University of Derby Open Day

University of Derby is holding an open day on Saturday 9 January 2027, from 9:30am to 3:00pm. It's one of several dates they've got running, with the others on Sunday 8 November 2026 and Saturday 5 December 2026, all on the same 9:30am to 3:00pm schedule. The main hub is Kedleston Road, DE22 1GB, though welcome talks also run from Markeaton Street, depending on the course you're looking at.

The day is built around small-group tours led by current students, so you'll see the estate from the inside rather than just reading about it. At Kedleston Road, that means the Bioscience Superlab, an NHS-standard mock hospital ward, a £10.8m Sports Centre, and a four-storey library. The Cavendish Building houses the International Business School, with its Bloomberg-powered Trading Floor and an immersive Extended Reality Suite. From there, the tours stretch to the engineering and creative facilities at Markeaton Street, the art and design studios at Brittania Mill, and the law and policing suite at One Friar Gate Square. It's a fair bit of ground to cover, so it pays to have an idea of which areas you actually want to see.

Beyond the facilities, you'll meet the teaching teams and current students, and the university is a TEF Gold institution. They've also been rated No.1 in the UK for student accommodation for four years running, with their halls named Best University Housing at the Global Student Living Awards 2024. About nine out of ten students say an open day helped them decide where to study, and if you can't make it in person, there's a virtual tour available. The open day runs from 9:30am to 3:00pm on Saturday 9 January 2027, based at Kedleston Road, DE22 1GB.