University of Derby

The University of Derby is a public university in Derby, England, whose origins lie in the Derby Diocesan Institution for the Training of Schoolmistresses of 1851 and which received university status in 1992.德比大学是位于英格兰德比市的公立大学，其源头可追溯至 1851 年创办的德比教区女教师培训学院，1992 年获得大学资格。

It is organised into four colleges, teaches more than 300 undergraduate programmes and enrols close to 20,000 students, and it is placed in the 1201-1400 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027.大学下设四个学院，开设 300 多个本科专业，在校学生接近 20000 人，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 1201-1400 位区间。

Its research output, recorded by OpenAlex at 11,440 works and 340,271 citations, is concentrated in engineering, health sciences, education, psychology and business.OpenAlex 记录其研究成果 11440 项、被引 340271 次，主要集中在工程、健康科学、教育、心理学与商学领域。

History

• The university traces its origins to 1851, when the Derby Diocesan Institution for the Training of Schoolmistresses was established to supply teachers for the Anglican schools of Derbyshire.大学的源头可追溯到 1851 年，当时成立德比教区女教师培训学院，为德比郡的圣公会学校输送师资。
• A second line of descent began in 1853 with the Derby School of Art, which became the Derby Central School of Art and the Derby Central School of Science in 1870.第二条源流始于 1853 年成立的德比艺术学校，该校于 1870 年分为德比中央艺术学校与德比中央科学学校。
• In 1885 the two schools were reorganised as the Derby School of Art and Technical Institution, and in 1892 further mergers produced the Derby Municipal Technical College.1885 年，两校改组为德比艺术与技术学院，1892 年经过进一步合并成立德比市立技术学院。
• The technical college split in 1928 into the Derby School of Art and the Derby Technical College, which developed separately for the next three decades.1928 年，技术学院拆分为德比艺术学校与德比技术学院，此后三十年间各自发展。
• In 1955 the two colleges acquired a shared site on Kedleston Road, a former golf course at Markeaton, costing £2.5 million, with a foundation stone laid on 5 July 1957 by Lord Hives, the former managing director of Rolls-Royce.1955 年，两校在凯德斯顿路获得共同校址，用地原为马克顿高尔夫球场，耗资 250 万英镑，1957 年 7 月 5 日由劳斯莱斯前总经理海夫斯勋爵奠基。
• The Duke of Edinburgh opened the Derby and District College of Technology on 15 May 1964, and the Bishop Lonsdale College in Mickleover was developed alongside it for teacher training.1964 年 5 月 15 日，爱丁堡公爵为德比及地区技术学院揭幕，米克尔弗的朗斯代尔主教学院也同期建设，承担师资培训。
• The Derby and District College of Art opened on 22 September 1966, and its building was inaugurated by Paul Reilly, director of the Council of Industrial Design.德比及地区艺术学院于 1966 年 9 月 22 日开学，其校舍由工业设计委员会主任保罗·赖利主持启用。
• In 1972 the operational split between the two Kedleston Road colleges was dissolved, and they were merged into the Derby College of Art and Technology.1972 年，凯德斯顿路两校之间的运营分工被取消，合并为德比艺术与技术学院。
• Five years later, in 1977, that college united with the Bishop Lonsdale College of Education at Mickleover to form the Derby Lonsdale College of Higher Education, with about 800 students at Mickleover and 1,200 at Kedleston Road.五年后的 1977 年，该校与米克尔弗的朗斯代尔主教教育学院合并，组成德比朗斯代尔高等教育学院，当时米克尔弗约有 800 名学生，凯德斯顿路约有 1200 名。
