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I have previously completed undergraduate and masters degrees at Bangor then moved to Derby to undertake a professional level course at masters level. Worst decision of my life to be frank. There are no ends of problems from enrolment to just accessing time table. One year I did not receive my time table for an entire semester and the university excused it by saying "enrolment is not a smooth time, there will always be problems." or "other people have issues with their time tables as well." The stress was that bad I had to have time off from study from a mental break down. I returned this year to EXACTLY the same problems the year before, only told when the course begins 3 days before it starts, no information about enrolment no timetable access an the university cannot even inform student finance of my enrolment once it was completed. Going from top 5 universities to bottom 40 is indeed a hard shock to the system.
I was lied to at the open evening by lecturers so that I would enrol. The course was disorganised and some of the lecturers that we had were not knowledgeable enough in the field. The content of the course was not engaging enough. I tried to find help as I wanted to leave. But that was also dreadful and I ended up being stuck on a course that I did not like.
Relatively small university with a good community feel, also great for me as a mature student as there are other people my age on my course. Modern facilities are nice
I actually really like this university, the facilities are pretty good, good societies (particularly sports ones), good job prospects. But the main problem I have is the degree I am on is an utter shambles.
Good environment. Very nice student life here.
University of Derby is cash oriented company and it’s not Education service provider. They fail the students so they can pay extra for resits also there staff are absolutely racist towards for Africans.
Good university, tries to do a lot for its students.
I remember coming here to read the comments before enroling for a course with UDOL. There were more people for the Uni than against it. So I concluded it would not be so bad. Enroling was the greatest mistake of my life. 1 lecturer takes 4 out of 7 courses, they treat student like high school pupils, non-interactive lessons co-joined with unsupportive and discriminatory facilitators. Get ready for some subtle victimisation if you speak up. Be their guest if you have a few pounds (in thousands) to trade for little or no value.
Coming to the end of first and I can honestly say I have had a blast. I have really felt supported on my course and my some great people from across the world. Derby has some great facilities for sports and diverse societies. Plus the nightlife is fun and importantly safe, all pubs, clubs and bars and walk away. The city itself has everything you need and is hectic like some other bigger cities surrounding in the area like Birmingham. 5/5 experience.
Person is ????? They can discriminate if they don’t like you.
This is the worst, most disorganised university I have ever seen. There is no help or support and the services provided are awful and inadequate, overall, I do not recommend.
Fantastic Uni, you just need to go to Nottingham for a good night out
Good social life, good middle ground campus with lots of shops etc. Wellbeing service and dr’s are amazing and very helpful. Quite far from town but buses run for free.
My 3 years studying at Derby University has been a positive experience overall and would recommend to other students looking to go to uni
Go to chesterfield campus. Staff in library good others are rotten. No tutorial support.admin staff rude
Lovely building there is always a buzz on campus, it's smaller than Derby itself but that's great. There are two cafes and a restaurant.
Lovely staff the facilities are up to amazing standards!!
Great university. Love it here
The lecturer’s are amazing but the union lets the uni down
Absolutely amazing wouldn’t change it
Coming from Ireland, this is the best decision I’ve ever made from accommodation to my course.
Average uni. Terrible disability support team. Highly discriminating no support given
-Good facilities -Amazing lecturers -Free buses to and from uni -Nice learning environment -Silent and group study areas in the library
I spent 3 years here and I have to say it was an absolute joke. I was discriminated against by lecturers and the students union because of my mental health. I was told that I would not get my degree because I had been depressed previously due to my circumstances - to their surprise I managed it. Societies are expensive and not worth it, and you only benefit from the facilities and anything the union offers if you’re located at the main campus. Otherwise you’re pretty much forgotten. Only good thing was that they made all uni buses free to students with a derby student card.
All new facilities with caring and insightful faculty
Where to begin? Just finished 2nd year, lecturers slow to release grades, answer emails. Joined the rock society in 1st year and ended up playing some crap quiz, left after 20 minutes what a waste of money. Whenever you go to one of the nightclubs (Walkabout, Mosh, MooMoos) you are guaranteed to bump into people you know as everyone seems to know each other there. For second year, I was given 2 optional modules to pick, both unrelated to my course and so myself and the rest of my coursemates struggled to have an understanding of the module for the entirety of the year. Absolutely dreading my final year due to lack of information and communication from lecturers. I also feel that as I am doing a sport course and the uni is a Derby County sponsor, that sport students should receive discounts on tickets rather than the very occasional cheap ticket. Unfortunately, I wouldn’t recommend this uni.
