The Aston University campus in the centre of Birmingham gives Aston students the best of both worlds, a green, well-equipped, friendly campus in the heart of a vibrant city.
With around 7,000 students, Aston is a lively, diverse, close-knit community. It's difficult to walk across campus without bumping into someone you know! You'll find all you need at Aston's great academic, support and social facilities, and plentiful accommodation, which is guaranteed for first years.
We are ranked 12th out of 113 UK Universities (2008 Good University Guide), and have an outstanding graduate employment record. We offer a range of high quality, innovative courses, designed to inspire and challenge you. Aston's strong links with business help to ensure our courses meet the needs of the real world and prepare you for a rewarding career.
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Facilities for Education
All Aston's facilities are based on our campus, and the emphasis is definitely on making all our learning and teaching resources easy to access and user-friendly.
IT and Computing Facilities
The university has invested in
excellent computing facilities and integrated the instruction and use of
IT into degree programmes.
Library and Information services
The University library is on
four floors containing over 300,000 books, it also provides online
access to over 40 electronic databases and more than 3,400 electronic
journals in many subject areas.
Learning Development Centre
A team of specialists provide help and advice on revision techniques, presentation skills, essay writing and much more.
Language Centre
Our language courses are available at
beginners, intermediate or advanced level, and are a great way to
enhance your career prospects.
Facilities of Recreation
Student Guild
The Guild is the main entertainment venue on campus, and is also home to our Student Advice Centre, where you can get help and advice on all aspects of student life. Wireless internet access is available throughout the Guild.
Einstein's
Einstein's cafe and bar is open throughout the day serving good value food. During the day many students go to Einstein's to grab some food and meet friends between lectures. Drinks and food are also available in the evenings, and the bar shows most of the major live sporting events.
The Base
The Base is a comfortable area where many of our students relax during the day. Markets, poster sales and other events are also regularly held here during the day.The regular Friday club night usually has a theme, giving you an excuse to get dressed up. The Guild Hall also host balls, end of term parties, live music, comedy nights and other events.
Clubs & societies
Being a relatively small university, it's easy to get involved in clubs and societies at Aston. With around 80 to choose from, you're pretty much guaranteed to find one to suit you, and if you can't, you can set one up!
Astonbury
2008 saw the first Astonbury festival. Campus was transformed for a night as loads of acts played over two stages, with the festival brought to a close with a headline set by Radio 1's Zane Lowe.
Sport
There are two sports centres on campus, including a swimming pool, sports halls, fully equipped fitness centre and gym. Outdoor sports take place at our 45 acre recreation centre. Many Aston students are involved in one of our 40 plus sports clubs - a great way to keep fit and meet people.
Open days
The next undergraduate open days will on Tuesday 19 June and Tuesday 18 September 2012. Online booking will be available from April 2012.
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