• In March 1981 the college held its first graduation ceremony in academic caps and gowns, with only six of its 156 courses then validated by the Council for National Academic Awards.1981 年 3 月，学院举行首次穿戴学位袍与学位帽的毕业典礼，当时 156 门课程中仅有 6 门获得全国学术资格授予委员会认证。
• The Matlock College of Education, a teacher training college founded in 1946, merged with the institution in 1983, and the enlarged body took the name Derbyshire College of Higher Education.1946 年创办的教师培训学院马特洛克教育学院于 1983 年并入，合并后的机构更名为德比郡高等教育学院。
• Matlock was scaled down in 1985 and closed in 1986, while the Southern Derbyshire School of Occupational Therapy joined in 1991 and the School of Radiography followed in 1992.马特洛克校区于 1985 年缩减并于 1986 年关闭，南德比郡职业治疗学校于 1991 年并入，放射照相学校于 1992 年并入。
• The Further and Higher Education Act 1992 allowed the Derbyshire College of Higher Education to become the University of Derby, the only college in the country to be upgraded directly to university status that year.1992 年《继续教育与高等教育法》使德比郡高等教育学院得以升格为德比大学，它是当年全国唯一一所直接升格为大学的学院。
• Britannia Mill, a renovated textile mill, opened in January 1994 at a cost of £10 million, and the B block for business and management was opened in March by the Conservative MP Tim Boswell.改建自纺织厂的布里塔尼亚磨坊于 1994 年 1 月启用，耗资 1000 万英镑，商学与管理所用的 B 座同年 3 月由保守党议员蒂姆·博斯韦尔揭幕。
• The Learning Centre, later renamed the University Library, opened in November 1997 on the site of a former car park at Kedleston Road.学习中心于 1997 年 11 月在凯德斯顿路原停车场原址启用，后更名为大学图书馆。
• In 1998 the university merged with High Peak College of Further Education in Buxton, which moved into the Devonshire Dome in 2005, and in 2012 it absorbed Leek College in Staffordshire.1998 年，大学与巴克斯顿的高峰继续教育学院合并，该院 2005 年迁入德文郡圆顶；2012 年又并入斯塔福德郡的利克学院。
• Further education provision was consolidated in 2013 as Buxton and Leek College, which now operates on the Buxton, Leek and Kedleston Road sites.继续教育部分于 2013 年整合为巴克斯顿与利克学院，目前在巴克斯顿、利克与凯德斯顿路三地办学。
• A teaching site in Chesterfield opened in October 2016 in the converted buildings of St Helena's Grammar School, serving nursing, health and social care students.切斯特菲尔德教学点于 2016 年 10 月在圣海伦娜文法学校旧址改建的校舍启用，服务护理、健康与社会照护专业学生。
• Higher education provision was withdrawn from Buxton in 2021, and the Devonshire Dome reverted to college use while university courses moved to Derby.2021 年，大学撤出巴克斯顿的高等教育办学，德文郡圆顶回归学院用途，大学课程迁回德比。
• In 2022 the university opened a Nuclear Skills Academy with Rolls-Royce Submarines, designed to train 200 apprentices over the following decade.2022 年，大学与劳斯莱斯潜艇部门合作开设核技能学院，计划在此后十年内培养 200 名学徒。
• In October 2025 the university announced proposals to cut 265 staff posts to ease financial pressure, and the local branch of the University and College Union voted for a three-day strike in December 2025.2025 年 10 月，大学宣布拟裁减 265 个岗位以缓解财政压力，大学与学院工会地方分会投票决定于 2025 年 12 月举行为期三天的罢工。

