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Occupational Therapy Wellbeing wednesday: 5th March 1pm - 29th May noon; Kedleston Rd T012; All students welcome. Crafts, games, social. Bring your own crafts if you wish !

Occupational Therapy Wellbeing wednesday: 5th April 1pm - 29th June noon; Kedleston Rd T012; All students welcome. Crafts, games, social. Bring your own crafts if you wish !

Occupational Therapy Wellbeing wednesday: 5th May 1pm - 29th July noon; Kedleston Rd T012; All students welcome. Crafts, games, social. Bring your own crafts if you wish !

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More U1 Unibuses

Submitted 6 months ago by Hannah Woodward Expires on 20 May

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The queues for the U1 bus are ridiculously long this year, no matter what time or day they are finishing close to the university main entrance! this means that on numerous occasions students are having to wait for the next Unibus as buses are filling up fast. Please can we have more U1 buses running to meet the demand? As a student who has to catch two buses each way to get to Uni and back, the current set up is a huge pain.

Nik Greatorex: 5:49pm on 26 Nov 24 I agree completely. Disabled students are struggling to get on the buses too and actually obtain a seat due to this
Sammy Siddall: 7:57pm on 27 Nov 24 Completely agree! I am a wheelchair user and on a Wednesday morning there is another person in a wheelchair uses the same bus, therefore one of us (usually me) has to get the later one which makes me late for my lecture, I already leave my house at 6 am to arrive at uni for 9, I am not going any earlier! The overcrowding in general on the U1 is horrendous, no matter what! i
Mo Duncan: 6:09pm on 28 Nov 24 Totally agree. The number of times the bus has driven past the stops on the way to uni in the mornings saying "bus full" is ridiculous. On top of that, they're NEVER on time, and sometimes they don't even show up at all! Definitely need a better/more frequent transport system to the uni because the buses are a joke.
Zoe Hughes: 2:01pm on 16 Jan 25 Completely agree. The bus service was excellent five years ago when I started but now, two buses an hour that never turn up on time and are always full is ridiculous. Trying to get to brit mill is a nightmare, as the bus leaving Ked road nine times out of ten leaves before theU1 arrives because it's always late meaning long waits at Ked road. The times need sorting out and there need to be more buses.
Jasmeet Kaur Pabla: 11:28am on 19 Feb 25 Hi I have a suggestion regarding the bus transport. I feel in addition to U1 Unibus, there should be a bus service that runs from Royal Derby Hospital or somewhere in Mickleover that goes to Kedleston Road Campus. Students and staff who are already from Derby (their home town) use this bus service a lot, which explains why it gets so full. I feel this proposed bus service would alleviate pressure of U1 and allow medical and healthcare related course students to use this bus service to travel to and from Royal Derby Hospital since they have placements there. Not only would this be sustainable since students and staff wouldn't have to catch as many prior Trent Barton or Arriva buses to get to Derby City Centre to get the U1 bus, but it would alleviate a lot of pressure of U1. I feel a trial bus service should be done for this, maybe call this U3. Also, lots of other universities have separate buses for medical and healthcare related disciplines. E.g. Uni of Nottingham have 904 bus service allowing them to travel from Uni Park Campus to Royal Derby Hospital and vice versa (where Derby Medical School is located near Children's Hospital). Therefore this saves a lot of money since it a free bus service, therefore Uni of Notts students don't have to use the Red Arrow bus service which is very expensive and only goes to Derby bus station. So Uni of Notts student don't have to get another bus from Derby bus station to Royal Derby Hospital. I feel Uni of Derby should trial a similar approach - it would be cost effective, sustainable and alleviate pressure of U1 bus.
Will Hill: 10:56pm on 30 Apr 25 They're now going to start charging for the current UniBuses

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More U1 Unibuses

Submitted 6 months ago by Hannah Woodward Expires on 20 May

Current
- Wellbeing
- Facilities
- Resources
- Accessibility
- Transport and Parking
6comments

The queues for the U1 bus are ridiculously long this year, no matter what time or day they are finishing close to the university main entrance! this means that on numerous occasions students are having to wait for the next Unibus as buses are filling up fast. Please can we have more U1 buses running to meet the demand? As a student who has to catch two buses each way to get to Uni and back, the current set up is a huge pain.

Nik Greatorex: 5:49pm on 26 Nov 24 I agree completely. Disabled students are struggling to get on the buses too and actually obtain a seat due to this
Sammy Siddall: 7:57pm on 27 Nov 24 Completely agree! I am a wheelchair user and on a Wednesday morning there is another person in a wheelchair uses the same bus, therefore one of us (usually me) has to get the later one which makes me late for my lecture, I already leave my house at 6 am to arrive at uni for 9, I am not going any earlier! The overcrowding in general on the U1 is horrendous, no matter what! i
Mo Duncan: 6:09pm on 28 Nov 24 Totally agree. The number of times the bus has driven past the stops on the way to uni in the mornings saying "bus full" is ridiculous. On top of that, they're NEVER on time, and sometimes they don't even show up at all! Definitely need a better/more frequent transport system to the uni because the buses are a joke.
Zoe Hughes: 2:01pm on 16 Jan 25 Completely agree. The bus service was excellent five years ago when I started but now, two buses an hour that never turn up on time and are always full is ridiculous. Trying to get to brit mill is a nightmare, as the bus leaving Ked road nine times out of ten leaves before theU1 arrives because it's always late meaning long waits at Ked road. The times need sorting out and there need to be more buses.
Jasmeet Kaur Pabla: 11:28am on 19 Feb 25 Hi I have a suggestion regarding the bus transport. I feel in addition to U1 Unibus, there should be a bus service that runs from Royal Derby Hospital or somewhere in Mickleover that goes to Kedleston Road Campus. Students and staff who are already from Derby (their home town) use this bus service a lot, which explains why it gets so full. I feel this proposed bus service would alleviate pressure of U1 and allow medical and healthcare related course students to use this bus service to travel to and from Royal Derby Hospital since they have placements there. Not only would this be sustainable since students and staff wouldn't have to catch as many prior Trent Barton or Arriva buses to get to Derby City Centre to get the U1 bus, but it would alleviate a lot of pressure of U1. I feel a trial bus service should be done for this, maybe call this U3. Also, lots of other universities have separate buses for medical and healthcare related disciplines. E.g. Uni of Nottingham have 904 bus service allowing them to travel from Uni Park Campus to Royal Derby Hospital and vice versa (where Derby Medical School is located near Children's Hospital). Therefore this saves a lot of money since it a free bus service, therefore Uni of Notts students don't have to use the Red Arrow bus service which is very expensive and only goes to Derby bus station. So Uni of Notts student don't have to get another bus from Derby bus station to Royal Derby Hospital. I feel Uni of Derby should trial a similar approach - it would be cost effective, sustainable and alleviate pressure of U1 bus.
Will Hill: 10:56pm on 30 Apr 25 They're now going to start charging for the current UniBuses