Lecturers don't know my name, course offers opportunities based on gender (usually towards women). If you don't suck up to the lecturers then you are treated differently. Student union is only open during the week days and is usually empty. There are no societies worth joining and they all cost through the nose. The guest lecturers are good but the rules discussed in first year went out the window and we were quickly given the roles as Guinea pigs for the first and second years. Would not recommend at all.
Need to open on Saturday at chesterfield
It's an amazing uni with so much to offer. It hasn't failed to surprise me.
There were no societies that sparked my interest and the student union bar closes at 5pm. It would be much better if it opened until later in the evening as it would be a nice place to hang out with students and socialise after the working day finishes.
Great uni with future opportunities
Good teaching facilities and faculty for sciences.
Keeps on improving under every aspect, teaching, library, facilities etc. Only wish there were more postgraduate courses to choose.
Love this Univeristy they help and cater to you when you need help the most.
My college had better equipment than here. Everything else is good but they uni dont care about the students. The students have to look after one another. Some of the staff are terrible while others have to pick up the slack.
Very well sold courses, they lie very well about services and what your course will offer - dont take what they say at face value
I love this university so much, the support is incredible and I cannot being to explain how much I would recommend you going and having a look around!
The uni itself is okay, societies are awful no one behind them, student union may as well be non existent, Derby is an awful place to live with nothing happening unless you like getting the train to Nottingham every time you want to do something. Dropped out, waste of my time
Poor. Staff are only bothered about climbing the greasy pole. Don't care about students
Although we aren’t based at the main campus it’s quite nice. We can easily get to it to access other services
Just wanna say that I u don't get jobs from the careers n employment centre then pls ask if tutors to get u in touch through networking events. It helps a lot.
First year experience was great, independent study but help is needed if required
Best university ever! My business management course has a CMI accreditation! I felt part of a community since day 1.
Good Teaching, Great welfare support but needs more facilities to use for students including a 24 your library in the city.
Our University is great even though we are in a smaller campus of derby uni - buxton
I’m in my 1st year, and student housing have already messed me about. Currently a resident at Agard court, I applied to live in cathedral next academic year, which was a complete mistake because I wanted to return to Agard. I called Housing and explained my situation, they told me that Agard was now full for returners (it wasn’t) and to email to be put onto the waiting list. Which I did. Eventually I was told I was on the waiting list (I wasn’t). I spoke to my halls manager who was very helpful and sent an email asking for me to move into one of the spare rooms in the next academic year. However, In the time all this went on, there’s a possibility that there will now be no available rooms left. With the stress of exams/coursework this really isn’t ideal and has left me very anxious. Not very impressed. Other than this issue, there are some good aspects (unibuses, library and campus gym are great) however, it would also be nice if there were more societies to join
The uni is very basic in terms of facilities
Chose here due to an unconditional offer. Biggest mistake ever. Courses are very unorganised. Union has nothing to do with students after freshers. Facilities and campuses are very underdeveloped. Wish I had optimism to pick a conditional offer from a better uni
Bullying lecturers and terrible communication only care about how their course looks and how the attendance and results of their class is dont care about the students
It’s a great university for learning and everything but if you’re looking for good night life and events this isn’t it
Whilst it’s not the biggest or the most prestigious. The small course sizes allows for a personal element, more similar to a 1 to 1 touch. Allowing for students to learn more in depth, and ask more questions with personal tutors who look after you academically as well as look after your well being. From what I’ve heard this is not the case at ‘bigger’ universities
Third year is been worst experience ever in life.
This is an amazing institution
Brill staff and teaching facilitates
Loving my experience so far as a fresher!
It’s an okay experience, have an amazing wellbeing service as well. Everything is near by and timetable ain’t as heavy
The amount of clubs and societies could be better as well as the amount of pubs and clubs for students.
Great place to learn and develop as an individual. Good social and academic advancement
Thank you for your feedback, we are glad you are enjoying your time at Derby and feel as though we're supporting your growth. Callum
Love my course, I’m there more hours than other courses more for my money and I’m based in a professional dance house, unlike other BA Hons Dance courses I looked at else where. Lovely people, down to earth love the uni!
