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'Memory Room' Art Installation Opens A Door To The Past
24 May 2013

Photographs that captured long forgotten moments, well used pieces of furniture and trinkets that were once much loved, have been bought together ...

Dance

Dancers Take Original Performance To Buxton Fringe
3 July 2012

A group of creative students will be showcasing an original contemporary dance at the Buxton Festival Fringe on Sunday (July 8). The performance, ...

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Students' Own Prison Drama Tackles Behaviour Change
20 June 2012

A group of University of Derby students proved their determination to use drama to help others by delivering a series of theatre workshops to ...

Grace goodbean and her planet artwork

Daughter's Baby Booties Kick-start Mum's Art Project
8 June 2012

A mother and University of Derby student found a unique use for old baby clothes - permanently preserving them as an artwork for her final-year ...

Sophie hickmott

Dance And Drama In Community Recognised At Awards
21 May 2012

Two Creative Expressive Therapies degree students have been recognised for their work volunteering in the community with an award win and ...

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Sarah's Musical Talents Inspire Recovery
12 March 2012

A University of Derby BA (Hons) Creative Expressive Therapies degree student has been given the job of organising a series of concerts and ...

Deborah Morgan

Nurse's Determination To Help New Mothers Leads To Masters Success
10 January 2012

A Derby nurse whose charity has helped more than 250,000 women who suffer from mental health problems in pregnancy, will receive a Masters degree ...

Dale Diva

You Don't Have To Be A Diva To Go To University, But It Helps
8 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. ...

Health and social care

Students To Debate Future Of Health And Social Care
3 November 2011

Final Year BA (Hons) Health and Social Care degree students are preparing themselves for the world of work by inviting a panel of experts to ...

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Students Teach Others Using Power Of Film
29 September 2011

New students will be taken on a step-by-step process of how to create their own unique web presences through the power of film, after a group of ...

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Are ePortfolios The Key To Boosting Employability?
16 June 2011

Don't fear emerging technologies - they can boost student employability. That's the message from University of Derby student Shevani Raichura to ...

Rebecca Dugdale

Art Proves Just The Tonic For Wellbeing
2 June 2011

The power of the arts to help empower people to health and wellbeing is the focus of a student exhibition in Derby this week. The Mayor and ...

Appeal For Research Help
11 April 2011

We are recruiting for a study exploring the effects of practising compassion focused imagery on people's mood and well-being. You can do this ...

Gilbert

OBE For Professor Paul Gilbert
4 January 2011

Congratulations to Mental Health expert Professor Paul Gilbert who has been appointed OBE (Order of the British Empire) in the New Year's Honours ...

Sarah Francis

Student's Remembrance Role In Ypres
11 November 2010

University of Derby student Sarah Francis is set to take part in the Armistice Day service of remembrance at Ypres in Belgium today. The Creative ...

Inspirative Arts

Graduates Funding Fight For Community Art Project
20 October 2010

An art project run by two University of Derby graduates supporting adults with learning disabilities is fighting to avoid having to suspend its ...

Abbass

International Master Class
31 August 2010

Visiting professor and international psychotherapy expert Professor Allan Abbass hosted a successful master class at the University this summer. ...

Don't Stop Believing Just Yet - Dalediva's In The Final!
18 August 2010

Women's chorus DaleDiva has made it through to the live final of Channel Five's new all-singing all dancing TV show Don't Stop Believing. And you ...

Penny art

Mary Coins Self Portrait
1 June 2010

A penny for your thoughts? Then try 5,500 pennies for your self portrait! That's just what artistic Mary Nugent has done - she has used 5,500 1p ...

Project Team

Focus On Compassion To Boost Wellbeing
21 May 2010

Collaborative Project Announcement Between The University of Derby and Derbyshire Mental Health Services NHS Trust: A new software game to help ...

Theatre Arts and Creative Expressive Therapies

Tough Topics For Students' Theatre Skills
16 March 2010

Young women offenders, deaf children and teenagers concerned about racism are all getting more drama in their lives thanks to work by University ...

Maria Hanson

'Me and Dee' Receives A Secret Millionaire's Hand-out
9 March 2010

A University of Derby graduate who founded the charity Me and Dee was featured in a new episode of The Secret Millionaire, Channel 4's award ...

The Knitted Character from Harry Hill's TV Burp: Picture credit: ITV/Avalon Tele

Can Children's Dolls Heal The Hurt?
17 February 2010

The Knitted Character in Harry Hill's TV Burp show on ITV is an example of a puppet currently enjoying cult status, lifting the spirits of the ...

Lesley

Awards 2010: Lesley Shows Her Determination
23 January 2010

Issues such as alcoholism and marital separation don't just place strain on individuals, so the valuable role of family therapy in society is ...

Jade Nixon

Awards 2010: Occupational Therapists Can Help Address 'Digital Divide'
21 January 2010

Occupational therapists could help mental health sufferers to bridge the 'digital divide' and access services like the Internet and iPods more ...

Derwent

Football Team In Running For Award
1 December 2009

Derby County's 'Winning Mentality Initiative' has been shortlisted for a BBC Power of Sport award at the East Midlands Sports Awards 2009 to be ...

Dr Hogan

Power Of Arts Therapy In Focus
27 November 2009

International arts therapy expert Dr Susan Hogan is to reveal some of her latest and most absorbing work to date when she presents her inaugural ...

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Derbyshire Could Champion New Therapy
26 November 2009

It's an emerging psychotherapy technique becoming popular in America and Canada - and Derbyshire is spearheading its growth in the UK. Intensive ...

Shelley Littlejohn and family

Derby Graduate Up For Community Award
10 November 2009

A University of Derby graduate has been nominated for an award for helping to improve community relations in her home town. Shelly Littlejohn, ...

Football

Back Of The Net!
7 October 2009

The University of Derby is a key partner in a new initiative to promote football across Derbyshire to mental health sufferers. University academic ...

Lydia Cleaves BA (Hons) Creative Expressive Therapies student

Students Prove Allestree's Got Talent!
3 August 2009

Hit TV show Britain's Got Talent has inspired two University of Derby students to organise a similar talent show at an after school centre in the ...

Street Voice Homeless Exhibition

Giving The Homeless A Voice… Through Photography
25 February 2009

Street Voice is the title of an innovative exhibition involving students from the University of Derby and homeless people in the city. BA ...

Dr Susan Hogan- Art Therapy and Anger

Can Art Therapy Soothe Angry Mothers?
11 February 2009

Art therapy could be the perfect medium to help soothe women who may face a rollercoaster of extreme emotions during and after their pregnancy, ...

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