Aston University

Aston University is a public university in the city centre of Birmingham, England, which began as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School in 1895, became the first designated college of advanced technology in the United Kingdom in 1956 and received its royal charter from Queen Elizabeth II on 22 April 1966.阿斯顿大学（英文全名 Aston University）是一所位于英格兰伯明翰市中心的公立大学，其前身为 1895 年开办的伯明翰市立技术学校，1956 年成为英国首所被指定的高等技术学院，并于 1966 年 4 月 22 日获得伊丽莎白二世女王颁发的皇家特许状。

It has traditionally emphasised vocational and work-based learning, and more than 73 per cent of its students take an integrated placement year, the highest proportion among British universities, while its income for 2021-22 was 197.7 million pounds.该校历来重视职业与工作本位的学习，超过 73% 的学生会进行一年制的带薪实习，这一比例在英国高校中最高；其 2021 至 2022 年度收入为 1.977 亿英镑。

In the 2027 QS World University Rankings it is placed 416th, it falls in the 401-450 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, it is 663rd in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities, and it did not enter the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, with OpenAlex recording 38,713 research works and 1,918,042 citations.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列第 416，在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 401 至 450 区间，在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 663，且未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名，OpenAlex 统计其研究成果 38,713 项、累计被引 1,918,042 次。

History

• The institution traces its origins to 1875, when a School of Metallurgy was formed in the Birmingham and Midland Institute in central Birmingham.该校的历史可追溯至 1875 年，当时在伯明翰市中心的伯明翰与米德兰学院成立了冶金学校。

• The Birmingham Municipal Technical School, designed by the architect Arthur Edwards and opened by the mayor John Dugdale, was built in 1894.由建筑师阿瑟·爱德华兹设计、由市长约翰·达格代尔主持启用的伯明翰市立技术学校于 1894 年落成。

• In 1895 the school separated from the institute and taught a broad curriculum that included chemistry, physics, metallurgy and electrical engineering.1895 年，该校从学院中独立出来，教授包括化学、物理、冶金与电气工程在内的广泛课程。

• Commercial classes were added by 1911 and an independent School of Commerce was created in 1916, while from 1917 botany and other subjects were taught to trainee teachers.到 1911 年，学校增设了商科课程，并于 1916 年创建了独立的商学院；自 1917 年起，又向受训教师教授植物学等科目。

• In 1927 the institution was renamed Birmingham Central Technical College, reflecting the widening range of technical subjects it offered.1927 年，该机构更名为伯明翰中央技术学院，以反映其开设的技术科目范围不断扩大。

• In 1951 it was renamed the College of Technology, Birmingham, and a large new Main Building was constructed at Gosta Green.1951 年，该校更名为伯明翰技术学院，并在戈斯塔格林兴建了一座大型新主楼。

• Between 1949 and 1955 the new buildings were erected at Gosta Green, based on a design by Ashley & Newman, after Princess Margaret laid the foundation stone in 1951, forming one of Europe's largest freestanding brick buildings.1949 年至 1955 年间，新建筑在戈斯塔格林建成，其设计出自 Ashley & Newman 之手；玛格丽特公主于 1951 年奠基，由此形成欧洲最大的独立砖砌建筑之一。

• In 1955 the College of Technology was formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II, in one of her early official engagements after her accession.1955 年，技术学院由伊丽莎白二世女王正式揭幕，这是她登基初期的一项官方活动。

• In 1956 the college became the first designated college of advanced technology in the United Kingdom and began a major expansion.1956 年，该学院成为英国首所被指定的高等技术学院，并开始大规模扩张。

• Between 1957 and 1965 the college expanded substantially under the City Architect Alwyn Sheppard Fidler, adding laboratories and teaching space.1957 年至 1965 年间，该学院在市政建筑师阿尔文·谢泼德·菲德勒的主持下大幅扩张，增设了实验室与教学空间。

• On 22 April 1966 the institution received a royal charter and was renamed the University of Aston in Birmingham.1966 年 4 月 22 日，该机构获得皇家特许状，更名为伯明翰阿斯顿大学。

