Research showcase

Data Science researchers at the University of Derby have developed a revolutionary new computing system that could turn your humble laptop into a mini supercomputer.

A “truly sustainable” house, with breathable walls and an “earth tube” for heating, has been built near Derby with the help of a team from our Architecture programme.

Research at the University of Derby into investigative interviews with suspects of crime is changing the way police and other investigators work.

Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing society today and forms an important strand of work for our Environmental Sustainability Research Centre.

Our experts in the International Centre for Guidance Studies (iCeGS) have produced over 150 research publications in the areas of careers education and guidance since 1998.

Our research into cat behaviour using collar cameras has lifted the lid on what pets get up to when they think they’re not being watched.

Potentially important discoveries about cancer treatments have been made at the University of Derby by our biological sciences researchers.

A University of Derby project to improve a brewery’s transport operations found a way to cut the company's loading and transportation costs by about 40%.

The University of Derby has worked with a range of partners to develop and apply cloud-computing solutions in a number of contexts.

Work by our researchers has contributed to new national policies for the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Equality Challenge Unit and the Department of Communities and Local Government.

Award-winning short film The Carer was written and directed by Dr Christine Templeton-Parker as the result of her research into equality for the LGBTQ community within care homes.

The Birth Project uses the arts to explore the impact of birth on new mothers, obstestricians, midwives, doulas and birth-partners.

A major study by our Social, Cultural and Legal Research Centre is looking at how economic and social policies impact on crime, focusing on the Thatcher and Major governments from 1979 to 1997.

A digital solution created at the University of Derby has allowed highly detailed decorative concrete to be produced for a building heralded as an architectural triumph.