<em>Aspects</em> talks to the Vice-Chancellor about her recent
visits abroad  Aspects talks to Prof Julia King  We often hear
that Aston’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Julia King, is overseas
visiting other institutions.  In the first of a series of
regular interviews throughout the year, Julia reveals more to
Aspects about these prestigious visits, starting with her recent
trips to Japan, Budapest, Dubai and India at the end of last
year.  ‘I went to Japan for the Science and Technology in
Society Forum where I had been invited to lead a session on
sustainable transport. The trip also gave me the opportunity to
visit some of Aston’s partner universities including Osaka
University where we have two significant collaborations. Aston
is part of a prestigious EU funded photonics network and the
other collaboration is a long-standing relationship with Prof
Paul Furlong and his colleagues in neuroimaging. I was also able
to see some of the fascinating latest developments at the Osaka
University Hospital where they a