• On 10 May 1966 Lord Nelson of Stafford was installed as the university's first Chancellor.1966 年 5 月 10 日，斯塔福德的内尔森勋爵就任该校首任校监。

• The university adopted the motto Forward, the same motto already used by the City of Birmingham.该校采用了格言“奋进”，这一格言当时也为伯明翰市所使用。

• In 1983 Aston, Birmingham City Council and Lloyds Bank established Birmingham Technology Ltd to manage the Aston Science Park, and in 1984 the area was granted the postal address The Aston Triangle.1983 年，阿斯顿、伯明翰市议会与劳埃德银行共同成立伯明翰科技公司，以管理阿斯顿科技园；1984 年，该区域被授予“阿斯顿三角”的邮政地址。

• In September 2010 the university hosted the British Science Festival on its campus.2010 年 9 月，该校在校园内承办了英国科学节。

• Sir John Sunderland became Chancellor in May 2011, and in September 2012 the university sponsored the opening of the Aston University Engineering Academy, a university technical college.约翰·桑德兰爵士于 2011 年 5 月出任校监；2012 年 9 月，该校赞助开办了阿斯顿大学工程学院的大学技术学院。

• In October 2014 the university announced plans to open Aston Medical School, together with a 35 million pound campus upgrade and a 19 million pound revamp of the Aston Business School.2014 年 10 月，该校宣布计划开办阿斯顿医学院，并同时进行耗资 3,500 万英镑的校园升级与 1,900 万英镑的阿斯顿商学院改造。

• In February 2017 the university launched online programmes, including four online MSc courses, and in July 2017 it produced the first graduates of degree apprenticeships in the United Kingdom.2017 年 2 月，该校推出在线课程，其中包括四个在线硕士项目；2017 年 7 月，它培养了英国首批学位学徒制毕业生。

• In 2021 the university announced plans to close its Department of History, Languages and Translation, but reversed the decision for history after objections.2021 年，该校宣布计划关闭其历史、语言与翻译系，但在遭到反对后撤销了针对历史专业的决定。

• In March 2024 the university became the second institution in England to be awarded an institutional Athena SWAN Gold award, and in the same year it sought planning permission to demolish the south wing of its Main Building.2024 年 3 月，该校成为英格兰第二所获得机构级雅典娜 SWAN 金奖的高校；同年，它申请规划许可，以拆除其主楼的南翼。

Academics

• Following a 2020 restructure the university is organised into three colleges, namely the College of Business and Social Sciences, the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences and the College of Health and Life Sciences.经 2020 年重组后，该校设有三个学院，分别是商业与社会科学学院、工程与物理科学学院，以及健康与生命科学学院。

• The Aston Business School was founded in 1947 and is one of the oldest and largest business schools in the United Kingdom.阿斯顿商学院创建于 1947 年，是英国历史最悠久、规模最大的商学院之一。

• The business school holds triple accreditation from AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS, and in 1999 it became the first business school in the United Kingdom to be accredited by EQUIS.该商学院持有 AMBA、AACSB 与 EQUIS 三重认证；1999 年，它成为英国首所获得 EQUIS 认证的商学院。

• A 22 million pound extension to the Aston Business School was completed in 2006, adding teaching and research space.阿斯顿商学院耗资 2,200 万英镑的扩建于 2006 年完成，增添了教学与研究空间。

• In the 2012 QS rankings the Aston Business School was placed eighth in the United Kingdom and 33rd in the world, and in 2020 its Business and Management studies ranked within the top 100 globally.在 2012 年 QS 排名中，阿斯顿商学院位列英国第 8、全球第 33；2020 年其商业与管理研究进入全球前 100。

• In the Financial Times rankings of 2012 the Masters in Management programme was placed fifth in the United Kingdom, 33rd in Europe and 36th in the world, while in 2011 it ranked fourth in the world for careers.在 2012 年《金融时报》排名中，其管理硕士项目位列英国第 5、欧洲第 33、全球第 36；2011 年则在就业方面位列全球第 4。

• The university teaches optometry, audiology, pharmacy and neuroscience, and its School of Optometry and Vision Sciences is among the largest in the United Kingdom.该校教授验光、听力学、药学与神经科学，其验光与视觉科学学院是英国规模最大的同类学院之一。

