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Postgraduates and The Union

A lot of students think of the Union and remember being an undergrad at wild parties, enjoying clubs and societies....

Fri 15 Oct 2021 Your Officers

Sports Clubs Welcome Event

Your Vice President Activities talks about welcome parties......

Fri 15 Oct 2021 Your Officers

Tips for Mature Students

A few helpful tips from your Student Office for Mature Students....

Tue 12 Oct 2021 Your Officers

Education Council Sum Up 1!

Education Council is a meeting held multiple times throughout the year with your elected student officers for education....

Tue 12 Oct 2021 Your Officers

Black History Month Reading List

Read your way through Black History Month with this selection of fiction & non-fiction books...

Tue 28 Sep 2021 Liberation

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Student Mental Health Working Group

Join your Union Officers in a the first Student mental health working group....

Mon 27 Sep 2021 Your Officers

Black History Month inspired Cookbooks

To celebrate Black History Month, the Afro-Caribbean Society have approved a selection of cookbooks....

Mon 27 Sep 2021 Liberation

Jack, with a stick and shield, fighting with the Medieval Reenactment Society

A thank you from your Union President

Your President Jack reflects on Freshers Fair and the first week of Freshers....

Fri 24 Sep 2021 Your Officers

Postgraduate Socialising

I love feeling part of a community and this has always been strong at Derby but seems to be less so for PGR students, and I think that should change....

Mon 20 Sep 2021 Your Officers

Work with Dominos

Need a flexible job whilst studying at uni? Dominos are on the lookout for students to join our promotions team and help promote the brand on campus!...

Mon 13 Sep 2021 Union of Students

Derby Museums Freshers Offer

Running throughout September and October...

Fri 10 Sep 2021 Advertisment

Returning to University: COVID-19 FAQS

Keeping everybody safe whilst at University....

Fri 10 Sep 2021 Union of Students

Our Student Led Services

Find out more about Phantom Media, RAG and Enactus!...

Thu 09 Sep 2021 Student Led Services

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Advice FAQs

The Union of Student’s Advice team provides a free, confidential advice and support service for all University of Derby Students....

Fri 03 Sep 2021 Help & Advice

The Silk Mill (Britain's first factory in 1721)

Explore your new city

Derby is a compact but energetic city filled with lots to do. Many of the main attractions are in the heart of the city....

Thu 26 Aug 2021 Union of Students

Upcoming events

University of Derby Derby Goes Green Day: 19th October 10am - 3pm; Discussing big issues: Sustainable travel, waste, fairtrade, biodiversity and more.

Elected Officers Postgraduate Drop-in: 19th October 4pm - 5:30pm; E113; A drop-in session for postgraduate students to come along to meet and talk to the student officer for postgraduate taught.

Union of Students Cool Runnings at Quad: 19th October 5:30pm - 8pm; "Feel the Rhythm! Feel the Rhyme! Get on up, it's bobsled time! Cool Runnings!"; EDI – Black History Month

Hallyu Wave Hangul Introduction Class: 19th October 5:30pm - 7:30pm; Kedleston Road; To celebrate the creation of the Korean alphabet we will be giving a Hangul introduction class this Tuesday 19th at 5.30pm in the University library at Kedleston Road.; Buy Tickets

Mathematics Quiz Night at the Bless: 20th October 8:30am - 10:30am; The Blessington Carriage; Maths at Derby have been doing the pub quiz every Wednesday night for the last couple of years. Anyone (all subjects) can join our team just ask for Maths, usually near the window at the front of the pub.

Student Voice Scrutiny Panel: 20th October 10am - noon; Online; Scrutiny Panel is an event where our full-time Officer Trustees and Student Officers are ‘scrutinised’ on their work and progress towards their manifesto aims.; ATTR – Virtual (online) Event

Biosciences Study Session: 20th October 11am - 1pm; S405; Come and study with the Biosciences Society in S405 if you're a Bioscience Course student!

Elected Officers Give me 3 minutes - Student Officer for part time students drop in session: 20th October 1pm - 2pm; Teams; Give me 3 minutes, we can introduce ourselves and then I will listen to whatever is on you mind.

Art Catch Up & Create: 20th October 3:30pm - 5:30pm; BM119; Weekly meeting for any student and art society member (free for all) to attend and create, chill and meet others.

Photography Photography Walk: 20th October 5pm - 7pm; Markeaton Park; Join the Photography Society for the first of their Photography Walks - a fortnightly amble around new locations. Submit your photographs to feature on the society's social media and join the members for a social in Wetherspoons!

Psychology Games Night: 20th October 7pm - 8pm; Online; Calling all members! Why not attend our first online event on Wednesday 20th October, 7pm to 8pm. You will have a chance to chat and play games with the committee and other members in the comfort of your own home.

Christian Union CU Equip Meeting: 21st October 7pm - 8:30pm; Blends, One Friar Gate Square Campus; Come join us on Thursday evenings at 7pm for our regular meetings of worship, socialising, and learning more about the Bible and how it's relevant to our lives! Location: Blends, One Friar Gate Square Campus

Hallyu Wave Hallyu Wave Squid Game Screening: 21st October 7pm - 8pm; Kedleston Road, room tbc; We will be screening the #1 worldwide Netflix series ‘Squid Game’ every Thursday at 7pm so bring your drinks and snacks and enjoy!; Buy Tickets

Union of Students Sinfonia Viva: Strings Concert: 21st October 7pm - 9pm; Join Grammy-nominated and RPS winning orchestra Sinfonia Viva and experience the undeniable power of a live orchestra.

Walking Markeaton Park Walk: 22nd October 1pm - 3pm; Kedleston Road & Markeaton Park; We will be meeting at Kedleston Campus to talk over the plans for litter picking which we will be doing for the year. We will then walk around Markeaton Park.

Your Officer Trustees

Union President

Jack Tymon

Oversees the Union and everything that it does

Vice President (Activities)

Beth Baxtrem

Sport, societies, and Student Led Services

Vice President (Welfare)

Owen Marques

Advice, health, student wellbeing, and more

Vice President (Education)

Nina Cupric

All things education and academic or course based