Kedlestone Road
Derby DE22 1GB

Tel 0870 120 2330

admissions@derby.ac.uk

www.derby.ac.uk

Sunday Times ranking 116 (105)

Teaching excellence 28.6%

Student satisfaction 71.2%

Head teacher ranking 88= (81=)

Peer ranking 101 (114)

Research quality 12.7%

A/AS-level points 218

A-levels for entry 65%

Unemployment 9.7%

Firsts and 2:1s 46.6%

Student/staff ratio 22.4:1

Dropout rate 23% (21%)

Undergraduates 9,101 (3,107)

Postgraduates 460 (2,054)

Teaching staff 455

Applications/places 12,515/ 2,086; 6:1 (+2.9%)

Clearing entry 9%

Bursaries 67%: £200-£1,200

Scholarships None

EU/overseas 2.2%/2.4%

Mature 27%

State school 99%

Lowest social classes 41%

Low-participation areas 24%

Live in 22% (100%) £65-£80

There can be few universities with a more modern perspective than Derby. High levels of investment in new facilities combine with forward thinking methods of study to make this a thoroughly progressive institution. This November, Sir Richard Branson will officially open Markeaton Street, a new £21m building in the west of Derby for the teaching of arts, design and technology. The new site is close to the main campus in Kedleston Road and is intended to further entrench a university quarter for the city. Its modern facilities include performance spaces with retractable seating and a central glazed avenue with exhibition space linking the different study areas.

It was only this year that Derby opened its last huge development. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall inaugurated the launch of the University of Derby Buxton. More than 1,000 students are now based in what was the old Royal Devonshire hospital. It has undergone a £23m restoration and students are now housed in a structure that boasts a dome larger than St Paul’s in London.

The university’s advanced provision of e-learning and modular study options have meant it is one of just eight selected by Hefce (Higher Education Funding Council for England) to engage in a project to evaluate flexible learning opportunities in the UK. Such ventures are typical of Derby’s socially inclusive approach.

Means-tested bursaries are on a sliding scale based on the level of maintenance grant received by the student. However, local applicants can boost their level of financial help thanks to the university’s comprehensive range of awards for those from the surrounding areas. Those from certain local postcodes qualify for £300; students who have studied at local colleges or taken access courses at the university get £400 via the compact bursary scheme; Buxton bursaries award £400 to students studying at the Buxton site.

Open days October 13 and 26; November 10 and 30 (Derby); October 6; November 3; December 8 (Buxton).

Student view Simon Moss, students’ union officer:

USP A university vice-president who is really student-friendly.

Worst feature The two campuses are a bit far from each other.

Location On the doorstep of the Peak District.

Social scene Derby city centre is undergoing redevelopment, and there is a new students’ union bar.

Rated excellent (7) Allied health professions; business and management; education studies; geology; nursing; organismal biosciences; pharmacy and pharmacology.

Degree of student satisfaction: 71.2%

Law 91.8; English-based studies 77.4; Finance and Accounting 74.8; Teacher Training 74.8; Combined 74.1; Education studies 71.2; Physical Science 68.5; Art and Design 68.3; Other Creative Arts 67.7; Psychology 67.5; Management 67.0; Social Work 62.5; Electronic and Electric Engineering 61.1; Performing Arts 60.6; Sports Science 49.1

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