Aston Pharmacy School
Offering innovative teaching and first-class research
Aston Pharmacy School within Aston University’s College of Health and Life Sciences, offers a range of pharmacy education pathways. From professional routes into pharmacy with our General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) accredited courses, to postgraduate clinical programmes designed to enhance the skills of practicing pharmacists, including a suite of options accredited by the College of Mental Health Pharmacy (CMHP). In addition, our postgraduate MSc options are ideal for those looking to develop their careers in cutting-edge pharmaceutical research.
We are the only Pharmacy School in the UK to hold a prestigious Regius Chair in Pharmacy, awarded by the Monarch, and have strong established links with the NHS, wider healthcare industry, and pharmaceutical industry, which we utilise for hands-on student experiences and research collaborations.
Home to a leading community of renowned researchers, we conduct research in the broad areas of pharmaceutical and clinical pharmacy, pharmacology and translational neuroscience. It is our aim to bring about positive change on a national and international level, and drive innovative improvements in healthcare policy and education. This research is fed into our programmes of study, ensuing our students have access to the latest trends and thinking in the field.
Since our inception as Aston Pharmacy School, we have held accredited status with the regulator for pharmacy, with the most recent reaccreditation from the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) taking place in May 2019.
We offer a range of professional pharmacy courses accredited by the GPhC from our undergraduate MPharm and postgraduate OSPAP, to our suite of independent prescribing courses. The most recent accreditation at Aston University took place in May 2019 and the MPharm programme was re-accredited for six years, the maximum period possible.
In addition, we are also leading the way nationally with the provision of education and training in the specialist field of psychiatric pharmacy. Our unique offering of courses in this area all hold accreditation from the College of Mental Health Pharmacy (CMHP).
Full details of accreditation can be found on our course pages.
The Academic Practice Unit (APU) is a novel collaboration between Aston Pharmacy School, Birmingham Children's Hospital, and the wider NHS. It is a conduit to pharmacy practice in all sectors and specialties and provides a focus for teaching, training and research in three main areas of near-patient pharmacy, pharmacy education, and the development of novel drug formulations.
Facilities and equipment within the School include: