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University installation by Del Coombs

Artist Wastes No Time Celebrating University's 21th Anniversary
10 June 2013

A University of Derby cleaner turned artist recently transformed corporate waste into a giant sustainable 'birthday cake', as part of the ...

'Transformer truck'

Students' 'Transformer Truck' Changing Crash Rescue Training
5 June 2013

'Transformer' trucks have gone from movie fiction to real life training aid for the emergency services - thanks to the technical skills of ...

Bus shelter concept

Exhibition Shows Students Have Designs On Changing Lives
4 June 2013

A state-of-the-art, yet eco-friendly bus shelter, and a self-contained paintbrush cleaning device are just two of the innovative offerings that ...

Richard Hall

Industry Leader To Head Up University of Derby's New Institute
4 June 2013

The University of Derby has today announced Professor Richard Hall as the inaugural Director of its Institute of Innovation in Sustainable ...

Holly booth photography

Fashion Show's Internet Debut Bound To Net Interest
29 May 2013

It's a change of style for the University of Derby's annual Graduate Fashion Show this year, as it will be staged at Derby Theatre and streamed ...

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Arctic Flight Among Cool Screenings At Student Film Night
28 May 2013

Unique footage of flights over the Arctic Circle, horror and suspense shorts, and social documentaries will feature in the University of Derby's ...

Louise West

Graduate Lace Maker Sew Happy With Royal Invite
14 May 2013

The work of a skilled laced maker who recently graduated from the University of Derby has been selected for inclusion in a prestigious royal ...

Panoramic Fashion Studio

Sew Much Interest In Fashion And Textiles Event
3 May 2013

Sewers, knitters and clothes makers are being invited to see fantastic fashions and textile technology at a free 'hands on', one-day event at the ...

(L to R) Nightbreed actor Doug Bradley with Russell

Fresh Edit of Cult Horror Film Proves Monster Hit
2 May 2013

A critically acclaimed re-edit of horror director Clive Barker's cult film Nightbreed - revised by a University of Derby film lecturer - is ...

Science without Borders meeting

Brazilian Students Could Help Businesses Break South American Market
17 April 2013

Businesses could take on a skilled technical student from Brazil - one of the world's fastest growing economies - at no cost to their company. The ...

Science Without Borders students

University Launches Science Without Borders Programme
3 April 2013

The University of Derby is currently hosting 52 bright and enthusiastic Technology students from Brazil, keen to gain work experience while in the ...

Mechanical engineering

Employment Skills Set For Boost At New University Technical College
28 March 2013

A University Technical College to develop engineering and technology skills in young people - run by the University of Derby, Derby College and an ...

Jacqui Luker bridal design

Big Day For Jacqui's Beautiful Bridalwear Design
15 March 2013

A Fashion Studies student who once designed bridesmaids' dresses for her own wedding has now seen a bridal gown she created take First place in a ...

Romeo and Juliet

Secrets Of Stage's Special Effects Revealed In Theatre Talk
14 March 2013

If you've ever wondered how theatres stage the French Revolution, make a man invisible or safely drop a chandelier into the audience every night, ...

Vakalo

Graduation Celebrations In Greece
13 March 2013

February saw representatives from the University of Derby travel to Athens to attend the graduation ceremony of students from the Vakalo Art & ...

Angelika Dennis - lily stemens medicinal plant series

Local Artists Work On Show At Royal Derby Hospital Exhibition
13 March 2013

Talented artists based in Banks Mill Studios in Derby, part of the University of Derby's incubation units, have launched EVOLVE, a special ...

Mars Curiosity Rover

Mars Mission Talk Marks Anniversary of Astronomical Discovery
8 March 2013

One of the few UK academics involved with NASA's latest robot mission to Mars will talk about the £1.6billion space project, at a free ...

Uncollectables by Lauren Spencer

International Photo Stage For Graduates' Powerful Pictures
7 March 2013

A lost industry, our 'rose tinted' view of loved ones and political corruption are among the subjects tackled in University of Derby graduates' ...

University of Derby Eco Shell car

Race Begins To Build Student Engineers' Energy Efficient Car
14 February 2013

A team of energy conscious engineers from the University of Derby are going the extra mile in the hopes of competing in a Europe-wide contest to ...

Courtney Blades Design

Courtney's Fantasy Fashion Collection Proves Real Hit
13 February 2013

The "inspirational" fashion designs of a University of Derby student have seen her reach the finals of the UK's largest student-run charity ...

Image from Artur Conka's Lunik IX film

Film-Maker's Photo Project Focuses On Helping Gypsy Youths
17 January 2013

A University of Derby graduate film-maker is training Roma gypsy children to photograph their difficult lives in a mass housing complex in ...

Imraan Adam

Graduate Journalist Makes It About His Words Not The Wheelchair
15 January 2013

A writer with severe disabilities graduating from the University of Derby with a First Class Journalism degree is now using his talents to help ...

Stargazing

Derby's Starring Role In Live BBC Broadcast
11 January 2013

Around 300 astronomy enthusiasts enjoyed a unique glimpse into the night sky through an ancient telescope as they joined an outside broadcast of ...

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Children Add Colour To Stargazing Live Project
10 December 2012

Children employed their star artistic skills to add colour to a BBC Stargazing Live project at the University of Derby. A 20ft long rotating ...

Professor Brian Cox and Dara O' Briain

Astronomical Milestone Recreated At University For BBC's Stargazing Live 2013
6 December 2012

One of the world's most famous telescopes is being recreated on the University of Derby's grounds for the BBC's hugely popular programme ...

Land speed bike at University workshop

World Superbike Champ's All-British Bid For Motorcycle World Land Speed Record
4 December 2012

Double World Superbike Champion, James Toseland, has launched a UK attempt to break the official world motorcycle land speed record - aiming to ...

Theatre Alumni Masterclass

Graduates' Masterclass On Winning Applause Off Stage
30 November 2012

An award-winning playwright and a Royal Shakespeare Company marketeer were among drama graduates returning to the University of Derby to give a ...

Professor Chris White and Harriet Farren

Route To Olympics Puts Animated Film-Maker On Road To China
27 November 2012

A short animated film about British excitement in the run up to the London 2012 Olympics won a University of Derby student an international prize ...

James Bond Aston Martin

Movie Veteran's Role In James Bond's 50 Years On Film
12 November 2012

James Bond needs more than gadgets and guns to keep looking good after a half-century onscreen - as a speaker who's worked on the super-spy's last ...

Workers in Derby

Whereabouts Of Photographed Workers Sought 26 Years On
9 November 2012

Workers and workplaces captured on film more than a quarter-century ago by a senior University of Derby academic are being tracked down to see how ...

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