• Aston Medical School admitted its first students in 2018 and opened a clinical education centre in 2019, expanding medical training in the West Midlands.阿斯顿医学院于 2018 年招收首批学生，并于 2019 年开设临床教育中心，扩大了西米德兰兹地区的医学培训。

• In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework the university was placed joint 58th in the United Kingdom by grade point average and 56th for research power.在 2021 年研究卓越框架评估中，该校按平均绩点并列全英第 58，按研究实力位列第 56。

• In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise 88 per cent of the university's staff were submitted, with strengths in business and management, general engineering and optometry.在 2008 年研究评估考核中，该校有 88% 的教职员被提交参评，其优势领域包括商业与管理、通用工程与验光学。

• In 2020 the average new undergraduate entrant had about 133 UCAS points, and only around three per cent of new students came from independent schools.2020 年，本科新生的平均入学成绩约为 133 个 UCAS 分数点，来自私立学校的比例仅约 3%。

• The university library occupies four floors and holds over 250,000 books, 800 current printed periodicals, more than 700 reader places, 40 electronic databases and 3,400 electronic journals.该校图书馆共四层，藏书超过 250,000 册，现刊 800 种，阅览座位逾 700 个，并提供 40 个电子数据库与 3,400 种电子期刊。

• The university has offered degree apprenticeship programmes since 2012 in partnership with employers such as Capgemini.自 2012 年起，该校与凯捷等雇主合作开设学位学徒制项目。

• Engineering teaching spans mechanical, biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical and computer engineering, supported by the university's professional engineering centre.其工程教学涵盖机械、生物医学、化学、土木、电气与计算机工程，由该校的专业工程中心提供支持。

• The university's subjects rank highly in employment terms, being placed second in the United Kingdom for developing marketing professionals and seventh for finance professionals.该校学科在就业方面排名靠前，在培养市场营销专业人才方面位列英国第 2，在金融专业人才方面位列第 7。

• Teaching quality has been recognised by the Teaching Excellence Framework, which awarded the university a Gold rating in 2023.其教学质量获得教学卓越框架认可，该框架于 2023 年授予该校金奖。

• The Aston Business School, whose roots go back to 1947, is one of the largest business schools in the United Kingdom, and its business degrees are supported by a placement culture that sends students to firms across Europe and Asia.可追溯至 1947 年的阿斯顿商学院是英国规模最大的商学院之一，其商业学位依托于将学生送往欧洲与亚洲各地企业的实习文化。

• The College of Health and Life Sciences draws together teaching and research in pharmacy, optometry, audiology, neuroscience, biomedical science and psychology, and its optometry programmes are among the largest in the country.健康与生命科学学院汇聚了药学、验光、听力学、神经科学、生物医学与心理学的教学与研究，其验光项目在国内规模最大之列。

Campus

• The university occupies a compact 60-acre campus at Gosta Green in the city centre of Birmingham, with more than 3,000 students living close to it.该校在伯明翰市中心戈斯塔格林拥有一个占地 60 英亩的紧凑校园，有 3,000 余名学生在其附近居住。

• The Main Building, constructed between 1949 and 1955, is one of the largest freestanding brick buildings in Europe and remains the focal point of the campus.建于 1949 年至 1955 年的主楼是欧洲最大的独立砖砌建筑之一，至今仍是校园的核心。

• The library building has four floors and, alongside its book and journal collections, provides 40 electronic databases and over 700 study places.图书馆共四层，除藏书与期刊外，还提供 40 个电子数据库与 700 多个自习座位。

• Sports facilities include a 25 metre swimming pool, a 120 station gym, two sports halls, artificial pitches and a 40 acre sports ground at the edge of the city.体育设施包括一个 25 米游泳池、一个拥有 120 个站位的健身房、两个体育馆、人工草皮球场，以及位于城市边缘、占地 40 英亩的运动场。

• Modern student residences include William Murdoch, James Watt, Harriet Martineau and Mary Sturge halls, while the Lakeside complex was completed in August 1999.现代学生宿舍包括威廉·默多克、詹姆斯·瓦特、哈丽雅特·马蒂诺与玛丽·斯特奇等楼；湖畔综合体则于 1999 年 8 月竣工。

