Category: Student Life

Marketing (Digital) student Freya Padmore visited Iceland as part of our International Travel Awards. Here, she shares what she learned.

Business Management students Rachel Walker and Aimee Walsh are passionate about making a difference. They are part of the Plastic Fantastic project that aims to tackle plastic pollution.

Event Management BA (Hons) student Maria Taneva was part of our five-strong team who travelled to the Netherlands to challenge the best in Europe in the EMCup 2019, an annual competition for hotel management schools.

Lewis Comber is a second-year BSc (Hons) Marketing (Digital) student. Until last year, he hadn’t had any real-life work experience in marketing. That all changed with a short-term internship with a candle maker.

Healthy Psychology MSc student, Michele Mulqueen, takes us through her experience of The Psychology in Practice Residential week.

Ioannis Dimakopoulos investigates the cost of living for students in Derby, including groceries, socialising, rent and transport costs.

Undergraduate student, Nigel Duffus, details how the careers and employment service have been instrumental in supporting his journey toward a successful career. 

Around 25% of university students experience mental health problems. Could self-compassion be the key to coping with shame arising from stigma?

Student, Eva Machova, describes hows she settled into her life in Derby after moving from the Czech Republic to study Media and Communications.