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Aston University ranks Top 10 in the UK for business and management in the 2024 QS World Rankings.
@AstonBusiness
has risen significantly across Business and Management Studies to 66th place.
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@emmahvku
@smart_oli
@cegriffin123
Hi there! We absolutely condemn racism or any other form of prejudice. This has been brought to our attention and we are currently investigating it *Helen
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Our first “signing” of the day is Marvelous Nakamba! We’re so excited to be speaking with him today!!
#TeamAston
#AVFC
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🎉 We’re so excited to tell you that
@gdnuniversities
has today announced Aston as University of the Year 2020! We’ve been awarded this honour for our graduate outcomes, our diversity & inclusion activity, and for embedding sustainability:
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For the safety of staff and students, there will be no face-to-face tuition after Tuesday 17 March. For more information about remote learning and the latest updates, please check out our page, or feel free to DM us:
#TeamAston
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@jovellemelad
@smart_oli
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. We absolutely condemn racism or any other form of prejudice. This has been brought to our attention and we are currently investigating it *Helen
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😍 Congratulations to
@AstonBhangra
for winning BBC One's Bhangra or Bust! We're so proud of you and can't wait to see what you'll be up to next!
#TeamAston
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It has been announced that we have been ranked 4th out of 429 UK universities in the
@uni_compare
2022 league tables. The tables are voted by the people who count most, students & Uni Compare users, so this is an amazing result we are proud of here at Aston University!
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😱 Today campus said goodbye to the bridge between the Main Building and the old SU building...what a sight!
#TeamAston
@AstonAlumni
@aston_union
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🎊 Fantastic news! We've been ranked 48th in the
@TheTimes
Good University Guide 2020 - eight places higher than last year!
#TeamAston
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🥳 We're so proud to announce that we ranked 30th in The Guardian University Guide 2021, ranking 11th in the UK for continuation and with some great individual subject-level rankings.
#TeamAston
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We’re supporting
@birminghamcg22
to be the first Games to create a carbon-neutral legacy by hosting 125 electric vehicle charging points, as well as space on campus. This means we will be hosting the largest single electric vehicle charging site in the UK.
#TeamAston
#B2022
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👍 We're proud to say we've ranked second in the UK in the new social mobility index! We don’t talk about social mobility or treat it as an add-on - we make it happen!
Read more about this great news here:
#TeamAston
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🎉| Here at Aston University, we are very excited to be an Official University of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games!
#B2022
Find out more here:
@birminghamcg22
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⚽ We're proud to be teaming up with
@AVFCOfficial
and
@essilor
to bring you "Villa Vision", a programme of eye health awareness, vision screening and free glasses to those who require them:
#TeamAston
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🔊 Don’t just take our word for it, hear from real-life students why Aston Uni is the place to be this September! Sign up to our Virtual Open Day on the 3rd July
#TeamAston
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🏆 We’re incredibly proud to have won University of the Year at the BAME Apprenticeship Awards 2021!
🎉 Congratulations to
@AstonUniversity
, BAME Apprenticeship Awards University of the Year 2021!
Sponsored by
@AELPUK
@AELPLondon
#BAMEAppAwards
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♻️ We're super proud to have won University of the Year, so we wanted to share some of the reasons why - starting with sustainability! We're the second university to gain Plastic Free status through the charity Surfer’s Against Sewage
#TeamAston
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Congratulations to all our students graduating this week! You will always be a part of
#TeamAston
🎓 🎊
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We express our deepest sympathy to the Royal Family following the sad news of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The Queen was a loved and respected figure across the globe and we join the nation in mourning her death and recognising her long service to this country.
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We’re so proud of
@AstonBhangra
for appearing this morning on
@bbcsml
and winning “Bhangra or Bust” this week! Check them out this morning on iPlayer
#TeamAston
#Bhangra
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😍
@aston_union
has transformed itself into an Emergency Food Distribution Centre and those students planning on arriving for September will be able to volunteer and get involved as soon as they arrive!
#TeamAston
#WeAreTogether
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🍎 Our brand new SU is being transformed this week for the Emergency Food Bank we are setting up! Watch this awesome time-lapse sent in by staff of our volunteers setting up the space ready to help those in need!