Thank you for your positive response. We work hard to ensure all our students have a great experience during their time at Derby. Our BA (Hons) Dance students are lucky to work with Alice Marshall (the programme leader and artistic director of Adaire to Dance) Callum
I am loving it at Derby University
It's great to hear that you're having an amazing time here! We love hearing that our students are with the University. Callum
Love my uni. They take into consideration everything and give us the best opportunities
Thanks for such positive feedback! We aim to ensure all our students have a voice and shape and develop the experience to get the most out of university. Callum
I feel like it hooks people in as it looks modern but the Internet doesn’t work in most areas of the campus, the buses to and from uni are constantly over full and the uni itself doesn’t have enough space for people to sit and eat lunch/ socialise during breaks. Furthermore, the SU are shocking with organising events. Freshers was crap just like last year, the can’t get a decent name to perform and it’s the same plan every year. Societies are dwidiling too but if you want to go to a uni to stand around and eat a brownie from brownie man or an overpriced meal deal from keddies, go to Derby!
Thank you for getting in contact. Over the summer we swapped out Wi-Fi network. For a better Wi-Fi connection can I suggest connecting to Eduroam. We value the feedback our students give and it is a vitial part in shaping the student experience. If you wouldn't mind, please could email us more information to marketing@derby.ac.uk and we can look in to this further. For feedback with regards to the Union of Students van I suggest dropping an email to the Union President (president@derbyunion.co.uk) Callum
Amazing university with good resources and guidance. A lot of opportunities to get involved in extra cirricular events to inhance your university experience.
Thanks for such great comments! We work hard to ensure our students have the best opportunities available to them. This has been achieved both in and out of the classroom. We are currently rated Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework.Our students also get the opportunity to apply for our International Travel Awards. In previous years, students who have participated in our travel awards have travelled to Budapest, Iceland and New York. Callum
Good facilities and campus but the student interface regularly breaks
Thank you for your feedback, we have invested £200 in the last 10 years to ensure our students have some of the best facilities in the UK. For feedback with regards to the UDo student interface would you be able to email feedback@derby.ac.uk and we can look into this for you. Callum
The staff at this university are very helpful they go out and beyond their way to support every individual student. The atmosphere at this university is amazing.
Thank you for letting us know your thoughts. Our staff work to support our students and ensure they get the most out of their time while here at Derby. We think the excellent atmosphere across our campuses is down to our amazing students and staff. Callum
Apart from the students union it's pretty good.
Thanks for letting us know your feedback! For further feedback on the Union of Students can I suggest dropping an email to the Union President on president@derbyunion.co.uk. Callum
An amazing university, it has outdone my expectations!
Thank you for such positive feedback. We are glad to have surpassed your expectations. Callum
I am really enjoying my time at the university of derby, the facilities on campus are excellent. The lecturers are extreamly passionate about the subjects that they teach and inspire me to produce some of my best work.
Thanks for your comments, it's great to hear that you are having such a fantastic experience. We have worked hard over the last 10 years to ensure our facilities on all our campuses are some of the best in the UK. Our lectures are exteremly hardworking and passionate and are the reason why we are rated Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework. Callum
Fashion course is an absolute shambles saying it was top 3 when I started, now it’s top 20!!!!
I am at it's Buxton Campus. Other than the campus being ideal for students who study Spa, Culinary, Hospitality and Events, the rest of the campus is shocking. We share it with load and irritating college kids, who quite frankly have no respect 85% of the time, but we literally have no facilities that the big Derby Campus has. We have no club open on a week night... we have like 5 socities, we lost our sports facilities, as well as our us shop, we have a library thats have extended it's opening hours till 10pm... 90% of the Derby students have never even heard of us - probably because we live over an hour away from the main campus with no good travel links. If you want to come to Uni, in a small town that is excellent for practical learning - but has NOTHING in it (oh apart from 10 charity shops, 25 pubs, a superdrug, 8 supermarkets and a New Look) then Buxton is 100% for you. you will be dissapointed if you are coming to Uni and you want the experiences that your friends are having!
Thank you for your feedback, we value and appreciate what our students have to say as student feedback is a vital part in shaping the student experience. Our Buxton Campus offers our students a hands on learning ecperience for our specialist courses taught there. Being located on the edge of the Peak District and in the Grade ii Devonshire Dome, Buxton offers our students a different experience to those studying in Derby city. How ever we work to ensure the student services offered are equal to what is available on our Derby Campus. Additionally, it's only an hour to travel to nearby Manchester and Derby. Callum
Amazing lecturers for Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Fab labs. Lots of support available on all campuses.