• The three 1970s residential tower blocks Dalton, Lawrence and Stafford were demolished, with Lawrence and Dalton removed on 8 May 2011 and Stafford Tower, the Gem Sports Centre and the Lakeside Conference Centre demolished on 27 April 2014.三座建于二十世纪七十年代的宿舍塔楼——多尔顿、劳伦斯与斯塔福德——先后被拆除：劳伦斯与多尔顿于 2011 年 5 月 8 日拆除，斯塔福德塔、珍宝体育中心与湖畔会议中心则于 2014 年 4 月 27 日拆除。

• The university's coat of arms was granted by the College of Arms on 18 March 1955, and the Canada goose and red squirrel supporters were added in 2016 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the royal charter.该校校徽由英国纹章院于 1955 年 3 月 18 日授予，加拿大雁与红松鼠护盾兽则于 2016 年为纪念皇家特许状五十周年而增补。

• The Gosta Green campus has been repeatedly redeveloped, from the 1949 to 1955 Main Building through the Lakeside conference and residence complex of 1999 to newer residences such as William Murdoch and James Watt halls.戈斯塔格林校区历经多次改造，从 1949 年至 1955 年的主楼，到 1999 年的湖畔会议与住宿综合体，再到威廉·默多克与詹姆斯·瓦特等新建宿舍。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings Aston University is placed 416th, and in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it stands in the 401-450 band.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，阿斯顿大学位列第 416；在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 401 至 450 区间。

• It is 663rd in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities and did not enter the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中它位列第 663，并且未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名。

• In the 2026 Guardian University Guide the university placed 48th in the United Kingdom, a fall of 27 places from the previous year.在 2026 年《卫报》大学指南中，该校位列全英第 48，比上一年下降 27 位。

• In 2023 the university was awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework, recognising its teaching quality.2023 年，该校获得教学卓越框架金奖，以认可其教学质量。

• In the 2021 Guardian University Guide the university was 11th in the United Kingdom for continuation and joint 24th for value added.在 2021 年《卫报》大学指南中，该校的续读率位列全英第 11，增值指标并列第 24。

• In the 2021 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide it was placed 31st in the United Kingdom for firsts and upper seconds and 30th for graduate prospects.在 2021 年《泰晤士报》与《星期日泰晤士报》优秀大学指南中，该校的一等与二等一学位比例位列全英第 31，毕业生前景位列第 30。

• A 2020 study based on Longitudinal Education Outcomes data found that the university had the fifteenth largest median salary five years after graduation among British institutions.一项基于纵向教育成果数据的 2020 年研究发现，该校毕业生毕业五年后的薪资中位数在英国院校中排第 15 位。

• According to OpenAlex the university has produced 38,713 research works attracting 1,918,042 citations, reflecting its research output in engineering, health and business.据 OpenAlex 统计，该校已产出 38,713 项研究成果、累计被引 1,918,042 次，体现出其在工程、健康与商业领域的研究产出。

• The university was named University of the Year by The Guardian in 2020 and Outstanding Entrepreneurial University in the Times Higher Education Awards in 2020, and in 2024 it gained an Athena SWAN Gold institutional award.该校于 2020 年被《卫报》评为年度大学，并在 2020 年泰晤士高等教育奖中获评杰出创业型大学；2024 年又获得机构级雅典娜 SWAN 金奖。

• In the QS rankings of 2019 and 2020 the university placed its business and management studies within the top 100 in the world and its accounting and finance studies within the top 200.在 2019 年与 2020 年 QS 排名中，该校的商业与管理研究进入全球前 100，会计与金融研究进入前 200。

• In the Complete University Guide 2016 the university was placed sixth in the United Kingdom for marketing and in the twenties for accounting and finance, economics and business and management.在 2016 年完全大学指南中，该校的市场营销专业位列全英第 6，会计与金融、经济学及商业与管理均在前二十名左右。

Student life

• The students' union, formerly known as the Guild of Students, is a non-profit charity that provides student representation and services on a five-floor building on campus.该校学生会旧称学生公会，是一个非营利慈善机构，在校园内一栋五层建筑中为学生提供代表与服务。

