Published annually in October, Aston in Touch is the hardest working magazine at Aston University. It showcases the best of Aston for an audience of 50,000+ alumni, but also helps to support a variety of university objectives in subtle ways that feel natural and well integrated. Aston, located in the major industrial city of Birmingham, UK, is a technological university with an emphasis on the application of knowledge. The objective of the magazine’s publishing programme is to engage its global community of graduates, many of whom work in practical fields such as engineering, pharmacy, and business, informing them about the university’s progress, and encouraging them to stay in touch. The magazine, though small, has big ambitions, with lively stories that are rooted in the real world. The magazine also celebrates the diversity of Aston’s university’s community, which encompasses people of many different ethnicities and backgrounds.
