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Ollie Shearer and Steve Ward at the Global Student Living Awards

The University of Derby has once again scooped the flagship title of Best University Housing and has also won Best Environmental Management (UK and Ireland) at the coveted 2023 Global Student Living Awards.

Lord McLoughlin

Lord McLoughlin, the former MP for Derbyshire Dales, will receive an honorary degree from the University of Derby at its awards ceremony in Buxton next month.

University of Derby flag with logo on with blue sky behind

The University of Derby is home to students from all around the world. We stand together against violence, hatred, and harassment. We aim to always embody and uphold tolerance, freedom, and peace and will act on any incidents reported to us. 

People in the University's Kedleston Road Atrium for the Open Day

Bumper numbers of people are expected to descend on Derby this Saturday as the University hosts its first Open Day of the new academic year.

A group of runners in a race showing feet and legs

Endurance athletes living close to Derby are being invited to take part in a University of Derby study that could help reduce the numbers of times athletes catch colds and flu, which can impact on their performance.

Covid-19 molecules

A team of researchers, led by the University of Derby, has received funding to carry out a study investigating whether an anti-viral medication commonly used to treat people with acute Covid-19, could support people living with long Covid.  

The University of Derby's Kedleston Road site

Derby City Council and the University of Derby have joined forces to create a sustainable travel hub at the University’s Kedleston Road site.

We are gold with the University of Derby logo

The University of Derby has been awarded Gold in the prestigious Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023 – making it one of the top universities in the country recognised for its outstanding student experience and student outcomes.

A group of people cutting a ribbon

A new state-of-the-art facility for computing students has opened at the University of Derby’s Enterprise Centre. The facility is the first site of the new East Midlands Institute of Technology (EM IoT) to open and will support teaching in a range of digital and engineering subjects, such as computer games animation, design engineering and mechatronics.

A person working in a laboratory

A pioneering new drug delivery system which could have the potential to prevent and treat chronic liver disease, among other applications, is being developed by Cell Guidance Systems in Cambridge in collaboration with the University of Derby.

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