Academics

• Teaching is grouped into four colleges, namely Arts, Humanities and Education, Science and Engineering, Business, Law and Social Sciences, and Health, Psychology and Social Care.教学分为四个学院，即艺术、人文与教育学院，科学与工程学院，商学、法律与社会科学学院，以及健康、心理学与社会照护学院。
• The College of Arts, Humanities and Education contains the School of Arts, the School of Humanities and Journalism and the Institute of Education, which trains teachers for the primary and secondary sectors.艺术、人文与教育学院下设艺术学院、人文与新闻学院以及教育学院，后者培养小学与中学师资。
• The College of Science and Engineering brings together computing, engineering, the built and natural environment and human sciences, and its laboratories support automotive, manufacturing and environmental research.科学与工程学院整合计算机、工程、建成与自然环境以及人文科学等学科，其实验室支撑汽车、制造与环境研究。
• The College of Business, Law and Social Sciences includes Derby Business School and the School of Law and Social Sciences, the latter based at One Friar Gate Square in the city centre.商学、法律与社会科学学院包括德比商学院与法律和社会科学学院，后者设在市中心的弗赖尔门广场一号。
• Derby Law School holds the private papers of Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice, a judge of the International Court of Justice, and runs a substantial pro bono advice service for local residents.德比法学院收藏国际法院法官杰拉尔德·菲茨莫里斯爵士的私人文件，并为当地居民提供大量公益法律咨询。
• The College of Health, Psychology and Social Care trains nurses, allied health professionals and psychologists, and its adult nursing degrees are accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.健康、心理学与社会照护学院培养护士、相关健康专业人员与心理学家，其成人护理学位获护理与助产委员会认证。
• The university offers more than 300 undergraduate programmes, together with foundation degrees, postgraduate taught courses, research degrees and a large portfolio of online learning.大学开设 300 多个本科专业，另有基础学位、授课型研究生课程、研究学位以及规模可观的在线学习项目。
• Student numbers are close to 20,000, taught by about 1,000 academic staff, and the university draws a large share of its students from the East Midlands and from mature and part-time entrants.在校学生接近 20000 人，教学科研人员约 1000 人，生源很大一部分来自东米德兰兹地区以及成人与非全日制学生。
• The Institute for Innovation in Sustainable Engineering works with manufacturers on lightweight materials, energy efficiency and the decarbonisation of industrial processes.可持续工程创新研究所与制造商合作，研究轻质材料、能源效率与工业流程脱碳。
• The Nuclear Skills Academy, run with Rolls-Royce Submarines, combines classroom teaching with placements at the company's Raynesway site and is intended to supply the Royal Navy's submarine programme.与劳斯莱斯潜艇部门合办的核技能学院把课堂教学与在该公司雷恩斯韦基地的实习结合，旨在为皇家海军潜艇计划输送人才。
• Research is concentrated in materials and manufacturing, health and social care, education, psychology and the creative industries, and was submitted to the Research Excellence Framework in 2021.研究集中于材料与制造、健康与社会照护、教育、心理学与创意产业，并已参加 2021 年英国科研卓越框架评估。
• Derby Business School teaches accounting, finance, marketing, human resource management and supply chain management, and maintains links with the rail, aerospace and automotive employers of the region.德比商学院教授会计、金融、市场营销、人力资源管理与供应链管理，并与本地区的铁路、航空航天与汽车雇主保持联系。
• The university validates degrees delivered by partner institutions abroad, including Botswana Accountancy College, Raffles Design Institute and the Swiss Hotel Management School.大学为海外合作院校开设的学位课程提供认证，合作方包括博茨瓦纳会计学院、莱佛士设计学院与瑞士酒店管理学院。
• University of Derby Online Learning delivers distance programmes in business, health, psychology, computing and education to students who cannot attend the Derby campuses.德比大学在线学习部门面向无法到校的学生，提供商学、健康、心理学、计算机与教育领域的远程课程。
• Degree apprenticeships form a growing part of the portfolio, with apprentices trained in nursing, engineering, digital technology and business administration while remaining in paid employment.学位学徒制在课程组合中占比日增，学徒在保留带薪工作的同时接受护理、工程、数字技术与工商管理方面的培养。
• The University Library at Kedleston Road provides subject librarians, study spaces and digital access to journals and databases, supplemented by site libraries at Markeaton Street and Britannia Mill.凯德斯顿路的大学图书馆提供学科馆员、学习空间与期刊数据库的数字化访问，马克顿街与布里塔尼亚磨坊另设分馆。
• Foundation and access courses, degree apprenticeships and part-time evening study give the university an unusually broad intake for an institution of its size.基础课程、衔接课程、学位学徒制与非全日制夜校使这所大学的生源结构在同等规模院校中异常宽泛。

