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A chance meeting between a Film Production student from the University of Derby and a profoundly deaf artist not only led to a lifelong friendship between the two, but has also resulted in numerous international film festival screenings and a high-profile award win. 

The University of Derby's International Student Centre has been voted the best in among UK HE providers taking part in the 2018 International Student Barometer.

The University of Derby’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Kathryn Mitchell has been out on patrol to find out more about the work of police constable apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week (March 4-8, 2019).

University of Derby Media and Film Production students triumphed at the Royal Television Society Midlands Awards 2019 with no fewer than four awards.

University of Derby graduate Danielle Keeling has been named as the Chartered Management Institute’s (CMI) inaugural Student Ambassador of the Year.

Researchers at the University of Derby have developed a new smartphone concept called ‘the Laughie’, which has been shown to significantly improve people’s overall wellbeing through encouraging them to laugh. 

Psychologists at the University of Derby have conducted the first-ever study to investigate the Buddhist phenomenon of ‘emptiness’ meditation, discovering that it is more effective at improving wellbeing and wisdom more than mindfulness.

The University of Derby is being supported by the Department for Education (DfE) to help increase the supply of trainee teachers to schools with poor recruitment and retention in the Midlands.

The University of Derby is among more than 30 universities across the country to sign a new Civic University Agreement.

Nottinghamshire Police, which works with the University of Derby, has been nominated for an Apprenticeship Diversity Award as part of this year's Apprenticeship Awards.