David Hall Bramley was the first Head of the Department, and is recognised for his pioneering work in Industrial Management Education at the university.

The research was ground breaking with the study of groups of workers and individuals being carried out in their workplace and organisation setting.

The Board advises the School's senior leadership team on strategic areas in relation to learning and teaching, research, and business engagement.

Aston Business School gained the first of its triple accreditation awards EQUIS, in 1999, followed by AACSB in 2003 and AMBA in 2006.

Now called the Aston Business School building, it includes a dedicated MBA suite as well as conference centre and hotel.

A distinctive feature of Aston's first degrees is the industrial placement year which provides students with professional workplace experience.

At postgraduate level, the Aston MBA is offered through full-time, part-time and online learning, together with a wide range of taught MSc courses.

The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), awarded Aston University a Gold award – the highest possible accolade on 22 June 2017, finding that students from all backgrounds achieve ‘consistently outstanding outcomes’, with very high proportions of students going into highly skilled employment or further study.

The Centre for Circular Economy and Advanced Sustainability (CEAS) develops research on sustainability innovations and industrial transitions to the circular economy, including industrial symbiosis strategies and the enabling role of digital technologies.