Ahmad

Aston Medical School - Senior Research Fellow
Translational Medicine Research Group (TMRG)

Person: Research

Asif Ahmed, FRSA

Aston Medical School - Professor
Translational Medicine Research Group (TMRG)

Person: Academic

Rabia Ahmed

Pharmacy - Teaching Fellow

Person: Academic Related

Research Output 1964 2020

Human Drug Metabolism: an introduction

Coleman, M., 13 Apr 2020, (Accepted/In press) 3rd ed. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. 637 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book

Metabolism

Drugs

63A FRAILTY PROFILE FOR USE IN THE COMMUNITY: INCLUSION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES IMPROVES PREDICTION OF CARE NEEDS AND FALLS

Holland, C., Garner, I., O’donnell, J. & Gwyther, H., 7 Feb 2019, In : Age and Ageing. 48, Supplement_1, p. i16-i16

Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract

A 3-Year Randomized Clinical Trial of MiSight Lenses for Myopia Control

Chamberlain, P., Peixoto-de-Matos, S., Logan, N. S., Ngo, C., Jones, D. & Young, G., 1 Aug 2019, In : Optometry and Vision Science. 96, 8, p. 556-567 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

Hydrophilic Contact Lens

Myopia

Lenses

Randomized Controlled Trials

Contact Lenses