Health and Life Sciences at Aston University
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Health and Life Sciences at Aston University: Audiology, Biosciences, Medicine, Neuroscience, Nursing, Optometry, Pharmacy, Psychology
Aston University Birmingham UK
Joined January 2013
🎓🔎|@AstonUniversity is looking for up to 4 exceptional postdoc. researchers for new #Fellowships in #AI 🩺🚐 🎨They will cover topics such as AI in #health, transport, the arts & #agentic AI & tech to detect #deepfakes etc 🚨The deadline is 17/11🚨 👉 https://t.co/P2LvncTZi3
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Really great insight from medical student Shahd Alhajjar about how Aston is supporting her studies
📺On the television! 🩺@AstonUniversity visiting medical student Shahd Alhajjar appeared ITV Central to talk about her studies in Birmingham 🏥Shahd, from Gaza, is part of a scheme to train medical students from conflict zones 👇Watch from 12m 53s
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Congratulations to our head of technical services @jiteenahmed for being shortlisted for your excellent expertise and work.
📰In the media! ✍️@AstonUniversity's head of technical services @jiteenahmed has written for @timeshighered on the value of technical knowledge and expertise 📜Jiteen has been shortlisted for Outstanding Technician of the Year in the THE Awards 2025 👇 https://t.co/evFt0Yx2D7
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🩺|@AstonUniversity has welcomed Shahd Alhajjar, a medical student from Gaza ⚕️In a new initiative, the university will host medical students from regions of conflict and natural disaster 🏥They will have clinical placements as visiting students 👉 https://t.co/23GpROxBw4
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Great work and insight from one of our nursing students
✍️|@AstonUniversity nursing student Megan Pritchard writes in @NursingTimes on improving the health of those with learning disabilities 🩺They have poorer health & a lower life expectation 👩⚕️Solutions include better training for health professionals 👉 https://t.co/CliYTG1WHK
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📳|In the media 🗡️🗡️🗡️Why @BBCTheTraitors is still a masterclass in the psychology of human deception ⌨️Dr Paul Jones @AstonBusiness writes for the @ConversationUK 👉 https://t.co/W8x2s5tjIW
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In the series, alliances are fragile and instinct becomes weaponised.
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💡Spotlight on... Professor Cliff Bailey 🥼Professor Bailey is emeritus professor of clinical science and diabetes expert @AstonUniversity 💉He helped establish metformin as a first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes and helped develop dapagliflozin 👇 https://t.co/DeXRsFgr5r
expertfile.com
Early beginnings: from herbal medicine to modern drug The origins of a modern diabetes therapy can be traced back to Galega officinali...
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🎙️On a podcast! ❤️@AstonUniversity's Dr Dan Green has appeared on the @Heart_BMJ podcast 🔢He discusses the top 10 statistical pitfalls authors make when producing and submitting quantitative articles Listen 🎧 https://t.co/wjbzvtpX2F
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📰In the media! ✍️@alice_rothnie from @AstonAIME has written for @laboratorynews on the IMPALA-NET project 💊IMPALA-NET is developing a membrane protein extraction technique for drug discovery and disease testing Read it on p25 👉 https://t.co/OaWlzgX5dZ
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✍️|@AstonUniversity & @bhamcommunity sign collaboration MoU 🩺They will work together in staff training, research and public engagement 🤝It was signed by Prof Aleks Subic of Aston & Prof David Sallah & Richard Kirby of the Trust 👉 https://t.co/7XNNYCyI1D
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🤝|@AstonUniversity unveils Civic Agreement 2030 7⃣Seven pledges outline a bold vision for economic, social, and environmental impact ✍️The 17 signatories span health, technology, education, business, government and community development 👉 https://t.co/69eKwA0Ju0
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🤝Khamsin endoscope cleaner developed by @AstonUniversity & @PFEMedical rolled out in @uhbtrust 🏥After a successful trial at Birmingham’s Good Hope Hospital, it will be used in the entire NHS Trust 💷The Khamsin could save £140,000 annually 👉 https://t.co/Mxf2fmj03E
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🚸|Deaf children have a say in what researchers should study next in project co-led by @AstonUniversity's @HallAmandJ 🦻Deaf children, families & professionals have identified their top 10 research priorities 💷The project was funded by @NDCS_UK 👉 https://t.co/JDsAtkXX07
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🚀|@AstonUniversity and @AstonAIME's Prof Roslyn Bill selected for @RenPhil21's Big if True Science (BiTS) accelerator 🌉BiTS aims to bridge the gap between lab science and technical projects 🧠Prof Bill researches brain injury and cognitive decline 👉 https://t.co/w6ZFvJ9N4b
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💷|Dr Rebecca Jones has received £140,944 from @MDUK_News to research inclusion body myopathy 🧠It has no treatments, symptoms include muscle weakness & memory issues 👩🔬Dr Jones will research body processes that lead to the disease to find treatments 👉 https://t.co/xqnEzwxmdL
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🧑🏫|Six @AstonUniversity experts appointed by @ResEngland to a @ref2029 panel and five sub-panels 💷The sub-panels oversee the allocation of £2bn in annual funding 🥼Aston is committed to supporting Research England’s ambitions to drive excellence 👉 https://t.co/QB5jw9cmsL
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🎙️On a podcast! 🗣️@AstonUniversity Vice-Chancellor @ProfAleksSubic has appeared on the latest episode of the Downtown Den podcast 6⃣0⃣He discussed Aston’s 60th anniversary in November and the Uni's contribution to the local economy. Listen 👇
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Downtown in Business - Business Networking & Events
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💡Spotlight on... Dr Amreen Bashir ⚕️@AstonUniversity, in partnership with NHS England, is delivering autism & disability training to future clinicians @Amreen_Bashir is leading the evaluation of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training (OMMT) at Aston 👇 https://t.co/kiueg4msO2
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Aston University is leading a national shift in healthcare education with the rollout of Tier 1 of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Train...
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🏆|Shayaan Hussain Shah wins @AstonUniversity 2025 Rosalind Franklin Essay Prize for medical students 🧬It was launched in honour of Rosalind Franklin ❓‘Why are there unemployed doctors in the UK while there are long waiting times in the NHS?' 👉 https://t.co/xBYqM3JcSX
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💷|@AstonMedicine has successfully bid for funding for 12 @NIHRresearch Academic Clinical Fellows 🧬New research areas will include genomics, orthopaedics & obstetrics 🩺The scheme develops doctors who combine frontline care with cutting-edge research 👉 https://t.co/AOYwkrZwO7
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