during exam time, and on average, around 12 hours a day during term time.
Around the campus there are also various open-access IT suites, offering computer and internet access 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They offer access to a range of software packages, database systems and computer-aided learning materials.
=== Sports ===
The Aston's sports facilities include a 25 m swimming pool, sauna and steam room, two sports halls, 120-station gym, weights and fitness rooms, two-storey dance studio and 35 sports clubs. The campus also has two 3G floodlit sports pitches. Clubs train and compete, many in the British Universities and Colleges Sports (BUCS) Leagues. Off campus the university manages a 40-acre sports ground with floodlit pitches, pavilion for all outdoor sports.
== Organisation and administration ==
During 2020, Aston restructured its schools into three colleges, notably merging the School of Languages and Social Sciences with Aston Business School, and Aston Medical School with the School of Life and Health Sciences. The resulting colleges, schools, and departments are as follows:
=== College of Business and Social Sciences ===
Aston Business School
Accounting
Economics, Finance, and Entrepreneurship
Marketing and Strategy
Operations and Information Management
Work and Organisation
Aston Law School
School of Social Sciences and Humanities
English, Languages and Applied Linguistics
Sociology and Policy
Politics, History and International Relations
=== College of Engineering and Physical Sciences ===
School of Computer Science and Digital Technologies
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mathematics and Data Science
Computer Science and Cybersecurity
AI and Robotics
School of Engineering and Technology
Mechanical Engineering and Design
Biomedical Engineering
Aston Foundation Centre
Aston Professional Engineering Centre
School of Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering
Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Engineering Systems and Supply Chain Management
Civil Engineering
=== College of Health …
