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Aston University Birmingham is
+44 (0)121 204 3000, +44 (0)121 204 4444 .
Aston University – Birmingham was founded in 1895 and granted Royal Charter as Aston University – Birmingham in 1966. Separated from the Birmingham and Midland Institute in 1895 as The Birmingham Municipal Technical School, it changed its name in 1927 to the Birmingham Central Technical College, to reflect its changing approach to teaching technology. In 1951 The Technical College was re-named the College of Technology, Birmingham and work began on the Main Building at Gosta Green. In 1956, it became the first designated College of Advanced Technology and underwent a major expansion. The first step took place when it moved to an area north of Jennens Road in 1955. It moved into buildings that were constructed between 1949 and 1955 to a design by Ashley & Newman. The college expanded again to a design by the City Architect of Birmingham Alwyn Sheppard Fidler between 1957 and 1965. It officially became the Aston University – Birmingham on receipt of its Royal Charter on 22 April 1966. Sir Michael Bett took over the position of Chancellor on 21 October 2004 from Sir Adrian Cadbury, whose younger brother Sir Dominic Cadbury is Chancellor of the University of Birmingham. Part of Birmingham City University's Institute of Art and Design is also located on the edge of the Aston University – Birmingham campus - called its Gosta Green site. In 1983, Aston University – Birmingham, in partnership with Birmingham City Council and Lloyds Bank, established Birmingham Technology Ltd., which manages the Aston Science Park adjacent to the university site.
The Aston University – Birmingham arms were granted on 18 March 1955 by Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy and Ulster Kings of Arms to the Birmingham Corporation, for use by the former College of Technology. They were designed to show the College's connection with the City and with the teaching of technology. The arms consist of a shield and crest. The shield has two sections – the field (the main background) which is coloured blue and a chief (the broad band across the top of the shield) of silver. On the field is a diagonal line of five gold diamonds joined one to the other, similar to the first quarter of the Arms of the City of Birmingham and incorporated in the Arms of the College to show its connection with the City. This was adopted by the family of Birmingham which derived its name from the then hamlet of Birmingham, and provided the Lords of the Manor from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries. On the chief is depicted an open book bound in red placed between two black hammers, showing the connection of the Aston University – Birmingham with technology, the book representing learning and the hammers engineering and allied trades.
The crest is also designed to stress the pursuit of knowledge. It consists of a red torch held erect by a forearm between two branches of gold laurel. Having been originally worn on the helmet of a fully-armed person, the crest is always placed on the top of the helm. The method of joining the crest to the helm was usually concealed by decoration and, in the Aston University – Birmingham arms, this is effected by the use of a wreath and a crown. The wreath is silver, red and black, these colours being taken from the shield. It is surmounted by a mural crown (resembling a wall), which is reserved in modern grants for persons and organisations connected with public corporations. The cloth mantling which hangs down from the top of the helm is the survival of the cloak which was originally worn to protect the armour, coloured in the two principal colours of the shield, blue and gold.
Aston University – Birmingham Students' Guild is a non-profit organisation set up with the aim of involving and representing the student body of Aston. The Guild provides sports clubs, societies and Welfare Services, partially funded by the money accrued from the Guild's commercial services. The Guild is run by a team of permanent staff and by an elected team called the executive who follow the rules set out in the Guild Constitution.
Aston University – Birmingham has both standard (shared bathroom) and en-suite accommodation on campus - 2,300 rooms in total of which 85% are ensuite. All campus accommodation is less than five minutes' walk from the main building, and approximately five minutes' walk from Birmingham city centre. In the 1970s, three towers containing student accommodation were constructed on the Aston University – Birmingham campus; Dalton, Lawrence and Stafford Towers. Stafford Tower has two flats per floor, each with nine single study bedrooms sharing a large kitchen and bathroom. Lawrence and Dalton Towers are due to be demilished during 2011. Aston University – Birmingham has an accommodation guarantee in place for first year students - details in the Aston University – Birmingham prospectus.
A more recent addition to the Aston University – Birmingham student dwelling stock is the Lakeside complex on campus. Completed in August 1999, it cost £14,240,000 and has flats for approximately 650 students. The building won the Best Public Building award at the 2001 Brick Development Association Awards.
On April 5, 2007, Aston University – Birmingham submitted a planning application for demolition of the three 1970s towers and to replace them with new student accommodation blocks as well as apartments for tutors, retail units and administrative offices. On July 5, 2007, the application was approved and work commenced in January 2008 on phase 1. This is due for completion in 2010 and will consist of two blocks of student accommodation and a car park to the rear. There is also a new artificial sports pitch with another car park beneath. The demolition of the existing towers will take place for phases 2 and 3. The entire scheme is due for completion in 2014. Upon completion there will be 2,345 bedrooms in the development alone, with 650 more rooms provided at other halls such as Lakeside. All the new accommodation is to be en-suite but rooms/flats will be differentiated in terms of size and facilities in-order to provide students with a range of different priced rooms. The Aston University – Birmingham Student Village project will cost an estimated £215 million. Phase 1 is costing £57 million. Start on site date was 30/10/2008 and opened in September 2010 ready for the new term. Phase 1 buildings consist of two sections at a max height of 18 storeys with 7 and 5 ensuite bedroom apartments sharing a spacious kitchen.
Aston University – Birmingham Careers Centre provides high quality careers guidance, education and information services to Aston's students and graduates. It delivers these through individual appointments, group sessions, online services and a well-equipped information room. It facilitates the employment of Aston University – Birmingham students and graduates by advertising vacancies, arranging and publicising presentations, drop-ins, recruitment fairs and special interest events. Our careers centre has been named as a top ten higher education careers service (2006 Barkers/AGR National Media Audit) and was one of the first careers services to achieve the Matrix quality standard accreditation for information, advice and guidance.
Aston University – Birmingham can supply companies with high calibre undergraduates and postgraduates from all of its Schools of study. It has placement offices in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Aston Business School, School of Life and Health Sciences and School of Languages and Social Sciences.
Aston University Birmingham Address
The address of Aston University Birmingham is Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B4 7ET..
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The email address of Aston University Birmingham is
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Aston University Birmingham Website
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