News From Aston Business School
Corporate Partnership with Acorns Children’s Hospice helps charity’s vision
21/4/2009
Through an important corporate partnership Aston Business School has helped managers at Acorns Children’s Hospice to develop their leadership skills and capabilities. More
Aston India Foundation – Working Together During Difficult Times
30/3/2009
The second in a series of seminars organised by the Aston-India Foundation, aimed at fostering and promoting links between India and UK businesses, drew a large crowd to the Sumpner Lecture Theatre. More
CRISIS Meeting at Aston
23/3/2009
Emergency planners and emergency services representatives are attending Aston Business School for a series of CRISIS talks with academics. More
Aston India Foundation: Working Together During Difficult Times - A Sector Specific Focus
18/3/2009
The second in a series of seminars organised by the Aston-India Foundation and aimed at fostering and promoting links between India and UK businesses will take place at Aston University on 23rd March 2009, from 6:15-8:00 pm in the Sumpner Lecture Theatre. More
ACCIS WORKSHOP: “Network Industry Policy: Who Decides?”
13/3/2009
A workshop was held to celebrate the launch of the Aston Centre for Critical Infrastructure and Services on Thursday 12th March at the Aston Business School. More
Executive development proves popular during economic downturn
9/3/2009
Aston Business School in Birmingham is experiencing a significant growth in its executive development programmes, with nearly 50 per cent more applications than this time last year. More
7 Steps to Effective Competitive Intelligence
26/2/2009
On Wednesday 11 February, Aston Business School hosted an event for MBA alumni and students in collaboration with AMBA, the Association of MBAs, and SCIP UK Competitive Intelligence. More
Beta Gamma Sigma, Founders’ Day
23/2/2009
On Tuesday 10th February 2009 Aston Business School held an event in the MBA Lounge in the Aston Business School building. More
Aston MBA breaks into FT World Top 100
26/1/2009
Aston Business School’s flagship full-time MBA has been ranked 77th in the world, in the latest rankings produced by the Financial Times (FT), which also places the programme 12th in the UK and 21st in Europe. More
Industry Top Names Celebrate Centre Success
21/1/2009
A University centre that aims to develop real life solutions for project managers is celebrating the completion of its first successful year in business. More
Global UN Forum
14/1/2009
Aston Business School has taken part in talks at the United Nations with the Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, and other senior officials in some of the highest level UN discussions to ever take place with business schools from around the world. More
Delayed Payment and an International Award for Aston Academic
12/1/2009
A lecturer from Aston Business School has won a prestigious American Marketing Association award for his work. More
CRISIS Meeting
7/1/2009
Emergency planners and emergency services representatives met at Aston Business School recently for CRISIS talks with academics. More
Universities offering advice to businesses
22/12/2008
Businesses across the West Midlands are being encouraged to make use of £1. More
Friends of British Council Hong Kong Inaugural Gala Dinner
18/12/2008
On Saturday 29 November 2008, a number of Aston University alumni, including MBA and MSc graduates from Aston Business School, attended the Friends of British Council Hong Kong Inaugural Gala Dinner. More
Comment from Professor Michael West, Executive Dean
18/12/2008
After 7 years, 990 academic journal papers, 128 books, 296 book chapters, 488 PhD students and £8million of research funding, the RAE results for Aston Business School have arrived. More
Aston Business School in National top 10
18/12/2008
Aston Business school has a larger volume of international and world leading research academics than either Oxford, Cambridge or Imperial College London according to the results of the RAE – the Research Assessment Exercise which has examined the quality of research undertaken at universities across the UK. More
Workshop on Workplace Behaviour
27/11/2008
On Tuesday 18 November, Aston Business School hosted an event for MBA alumni in collaboration with AMBA, the Association of MBAs. More
Aston Business School Alumni Event
18/11/2008
On Wednesday 22 October 2008, Aston Business School alumni gathered to hear Ian Pogson deliver a lecture at the Strand Palace Hotel in London. More
Inward investment: beneficial?
