Our at-a-glance guide to the University of Derby

Flexibility is something of a watchword at Derby. It invites you to create your own degree, study part-time or choose a fast-track degree. It also emphasises its vocational slant - links with employers and other partners are carefully maintained - and has its own business-to-business division, University of Derby Corporate, which will move to a new £8m enterprise centre in Derby city centre in September 2010.

Derby is a pleasant, historical city, and Buxton, location of the university's Grade II-listed Devonshire campus, is an equally charming spa town. Both are handy for some lovely countryside and easygoing enough to make you feel right at home.

Fees
£3,290 for full-time undergraduates in 2010-11.

Bursaries
£850 for students eligible for the full government grant; then on a sliding scale for those eligible for a partial grant, down to £215. Further awards for local students are also available.

Accommodation
Derby will try to provide a place for every first-year student, in one of seven halls of residence, six in Derby and one in Buxton. The halls are close to the campuses. Room costs range from £70 to £97.02 a week.

Facilities
Sir Richard Branson opened the university's £21m arts, design and technology building in November 2007. Tennis courts and an all-weather sports pitch were opened in spring 2009, and a £13.5m refurbishment of the main Derby site's three towers was recently completed.

Transport
The university has an excellent sustainable transport plan throughout Derby, also servicing the Buxton campus during term-time. Frequent shuttle bus services run between Derby sites and into the city centre. Derby is 10 minutes from the M1 and on the main railway line from London St Pancras.

Contact
Tel: 01332 590500
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Web: derby.ac.uk
Accommodation: derby.ac.uk/accommodation