Thank you for your feedback, I will make sure I pass your feedback on over to the Engineering team. Callum
I had no help all year, terrible support system, counseling is ridiculous and i was left several times, the drs are useless and things really need to change, at the university your not a person, your just a number and they were shocked when i wanted to leave after not caring about whether students were turning up and the CET department honestly could do with not leaving their students struggling, they aren't the friendliest of teams.
Thanks for getting in contact. We value the feedback our students provide us. If you would'nt mind could you please send us an email at marketing@derby.ac.uk and we can look in to this further. Callum
Great facilities, great support for students and great societies to truly help students blossom
Thanks for your feedback. We have worked hard over the last 10 years to ensure our students have some of the best facilities in the UK. Our students have a real influence in the University and are the reason behind the excellent societies we have available. Callum
Great uni, lectures are engaging and have real knowledge. With my course being new it makes things even better with all the opportunities we are already being given
Thanks for your positive feedback. We are glad to hear you have had such a positive experience here at Derby. We have worked to ensure our students have access to a wide range of opportunities across the University. Callum
Supportive staff, brilliant careers service, everything on campus, free buses, couldn't ask for a better uni!
Thank you! We're constantly improving our student experience using feedback from student surveys, so it's great to hear that what we're delivering is exactly what you're looking for. Callum
Great university with great staff. Updates to the campus have been problematic but ultimately beneficial and got fixed quickly. Not been able to connect to WiFi since they changed it at the start of this year.
Thanks for taking the time to review us. To help with your WiFi problem, IT Services have published advice on how to get onto the Eduroam network. Ryan
Excellent and amazing place to study
Thank you for you feedback. We are glad to hear you are enjoying your time with us. Callum
Derby university is very modern and there’s always lots of people around to help with any problem
Thanks for feeding back to us. We are working hard to ensure our facilities are modern and upto date. In the last year we have spent £10 million in improving our facilities for our students. Callum
Generally I love the campus, it’s extremely modern and up to date. However, there’s many timetabling issues with rooms, and due to this timetables are given out late and rooms occasionally changed. Personally, my lectures are superb and I don’t have a single complaint. They’re a very dedicated History team. I find the union of student slacking as many are uneducated on their roles, the societies are still gaining momentum, and I do question if the careers department will ever stop spamming my emails. Overall, I love this uni, and I would highly recommend it if anyone’s looking for a homely feel.
Thank you for your feedback! We love to hear from our students and will always try to resolve any issues. We continue to invest heavily to ensure our studetns have access to some of the best and most modern facilities in the UK. Thanks for letting us know about the occasional timetabling issue, we can pass this on to our timetabling team. Occassionally room changes migh take place, due to maintaince work needing to take place in timtabled rooms. For feedback with regards to the Union of Students can I sugges emailing the Union President on president@derbyunion.co.uk. I will make sure to pass your feedback on to the history team. Callum
I'm in my 2nd year and I don't regret a single thing about coming to the university
Thank you for your amazing feedback! We are glad you are still happy with your choice to come to Derby. Callum
Most welcoming uni I’ve ever been to, everyone is so helpful and lovely.
Thank you for your wonderful feedback. It's great to hear you have had such a fantastic experience! Callum
Amazing university, staff is lovely and programmers are well taught. Great facilities.
Thank you for your feedback. Oour staff work exceptionally hard to make the University a success. They are the reason why we are now ranked in the top 30 universities in the country! Callum
I really enjoyed going to uni. The staff are usually very quick reply to emails. Communication throughout the uni is is usually great so you know about any events going to happen. Also there's plenty of places to get food and drink for a good price and a good quality. There's even a microwave on campus so you can bring in ready meals to eat if we still find it's too expensive, hot water is free of course. The staff are more caring than you could possibly imagine and there are support systems around to give you support plans for any problem. By going to this uni I really believe that I will achieve the best grade possible for me because any of my underlying problems will not be an issue or hinder my studies as the will offer me help whether it's academically or mentally.
It sounds like you've had a well-rounded experience while studying here! Thanks for your feedback, sharing your tips, and best of luck with your career ahead :D Ryan
It’s a place where u grow up with confidence and belief that you will succeed in life
Thank you for your feedback. It's great to hear you've had such a positive experience! Callum
Personally my course is forgotten about always, no trips, guest lectures or additional experiences, of which other courses are constantly doing.
