Research Output per year
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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Profiles

Shakil Ahmad
- Aston Medical School - Senior Research Fellow
- Translational Medicine Research Group (TMRG)
Person: Research
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
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-i16Research 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
Student theses
a-Adrenoceptors and calcium activation mechanisms in vascular muscle
Author: Stein, W. K., 1987Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
Ability assessment and job structure measures in occupational mobility
Author: Sparrow, J. A., Aug 1984Supervisor: Spurgeon, P. (Supervisor) & Patrick, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
A bio-adhesive formulation for the delivery of anti-fungal agents to the oesophagus
Author: Zhang, L., 2005Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Philosophy
Prizes
AXA Research Fund Future Research Leader Fellowship
Megan Jarman (Recipient), 1 May 2019
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Thomas Simm Littler Award for academic contribution to Audiology
Helen Pryce (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities 1999 2019
BR41N.IO
Manousos Klados (Participant), Christoph Guger (Participant)Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Ageing, Illness, Care in Cultural and Literary Narrative
Raquel Medina (Speaker)Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
European Conference on Visual Perception
Luc Boutsen (Participant)Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Press / Media
TV interview.Ageing and gender in Spanish cinema
23/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research