4/11/2008
A lecture by the Head of Economics and Strategy at Aston Business School, Professor Nigel Driffield revealed that the beneficial effects a host region can expect to generate as a result of attracting inward investment aren’t always as beneficial as they first appear. More
Corporate Social Responsibility in Bangladesh
4/11/2008
Dr Ataur Belal, an accounting lecturer at Aston Business School has just published one of the first books to examine corporate social responsibility in developing countries. More
HR Health Master Class
31/10/2008
Healthcare HR professionals gathering for the NHS Employers Conference next week (4-6 Nov) will learn from Aston Business School how to shape effective work communities. More
Aston Business School ranked 1st for careers
3/10/2008
In global rankings announced by the Financial Times this week, graduates of the MSc in International Business from Aston Business School topped the table for their career status. More
Support services group wins top award
14/8/2008
SGMS Group has scooped a prestigious award for business innovation after integrating the operations of recently acquired, Solihull based, SG Maintenance Services with Kent based Richardson. More
Innovative Businesses Get Together
14/7/2008
Winning innovative businesses gathered at Aston Business School to meet the people behind the INDEX (INovation Delivers Expansion) programme which has provided them each with £3000 worth of innovation from their choice of the region’s 13 universities. More
Interest in Aston Business School boosted by The Apprentice
28/5/2008
Record numbers of students are trying to get a place on the degree course completed by The Apprentice contestant Alex Wotherspoon. More
Top firms exchange ideas .... and managers!
28/5/2008
Top companies across the Midlands are set to swap key members of staff in a series of mini exchanges aimed at boosting business. More
Legal first for Aston Business School
28/5/2008
Aston Business School has announced a brand new LLB Law with Management Degree. More
Aston Business School make ready at the heart of European emergencies
22/5/2008
Emergency evacuations across Europe could be transformed by academics at
Riding the Whirlwind
22/5/2008
“How to connect Culture, People, Innovation & Strategy in Turbulent Times”A National Management Conference
Wednesday 18th June, 2008
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Diamond Anniversary Celebrations
6/5/2008
The 60th anniversary of Aston Business School is being marked with a series of events that include honouring some of the people who have been important in the school’s history. More
Winners Gather
29/4/2008
Winning innovative businesses gathered at
Centre of Excellence for Project Managers unveiled in Birmingham
10/4/2008
The UK’s first centre of excellence for Project Management Practice has been unveiled at Aston Business School in Birmingham. More
Innovation vouchers up for grabs
2/4/2008
A pioneering scheme that encourages companies to work with universities to incorporate new technologies and services into their businesses has returned with £240,000 in new funding. More
Legal first for Aston Business School
13/3/2008
£240,000 of innovation vouchers for SMEs tours Midlands on the bus
10/3/2008
A SME business innovation lottery scheme, brokered by Aston University, which offers companies £3000 worth of academic input to improve their business, will be taking to the road in a bid to encourage more businesses to take part in its next round of funding. More
Manchester looks to Aston for help
4/3/2008
Experts from
Aston Business School's new chair set to be a winner
27/2/2008
Dianne Thompson CBE, Chief Executive of Camelot Group Plc, operator of The UK National Lottery, has recently taken on an additional role as Chairwoman of the Advisory Board at Aston Business School in Birmingham. More
Business Students Get TV Tips
8/2/2008
Students at Aston Business School were given a first hand insight into broadcast journalism, when ITV News presenter Llewela Bailey spoke to them about the best way to come across well in media interviews. More
Quality Management Is Not Dead
8/2/2008
New research from Aston Business School in Birmingham has discovered that in the UK over the past 5 years 87 percent of UK businesses have initiated quality management initiatives. More
Top Commonwealth Dignitary Promotes Indian Links
16/1/2008
The High Commissioner of
Red route "devastates" Stratford Road businesses
8/1/2008
Red route traffic restrictions on the Stratford Road in Sparkbrook,
Credit Crunch Lecture so Popular it needs a Podcast!
