College of Health and Life Sciences

We’re shaping the future of health and life sciences by empowering tomorrow’s professionals through cutting-edge education and advancing knowledge through globally impactful, real-world research.

The College of Health and Life Sciences holds an established position as a leading provider of health and life sciences education and research.

Our reputation for excellence is reinforced by national rankings, including 4th in the UK for both Anatomy and Physiology and Health Professions (Guardian University Guide 2025). We’re ranked 1st for continuation in Pharmacology and Pharmacy (Complete University Guide 2025), 2nd for graduate prospects in Optometry, Ophthalmics and Orthoptics, and are among the UK’s top 10 for graduate prospects in Biological Sciences (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025).

We offer a diverse portfolio of programmes spanning audiology, biosciences, neuroscience, medicine, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, and psychology. Our research is closely integrated with these disciplines, with specialist strengths in cellular and molecular biomedicine, lifelong health and disease, clinical and systems neuroscience, and the science of vision, cognition, and language.

Research

We conduct internationally recognised research with exploitable outputs that change lives, specialising in the multidisciplinary areas of cellular and molecular biomedicine, health and disease across the lifespan, clinical and systems neuroscience, and vision, cognition, and language.

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Schools and departments

Audiology and Healthcare Science

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School of Biosciences

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Aston Medical School

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Neuroscience at Aston

Find out about our BSc (Hons) Neuroscience course

School of Optometry

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Aston Pharmacy School

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School of Psychology

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Student and graduate experience stories

Our students share their experiences on their course, how they made the most of their time at Aston, what they learned during placement year, and give us updates on life after graduating.

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College staff

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Our Courses

Discover our range of Health and Life Sciences courses. From Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses to Professional and Research Degrees.

Community, business, and public engagement

See the ways we engage with businesses and our community

International partnerships and engagement

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Equality, diversity, and inclusivity

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Pathways to the Professions

Our innovative Pathways to the Professions programmes have been designed to expand knowledge, develop skills, and give an insight into what university life is really life for those students with ambitions to study Healthcare, Business, Law or Engineering and Technology (STEM) for university.

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