Campus

• The main campus is at Kedleston Road in Allestree, north-west of the city centre, opposite Markeaton Park and close to the A38 trunk road.主校区位于市中心西北阿勒斯特里的凯德斯顿路，正对马克顿公园，靠近 A38 干线公路。
• The Markeaton Street site houses arts, design, media and STEM facilities and was formally opened in November 2007 by Sir Richard Branson.马克顿街校区容纳艺术、设计、媒体与理工设施，2007 年 11 月由理查德·布兰森爵士正式启用。
• Britannia Mill, a converted mill near the city centre, provides studios and workshops for art and design, while One Friar Gate Square houses the law school in a restored civic building.布里塔尼亚磨坊由市中心附近的工厂改建，为艺术与设计提供工作室与车间；弗赖尔门广场一号则在修复的市政建筑中安置法学院。
• The university owns Derby Theatre in the city centre, where theatre arts students learn alongside professional productions, and the city's QUAD arts centre stands nearby.大学拥有市中心的德比剧院，戏剧专业学生在此与职业制作同台学习，附近的 Quad 艺术中心亦为城市文化地标。
• The Chesterfield teaching site occupies the former St Helena's Grammar School, renovated between 2014 and 2016, and includes a mock ward and clinical skills suite.切斯特菲尔德教学点利用圣海伦娜文法学校旧址，2014 至 2016 年间完成翻修，内设模拟病房与临床技能室。
• The Devonshire Dome at Buxton, acquired in 2001, is a Grade II* listed former stable block whose iron dome of 1881, 44 metres across, is larger than that of St Paul's Cathedral.2001 年购得的巴克斯顿德文郡圆顶是二级星保护建筑，原为马厩，其 1881 年建成的铁制穹顶直径 44 米，大于伦敦圣保罗座堂的穹顶。
• Student residences are concentrated in the University Quarter between Kedleston Road, Markeaton Street and Britannia Mill, and include Agard Court, Nunnery Court, Princess Alice Court and Peak Court.学生宿舍集中在凯德斯顿路、马克顿街与布里塔尼亚磨坊之间的大学街区，包括阿加德苑、女修道院苑、爱丽丝公主苑与峰景苑。
• Derby railway station lies about two miles from Kedleston Road, and East Midlands Airport is roughly thirty minutes away by road, making the campus accessible for commuter and international students.德比火车站距凯德斯顿路约两英里，东米德兰兹机场车程约三十分钟，校园对通勤学生与国际学生都较为便利。
• The Buxton and Leek sites now operate as further education colleges rather than university campuses, following the withdrawal of higher education from Buxton in 2021.2021 年大学撤出巴克斯顿高等教育后，巴克斯顿与利克两处场地现作为继续教育学院运营，而不再承担大学校区职能。
• The city of Derby, with about 260,000 inhabitants, combines Rolls-Royce's civil aerospace headquarters, Toyota's Burnaston plant and a historic centre around Derby Cathedral and the Arboretum of 1840.德比市约 26 万人口，聚集劳斯莱斯民用航空总部与丰田伯纳斯顿工厂，历史中心围绕德比座堂与 1840 年建成的植物园展开。

