Category: Education

Second-year student Conor Perrott was unsure if he would come to university. Here, he explains the steps involved in applying, and the highs he's experienced since arriving.

Charlotte Howes shares the moment she first decided to apply to university and what happened next.

Your child deciding if and where to go to university can be a tense time for parents too. Having a plan makes a big difference. Here's Heather's tips on how to get the most out of attending an open day. 

Alex Balcon wants to provoke an inner fire within you. He had always believed a career in nursing to be nothing but a fantasy. Now he's a Stage Two Mental Health Nursing student. And he's ready to tell you his secret.

Midwifery student Kayty Richards is President of our new Midwifery Society, Midwifery Rocks. She is passionate about caring and advocating for women, the power of kindness, and peer support.

Lauren's experience over the past three years at the University of Derby has been filled with so many different opportunities that she never would have experienced had she not called the Clearing team and secured a place.

Mature student Danielle Roberts had worked for ten years in the care industry and customer service roles when she decided it was time for a change. She’s now in the third year of our BSc (Hons) Counselling and Psychotherapy Principles and Practices. And she's feeling enlightened and inspired.

We are working alongside the YMCA Derbyshire to support young people and our students in their development. Simon Williams explains what our Youth Work and Community Development students, and the young people, get out of the relationship.

Tony Blockley, Head of Policing at the University of Derby, looks at the confusion around lockdown rules and their enforcement by the police, and the dilemma this poses for officers when they encounter or respond to reports of rule breaking.

If you are new to online learning, you may be wondering what you can expect from the experience. Here, at the University of Derby, we want to make the transition easy for new online students. To help with this, we asked some of our online students, recent graduates, and academics to share their top tips for those new to studying online.