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Aston Business School assess the global cost of 2025 tariff war

Analysis by the Centre for Business Prosperity is the first to estimate the economic fallout from six US trade tariff scenarios and their impact on trade flows, prices, production and welfare.

Research scientists to create safer and greener lithium-ion batteries

Researchers are to explore the use of gel electrolyte materials to make lithium-ion batteries safer and less environmentally damaging.

New research - Court cases for protestors should focus on integrity and not remorse

A new study from Aston University, the University of Birmingham and Keele University says protestors charged with non-violent offences should be able to explain their motives in court as part of their legal defence.

Groundbreaking study unveils new complexities in synchronisation phenomena

An Aston Researcher,as part of an international collaborative effort, has conducted the first experimental demonstration of intricate and previously theorised behaviours in the fundamental patterns that govern oscillatory systems in nature and technology.

The tansformative power of archives has been highlighted in book

The transformative power of archives has been highlighted with the book launch of Archives and Emotions: International Dialogues Across Past, Present, and Future.

Research into autoimmune brain inflammation in children

Institute for Health and Neurodevelopment (IHN) academic, and honorary consultant neurologist at Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH), has been awarded a £3.4m Career Development Award from Wellcome to research autoimmune encephalitis.

First-of-its-kind project to advance live music mapping technology

Aston University, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Liverpool, Newcastle University and industry partners, has secured a substantial £300,000 Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Catalyst grant for a new groundbreaking project.

Researchers send data 4.5 million times faster than average broadband

Aston University researchers are part of a team that has sent data at a record rate of 402 terabits per second using commercially available optical fibre.

Seeing someone dislike vegetables can make observers dislike them too

New research shows that observing facial expressions of others eating raw broccoli can influence people’s liking of the vegetable.

UK faces falling behind in the electric vehicle (EV) revolution - new research

Urgent policy intervention and a focused effort to ensure the UK’s automotive industry remains a critical pillar of the British economy.

scientists use leftover cooking oil, lamb fat and agricultural waste to develop greener marine fuel

Scientists have combined waste material with used oil or fat to create a blend which could be a replacement for bunker oil.

New report - Government should create a framework that helps small business growth

Report recommends the Government should focus on creating a framework that helps more small businesses to achieve growth, sustainability and resilience.