6/12/2007
Britain’s ‘Credit Crunch’ is such a hot topic that one university turned to an internet podcast for help. More
Aston Business School achieves top 30 European ranking
6/12/2007
Aston Business School has broken into the top 30 in Europe, according to the latest rankings. More
NHS survey set to reveal any major issues
4/12/2007
Aston Business School is working with the Healthcare Commission to produce the largest staff survey in the world. More
Aston Business School helps top UK firm to Lead
30/11/2007
Aston Business School was today praised by a top UK firm for a successful partnership that continues to grow stronger. More
Students Act out a Better Way to Communicate
30/11/2007
Hundreds of students were silenced at Aston Business School – only to discover their body language was a better way to communicate. More
Celebrity Gardener in Town to Film TV Commercial.
28/11/2007
Celebrity gardener Charlie Dimmock was in town to film a television commercial when she got a bit wet. More
New Course Gives European Edge to Aston Business School
28/11/2007
A top British Business School has joined forces with universities in France and Germany to offer a pioneering new course. More
Doctor Creates Chemistry with Stirring Speech
24/10/2007
A unique scheme that is giving £250,000 to businesses across the West Midlands has become a hot topic - by Royal Appointment. More
75 Per Cent Salary Hike for Aston Business School Graduates
24/10/2007
Executive MBA Graduates can achieve a 75 per cent salary hike by completing a course at
Aston Business School achieves top 50 global ranking
22/10/2007
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NHS Staff with Emotional Connection
16/10/2007
According to research presented by Professor Michael West of
Companies need to do more to create a mobile workforce
4/10/2007
The business world continues to set the pace for today's increasingly globalised and flexible society. More
New research facility has business in mind
2/10/2007
A ground-breaking research centre devoted to understanding the way we think and act in the workplace has been launched at
Business competition winners could be heading for New York
25/9/2007
Aston Business School Tops Table for Graduates
17/9/2007
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New Degree Course helps Higher Education Staff to Win Promotion
11/9/2007
Aston Business School in collaboration with other Aston University Support Departments has introduced a new course to help people win the promotion they deserve without giving up their day job. More
Future business trends and leadership strategy discussed at conference
4/9/2007
Some of the most prominent, cutting-edge thinkers on strategy have attended a conference at Aston
Gender Influence at Aston Business School
9/8/2007
Aston Business School's MBA course has reported a much higher attendance of women on its MBA course, but there isn't a clear explanation of why! "The normal gender split for an MBA is 75/25 with a male dominance," explained MBA Director Dr Gareth Griffiths "But in last year's intake we had a very unusual 50/50 split. More
Top ten position for Aston Business School in Good University Guide
6/8/2007
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Conference draws academics from across Europe
5/7/2007
Delegates from across Europe recently attended a ground-breaking conference on intellectual property at
INDEX project to inspire company innovation
21/6/2007
A unique alliance has come together in the Midlands to create a positive link between small and medium sized companies and the Universities/ Higher Education Institutions. More
New recruitment site created by top Business Schools
15/5/2007
Businesses will be able to access the cream of the crop of MBA graduates thanks to a pioneering initiative. More
New Dean welcomes new board members
26/4/2007
Three new members of
Businessman backs Aston's scholarship fund with six-figure sum
19/4/2007
Paul Bassi is one of the most successful businessmen in the country but knows only too well the type of obstacles that are put in the place of so many gifted youngsters unable to continue their education. More
Mysteries of leadership and power explained
17/4/2007
What organisations need are: System, Culture, Leadership and Power. More
Leadership course is worlds apart
12/3/2007
Aston Business School plans to offer an exciting new World Leadership MBA Programme specifically designed for busy senior executives. More
Aston forges ties with new economic super-power
15/2/2007
A pioneering research foundation dedicated to Indian business is to be established at Aston Business School in Birmingham. More
Want to start a business? It’s easier for white women.