• The students' union received a block grant of over 2.1 million pounds from the university in 2022 and runs advice, sports and society services.该学生会在 2022 年获得校方超过 210 万英镑的整笔拨款，负责运营咨询、体育与社团服务。

• In 2006 the students' union disaffiliated from the National Union of Students but re-affiliated in 2014.2006 年，该校学生会退出全国学生联合会，但于 2014 年重新加入。

• The university supports about 35 sports clubs and provides a 40 acre sports ground, a swimming pool and artificial pitches for student sport.该校支持约 35 个体育俱乐部，并设有占地 40 英亩的运动场、游泳池与人工草皮球场供学生开展体育运动。

• The integrated placement year remains central to student life, with students spending a year in industry and more than 73 per cent taking that option.带薪实习年是学生生活的核心环节，学生会用一年时间在企业实习，选择该方案的比例超过 73%。

• Students live in university halls such as William Murdoch and James Watt, or in private accommodation close to the city centre campus.学生住在威廉·默多克、詹姆斯·瓦特等校内宿舍，也居住在靠近市中心校区的私人住所。

• The campus's central location gives students access to Birmingham's shops, cultural venues and nightlife just a short walk from the university.校园地处市中心，学生步行即可抵达伯明翰的商店、文化场馆与夜生活区域。

• The university runs careers and employability services that build on its placement tradition and its reputation for graduate employment.该校开设职业与就业服务，其基础是它的实习传统与在毕业生就业方面的声誉。

Notable people

• Lord Nelson of Stafford served as the university's first Chancellor from 1966 to 1979.斯塔福德的内尔森勋爵自 1966 年至 1979 年担任该校首任校监。

• Sir Adrian Cadbury, the businessman and company chairman of the Cadbury confectionery firm, was Chancellor from 1979 to 2004.商人、吉百利糖果公司的董事长阿德里安·吉百利爵士于 1979 年至 2004 年担任校监。

• Michael Bett served as Chancellor from 2004 to 2011, following a career in industry and public administration.迈克尔·贝特在工业与公共行政领域工作之后，自 2004 年至 2011 年担任校监。

• Sir John Sunderland, a former chairman of Cadbury, served as Chancellor from 2011 to 2024.吉百利前董事长约翰·桑德兰爵士于 2011 年至 2024 年担任校监。

• Dr Jason Wouhra became Chancellor in June 2024, the first Asian Chancellor of the university.贾森·沃赫拉博士于 2024 年 6 月出任校监，成为该校首位亚裔校监。

• Peter Venables was the university's first Vice-Chancellor, serving from 1966 to 1969.彼得·维纳布尔斯是该大学的首任校长，任期为 1966 年至 1969 年。

• Sir Joseph Pope served as Vice-Chancellor from 1969 to 1979.约瑟夫·波普爵士于 1969 年至 1979 年担任校长。

• Sir Frederick W. Crawford was Vice-Chancellor from 1980 to 1996, one of the longest-serving leaders of the university.弗雷德里克·W·克劳福德爵士于 1980 年至 1996 年担任校长，是该大学任职时间最长的领导人之一。

• Dame Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge, an engineer and crossbench peer, was Vice-Chancellor from 2006 to 2016.工程师、中立议员剑桥的布朗女男爵朱莉娅·金于 2006 年至 2016 年担任校长。

• Professor Aleks Subic has served as Vice-Chancellor since 2022, and Geoffrey Vernon Ball, the first full-time lecturing professor of ophthalmics in the United Kingdom, taught at the university.亚历山大·苏比奇教授自 2022 年起担任校长；英国首位全职眼科学讲席教授杰弗里·弗农·鲍尔也曾在该校任教。

• Michael T. Wright served as Vice-Chancellor from 1996 to 2006, and Alec Cameron held the post from 2016 to 2021 before Professor Aleks Subic took office in 2022.迈克尔·T·赖特于 1996 年至 2006 年担任校长，亚历克·卡梅伦于 2016 年至 2021 年继任，之后亚历山大·苏比奇教授于 2022 年接任。