#TeamAston
#Foodbank
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🎉 We're so happy to announce that we've been shortlisted for the
@timeshighered
award for Business School of the Year! So proud of
@AstonBusiness
! Congratulations!!
#TeamAston
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👏 We are proud to announce we have been ranked 22nd in the 2023 Guardian University Guide!
This league table ranks institutions annually by subject, looking at student satisfaction, staff numbers, spending and career prospects.
Learn more here:
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Beautiful sunset on campus (©Amyl Puno), looking forward to welcoming 2000+ visitors tomorrow!
#astonopenday
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We believe that the diversity of the Aston Community is our strength. In line with our values, we stand in solidarity, against inequality & racism. In our pledge to the Race Equality Charter, give your feedback (Staff) (Student)
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🎉 In case you missed the announcement last night, we're the proud winners of "Outstanding Entrepreneurial University" from the
@timeshighered
#THEAwards
! It's thanks to the amazing work of our staff & students that made this award possible!
#TeamAston
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We’ve also had the privilege of meeting
@TomHeatonGK
and
@wesleymoraes09
! Check out our Insta to see more 😍
#TeamAston
#AVFC
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🏠 We're also proud to announce that our
@aston_union
building has won the
@gdnuniversities
"Buildings that inspire" award! Congratulations to everyone involved and made this win a reality!
#TeamAston
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♻️ 💚 We're proud to announce that we are in the Top 10 green UK universities!
#TeamAston
#Environment
#GoGreen
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🏅 We are delighted that we have been ranked 25th of the 121 UK’s higher education institutions in The Guardian University Guide 2022!
📈 This is five places higher than our position last year and our best performance since 2015!
👉
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We are greatly saddened by the news of the death of His Royal Highness the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. We wish to extend our deepest condolences to Her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family at this sad time, as the nation comes together to mourn and remember his life.
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😍 How exciting! We've been shortlisted for
@timeshighered
University of the Year 2021!
👉 Here's why:
#THEAwards
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🌎 We're delighted that the Research Excellence Framework
@REF_2021
has rated 79% of Aston University research as ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’
👏 74% of research impact was also rated ‘very considerable’ or ‘outstanding’
👉
#REFResults
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We've been to the House of Commons today to celebrate Aston University being selected as a finalist in the AAC Apprenticeship Awards
#NAW2019
#BlazeATrail
#ApprenticeshipAwards19
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🎓 The first cohort of
@AstonMedicine
graduates, making Aston University history!
Our unique, patient-focused MBChB programme prepares our students for a successful career in the medical profession and to make a lasting impact to people’s lives.
#AstonGrads
#TeamAston
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In light of the attacks in
#Christchurch
and
#Birmingham
, as well as the natural disasters in
#Mozambique
,
#Malawi
and
#Zimbabwe
, we as a community demonstrated our solidarity with those suffering across the world by holding a one minute silence.
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💜 We wanted to wish all our staff, students and Aston community a happy
#Ramadan
! This holy month begins this evening, and will go on until May 12th!
#TeamAston
#Ramadan2021
#RamadanMubarak
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We've changed our profile picture to highlight that
#BirminghamPride
is this weekend! Have an amazing celebration!
#TeamAston
#LGBTQ
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😍Our amazing Aston Uni staff and
@aston_union
have come together to turn the SU into an emergency food bank - see the full story of it coming together here:
#TeamAston
#COVID19
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We've achieved Triple Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework, 2023: Gold rating overall and Gold rating for Student Experience and Student Outcomes. The Office for Students described student experience and student outcomes at Aston as "typically excellent".
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Old postcard of
#Birmingham
Central Library (soon to be completely gone), photo courtesy of
@brumpic
.
#brum
#tbt
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We're delighted to welcome
@profalekssubic
as our new Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive 👏
Professor Subic is a recognised global leader in technology and innovation, and a passionate advocate for multiculturalism, equality, diversity and inclusion.
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We had a great time last week showing
@AVFCOfficial
's
@bbjarnason8
around campus last week ⚽️ 🇮🇸
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🏅 Very excited to announce we have been shortlisted in the 'Buildings that Inspire' category of The Guardian University Awards 2020!