6/2/2007
Female entrepreneurs find it easier than men to raise capital for new business ideas, new research has discovered. More
Aston Business School joins the forces
6/2/2007
The Executive Education team at
£4.5 billion wasted on Christmas shopping says ABS head
15/1/2007
Think twice before splashing out on that Christmas present for the person who has everything. More
The customer does not always come first
9/11/2006
Understanding the needs of your customer might be a basic business rule, but research from
Next generation of global managers will come from Aston
1/11/2006
A new vision for higher education has persuaded
Future business leaders do battle at Aston
11/10/2006
Forget the Dragon's Den and Sir Alan Sugar's intimidating boardroom,
Strategist takes PSM to Bangkok
14/9/2006
Ever been faced with a business problem so complex it is hard to identify what the actual problem is, never mind the solution? Strategist Dr Duncan Shaw has the answer. More
Head of Business School investigates corporate success and failure
6/9/2006
Whether it is the head of a High Street retailer making jokes about his own products, or companies launching special offers that end up costing them tens of millions of pounds, the business world has seen more than its fair share of spectacular failures and own goals. More
Quality confirmed for Aston students
5/9/2006
Satisfied students have put
Aston team join forces with Civil Service Benevolent Fund for major research project
22/8/2006
The views of the NHS workforce, senior NHS executives, civil servants and the Government are being sought in support of a study into the feasibility of an occupational benevolent fund for NHS staff. More
Business leaders go back to uni
21/8/2006
Business leaders and high-flying graduates have been welcomed into two elite societies at
MBA student joins city Chamber for CSR research
18/8/2006
Corporate Social responsibility is often seen as the preserve of larger companies. More
Business School looks forward to record year
17/8/2006
Aston qualification in global top three
25/7/2006
Aqualification from
Aston PhD student launches new exhibition
25/7/2006
A postgraduate student at
Doctor Tarrant
11/7/2006
Chris Tarrant, one of the
Karen Armstrong praises Aston's multiculturalism
10/7/2006
A celebrated religious thinker has praised
Senior lecturer named as chairman of international auditing group
10/7/2006
Aston Business School ’s Dr Ilias Basioudis has been named as chairman of an international network of accounting scholars and practitioners. More
Soul singer becomes Doctor
6/7/2006
As one of the most remarkable singer/songwriters in the UK, Joan Armatrading will be in the spotlight at Aston University in Birmingham tomorrow when she will receive an honorary degree for her services to the music industry. More
Statistician enjoys the high life with roof-top tour
6/7/2006
p>Aston Business School statistician and musician Jeremy Dawson is about to embark on a concert tour with a difference. More
MBAs get creative with Ikon
28/6/2006
MBA students from
New scholarship launched for African MBAs
9/6/2006
Aston Business School, Birmingham, UK is offering a new scholarship scheme to potential MBA students in Africa. More
Good news hat trick for ABS
9/6/2006
Aston Business School in Birmingham is celebrating a good news hat trick. More
Aston in top 15 of UK universities
5/6/2006
Aston University in Birmingham has today been named as one of the best in the country in The Times newspaper’s annual Good University Guide. More
ABS professor named as founding president of IRSPM
24/5/2006
Aston antelope continues to gather speed
16/5/2006
Aston
Willoughby shares tips and traveller’s tales with Aston MBAs
16/5/2006
Last week he was teaching leadership on the ramparts of the Great Wall of China, this week he’s sharing his knowledge – and traveller’s tales – with students on
Marketing lessons from academics and the ancients
10/5/2006
Marketing professionals need to look backwards in order to take the industry forward, according to a leading expert. More
Where great minds meet
10/5/2006
A new Conference Ambassador Programme, designed for Birmingham’s leading academics, has been announced by Marketing Birmingham. More
Visiting professor stresses the danger of executive burnout
9/5/2006
A leading international authority on work and organisational psychology will be visiting
Business leaders get lesson on life
9/5/2006
More than eighty senior managers, directors and entrepreneurs from across the Midlands enjoyed breakfast with a world leading management thinker at Aston Business School in Birmingham. More