We are sorry you feel like this. We want all our students to feel valued and appreciated. Would you be able to send us an email on marketing@derby.ac.uk, and then we can feed this back to the correct people. Callum
I'm a Psychology undergrad, the psych staff are absolutely phenomenal. Couldn't fault them. As for the university as a whole, I'm yet to have a negative experience of any kind
We are glad you have had such a great experience studying here at Derby! We will make sure to pass your feedback on to the Psychology team! Callum
Absolutely fantastic place, it has surprised me how supportive it is, I never thought they’d have such a deep and thourough support team in place!
Thank you for your fantastic feedback! It's great to hear you have had such a positive experience here. Our students have a variety of support services available to support their time at University. Callum
Student support is second to none and amazing facilities especially in the law building! Free bus system is great too especially for getting around town and to the station.
Thanks for such great feedback. We value what our students have to say. Our free Unibus service was introduced a couple of years ago now, following feedback from our students. Callum
There are definitely improvements that need making with the growing expansion of the uni however this is being developed as we speak The only uni I wanted to go to
Thank you for your feedback. We are always happy to get feedback from our students. Please feel free to send us an email on marketing@derby.ac.uk and we can pass this feedback on to the right people. Callum
Really good communication and friendly staff
Thanks for your feedback. We have worked hard to ensure we are communicating with all our students through a range of platforms. Callum
Good university with supportive staff who truly care about the students and their future career. I have spent 4 years at the University and I have loved every minute.
Thank you for your feedback, it's great to hear that you have enjoyed your time here at Derby. Remember that as one of our Alumni, there are a range of benefits and support still available to you to help fulfil your career goals. Callum
On the open day the course was falsely advertised by the lecturers of the course. Many things mentioned on the open day made it sound like the right university for me when it isn't
We are sorry to hear that you feel the University of Derby isn't the right place for you. We are always keen to hear from our students about how we can improve, if you wouldn't mind we would like to hear more from you. If you wouldnt mind could you please email us at marketing@derby.ac.uk and we can look into your feedback. Callum
It’s such a friendly university. Everyone is accept and the teachers are so helpful.
Thanks for your positive feedback. Our staff and student really make the University and are the driving force for who we are! Callum
Would recommend to anyone, amazing services and support for people with disabilities and mental health issues.
We're glad to help anyone who may need extra care in their learning experience. Our Student Wellbeing team carefully triage all enquiries and create support plans where necessary for those with different conditions - we don't want to let any disabilities or mental health issues be a barrier to higher education. There's always a mental health practitioner on duty, who would see students in crisis. Ryan
Having the most amazing experience
Thank you for your feedback, its great to hear you are having a great time here! Callum
Lecturers provide the support required and some go above and beyond to ensure that you know what you are doing. Campus is always tidy and well kept - it is a nice place to study.
Thanks for your feedback - our expert teaching team are great, and our personal tutor scheme goes a long way to help keep students on track and motivated. It's also great to hear the appreciation for those that ensure our estate is always looking immaculate - I'll pass that on :) Ryan
Derby uni is well presented and a place of good education. Some lack of organisation but at the heart there are tutors who are really driven and passionate about the students and the subject.
Thank you for your feedback, and for your enthusiasm for our expert lecturers. We would also recommend you share any concerns on the functions of the University with our Student Centre. Callum
I Absolutly love this uni! The support and help from all the staff is amazing, they have fantastic services to really help you prepare for the future and genuinly care about you as a person and there student! Amazing!
Thanks for such possitive feedback! We always love hearing from our students and it's great to know you feel prepared for life after graduation. Don't forget that once you complete your course, you will be part of our Alumni, and can take advantage of our support and opportunities. Callum
I really enjoy studying at the University of Derby, mostly the facilities are great. It's great that there's an on-site GP surgery etc. The student wellbeing service could be improved slightly by adding in a duty/drop-in service for those whom are really desperate for help. The clubs and societies on offer are honestly great, there's lots available. I wish I had time to do more. Internet in the actual uni and in the accommodation isn't great, for example, we can only add 2 devices to the wifi when in halls.
Thank you for taking the time to review us - glad to hear there's more to do than you have time to fit in! There's some really great feedback here and I'll pass it on to the Student Wellbeing and Student Living teams, as they always want to improve on the service they provide. Ryan
Happy to call myself a student here at the University of Derby! Always been there to support when I needed it!
We are grateful for your feedback. Don’t forget that after your studies you can still stay connected with us here. Once you graduate from Derby you will become one of our Alumni and this comes with a few perks! Callum