2021 news

The first cohort of students has graduated from the Police Constable Degree Apprentice (PCDA) scheme at the University of Derby, the first in the country to offer the course.

7,000 students are set to graduate from the University of Derby next week - its first in-person graduation ceremonies to be held since the pandemic started.

The University’s first cohort of students has graduated from the Help to Grow: Management programme after it was selected as one of the first Business Schools in the UK to deliver the government’s scheme.

The state-of-the-art centre will drive forward collaborative research and innovation.

The University of Derby's Student Living team has scooped the ‘Best Environmental Management’ accolade at the 2021 National Student Housing Awards.

The University of Derby and East Midlands Chamber have become signatories of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Race to Zero campaign.

Derby City Council and the University of Derby are exploring options to relocate Derby Theatre into a new purpose-built building on the site of the former Assembly Rooms.

The University of Derby, in partnership with Vision Derbyshire, has launched the Derbyshire Festival of Business, a new initiative which aims to celebrate the resilience of our business community over the past two years and help businesses capitalise on opportunities as the county recovers from the pandemic.

Derby City Council has today formally announced a partnership with Kinto, Toyota’s mobility brand, the University of Derby, and Derby College to launch, what is believed to be, the biggest trial of green travel mobility in Europe.

To celebrate the Great Big Green Week (18 - 26 September 2021), Go Jauntly has teamed up once again with the Nature Connectedness Research Group from the University of Derby, as well as the Mental Health Foundation, to launch the Green Care Code, a simple prompt to encourage people to notice the good things in nature - Stop. Look. Listen. Enjoy Nature!