Aston University is ranked 18th out of all 113 UK Universities in the Guardian Good University Guide 2009, above many of the 20 Russell Group Universities, and is a high quality choice for postgraduate study. Our Masters in Management Programmes (Aston Business School) are ranked 3rd in the UK and 18th in the World in the 2008 Financial Times Masters rankings (September 2008). Aston is also consistently ranked amongst the UK?s top Universities for Graduate Level Employment, for postgraduates and undergraduates. We have over 1,500 postgraduate students from more than 80 countries (8,500 students in total) located on a self contained green campus in the centre of Birmingham, the UK?s second largest city. The Aston University campus has extensive study, research, social, student support and accommodation facilities with a campus accommodation guarantee scheme for first year postgraduate students. Aston offers a wide range of MSc, MA, MBA and PhD research programmes in the following