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The SU building consists of 5 floors and is located in the centre of the Aston University Campus. The Union received a block grant of over £2.1 million from the university in 2022 On 29 November 2006, the students voted to disaffiliate the Guild (now Union) from the National Union of Students , but voted to re-affiliate on 26 November 2014.
Birmingham City University also uses facilities on the Aston University campus. These are in Gosta Green together with Birmingham Institute of Art and Design and Aston Science Park. The site has large numbers of teaching buildings and student halls of residence, which are used by Aston University.
Historically Gosta Green ('Gosty Green') was part of the parish of Aston. Probably named from its holding by William de Gorsty in the early 14th century. It was known as Gostie Green by the mid 18th century, the name being a corruption of Gorsty to gorse (i.e. gorse bushes, locally called 'goss', which were common nearby).
The academy building is a new-build scheme, built on the site of a former manufacturing facility demolished many years before. It backs onto the Grand Union Canal and is opposite Faraday Wharf, and within easy walking distance of the sponsors Aston University campus.
The Innovation Birmingham Campus [2] is working in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders to help shape the Smart Cities agenda and drive innovation-led regeneration across Greater Birmingham. Faraday Wharf [3] – the flagship building on the campus – incorporates 70 office suites specifically designed for growing technology businesses.
Map of the Birmingham Metropolitan Area showing its built-up areas, morphological boundaries and catchment zones. The Birmingham Metropolitan Area is an urban agglomeration located in the West Midlands region of England with a population of around 4.3 million people, making it the second largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom. [3]
Aston University. Its campus is about 1.3 miles south of Aston in Birmingham city centre. Aston underwent large scale redevelopment following the Second World War. South Aston was designated a renewal area involving comprehensive redevelopment of the traditional area known as "Aston New Town". [9]
The classic campus university is often found on the edge of a city. Examples include: Aston University in Birmingham is a classic campus university, but located in the city centre of the city. University of Bath which is just outside the city of Bath; University of Birmingham which is located in Edgbaston, 3 miles south-west of Birmingham