Derby

Posted August 2nd, 2007 by csc104

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University of Derby Kedleston Road DERBY DE22 1GB

Contact number:

01332 591167

Website:

http://www.derby.ac.uk

Brief history:

The University was the only one in the country to be upgraded directly from a higher education college to a university, along with all the polytechnics in 1992.

The Mickleover campus used to be the Bishop Lonsdale College of Education.

University Life

Accommodation & Surrounding Areas:

Costs
- Self catered standard room costs £65 per week
- Self catered en suite room costs between £78 and £80 per week
- Booking fee of £210 required.

Contract Period
- 42 or 50 weeks

Locations
- All halls are a short walk from the city centre and campus.

Facilities
- Utilities included
- Internet access included
- Personal contents insuramce included

Resources:

Library
- 900+ study places
- 6000 electronic journals

Opening hours
- 64 weekday hours
- 11 weekend hours

IT
- 840 computers

Welfare:

Services
- Chaplaincy
- Student Union advice centre known as 'The Source'
- Nurses on campuses (general practices nearby)
- Counselling service
- Mental health advisor
- Residential staff

Safety
- 24 hour security and repair team
- CCTV

Sporting facilities:

Sports Centre
- 35 station fitness suite
- 4-court sports hall (badminton, basketball, netball, indoor coccer and volleyball provision)
- 2 lane cricket net

Burlow Road
- 3 football pitches

Fizeek
- Student Union fitness suite

Costs
- For the academic year, all full time students who wish to use the sports facilities can purchase a student sports pass for £25.
- Annual fizeek membership costs students £90.

Sports Clubs
- Archery
- Badminton
- Cheerleading
- Climbing and Mountaineering
- Cricket
- Dance
- Kickboxing
- Men's Football
- Men's Hockey
- Mens Rugby
- Netball
- Rowing
- Taekwon-Do
- Women's Basketball
- Women's Football
- Women's Hockey
- Women's Rugby

Boring but important

Fees and bursaries:

Undergraduate fees
- All courses set at £3070
- Placement years set at £615
- Foundation degrees, HNDs or Modular Foundation Programme set at £1225

Bursaries
- Local student bursary; students with a DE, SK12, SK13, SK14, SK17, SK22, SK23, NG, LE, ST or B postcode will receive £300.

- Partner bursary; students from partner colleges and schools will receive £400.

- University of Derby bursary; depending on household income student will receive the following

Band-------- Maintenance Grant Received University-----------------Bursary
A------------- Full national grant of £2,765----------------------------------£800
B------------- Part national grant between £2,000 - £2,764-----------£600
C------------- Part national grant between £1,000 - £1,999-----------£400
D------------- Part national grant between £1 - £999--------------------£200

Future plans and investment:

How much?
- £55m invested in student facilities in the last two years.

On what?
- £20m Arts, Design and Technology campus to open in September 2007.
- £23m refurbishment of the Devonshire Campus in Buxton (the campus for people studying courses such as travel, tourism, hospitality or health and beauty or spa management.)
- £0.5m new student bar and venue.

Visiting

Open day dates:

2007:
- Saturday 13 October
- Friday 26 October
- Saturday 10 November
- Friday 30 November

Open Days at Buxton
Further Education
- Thursday 23 August 2007 between 4.30pm - 7pm
- Thursday 18 October 2007 between 4.30pm - 7pm
- Saturday 23 February 2008 between 1pm - 4pm
- Thursday 15 May 2008 between 4.30pm - 7pm

Higher Education Open Days
Open Days for 2008 entry are being held on the following dates, between 1pm and 4pm:
- Saturday 3 November 2007
- Saturday 8 December 2007
- All Buxton Open Days take place at the Devonshire Campus.

Rail:

Buxton is on a direct train line from Manchester and the train station is five minutes walk from the Devonshire Campus, though taxis are available.

Road:

Kedleston Road, Derby

From the North
1. From M1/J28 take the A38 South, signposted Derby.
2. When you reach a major roundabout, continue along the A38 (signed Matlock, Ashbourne,
Uttoxeter (outer ring road).
3. Proceed to the next roundabout, passing the University towers on your right. Approach in the right
hand lane.
4. Go all the way around the roundabout, returning north on the A38.
5. Take the first exit, signposted University.
6. Turn left at the top of the slip road on to Kedleston Road.
7. The University entrance is then on your right.

From the East
1. Approach Derby on the A52 until you reach the Pentagon roundabout.
2. Go straight on at the roundabout (centre lane) - signposted City Centre.
3. Keep right as the lane splits in two, following signs for A6 Matlock.
4. Take the next exit, signposted A6 Matlock.
5. After passing through a pedestrian crossing, you will enter a one-way system, which takes you
behind the Jet petrol station. Keep in the left hand lane following signs for Quarndon
and Allestree.
6. This lane will take you on to Kedleston Road. The University is three quarters of a mile on the right.

From the South
1. From the M1/J24, take the A50 exit, signposted Stoke-on-Trent. (N.B. It is easier to use J24 than
J23A, which is signposted for Derby & A50.)
2. Leave the A50 at J4 (A38) and take the A38 North exit after the Toyota turn off.
3. Continue on the A38. You will reach a roundabout, with traffic lights - stay on the A38.
4. At the next roundabout, go straight over - you will see the University towers in front of you.
5. Take the next exit, signposted University.
6. Turn left on to Kedleston Road. The University entrance is then on your right.

From the West
1. Join the A38 North at J4 of the A50.
2. Continue on the A38. You will reach a roundabout, with traffic lights - stay on the A38.
3. At the next roundabout, go straight over - you will see the University towers in
front of you.
4. Take the next exit, signposted University.
5. Turn left on to Kedleston Road. The University entrance is then on your right.
From the A52, join A38 North at Markeaton Park and follow instructions from no. 4.

Buses:

Unibus 6 serves the Railway and Bus Stations. If you arrive by train, cross the road outside the station to the bus stop marked 'Unibus'. If you arrive at the Bus Station, Unibus 6 departs from Bay 12.

The Devonshire Buxton Campus is also served by the Unibus service.