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A beautiful and always exceptionally clean university. However more clearly labelled recycling bins in the library would be great.
Great facilities and access to technologies such as Bloomberg and Excel courses. Also, great support for students and for things related to IT.
I like the feeling of community at the school Although the admission process was a bit frustrating
The best is the facilities offered to students and the support the university offers. The worst is the student union that seems nonexistent
As a student at the University of Derby, I find it an incredible place to study because of its supportive and inclusive environment. The university offers a wide range of resources, from excellent academic support to mental health services, ensuring that every student feels valued and cared for. The campus facilities are modern and well-equipped, providing a great atmosphere for both learning and socializing. Additionally, the university’s commitment to employability, with opportunities for work placements and career guidance, really helps in preparing us for the future. However, I believe there is always room for improvement. Enhancing the availability of study spaces during peak times and increasing the variety of extracurricular activities could further enrich the student experience. Overall, Derby is a fantastic place to study, and with a few tweaks, it could be even better.
35-44 years
First gen student
The University of Derby has a beautiful campus situated next to a huge green space (Kedleston Road campus) with a vast amount of societies to join. I for one am part of the Hiking Society. The facilities such as the Psychology Labs, are well-maintained and updated with state-of-the-art digital support and technology. Student support ranges from careers and advice to well-being and financial help assistance. I have always found the professors and lecturers to be helpful and knowledgeable with guest speakers attending seminars and lectures.
Some of the tutors are exceptional at teaching and offering support (replying to emails and helping with assignments/personal issues)
The university service teams are doing a great work by supporting students, engaging with them to understand their predicaments and provide avenues of support. The university via its various teams keeps working tirelessly to keep the standards up for the benefits of the students and staff. The student support services has been on top of their game in providing levels of support to students of all backgrounds, levels and class. For instance, at the university there is now a one-stop shop for all student queries, there are massive turnout of students each day with queries of all sorts and they leave with their expectations met. The library service has been doing well, but I have a concern for some students in some other campuses where the libraries were shut down. I think the university should always listen to students before making such kind of decisions. I would use this medium to add to the voices already out there for the restoration of those libraries. The area of improvement for me is with the student union. From my personal perspective, they have not improved their engagement strategies with students. As a matter of fact, they still recycle events of the past 3 years ago (a year after COVID-19). I think they have to level up with the demands of this present times with students by finding other ways to engage with students of all background. Also, I would suggest that the student union has to improve their engagement with the international students, particularly with events that are international students-centred.
The facilities are up to a professional standard, and well maintained, with the ability to book out resources that you would need for your course that are industry standard equipment. The worst aspect for me is the range of food options at the Markeateon Street Campus feels a bit limited compared to the range of options available at the main campus, Kedleston Road
The library is a fantastic facility with four floors and lots of different types of seating for studying or socialising. The Union outlets (Blends and Basecamp) are lovely social spaces with great pricing throughout. The academics and their research are inspiring and motivating.
Great staff
Great UNI aesthetic. Good online facilities.
Best- The university facilities all look up to date and fresh. The uni bus is excellent as it is free, Frequent and reliable and can get you to the places you need to access easily! I stayed in the cheapest accommodation, and even then it was always clean, and although it was simple, I have very happy memories in there! My course is excellent and you get great support, however I do think one improvement could be to have more direct teaching time as this is very low! The night life is quite small, however it just depends what you like as I way prefer living somewhere where I can easily go for walks in the peak district than clubbing! Overall I have loved Derby and derby uni and would definitely recommend it!
I enjoy inside the university very much, and my lecturers teach very well and are approachable for help or assistance if needs be. only thing is sometimes the lanyards don’t work on the front doors.
It is a really accessible campus with free buses there. The lecturers are really friendly and really passionate and I have been able to have some great discussions and participate in some great research. However, they are having big issues with student support plans lately, they have been poorly planned and no longer offer extra time in exams
The best aspect has been how nice people are and the close proximity of everything to accommodation and lectures.
lots of resources, staff and students are friendly
4.3
I struggled at the beginning of 2nd year and the support was amazing and made me feel comfortable and gave me peace of mind and now I am doing really well in placement thanks to the team
Best is the amount of resources it's endless. Worst I would say is I am only in part time but it was said it was full time so I expected to be on site more. It's not a worst aspect but it's a shame we are not in more regularly as this would help student a lot more with there overall understanding of the degree. Sometimes many feel we are going in blind to placement.