College of Health and Life Sciences

We are developing the next generation of professionals in health and life sciences through innovative teaching, and creating new knowledge through internationally recognised and transferable research.

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

We are currently top 10 in the UK for Health Professions (Guardian University Guide, 2024), top 5 in the UK for graduate prospects in Psychology (Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2024), and top 5 in the UK for Graduate Prospects in Optometry, Ophthalmics & Orthoptics (Complete University Guide, 2024). We are also top 20 in the UK for graduate prospects for subjects allied to Medicine (Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2023).

We offer a range of courses in the areas of audiology, biosciences, neuroscience, medicine, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, and psychology. Our research aligns with these areas of teaching, with a specialist focus on cellular and molecular biomedicine, health and disease across the lifespan, clinical and systems neuroscience, and 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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School of Optometry

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Aston Pharmacy School

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School of Psychology

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Equality, diversity, and inclusivity

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International partnerships and engagement

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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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