Research news

The University of Derby, in partnership with Go Jauntly, National Forest and UK Treescapes, has launched a research study which aims to break new ground in understanding how the UK’s treescapes, a landscape including groups of trees, can benefit wellbeing.

University of Derby academic Dr Naomi Shiner has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by Advance HE.

A new psychological scale to measure ontological addiction – where someone is addicted to themselves and the way they think they exist – has been developed under the guidance of a leading international expert in Contemplative Psychology at the University of Derby. 

Two senior nursing staff, both considered trailblazers of their profession, have been appointed Visiting Professors of Nursing at the University of Derby.

The University of Derby is delivering world-leading and internationally excellent research in Education, according to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 results announced today.

Scientists at the University of Derby are leading a pioneering international study to improve the lives of people suffering with the prolonged and life impairing impacts of long-Covid.

Findings of international collaboration is attracting interest from law enforcement agencies across the world.

Two-year project will use data to develop a predictive system for monitoring dialysis patients' blood pressure levels.

Research into our connection with nature is helping staff at UK's largest conservation charity to understand how people experience places.