@guardian
🏫
@aston_union
building making us proud!
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📍HERE is Aston.
HERE's to carving out your own path and doing it your way.
HERE's to the journey and how it unfolds.
#teamaston
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🎓| A huge congratulations to the everyone graduating this week from everyone here at Aston.
Here's to the Class of 2018 🥂👏🏻!
#astongrads
#teamaston
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Aston University are a proud to be an Official Partner of Aston Villa Women’s Football Club.
To celebrate achieving Athena Swan Gold we’re looking forward to welcoming 138 women from the region to watch the game at Villa Park this evening.
Good luck
@AVWFCOfficial
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We're saddened to hear the passing of Sir Doug Ellis, a great friend and supporter of our university.
Our thoughts are with his family at this time.
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We’re also at Birmingham International Airport welcoming some of our International students who are flying in from all over the world 🌎🌍🌏
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⚽️ | Lifelong
@AVFCOfficial
fan Tom Morris previews Villa's crucial play-off fixtures against
@Boro
.
#partofthepride
#teamaston
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🌞 We had to share this night and day comparison shot from camos_photography (Instagram)! The campus really becomes something different in the evening!
#TeamAston
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Our response to the latest Government announcement on A-Level grades
#TeamAston
#Clearing2020
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👩🔬 It's International Day of Women and Girls in Science! We're so proud of the women that make up our of STEM focused staff and students! We've selected some of our best to show you!:
#TeamAston
#WomenInScienceDay
#WomenInSTEM
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We are proud to have been awarded the
@Athena_SWAN
silver award, for promoting
#genderequality
and
#diversity
in Higher Education.
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@rebekahdixiet
@smart_oli
Hi there, thanks for bringing this to our attention. We absolutely condemn racism or any other form of prejudice. This has been brought to our attention and we are currently investigating it *Helen
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🏅 Proud to announce we have been ranked 17th in the 2021 People & Planet University League!
🍃 The league ranks 154 UK universities by environmental and ethical performance and has placed us in the 1st Class category!
👉
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It's
#MentalHealthAwarenessDay
and we just want to share with you this fact: Aston Uni is here to help if you feel overwhelmed or homesick, or just in the need for some advice and love! Remember
#ItsOkNotToBeOk
! Just drop us a message and we'll help as best we can!
#WMHD2019
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🥳 We're super pleased that our partners (and friends) at
@AVFCOfficial
are in the Premier League for another year! Well done!
#AVFC
#TeamAston
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Corporation Street in 1961, just across the street from Aston. Photo courtesy of
@brumpic
#throwbackthursday
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🎉 Exciting Announcement! 🎉
@aston_union
's new building is open to exploration today, ahead of its official opening on Wednesday! Take an exclusive look around today
#TeamAston
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🎉CELEBRATION ALERT! 🎉We're happy to announce that we've entered the Top 40 in
@guardian
University Guide 2020!
#TeamAston
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Today's the day! Have an amazing time at this year's Virtual Open Day, and make sure to tag us in your talks and experiences, we'd love to see them!
#TeamAston
#VirtualOpenDay
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🏡 We're incredibly excited to be welcoming small groups of offer holders back on campus for the first time in more than a year! We have a number of campus tours taking place over the next few weeks and it's lovely being able to finally see our applicants face to face!
#TeamAston
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📸 |
@vemsteroo
you are just the best 😍
Taken from the roof of Main Building...
#yoursforthetaking
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Today we celebrate International Women’s Day! ♀️ Across the University we are highlighting women’s achievements as we strive to live in a world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive for all.
Together we can
#BreakTheBias
🙅
#IWD2022
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The following information has been updated for students: “Remote access for learning and teaching was officially set up as of today. After tomorrow (17th March) it will be remote access only
#TeamAston
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🎄 It's Christmas Jumper Day! Raising money for
@savechildrenUK
, you can wear your Christmas jumper and donate, to raise money for children all around the world - even our staff have got involved!
#TeamAston
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The Queen’s Baton Relay reached Aston University this morning!