Reputation

• The University of Derby is placed in the 1201-1400 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027, the joint interval used by QS for institutions in this part of the table.德比大学在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 1201-1400 位，这是 QS 对该区段院校采用的并列区间。
• In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 the university sits in the 801-1000 band, its highest position in the four major global tables.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校位于第 801-1000 位区间，这是其在四大全球主榜中的最高位置。
• U.S. News ranks the university 1,481st in its 2026-2027 Best Global Universities list, a result weighted towards its health, engineering and education research.在 2026-2027 年度 U.S. News 全球大学榜单中，该校位列第 1481 位，这一结果主要受其健康、工程与教育研究的支撑。
• The university did not enter the main table of the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities and is therefore listed outside the ShanghaiRanking top group for that year.该校未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜，因此在当年被列为上海软科主榜之外的院校。
• Derby was awarded Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework of 2017, a rating based on teaching quality, learning environment and student outcomes.德比大学在 2017 年英国教学卓越框架评估中获得金奖，该评级依据教学质量、学习环境与学生成果。
• Its research record of 11,440 works and 340,271 citations in OpenAlex is modest in volume but comparatively strong in citation impact for a teaching-intensive university.OpenAlex 显示其 11440 项成果获得 340271 次引用，对一所教学型大学而言，数量不大而引用影响力相对突出。
• Engineering, nursing, education and psychology carry the strongest external reputation, and the nuclear and rail engineering programmes are tied directly to regional employers.工程、护理、教育与心理学的外部声誉最强，核工程与铁路工程课程则与本地区雇主直接挂钩。
• The university's position in national league tables has fluctuated, and it is generally grouped with the post-1992 universities rather than with the research-intensive Russell Group.该校在全国排行榜上的位置有所波动，通常被归入 1992 年后升格的大学群体，而非研究密集的罗素集团。
• Employer engagement is a declared priority, and the university's degree apprenticeships and industrial partnerships give graduates a strong record in the East Midlands labour market.雇主合作是校方公开的优先事项，学位学徒制与产业伙伴关系使其毕业生在东米德兰兹劳动力市场表现稳健。
• International recognition is strongest in art and design, where alumni and staff have won major commissions, and in health education, which recruits students from across the Commonwealth.国际认可度在艺术与设计领域最高，其校友与教师曾获重要委托项目；健康教育则吸引来自英联邦各国的学生。
• The university is a member of Universities UK and MillionPlus, the association of modern universities, and takes part in national widening participation programmes.该校是英国大学协会与现代大学团体 MillionPlus 的成员，并参与全国性的扩大高等教育参与计划。

Student life

• The university motto is Experience Teaches, a phrase that reflects its emphasis on placements, work-based learning and professional practice.大学校训为「Experience Teaches」（经验即教诲），这一表述体现其对实习、工作本位学习与专业实践的强调。
• The Union of Students, rebranded in 2017, runs societies, sports clubs, advice services and the Basecamp social space that opened in 2022.学生联合会于 2017 年更名，运营社团、体育俱乐部、咨询服务以及 2022 年启用的「大本营」社交空间。
• The Atrium, built in 1994, is the main concourse at Kedleston Road and hosts university events, student fairs and private functions throughout the year.1994 年建成的中庭是凯德斯顿路校区的主厅，全年承办大学活动、学生集市与私人活动。
• Team Derby is the university's sports brand, and its teams compete in British Universities and Colleges Sport leagues in football, rugby, hockey, netball and athletics.「德比队」是大学的体育品牌，其队伍参加英国高校体育联赛的足球、橄榄球、曲棍球、无板篮球与田径项目。
• Student societies cover academic subjects, cultural groups, volunteering, faith and the performing arts, and the students' union supports new societies with small grants.学生社团涵盖学科、文化群体、志愿服务、宗教与表演艺术，学生联合会以小额资助支持新社团。
• The Union of Students runs an independent advice centre dealing with academic appeals, housing disputes and welfare cases, and its sabbatical officers are elected each year.学生联合会设有独立咨询中心，处理学业申诉、住房纠纷与福利个案，其全职学生干部每年经选举产生。
• Derby's FORMAT International Photography Festival, held biennially since 2004, brings students into contact with curators and photographers from around the world.德比国际摄影节 FORMAT 自 2004 年起每两年举办一次，使学生得以接触来自世界各地的策展人与摄影师。
• The city's cultural life includes Derby Theatre, the QUAD arts centre, the Derby Film Festival and the Royal Crown Derby porcelain works, all within reach of the campuses.城市文化生活包括德比剧院、Quad 艺术中心、德比电影节与皇家皇冠德比瓷器工场，均在校园可达范围内。
• Derby County Football Club plays at Pride Park, about two miles from Kedleston Road, and match days shape the rhythms of the city's student population.德比郡足球俱乐部在普莱德公园球场作赛，距凯德斯顿路约两英里，比赛日塑造着这座城市学生群体的生活节奏。
• The Derbyshire countryside, including the Peak District National Park, lies within an hour of the city and supports walking, climbing and cycling clubs.德比郡乡野包括峰区国家公园，距市区一小时车程以内，为徒步、攀岩与骑行社团提供了活动空间。

