2020 news

Gareth Hughes delivering a presentation at launch of the Wellbeing Thesis
National postgraduate student mental health project launched at the University of Derby

New online resource for researchers aims to help them manage their wellbeing during their studies 

Posted: 16 January 2020
New research offers global drylands solution to climate change

A new study published in the Journal for Geographical Research: Biogeosciences has shed new light on how microorganisms move through dryland landscapes attached to wind-blown dust and then alter the surfaces that they land on.

Posted: 16 January 2020
New research by the University of Derby reveals long-term impacts of Thatcher government

New research suggests that the economic restructuring undertaken by the Thatcher governments in the early-1980s led to more school children ‘giving up’ on their studies, truanting from school and subsequently becoming involved in crime, often in to their adult years.

Posted: 13 January 2020
University’s Invest to Grow funding helps Derbyshire firm create new jobs and apprenticeships

A Derbyshire business has secured funding from the University of Derby to install new equipment and create jobs.

Posted: 10 January 2020
University of Derby Business School awarded Small Business Charter status

Business School's internship and placement programme, and strong links with the community help to secure prestigious accreditation.

Posted: 7 January 2020
University becomes first UK institution to receive THE-ICE accreditation

The University of Derby is the first UK institution to receive the International Centre of Excellence (ICE) in Tourism and Hospitality accreditation among some of the world’s leading hospitality educators. 

Posted: 7 January 2020