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A pioneering international investment index designed to help investors, businesses and policymakers assess long-term economic resilience has been launched.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Derby have signed a new agreement aimed at helping tackle healthcare workforce shortages and improve patient outcomes across the region.

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Aspiring entrepreneurs came face-to-face with Dragons' Den investor Theo Paphitis during a unique boardroom session held as part of his two-day visit to Derby.

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After research revealed Britain as one of the world’s least nature-connected nations, a national campaign is putting nature back in the spotlight - on our screens.

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Scientists have discovered a Jurassic tectonic plate boundary that could help to predict what the planet might look like millions of years into the future.

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Research events

A cockroach
public lecture

In this Inaugural Lecture, Professor Naveed Khan will discuss how some of nature’s toughest survivors could inspire new ways to fight infection, disease and other challenges to human health. From cockroaches thriving in polluted environments to crocodiles surviving serious injuries, he will explore the surprising science behind these remarkable species and how their microbes and natural compounds could shape future treatments - from new antibiotics and cancer therapies to the challenges of human space travel.

IMage of an AI ghost hovering over journalists - on a nearby screen it reads 'AI generated content shakes media world'
conference

This is a free one day symposium that will address the integration of generative AI within global news production on the basis of presupposed efficiencies and the growing attention that is being directed towards understanding its social, economic and environmental consequences within journalism and democratic communication.

Banks Mill Open Studios - someone using a screen printer
exhibition

Visit Banks Mill during our winter Open Studios to meet over 50 artists, designers, makers and creative services businesses. 

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