CBI calls for government help to build links between Universities and Business
9/5/2006
The CBI is calling on the government to help foster innovation through greater collaboration between business and universities. More
How to raise £126,000 and learn important lessons
8/5/2006
A ground-breaking fundraising programme at Aston University in Birmingham is helping students to reap plenty of rewards. More
Aston graduates ahead of the pack
4/5/2006
Research reveals unemployement levels are higher among UK male graduates than female, although employability among Aston Business School students remains exceptionally high. More
ABS spearheads drive to bring knowledge to small business
24/4/2006
Can small businesses use academic knowledge to their advantage? Are universities really ‘engines of growth’? That’s the questions being asked on Friday at a nationwide debate held at Aston Business School at Aston University. More
Aston expert speaks out on England's neglected regions
24/4/2006
An Aston Business School expert has dismissed the city regions debate as a “side show”. More
Expert on the politics of health reform to speak at Aston
19/4/2006
A world renowned expert on the policy and politics of health and welfare state reform has been invited to speak in Birmingham next month by Aston Business School. More
Marketing professionals and academics meet for unique event
19/4/2006
Professionals and academics will discuss the current state of the art and trends of marketing in a unique one-day forum at Aston Business School, Birmingham in May. More
The Impacts of HEI’s on Regional Economies
19/4/2006
As part of the initiative on the Impact of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) on Regional Economies the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) have sponsored a network under the theme ‘The characteristics of flows of knowledge through research, knowledge transfer and related activities’ that will be led by Steve Roper and Jim Love from ABS with academic colleagues from Cardiff, Edinburgh and Queen’s Belfast. More
Pioneering partnership for Aston Business School and Institute of Asian Business
13/4/2006
The internationally renowned Aston Business School in Birmingham signed a pioneering partnership protocol with the Institute of Asian Business on Tuesday, April 11. More
Imitation flatters Aston staff
13/4/2006
Aston University’s progressive Widening Participation team are finding out that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. More
Aston research provides valuable insight into NHS
13/4/2006
The disturbing number of NHS workers who face violence and abuse from patients and their relatives has fallen, according to new research conducted at Aston Business School. More
Enjoy breakfast with leading business thinker Charles Handy
11/4/2006
Charles Handy, one of the most influential business thinkers of modern times, will be discussing his life, his work and his ideas on a wide range of subjects at a special breakfast event on Tuesday, May 9 at Aston Business School. More
Leading the way for overseas students
10/4/2006
An innovative programme designed to provide an effective link between overseas students and potential employers could point the way forward for the rest of the country. More
From battlefield to boardroom: Aston Business School's new head of executive education
3/4/2006
Dr Michael Grojean has been appointed Head of Executive Education at
Research uncovers the real cost of budget airlines
31/3/2006
Budget airlines have brought about a revolution in the way we travel and how the industry operates. More
Workshop attracts international delegates to Birmingham
30/3/2006
Delegates from all over the world will be at Aston Business School in Birmingham this week for a prestigious international workshop. More
ABS researchers might have the answers to Sven’s prayers
29/3/2006
As Sven-Goran Eriksson gets ready to finalise the squad of players he hopes will triumph for
PhD student on a mission to unite business and art
28/3/2006
Graham Stubbs is a man with a mission to unite the arts and business worlds. More
Aston Business School student wins Business Game prize
7/3/2006
Claire Banks, a final year Accounting for Management student at Aston Business School won a prize in an international business game run by Bocconi University in Milan in Italy (one of Aston Business School’s partner institutions). More
Work-life award for ABS
1/3/2006
Aston Business School has proved it can practise what it teaches. More
