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open day

Visit us for our on-campus Postgraduate Open Event to find out more about postgraduate study at Derby.

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webinar

Join us for our upcoming Nursing Associate and Assistant Practitioner Webinar, where we’ll walk you through everything you need to know about building your clinical skills, expanding your career opportunities and exploring progression pathways into areas such as radiography, maternity support, occupational therapy, and more within the nursing profession.

Theo Paphitis outside the Cavendish Building

The University of Derby welcomes Dragons’ Den star and retail magnate, Theo Paphitis for a public event on Tuesday 10 February 2026. We'll celebrate the launch of the Chancellor’s Entrepreneurs’ Club and Theo’s role as Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship.

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exhibition

Connect directly with the next generation of talent and promote your apprenticeship programmes. 

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webinar

Join us on 11 February 2026 to open up the conversation and ask difficult questions about society, culture, and gender. 

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webinar

During this hour long webinar, we'll take you through how online learning works and what you can expect as an online student with the University of Derby.

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open day

Our Experience Days are exclusive events tailored to students who have applied to study at Derby. You will get the chance to explore your subject in more detail so you get a true feeling for what it would be like to study here.

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webinar

Join us, engage with our Apprenticeships Team, and find out how our programmes can work for you. These sessions offer a fantastic chance to discover how apprenticeships can support organisational leadership development and build the managers of the future.

Exterior of The Cavendish Building entrance from Agard Street, Derby

The Game Changer Awards in February 2026 is a dynamic celebration of innovation, purpose-driven ventures, and the changemakers shaping tomorrow. 

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workshop

The Work Health Hub and Derby City Job Centre would like to invite employers to a task and finish group to tackle the growing concern of economic inactivity across Derby and Derbyshire.

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conference

The inaugural University of Derby Logistics Week 2026 will bring together the academia, students and industry with this years theme being - Skills for the Future: Leadership, Technology and Inclusion in the Workforce.

Earth from space

The EarthScale Regional Hub Event is part of the EarthScale project, bringing together a powerhouse network of regional hubs to build a connected, long-term ecosystem for scaling the UK’s most promising climate tech ventures.

Students walking through the Atrium at the University of Derby
open day

Our Experience Days are exclusive events tailored to students who have applied to study at Derby. You will get the chance to explore your subject in more detail so you get a true feeling for what it would be like to study here.

A woman operating an ultrasound machine to examine a patient

We are pleased to be hosting a study day that will focus on Advanced Obstetric Doppler Ultrasound.

Woman looking through leaflet at Postgraduate Open Evening
open day

Visit us for our on-campus Postgraduate Open Event to find out more about postgraduate study at Derby.

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conference

Nature Connections 2026 will bring together researchers and practitioners interested in nature connection to share and discuss the latest research, ideas and applications.