We are proud to be part of this unique moment in history.
#B2022
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🥂 | We couldn't be prouder of the Class of 2017 👏🏻 congratulations to everyone graduating this week 🎓
#astongrads
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Inclusive. Entrepreneurial. Transformational.
🎥 Our ambitious 2030 strategy. Making the world a better place through education, research, and innovation.
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Our very own Christina Matthews has been featured as part of the
#WeAreTogether
campaign, "Proud to Help", for her amazing work setting up the Emergency Food Distribution Centre in the Student's Union. She's also been nominated for two Aston Achievement Awards!
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👏 Congratulations to everyone who confirmed their place here at Aston University this morning!
Your hard work has led to this moment and we can’t wait to welcome you in September.
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📽️ Super proud of our
#TeamAston
graduates! We've collected some of the best bits to share with you from such an impressive day!
#graduation
#graduates
🎉👩🎓👨🎓
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5 days until the Grand Opening of the new
@aston_union
SU building on campus - it's hard to hide the outside, but in our 5-day countdown, you'll see some exclusive sneak peaks of the inside of the building ahead of the 1st May launch - watch this space!
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“You are the generation that does not accept to be where we find ourselves...We need to come together to fiercely battle the challenges of the 21st Century...It’s been an honour and a privilege to serve in this city”
@ImmyKaur
’s beautiful honourary graduand speech!
#AstonGrads
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💫 Eid Mubarak to Aston students, staff and alumni celebrating around the world! 💫
#EidMubarak
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🎓 Congratulations to
@BenFrancis1992
, founder of
@Gymshark
, for being awarded an Aston University honorary degree!
👏 Ben established his business in 2012 as a 19-year-old Aston student. He is now 29 and Gymshark sales exceeded £100m last year across 170 countries!
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Congratulations to our
@CapgeminiUK
Digital and Technology Solutions Degree Apprentices who have just graduated
#Graduation
#TeamAston
#Apprenticeship
#DegreeApprenticeship
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if you then you
don't love don't deserve
me at my me at my
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We’re at
@AVFCOfficial
today to meet international stars
@Elmo_27
, Marvelous Nakamba and
@TomHeatonGK
as the Official University Partner! Tune in on Insta stories to see it all in action!
#TeamAston
#AVFC
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👏We're climbing the league tables like...
📈|
@AstonUniversity
has climbed FIVE places in 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮!
👩⚕️ The University is ranked 2nd overall in the UK for ‘health professions’
👉
#TeamAston
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On Wednesday 29th July, we are celebrating you! That's right,
#VirtualAstonGrads
is BACK! Look out for a fun filled day of videos, exciting content and some photography competitions - find out more here:
#TeamAston
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“I encourage you to keep in mind that skills and qualifications alone won’t give you success, you need the right attitude to outperform those with the wrong attitude.”
Wise words from our honorary graduand, Naser HagHamed, the CEO of
@IRWorldwide
!
#AstonGrads
#TeamAston
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🎉 Congratulations to
@jiteenahmed
and Professor Sahar Al-Malaika for winning this year's Chancellor's Medal!
Their work for the university over the last few decades has not gone unnoticed, and we're super proud to have them as part of
#TeamAston
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What a lovely atmosphere today celebrating our College of Business and Social Sciences graduates, with special guest Perry The Bull, the official Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games mascot!
We look forward to seeing more of Perry this summer during Birmingham 2022!
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😍 Today we're kicking off
#AstonLive
with a week packed full of free online events. We’ll be exploring exciting current topics across a range of subject areas, from technology, engineering, science, health, business and law. Get involved here:
#TeamAston
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⚽️Need anymore convincing Birmingham is a great place to live? Watch
@AVFCOfficial
footballers Marvelous Nakamba,
@TomHeatonGK
&
@fredguilbert24
discuss moving to Brum, easy travel to London & Manchester, and the famous Library of Birmingham!
#TeamAston
#AVFC
#Nakamba
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We're sharing a little thanks this morning over on Facebook, to all the friends and family who have helped our students complete their degrees - why not take a look?
#TeamAston
#VirtualAstonGrads
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