Aston Business School benefits from Leonardo funding
9/2/2006
In 2005 Aston University applied successfully for Leonardo da Vinci funding, an initiative set up by the European Commission to improve the mobility of students and professionals across Europe. More
Leonardo link for European health service staff
6/2/2006
Academics from Aston University and managers from Birmingham Children’s Hospital welcomed collaborative partners from Spain (University of Barcelona and Mataró Hospital), Poland (University of Silesia and Silesia Hospital) and Portugal (University of Coimbra and Coimbra Hospital) on Friday, 3 February. More
Further Financial Times success for Aston Business School
27/1/2006
Once again the quality of business education at Aston Business School (part of Aston University in Birmingham) has been recognised in the latest Financial Times Rankings of European Business Schools. More
Aston Business School links with and learns from Small Medium Enterprise
27/1/2006
A new research project from Aston Business School in Birmingham has shown the importance of business schools linking and learning from small medium enterprise (SME). More
Aston students visit Mexico
25/11/2005
A group of 12 MSc students recently visited the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) in Mexico, one of Aston Business School’s partners. More
World Class Thinking at The European Competitive Advantage Summit
18/11/2005
Gary Hamel - Michael Porter - Charles Handy In November 2005 all MBA students attended an exceptional event that was sponsored by Aston Business School where they had the opportunity to learn from the world's leading management theorists over two full days. More
Highest recognition for Aston academic
9/11/2005
AN academic from Aston Business School at Aston University in Birmingham has been named one of nine new Fellows to join the Advanced Institute of Management research (AIM) under the prestigious Ghoshal Fellowship Scheme. More
Aston MBA in top 10 in England and top 20 in Europe
26/10/2005
IT just keeps getting better at Aston Business School. More
Aston Business School's Management Development Centre just got bigger and better!
20/10/2005
Visit Aston Business School’s Management Development Centre on stand no. More
Aston MBA is one of the best
20/10/2005
ASTON Business School is celebrating its latest high-profile recognition of its business programmes. More
It’s official! Aston Business School is ranked among Europe’s finest
12/9/2005
Aston Business School Masters programmes have been ranked in the top 3 in the UK and 11th in Europe for the quality of their courses. More
“Do it properly” - Business School Head responds to call for language skills
6/9/2005
If language degrees answer the needs of both industry and students they will prosper, the Head of Aston Business School in Birmingham has said. More
ABS goes straight into Europe top ten
6/9/2005
Aston Business School has been ranked in the top ten of European business schools by the German magazine, Karriere. More
Europe's top marketer meets Asia's ABS Alumni
4/8/2005
Prof John Saunders - Head of Aston Business School and one of Europe’s top marketing experts - has met with alumni on a ‘tour’ of South East Asia. More
Special Ceremony for ABS student
2/8/2005
When James Greenberry started suffering headaches in his first year of studying at Aston Business School, little did he know it was the onset of the brain condition, Hydrocephalus. More
ABS entrepreneurs turn soft drinks into hard cash
21/7/2005
A new concept in soft drinks has turned three Aston Business School students into award winning entrepreneurs, as well as securing the trio some hard cash. More
Leading names in regulation meet at ABS
21/7/2005
The leading names in regulation met this month at Aston Business School to discuss the theory and practice of efficiency and productivity measurement. More
Comparing organisations can lead to greater staff effort
21/7/2005
Employees are more like to ‘go the extra mile’ at work if they compare their workplace to other organisations. More
Recognition for ‘Excellent’ Jun
21/7/2005
A young economist at Aston Business School has received a prestigious award from the Chinese Government. More
Annual Review 2005 released
11/7/2005
Iconic years come and go: George Orwell's 1984, Prince's 1999, Arthur C. More
Aston students to be first in the UK to join Elite Business Society
11/7/2005
This Friday (June 17) will be a tense time for students in their final year at Aston Business School. More
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