Category: Press

Sail art project, red flag

Dr Jenny Hallam, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Derby, explains how a project encouraged children to appreciate the beauty and diversity of their local park through art.

Events and hospitality

To mark the inaugural Hospitality Apprenticeship Week 2019, Brendan Moffett, Director of the University of Derby's Centre for Contemporary Hospitality and Tourism, discusses the power of degree apprenticeships in helping to boost the hospitality sector.

Professor Malcolm Todd, Provost (Academic) at the University of Derby, explains the importance of closing the skills and productivity gap and the role of universities in helping to address the issue.

Electric pulses

Dr Dean Fido, Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Derby, discusses the question: at what age do we really grow up?

Nurses smiling at each other in white uniform

Research Nurse Jessica Jackson looks at how social media is blurring the line between personal and professional behaviour, and how this can impact nursing.

Derby skyline overlooking the city

Dr Polina Baranova, Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management, looks at how the Low Carbon Business Network can support environmental sustainability.

Campus in the sun with green grass

Professor Judith Lamie, Pro Vice-Chancellor - External Affairs at the University of Derby, higher education institutions are crucial to a place's identity and vital in playing an active role within the communities they serve.

Arrival of women and children at Auschwitz Birkenau in May 1944

Dr Larissa Allwork, Researcher at the University of Derby, examines how powerful the message of Holocaust remembrance is in today's society.

Close-up of an elderly person's hands clasped together

Reza Safari, Health and Social Care researcher at the University of Derby, looks at how digital technologies can help promote self-management of osteoarthritis.

Professor Keith McLay and Professor Judith Lamie with colleagues from the University of Derby and members of the British Council in Hong Kong

The University of Derby's Professor Keith McLay discusses his recent trip to Hong Kong and the British Council's SPARK Festival of Creativity.