🆕| Business moves into new state-of-the-art @AstonUniversity office facility in #Birmingham 🎀 Special ceremony marked formal opening of space ⬆️Facility marks a commitment by Aston University to its continued presence in the city 👉 tinyurl.com/k9hy683u

2⃣|@AstonUniversity is in top two in the UK for social mobility for the 5th year running ⏫The annual English Social Mobility Index is published by @HEPI_news 🎓Factors such as access to education & undergraduate outcomes influence rankings 👉tinyurl.com/ynaaa2hb

🎯|The mission remains but the strategy must evolve 🪜@ProfAleksSubic tells @HEPI_news HE drives social mobility but pathways to work are complex 🎓Social mobility needs reframing from static milestone at graduation to trajectory of lifelong opportunity tinyurl.com/3papw5r7

1⃣| @AstonUniversity is 1st in Midlands to provide all staff with #Microsoft 365 Copilot and #Copilot Chat for students 💼Will provide #students with work-ready skills & academic staff tools to boost their #research ⌨️Full roll out by July 2026 👉tinyurl.com/44dck4nc

🇪🇬|@AstonUniversity & @NHMCGROUPEGYPT Investments to set up a medical education programme in Egypt ✍️The agreement was signed by Aston VC @ProfAleksSubic & @NHMCGROUPEGYPT chairman Dr Naser Fouad 📜Aston will provide course content and award degrees 👉tinyurl.com/62mf22mw

🏆|10 talented researchers to be chosen for @AstonUniversity Vice-Chancellor’s Prize #Fellowships 🌍Prestigious scheme recruits & nurtures future global research and #innovation leaders 🎓Places are given to postdocs with bold ideas to benefit society 👉tinyurl.com/2m8779zk

🔼|@AstonUniversity Power Skills Festival equips students & staff with future-ready capabilities 4⃣They are AI & Digital, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Inclusive Leadership, and Environmental Sustainability 🗓️There is a full month of sessions 👉tinyurl.com/374afmcu

🩺|Two universities @AstonUniversity & @wlv_uni collaborate to establish the Black Country Medical School 💊It will help tackle health inequalities across the Black Country 🏥@AstonMedicine will provide curriculum advice and assessment support 👉tinyurl.com/muc65ua4

🤝|@AstonUniversity & @wlv_uni partner to establish the Black Country Medical School 🏥It will address healthcare workforce needs in a diverse and under-represented region 🩺@AstonMedicine will provide curriculum advice and assessment support 👉tinyurl.com/muc65ua4

🚀| Adrian Cadbury Entrepreneurial Awards are launched 🔝Designed by @AstonUniversity to recognise starter businesses that do things differently 🏆3 prizes worth total of £75k to be given to innovative #AI, social enterprise & intl business start-ups 👉tinyurl.com/6adk24u6

🆕| World university rankings place @AstonUniversity in top 400 globally & top 200 in Europe 🌍In its first ever table @TIME placed Aston in top 400 institutions in the world 🔝#QS World Uni Rankings 2026: Europe placed Aston 171 out of almost 1000 👉tinyurl.com/3ujnkzpn

✒️|Landmark Birmingham Knowledge Quarter agreement signed by @AstonUniversity ⚓️It will be a world-class innovation district & anchor site within West Mids Investment Zone 🗺️In it is Bham Innovation Precinct, which will nurture groundbreaking ideas 👉tinyurl.com/2pmbfr94

🎓|@AstonUniversity has conferred two honorary degrees for exceptional achievement during Winter Graduation 2026 🚌Claire Miles, CEO of Stagecoach, received a DBA 🏥Diane Wake, group chief executive of @DudleyGroupNHS and @SWBHnhs, received an ScD 👉tinyurl.com/y4eb4mc7

📰In the media @AstonEPS @AstonPhotonics 🌏New world record of 430Tbps over standard telecoms fibre 👉mobileeurope.co.uk/new-world… via @Mobile Europe

🏆|@AstonUniversity's @ginarippon1 wins @BPSOfficial Popular Science book award for The Lost Girls of Autism 🧠Prof Rippon is professor emeritus of cognitive neuroimaging ♀️The book explores female autism, and why it has been ignored for so long tinyurl.com/3e52m8r8

💷|@AstonUniversity wins @SciTechgovuk funding for digital skills training for disadvantaged young people 🧑‍💻Led by Dr Angel Tan, the Digital Futures Work Experience Programme will begin in January 2026 🇬🇧DSIT has funded 80 such schemes around the UK 👉tinyurl.com/wvbvy8j3

🛣️|Aston University professor @PatriciaThornl4 is appointed as new @transportgovuk chief scientific adviser 🌳♻️She's recognised for extensive contributions to advancing low carbon innovation and #cleantech 🏫She's currently based at @EBRI_UK 👉tinyurl.com/4n5cw2yr

💼| @AstonUniversity strengthens global reputation with top 100 FT European ranking 📈Aston Business School ranked 15th in the UK and 90th in Europe 📸The University’s Executive Education programme achieved a notable standing, placing 81st worldwide 👉tinyurl.com/437wncm5