University of Derby, details of Derby university
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Derby
University ranking
- 2010 101
- 2009 103
- 2008 102
- The institution can trace its origins back to 1851 with various different colleges.
- In 1992, the University of Derby in its present form was founded.
- Derby is a thriving city with loads going on, and it's the safest city in the East Midlands. The campus is on the outskirts of the city, and all the halls of residence are between the campus and the city centre, so you'll be living within easy walking distance of both.
- The Derby Campus is made up of the Kedleston Road, Britannia Mill and Markeaton Street sites. They are all very close together, so you can easily walk between them. And they are linked by a free shuttle bus too.
- At Kedleston Road, you will find a number of shops including a clothes shop, newsagent, NatWest bank, Waterstone's bookshop, and various cafes.
- Buxton is a beautiful, small and friendly town with lots of character on the edge of the Peak District National Park. The hall of residence is right in the town centre and just a couple of minutes walk from the campus.
- At the Devonshire Campus in Buxton, you will find a small shop, travel agent, bistro and fine dining restaurant.
- Information on what it's like to live in Derby or Buxton is available here.
- University of Derby halls of residence are purpose built, self-contained flats with a choice of single, en-suite, premium en-suite or disabled rooms.
- They all have: on site 24 hour staff cover, security and CCTV; a coin operated laundry; a common room; broadband internet access; free internal phone calls.
- They are reasonably priced too. In 200–9 your room will cost £60–£87 per week, plus a non-refundable booking fee of £225, which covers your broadband, room contents insurance and access to the university network.
- More information on accommodation at the University of Derby is available here.
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- Visit the website for full details.
Bursaries and Scholarships
In receipt of partial Maintenance Grant £210–520
Living in region Bursary £300
Living in Specified postcode Bursary £300
Progressing from outreach Bursary £400
- You could get up to £1,230 a year from Derby!
- If you're starting in September 2009 and will be paying £2,055 or £3,225 a year course fees you could benefit from either one or both of these generous bursaries (if you qualify for more than one of these bursaries, the maximum amount you can get is £400): local bursaries – if you live in the DE, NG, LE, B, ST, S, SK, DN, PE, CV or WS postcode areas, you'll receive £300; if you join Derby from one of their local Compact partner schools or colleges, you'll receive £400.
- Bursaries based on income. For home students – on top of the local bursaries above, students paying £3,225 tuition fees could also receive another university bursary that's based on your household income.
- We think that over two thirds of our students will be eligible for some support, so please check carefully. The details below shows how this works – Household Income University Bursary: £0–25,000, £800; £25,001–35,000, £500; £35,001–50,000, £200.
- For more information on bursaries and scholarships at Derby, click here.
- 60% of the student body is female.
- 99.5% of 18–20 year old, full-time degree-level students are from state schools.
- 38% of new undergraduate entrants are over 21.
- The university offers courses ranging from A-levels and NVQs in Buxton, through to PhDs and PGRs (professional doctorates) across the institution.
- The university provides a work based learning scheme. This flexible method of study allows you to design your own course, based on what you want to learn, fitting learning around a full time job.
- The university allows you to study two-year, fast track degrees – where you work through the summer to complete a full undergraduate degree in two years as opposed to the standard three years.
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- The university recently received praise from the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) following a recent audit of its collaborative provision.
- The report says that the management of the partnerships is so good that there are no necessary or advisable outcomes required as part of the report – an unusual but extremely positive outcome from QAA.
- Law and English-based Studies (English, American Studies and Creative Writing) were in the top five of the National Student Survey, measuring overall student satisfaction.
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- In 2004, the university formally launched ten new Research Centres and Groups. Today there are eleven.
- The Research Centres and Groups provide the nurturing environment for postgraduate research students and postdoctoral ‘emerging’ researchers.
- The interaction of experienced and the less-experienced researchers is the principal source of the dynamism which characterises research at Derby today.
Academic strengths
- Derby offer over 230 undergraduate degree courses and more than 50 specialist taught postgraduate degree programmes on campus. And you can study some of their courses online, from anywhere in the world at a time and place to suit you.
- If you don't want to specialise in just one subject and want to learn a wide range of skills, you can combine up to three subjects through our Joint Honours Scheme. More details are available here.
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- 900 computer workstations across both campuses. This includes specialist labs for Engineering, Music Technology, Macs and Games Programming.
- All student rooms are wired for internet access:
- Students have free access to PCs.
Disability Services
Students’ Union
- The union runs its own £0.5-million bar at Kedleston Road. The SUB Bar was designed by Derby Architectural Venue Design students.
- There are a wide range of clubs and societies and the UDSU is responsible for a series of activities, including the May Ball, Freshers’ Week and producing the UDSU magazine, Dusted.
- More information about the students' union at the University of Derby is available here.
- Kedleston Road: sports hall, fully-equipped gym, running track, cricket, rugby and football pitches.
- Buxton: sports hall, gym, playing fields.
- More information on sport at the University of Derby is available here.
- The University of Derby has spent over £75 million on new facilities in the last few years.
- A £23 million Devonshire Campus in Buxton was opened by HRH Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Courses in hospitality and culinary arts; beauty, spa and hairdressing; events management; travel and tourism; sport and outdoor recreation are based there.
- A new £700,000 all-weather pitch for hockey, football and rugby.
- A £1.5 million Clinical Skills Suite consists of a fully functioning hospital ward, the most up to date radiography and imaging facilities, robots simulating all sorts of ailments, a domestic living suite, counselling rooms, and a behavioural study suite with one way glass.
- A new £21 million building for arts, design, media and technology courses was opened by Sir Richard Branson in November 2007.
- Fantastic legal training facilities, including a Crown Court, a Family Courtroom, an interview suite, crime scene house and forensic labs
- Dedicated computing facilities have two games development suites, a networks lab and three computing labs.
- The three towers at Kedleston Road are currently being transformed to make them three times more energy efficient.
- A new Business and Enterprise Centre has just started to be built, which is costing £8 million.
- The Student Employment Agency offers part-time opportunities for students and staff.
- www.derby.ac.uk
- askadmissions@derby.ac.uk
- University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby DE22 1GB
- +44 (0)1332 590500
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