1,445 University of Derby reviews

The facilities for film, tv and other media courses are phenomenal so I am able to get real-life experience

Derby allows an escape from busy city lifestyle, with still enough to enjoy and do.

Located near uni and town, safe, well looked after and good value for money.

I am able to work on exciting news stories, with the help from academics on leads, multimedia elements and publishing stories.

Centre of England means I can visit other parts of the UK. There's lots of bars and restaurants. There's also nice quiet places and parks. Not too busy or too quiet.

I like the location, modern building and fixed rent price which includes bills. It's also really safe

I am able to make use of the fantastic facilities. I am also able to have one-on-one contact time with academics who are able to offer real-life experience.

I like the location and affordability

My course is taught both online and in-class. This has made the course hours flexible. My course has no placement or internship option because I am focusing more on research. Hence, I do lots of laboratory work now. My Program leader, Supervisor, Lecturers, and Module leaders were very nice people, ready to listen to my complaints with solutions.

As previously mentioned the academic team are so supportive and knowledgeable, with real word experience and practice not just researchers.

City is very diverse for its size with enough to do but is a but quiet compared to by home city

Halls were very close to my teaching site which was brilliant and close to city centre but looking a bit old and tired compared to the new ones and close to a busy road.

I am taught in class and I can meet with lecturers to discuss my work one on one.

I like the spacious rooms, location close to uni and the safety.

There's a mix of in person and online resources. This means that I can ask questions in person but also do independent study in my own time.

I like that it's close to the campus and city centre and it's affordable.

The best part about my course was the practical lessons and engagement during those sessions. The worst part was not having chance to engage in placements from year 1.

Derby is a great place to live and to study at university. if you prefer to stay in a quiet environment, it really helps me focus on my work. City can be a bit costly at times but affordable depending on your financial stability.

My course is very in depth and thought-provoking, containing a lot of information, and the course itself is one of the few UK universities that offers a masters that combined disaster management with national security. That being said, the course does seem to heavily focus on disaster management more than Intelligence or Security which I do think is a shame.

The university has really good lectures that are very helpful and allow you to expand your knowledge in your areas of interest. There are also good lab facilities. The worst thing was Covid, which was out of the university's control but made my colleagues and I lose a lot of valuable practical sessions.

It was good as a first year student to get to know people. The negative things about it have got to do with the people that you live with, depending on how respectful they are.