University of Derby: A Civic University video transcript

The video is a collection of scenes showing different visuals from across the region, each with a text caption. 

1. 'The University of Derby is a Civic University'
[We see  a background timelapse of sunrise across Derby city centre]

2. 'We are proud of the positive impact we make across our city and county' 
[We see a timelapse of a hiking group on a rocky hilltop somewhere in Buxton, Derbyshire]

3. 'We are the only university serving Derby and Derbyshire'
[We see one of the buildings at Kedleston Road site as clouds roll by]

4. 'Based in a Unesco city of lifelong learning and home to a world heritage site'
[The Unesco Global Network of Learning Cities logo appears beside the text caption. The background shows the Silk Mill Museum of Making and River Derwent beside it as people flit across the screen at timelapse speed]

5. 'A reputation for excellence'
[We see logos for TEF 2023 Gold, Ofsted Outstanding Provider, Stonewall Gold Award 2024 for LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employer, Bronze Engage Watermark for National Co-Ordinating Centre for Public Engagement, and East Midlands Institute of Technology. The background shows gold confetti raining down at a staff event in Kedleston Road site Atrium]

6. '£1.2 million for supporting local businesses'
[We see logos for Create Growth Programme, the Government Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and UKRI Innovate UK. The background shows Banks Mill incubation space on Bridge Street as clouds roll past] 

7. '£10 million levelling up funding secured for our Derby Theatre'
[As well as the Derby Theatre logo, we see a timelapse of assembling staging for a production]

8. 'We led on a £1 million creative people and places project'
[We see logos for Make/Shift, Lottery Funded, Arts supported using public funding by Arts Council England. The background shows a timelapse showing a busy cafe hall at the Make/Shift social awards event]

9. 'Using making and creativity to foster social connection, and confidence to lead on social change'
[We see a logo for SHED and pan down to the SHED pop up installation outside Derby Cathedral as people interact with the space]

10. 'We were recognised as high-performing for public and community engagement in the 2023 knowledge exchange framework'
[We see someone clap their hands together sending purple powder paint flying in the air, as people continue to throw paint at a festival]

11. 'We are a civically-minded university'
[We see a timelapse of social networking in the Kedleston Road site Atrium]

12. 'Bringing together academic, creative and cultural industries, third sector and freelance practitioners'
[We see a logo for Civic Lab, while the background shows seats in a Kedleston Road site lecture theatre rapidly filling up with people on timelapse]

13. 'Leading the local chapter of the world's largest face to face creative community'
[We see a logo for Creative Mornings Derby, while the background pans across a busy networking event in the Silk Mill Museum of Making]

14. 'Embedding civic culture across our institution, in our research and teaching'
[We see a timelapse of two people selecting several book volumes in the Kedleston Road library]

15. 'Teaching young people new skills and raising their aspirations'
[We see a logo for National Saturday Club, while the background pans across the Kedleston Road dance studio, where teenagers and Kid Karam clap on a boy practicing breakdancing]

16. 'Increasing business engagement and forming partnerships'
[We see One Friar Gate Square site as traffic whizzes past and clouds roll by on timelapse]

17. 'Working with our civic signatories' 
[We see logos for Derby City Council, Derbyshire County Council, NHS University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, D2N2, Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner, NHS Debyshire Community Health Services, Chesterfield Borough Council, East Midlands Chamber, DHU Healthcare, NHS Derbyshire Healthcare, High Peak Borough Council, Derbyshire Voluntary Action, Cultural Campus, NHS Chesterfield Royal Hospital, and Derby Cathedral. The background shows a low angle look up at the side of One Friar Gate Square site as clouds roll by]

18. 'Appointing Civic Champions - our dedicated civic volunteering scheme at the University'
[We see a shot from Kedleston Road's Kirtley Hall where Kid Karam appears 'In Conversation' for National Saturday Club to a large audience. Kid Karam is applauded and shakes hands while receiving a Civic Champion badge]

19. 'Launching a new community fund to support local initiatives'
[We see a large group of students performing an energetic dance routine to a watching crowd outside Derby Cathedral]

20. 'This is what success looks like for us.'
[The dancing students continue, as the word 'success' stays on black before fading out]

University of Derby logo appears, with URL for our Civic pages. 

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