The College of Health and Life Sciences has over 250 academic teaching and research members, and over 70 staff in technical, administrative, and support roles.
“Whether this is your first contact with Aston as an undergraduate student seeking access to a profession in medicine, healthcare or the life sciences; a graduate student looking to advance your practice; or excellent research with impact, you’ve come to the right place. All of my colleagues in the College of Health and Life Sciences are passionate about what they do, and committed to advancing and sharing knowledge in a way that benefits our students, collaborators, our region and wider society.”
Professor Anthony Hilton
50th Anniversary Professor of Applied Microbiology,
PVC and Executive Dean, College of Health and Life Sciences.
Key roles in the College
| Professor Anthony Hilton | PVC and Executive Dean |
| Professor Liz Moores | Deputy Dean Internal |
| Professor Chris Langley | Deputy Dean External and Head of Aston Pharmacy School |
| Dr James Brown | Associate Dean Community Affairs and External Engagement |
| Dr Alan Goddard | Associate Dean Education, Quality Assurance |
| Dr Duane Mellor | Associate Dean Education, Quality Enhancement |
| Bhavisha Koner | Associate Dean International |
| Professor Anna Hine | Associate Dean Knowledge Exchange & Impact |
| Dr Stuart Greenhill | Associate Dean Portfolio and Planning |
| Dr Rachel Shaw | Associate Dean Postgraduate and Non-standard Programmes |
| Professor Roslyn Bill | Associate Dean Research |
| Professor Helen Cameron | Head of Aston Medical School |
| Professor Andrew Devitt | Head of the School of Biosciences |
| Professor James Wolffsohn | Head of the School of Optometry |
| Professor Richard Tunney | Head of the School of Psychology |
| Professor James Wolffsohn | Head of the Department of Audiology |
| Dr Olivia Hunt | Athena Swan Lead |
| Trevor Knight | Director of Operations |
| Dr Liz Bridges | Director of Organisational Change |
| Connor Crawford (m/l cover) | Finance Partner |
| Sarah Carey/Debbie Walker | HR Partners |
| Lynne Cheshire | Marketing Manager |
| Jiteen Ahmed | Head of Technical Services |
Schools teams
- Audiology and Healthcare Science
- School of Biosciences
- Aston Medical School
- School of Optometry
- Aston Pharmacy School
- School of Psychology