Kedleston Road
With its central location, excellent transport links and plentiful car parking, the University of Derby is the perfect venue for a wide variety of exhibitions, conferences and events.
From a large residential conference to a small one day meeting, from a trade exhibition to a fundraising activity, whatever the type of event that you're running, we will listen to your requirements and make suggestions on how to make our venue work for your event.
Where are we
We're situated on Kedleston Road, Derby, just off the A38, and 1½ miles to the north west of the city centre. Just a short distance from the M1 and other main roads, Derbyshire is an excellent central location for your exhibitons and events.
The Atrium
We know you'll be impressed when you arrive in our Atrium. This light and airy, glass and steel structure forms the hub of the University and connects all our conference and meeting facilities. Our atrium can be transformed to host hospitality events as well as conferences, exhibitions and more.
What people say
- "There is nowhere quite like it in the country" - Derbyshire Constabulary
- "Really well organised, all ran very smoothly, well catered, very responsive to last minute changes, very thorough" - Jo Pickering, University of Derby
- "We would definitely use the University again" - Jon Hinde, Team Manager, emda
- "We would be very happy to use the University of Derby again and would highly recommend the conference facilities to other people" - South Leicestershire College
- "The proactive support provided by the conference office staff was excellent" - Professor Trevor Brown, University of Derby
- "The food and drinks were delivered when requested and were of the highest quality" - CMF
- "They worked extremely hard to make sure that we had everything we required" - Derby City PCT
If you would like to discuss your event needs or would like further information regarding our facilities with a member of our conference team, please call us on: 01332 597911 or email conference@derby.ac.uk.