Notable people

• Paul Cummins, an artist trained at Derby, created Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, the installation of 888,246 ceramic poppies at the Tower of London in 2014.在德比接受艺术训练的保罗·卡明斯创作了《血染大地与红海》，2014 年在伦敦塔展出 888246 朵陶瓷罂粟。
• Idris Khan, a graduate of the university's photography programme, is known for layered photographic works and received an OBE in 2017.毕业于该校摄影专业的伊德里斯·汗以层叠影像作品著称，并于 2017 年获授大英帝国官佐勋章。
• Graham Joyce, the British fantasy novelist, studied at Derby and won the World Fantasy Award four times before his death in 2014.英国奇幻小说家格雷厄姆·乔伊斯曾就读于德比，生前四度获得世界奇幻奖。
• Lucy Spraggan, singer-songwriter, studied at the university before appearing on The X Factor in 2012 and releasing a string of chart albums.创作歌手露西·斯普拉根在 2012 年参加《英国偶像》并接连发行上榜专辑之前，曾就读于该校。
• Devon Malcolm, the England fast bowler, combined a cricket career with study at Derby and later coached in the region.英格兰快速投球手德文·马尔科姆在德比求学期间兼顾板球生涯，此后在本地区从事教练工作。
• Khumbo Kachali, Vice-President of Malawi from 2012 to 2014, studied at the university and later held ministerial posts in Malawi's government.2012 至 2014 年任马拉维副总统的库姆博·卡查利曾在该校学习，后又在马拉维政府担任部长职务。
• Stephen Amoah, a Ghanaian economist and member of parliament, took a doctorate at Derby and later served as a deputy minister in Ghana.加纳经济学家、国会议员斯蒂芬·阿莫阿在德比取得博士学位，后出任加纳政府副部长。
• David Imms, the English landscape painter, studied at the Derby art school and exhibited with the Newlyn and St Ives schools.英国风景画家戴维·伊姆斯曾在德比艺术学校学习，其作品与纽林、圣艾夫斯画派一同展出。
• Carl Tighe, a novelist and academic in creative writing, taught at Derby and wrote on the politics of literary representation.小说家、创意写作学者卡尔·泰伊曾在德比任教，并撰写关于文学再现政治的研究。
• William Cavendish, Earl of Burlington, became chancellor in 2018, succeeding his father the 12th Duke of Devonshire, and works professionally as a photographer.伯灵顿伯爵威廉·卡文迪什于 2018 年接替其父第十二代德文郡公爵出任校监，其职业身份是摄影师。
• Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice, a judge of the International Court of Justice, left his private papers to Derby Law School, where they support research in international law.国际法院法官杰拉尔德·菲茨莫里斯爵士将其私人文件遗赠德比法学院，成为国际法研究的重要资料。
• Professor Kathryn Mitchell has served as vice-chancellor since 2015 and has led the university's expansion into nuclear skills, degree apprenticeships and online learning.凯瑟琳·米切尔教授自 2015 年起担任校长，主导大学向核技能、学位学徒制与在线学习的拓展。