Our students and alumni

It's not just a degree

Studying within the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Aston University isn't just about getting a degree. It's about making friends for life, developing skills, knowledge and connections to help you thrive in a competitive graduate job market, gaining meaningful work experience, and preparing you for whichever journey you choose to take.

Our students achieve some amazing things during their time with us and after they graduate - whether it's setting up their own businesses, landing competitive graduate schemes, or making real differences within their communities.

Maggie completed her degree in Sociology and International Relations at Aston University and now works for the IBM HR team in New York City.

L'myah talks about her motivations for studying BSc (Hons) Politics and Sociology at Aston University and how this helped prepare her for a successful career after graduating.

Economics and Politics graduate, Victoria, shares her university experience and how she secured her graduate role with Microsoft UK.

Economics and Politics graduate, Navin Mal, discusses his graduate role in the Civil Service.

Aston University graduate, Rachel Appiah, shares her success story of studying Business Management and English Language.

Discover how Emily, Sociology and Social Policy graduate, is making a difference in her role with the Scouts.

BSc (Hons) History and International Relations graduate Bart Stawera, goes from Aston University to working at HMRC as a Tax Specialist. This is his story.

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Alaïa Atteeq

Alaïa Atteeq, BSc (Hons) Sociology graduate proves key to success is stepping out of your comfort zone. Find out more about her journey at Aston University.

Rachel Appiah

From Aston University to government department, find out more about Rachel's journey after graduation.

Astou Camara

BSc (Hons) Business and International Relations graduate, Astou Camara, thrived during her placement year.

Sheena Desai

Find out more about BSc (Hons) Business and Sociology graduate, Sheena Desai's placement experience at Agilent Technologies.

Bethany Grice-Hanson

Hear from English Language and Literature student, Bethany, about how she found her passion for marketing during her placement year with The Prince's Trust.

Anousha Jamshid

Discover how BSc (Hons) Politics with International Relations graduate, Anousha, secured a place on the prestigious Civil Service Fast Stream.

Emily Kenning

Sociology and Social Policy graduate, Emily Kenning, explains how Aston University has helped her to secure her current role at The Scouts.

Maggie Krasteva

Maggie completed her degree in Sociology and International Relations at Aston University and now works for the IBM HR team in New York.

Alisha Kumari

Alisha Kumari shows us what a day in her life as a student looks like at Aston University.

Navin Mal

Read about how Navin secured his graduate role within the Civil Service and how he has helped support the Government's response to Covid-19.

Safia Noreen

Read about Safia's Aston University journey from her undergraduate Business and Sociology degree, through to her masters degree in Strategic Marketing Management.

Tolu Olagunju

BSc (Hons) Business and Politics student, Tolu, secures internship at Red Bull.

Parisa Qurban

Discover how BA (Hons) English Language graduate, Parisa, secured her role as journalist and producer at BBC World Service.

Victoria Rogers

From Aston University to Microsoft UK. Economics and Politics graduate, Victoria, describes her journey.

Krina Shah

Krina, who studied BSc (Hons) Economics and Politics at Aston University, discusses her experience both as a student and graduate.

L’myah Sherae

L’myah completes her placement year at the Houses of Parliament before going on to run a political campaigns company.

Lauren Shipstone

BSc (Hons) Business and International Relations student Lauren Shipstone completed her placement in the Netherlands.

Bart Stawera

Bart Stawera, one of Aston University's first history students, talks about his student experience and placement year with City Year UK.

Laura Toninelli

Laura explains why she chose Aston University to study her masters degree in TESOL and Translation Studies.

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