University of Derby Thread

FAQ's

1) Whats the Proportion of single sex and Mixed sex flats?

Not sure what the proportion is, but I applied for halls very late on and got my preferred choice of single sex accomodation. FYI, ground floor is all guys, 1st and 2nd is mixed and 3rd is all girls The chances are if you specify that you wish to stay in single sex accomodation you will most probably get it.

2) When is the best time to apply for digs?

Soon as they open so you get the best chance of getting first choice applications can be made from mid-Feb, so just keep checking the halls page on the website.

3)The Best bit of Uni life at Derby?

Everything! The student nights in town are epic, Walkabout has fancy dress most Wednesdays, Syn is brilliant for a more dancey/top 40 nightclub atmosphere, NoNo8 and BlueNote are really popular on Mondays too. The uni is excellent, the lecturers are very helpful and the amount of support available for students is huuuuge. Living in halls is awesome, you meet so many cool people and the halls are in great condition, they all look new and clean and I haven't heard anything negative.

4) The worst bit of Uni life at Derby?

Early morning/late night lectures, the late night ones are a killer as they last until 9pm but I honestly can't think of anything truly awful. Sorry

Thanks to 'LadyGaGa' for answering these questions.

Ooh I have a couple of questions :-)

On UDo one of my modules isn't showing up, it's listed on the student centre bit that you get to via 'personal', but isn't on the 'course resources' page. Should I consider this a bad sign, or just a sign that the lecturer doesn't want to use blackboard? (It's the Rocks, Minerals one for stage 1)

Other question, I've looked on both the timetable thing on blackboard and looked for the actual physical noticeboard for one other module and I'm having trouble finding out the room. Physical noticeboard when I went on Thurs had only stuff for last year, and the online one lists 10 different rooms! On the online one I selected semester1 and just next week but I still ended up with about five different slots on the screen and all those very many rooms... Am I doing it wrong? And is there anywhere else rooms might be listed other than online timetable or physical noticeboard?

Thank you for any help :-)

Well hello there fellow Geologist.
Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones is run by Prof. Hugh Rollinson so I would suggest ringing his office extension as I assume you are in halls. It is (1786) if you can't get a hold of him then go to the programme leader, if your on HND its Lee Pridmore (01332 592156) if your on the BSc it should be Roger Suthren (01332 591734).
As RMG runs in semester 1 then it should be appearing on blackboard so give them a ring and they will put your mind at rest.

The online timetables usually show more than one room booked but at the same time. If you look at the timetable then say you have 5 rooms but one begins with T1..... thats the one you want as the geology department is based on the 1st floor of T-block and as a 1st year you will allways be around there. (Unlike us second years)

Hope I helped

Anybody on TSR going to the Derby open day on the 27th November? I'm quite intrigued by the Business Management course, and the Kedleston Road campus looked great on a video on the website, as did the accommodation nearby. I'm just going there to get a vibe for the place, and see what I can find out about the subject.

Might be up there as i'm part of the archery team and last year we shot up at ked road on saturday's about 1ish. So far we are getting together another venue whuch might end up being a private sports hall

Ah awesome. Just got my train tickets earlier, so it's almost definite I'll be there now. Leaving Newcastle at 6:21 and getting there 8:51. Leave Derby at 15:44.

Out of curiosity, how often does the shuttle bus run between the uni and train station? And is it free only to uni students or free for anybody?

Well there are 3 services the university rubs the 4, 5, & 6. The 4 is free and runs between the campuses (IE ked road, Markeaton street & Britania Mill). The 5 Runs from Ked. road to the hospital and the 6 goes to the train station. (A single journey on either the 5 or 6 costs £1.60 (10p more than last year but still cheap)

Ah thanks, I'll be on the lookout for the 4 then. And they all run like outside the train station? Or is there a short walk?

lol no no you have the wrong end of the stick, only the 6 goes to the station. The 5 goes to the hospital and the 4 only services the other campuses

If you're coming to the Derby Campus

We provide a free minibus shuttle service which will take you to and from the train station. The first minibus leaves the station at 9am and the service continues until 4pm. It's a white minibus with our name on the side. At the station, look out for our friendly student helpers in bright orange University of Derby t-shirts and sweatshirts.

Ah right so it's the 6 I need. On the Derby website in the open day FAQs (http://www.derby.ac.uk/opendays/faqs) it says:



Is that talking about the 6? Or will it be a seperate service they put on?

Ahh yea thats a separate service (us geologists use those minibuses for field excursions lol) for open days and then they might have it on move in day. (when u get to ked. road there are guided tours to the halls and essentially everywhere). If you get on one I lived in Sir Peter Hilton last year (very busy and good for an epic first year

Ah right thanks for clearing that up. And funnily enough, I'm thinking of Sir Peter Hilton, purely for the minifridge in my room. How was it like in halls, what were the people like, etc?

I'm wanting to do Business Management, and the course looks good, so if I like the vibe about Derby and the campus then if I get an offer I'll probably firm it and apply for Sir Peter Hilton accommodation.

Most of the people you will meet in halls are cool and being in halls for your first year is pretty nice aswell. I mean going out the night before 9am lectures, ahhh that was the life.
But yea I mean if you need to do work aswell halls never really come alive until 7pm, the rest of the day is used for hangover recovery or work time
Last year I managed to go from social outcast right into the spotlight, almost.

As for Derby its a nice town, big enough to avoid people but small enough to make friends and meet them on nights out if you go out with another group of mates.

When you go to this open day you'll get bowled over by the university. I was went round Sheffield Hallam & Hull (Scarbough campus) but aa soon as I walked into the atrium at ked. road according to my parents I instantly lit up and was alot more interested in heading to university, in particular derby.