Social Sciences and Humanities at Aston University

Making a difference to society is at the heart of everything we do.

[Dr Robbie Love @lovermob]

Out now! #CorpusCast Episode #35: Statistics with guest Professor Stefan Th. Gries on the importance of rigorous statistical analysis in corpus linguistics.

📺Watch here: https://t.co/n0KCwe8tBY
🎧Audio links: https://t.co/nBBRRYRLJ3

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📅 Prof Helen Wood will present a talk on Monday 18 November which will draw out some of the threads of her academic career in media studies & sociology over the last 25 years, through to her current work which argues for a principle of care justice.

👉 https://t.co/OHxGAmovra

[History at Aston @AstonHistory]

Please join us on 14th November @AstonUniversity for "From Trauma to Opportunity: Connecting the Histories of South Asians in Birmingham" with our guest Dr Karamat Iqbal.
https://t.co/h4akXSl3vv

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🔎| We Solve Murders by @richardosman demonstrates the impact of ChatGPT on forensic linguistics

✍@em_chiang and Robert Davies look at authorship analysis for @ConversationUK

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[Marcello Giovanelli @mmgiovanelli]

We're running our hugely successful 'contemporary cognitive stylistics for teachers' day again in January 2025! Learn about new stylistic methods and how to use them in your teaching. Like all @EnglishAston CPD events, this is FREE but places are limited! https://t.co/WG8pSAxRQE

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📰| New research into poppers highlights problematic proposed drugs policy

🔎 Researchers from @AstonUniversity and University of Liverpool highlighted inconsistencies in proposed changes to drug policy in the UK

👉https://t.co/xSl5G4rVNH

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🚀| @AstonUniversity climbs Times Higher Education World University Rankings

🙌 The University has achieved an overall worldwide rank of 351-400 out of 2,092 ranked universities in the 2025 rankings

👉https://t.co/CINKyOhxAw

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🚀| This week, @AstonHistory launched a new Single Honours History degree with a special event featuring @Chris_EvansMP

🔎 Discover how studying history at @AstonUniversity will equip you with critical skills to excel in your future career

👉https://t.co/iBoSkbiYGz

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🗣| High Court judge to give Professor Jill Poole Memorial Lecture to commemorate former @AstonLawSchool dean

🎟 Mr Justice Foxton will give his lecture, “When Everything Changes”: The Adjustment of Contractual Terms, on Thursday 24 October

👉https://t.co/JfOr7f2zJh

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[Dr Robbie Love @lovermob]

Out now! #CorpusCast Episode #34: World Englishes with guest Dr Guyanne Wilson (@dquirkylinguist) on the role of corpus linguistics in documenting and analysing World Englishes.

📺 Watch here: https://t.co/WZcdvkUbDg
🎧 Audio links: https://t.co/AOyAurCZIP

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Our Undergraduate Open Day takes place this Saturday!
We are excited to welcome prospective students on to our single-site campus in the heart of Birmingham.

Register your place and kickstart your future by gaining skills that make employers take notice: https://t.co/3iTzLd7Bs4

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To mark the launch of the new Single Honours History programme at Aston University, join us for a keynote lecture by Chris Evans, MP, to discuss the current state and prospects for History at university level.

Register here: https://t.co/V0QaSDzNQC

[Social Sciences and Humanities at Aston University @AstonSSH]

🌎Making a difference to society is at the heart of everything we do. It’s what helps us create a better world, and is also how we embrace diversity to grow understanding, & build opportunities.

Join us at our next Open Day on 5 October to find out more: https://t.co/GgGBHVEL7P

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🏊The oldest operational #swimming baths in #Birmingham welcomed history buffs this month

🏰As part of @BHeritageWeek there were tours of Woodcock Street baths, founded 1860

⚽️It's now part of @Sport_Aston Sir Doug Ellis Woodcock Sports Centre

👉https://t.co/uQNca8BHFh

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Our September Welcome Week has officially started!

Our dedicated Welcome Week web page has all the information you need ahead of beginning your studies here at Aston University: https://t.co/H7Ui1xtPJE
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[Social Sciences and Humanities at Aston University @AstonSSH]

The Parker 51 fountain pen, used by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to officially open Aston University’s main buildings (then the College of Technology), was thought to have been lost for decades.

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🎙 Bright Past, Brilliant Future 🎙

🖋 The Royal Pen: @AstonUniversity’s Connection to Queen Elizabeth II

@Brian_Sudlow & @higsonhe discuss the fascinating history behind a very special pen

🗣 "Why the Parker 51 Pen is a Royal Treasure?"

👉https://t.co/lwu0BYLWHw

#OneAston

[Aston University @AstonUniversity]

Through a combination of hard work and the vision of our 2030 strategy, we have risen four places to be ranked 21st in the 2025 Guardian University Guide. A fantastic achievement.

https://t.co/Cxiqrsiqls

[Social Sciences and Humanities at Aston University @AstonSSH]

Dr Marcello Giovanelli spent three weeks at the Centre for Research in Educational and Social Inclusion.

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🙌| @AstonUniversity linguistics researcher completes prestigious visiting research scholarship in Australia

🗣 @mmgiovanelli was at @UniSA_CRESI as part of the scheme that invites leading global scholars to contribute to research projects

👉https://t.co/Yyhi1i9wwO

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[Social Sciences and Humanities at Aston University @AstonSSH]

Overall, the guide ranked Aston University at 24th in the country.

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We are delighted to announce we have been named University of the Year for Student Success 2025 by the Daily Mail University Guide.

https://t.co/jGBp5FpjxO

[Dr Robbie Love @lovermob]

Out now! #CorpusCast Episode #33: Learner Corpora with guest Professor Shelley Staples (@StaplesShelley) on the role of learner corpora in language and writing instruction.

📺 Watch here: https://t.co/Qsq4ZHIEm3
🎧 Audio links: https://t.co/KK24A6aUHW