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Record Numbers Celebrate Achievements At Awards
5 March 2013

Despite the wintry weather a record number of graduates descended on Derby in January to attend the University's Annual Awards Ceremonies at the ...

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Estate Improvements Impact On Experience
5 December 2012

"Each year I think it's been our busiest year yet but this time I'm sure of it," commented Director of Estates Ian Willgoose, when he recapped on ...

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New-Look Website Goes Live
25 October 2012

The University's website has been given a crisp new look for the start of the 2012/13 academic year. Connected talks to the team behind the revamp ...

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A Time To Reflect
6 August 2012

Chair of Governing Council, Chris Hughes, reflects on his highlights from the past year and looks forward to 2012/13...I have been on the ...

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Crystal Clear or Confused?
12 March 2012

The subject of tuition fees is a hot topic. MPs are debating them, universities are trying their best to explain (or justify) them and students ...

Chris Hughes

University Leaders Meet
1 December 2011

Each year the University's Governing Council, Corporate Management Team and Academic Board gather at a residential meeting for frank and in-depth ...

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You Don't Have To Be A Diva To Go To University, But It Helps
9 November 2011

When Grace Goodbean moved to Derbyshire she had two dreams, to sing and to study. What she didn't have was the confidence to give either a go. ...

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End Of An Era
20 September 2011

The University of Derby begins its new academic year with a different face at the helm of the Governing Council. Connected talks to its outgoing ...

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How Draw of Derby Brought Back ADT's Dean
9 June 2011

In the mid-1980s Derbyshire College of Higher Education and the Arts Council commissioned a young photographer and filmmaker for an 18 month ...

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Team Derby Look To Build On Successful Year
1 June 2011

The University of Derby's student sports clubs are celebrating a successful year on the pitches, water, walls and courts they compete on, and are ...

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Dean Sets Buxton's Sights High
3 May 2011

Dr Peter Dewhurst, the Dean of the University's Buxton Faculty, talks about how the Campus' unique features make it a special place to lead, as ...

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UDC Business Solutions Manager Talks To Connected
29 March 2011

"The climate is so hostile in the UK economy at the moment that even month by month predictions about what is ahead offer no guarantees for almost ...

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Beating A Path To Academic Success
22 February 2011

Connected talks to Professor Keith Horton about a career which has taken him from murder squad Detective to Dean of the Faculty of Business, ...

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In Focus Interview With New EHS Dean
27 January 2011

Professor Guy Daly - Connected January online In this in-depth interview with Connected, Professor Guy Daly, the new Dean of the Faculty of ...

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Spirited Lady
25 November 2010

Connected talks to Richenda Leigh, the new University Chaplain. She's bantered with Richard Bacon on BBC Radio Five Live and worked in some of ...

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Finance Director On How We Are Shaping Up In Testing Times
27 October 2010

October has been a challenging month for higher education, with key announcements in the Lord Browne and Comprehensive Spending reviews. Connected ...

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Connected interviews University Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Liz Barnes
27 September 2010

According to the National Student Survey (NSS), a key driver for student satisfaction is academic delivery - including the richness and breadth of ...

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