The Derby experience A guide for students based at the Royal Derby Hospital Centre
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Welcome 3 The University of Nottingham’s Royal City highlights 4 Derby Hospital Centre, based on the Student life 6 site of the Royal Derby Hospital, is fully Discover your perfect home 8 equipped with academic, social and Support services 10 administrative facilities. It’s home to Academic and administrative facilities 11 some of the courses and research groups Transport networks 12 from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Useful contacts 14 Sciences.
The centre’s location, on the site of a busy and modern UniofNottingham hospital, is a fitting focus for healthcare and medical students. As a student based at the Derby site, you’ll UniofNottingham have the opportunity to join in with activities and events, many of which are organised by the students themselves. It’s a friendly, enthusiastic community that caters for students of all ages and backgrounds, and is complemented by easy access to a lively city and beautiful countryside.
Derby is the most central city in England with excellent transport links. Derby is close to the M1, East Midlands Airport and is on a direct train line to London St Pancras. There is a free hopper bus from the Royal Derby Hospital Centre to University Park Campus, giving you the option of living in Derby or Nottingham.
Find out more: 2 nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/derby 3 City centre entertainment For film fans, there City is a 12 screen 4K cinema in Intu Derby. The highlights shopping centre also offers an 18 lane bowling centre and an adventure indoor golf course. Wining and dining Amateur detectives You won’t go hungry in Derby: Chinese, can try out their French, Greek, Japanese, Indian, Italian, skills in one of Mexican, Spanish, Thai and Turkish are all on Derby’s escape offer. There are high street names like Pizza rooms, or if you Express and Zizzi, but also independently prefer more action, run cafes such as The Docks Eatery and Jack then head to the Rabbits to seek out. Don’t miss the food and trampoline parks. drink or beer festivals either!
Cultural fest The great outdoors For a small city, Derby boasts a surprising variety In and around the city there are various of performance venues. The Assembly Rooms, picturesque parks. Within walking distance of the Guildhall, Derby Theatre, Déda and the the city is Darley Park which is ideal for a stroll QUAD arts centre all have full programmes. by the river. The Peak District National Park Annual events include the Derby Folk Festival, is also easily accessible by bus from the city Derby Film Festival and FORMAT, the UK’s centre. Highlights include Chatsworth House largest photography festival. For something a and Bakewell, with hundreds of walks and bit different, check out the Ey Up Mi Duck Race miles of impressive scenery to explore. which is held in the spring.
For sport fans Retail therapy Play it or watch it – there are opportunities for Different areas of the city offer different both in Derby. Derby County’s football stadium, shopping experiences. There are Pride Park, is nearby and there are facilities boutiques in the Cathedral Quarter, for fitness, cycling, rock climbing and sailing traditional high street shopping in St in and around the city. Swadlincote Ski and Peter’s Quarter and over 160 stores and Snowboarding Centre is just a few miles from restaurants in the Intu Derby shopping 4 the city. Perfect your skiing or snowboarding centre. 5 skills or try out the various tobogganing rides. Find out more: visitderby.co.uk The SU Hub Royal Derby Student life The SU Hub at Derby is an Hospital facilities area that can be used for Our building is linked to socialising, eating lunch or the hospital via a corridor. group studying, and as a Facilities in the main hospital bookable venue for activities include cafes, restaurants, a such as cake sales, choir small Boots chemist, Marks practice, yoga and Zumba. & Spencer food store, and a There is also a piano and table cash machine. tennis for breaks between studying.
University of Nottingham Here is a flavour of what is Cafe Direct at Derby Committee currently on offer: Open for breakfast, lunch and (UNAD) ■■ Cardiovascular Society afternoon snacks, Cafe Direct UNAD represents all students ■■ Choir Society offers a range of hot and cold food including sandwiches, at Derby and ensures your ■■ Climbing experience here is the best it wraps, baked potatoes and ■■ Football can be. That means organising soup. There are vegetarian events and activities ■■ Hiking and halal options too. The cafe has a Costa coffee machine as (barbecues, nights out, sports ■■ Hockey well as selling cold drinks. days and many more) but also ■■ Hospital Play Team putting forward any ideas ■■ Men’s Rugby or concerns you might have about life at Derby. ■■ Netball ■■ Racquet Club UNAD also helps to fund and ■■ Swimming facilitate the running of clubs and societies which are all run by students, for students. Find out more: su.nottingham.ac.uk
6 7 Discover your perfect home
Many students choose to live close to the Royal Derby Hospital Centre, in self-catered accommodation called Lonsdale Hall. We have an agreement with the University of Derby that certain lodges will be reserved for University of Nottingham students studying in Derby.
Hall facilities Rooms and flats The benefits of living in halls include: ■■ Wi-Fi in every bedroom for Flats are made of up to six up to six devices standard-sized bedrooms and ■■ a convenient one large bedroom at the end location, which is ■■ Freeview TV and radio of the corridor. Every room just a 20-minute through your PC, laptop or comes furnished with a single walk from the Royal tablet bed, built-in wardrobe, built- Derby Hospital and a ■■ Weekly cleaning service of in desk, chair, bookshelves, 25-minute walk from communal areas personal door lock, phone, Derby city centre ■■ On-site laundry mirror and power sockets. Each ■■ close proximity to bus ■■ Secure car/motorbike flat has two separate toilets and routes to the hospital parking (charges apply) two separate shower rooms, as and the city well as a well-equipped kitchen ■■ CCTV, fob entry system and a TV lounge. ■■ access to activities and night security organised by the halls social team and the ■■ Bike sheds (lockable) University of Derby ■■ Free Unibus tickets on Students’ Union arrival (September starters Find out more: only) derby.ac.uk/halls/nottingham 8 9 Academic Clinical skills suite Support services The suite is equipped with and clinical skills equipment and training devices, including administrative manikins that mimic You are welcome to use the support respiratory, cardiac and services in Nottingham but may prefer to facilities alimentary symptoms and make an appointment to see an adviser responses. There is also a in Derby. The Student Service Centre has four-bed bay for simulated The welcoming Student ward learning. Facilities are offices reserved for drop-in sessions and Service Centre has a wide also available for drop-in appointments with advisers. range of study facilities, sessions so you can revise and as well as comprehensive practise skills. academic support. Many academics are based on-site NHS library and are available to see you if Advisers can help with: As a student at Derby, you you need help with your work can join the NHS library and or have any questions. ■■ academic support borrow up to 20 books at a ■■ financial support Student Service time. There are around 25,000 ■■ University counselling loanable items in the library, service Centre individual study desks, group study rooms and computers ■■ careers guidance The Derby Student Service Centre has dedicated staff to reserved for University of ■■ faith support support you and your learning. Nottingham students. The ■■ welfare support They’re your first point of call staff are happy to help with for questions about everything searching databases, and from coursework submission there’s a small refreshments to module enrolment. area if you need an energy boost.
Computer facilities In addition, you have access There’s a large, dedicated to any of the libraries across computer suite in the centre, our campuses, including the plus small clusters opposite Greenfield Medical Library the Student Service Centre in the Nottingham Medical 10 and in the library. School. 11 Transport networks
To and from Nottingham A faster bus service (30 Hopper bus minutes from Derby bus station to Nottingham) is the The University provides a Red Arrow, which stops at the bus service from the Royal Queen’s Medical Centre as Derby Hospital Centre to well as Nottingham city centre. University Park Campus in Find out more: Nottingham. The journey trentbarton.co.uk takes 40–50 minutes, depending on traffic. The bus runs every day except bank holidays. Find out To and from Derby Cycle facilities more: nottingham.ac.uk/ Railcard go/buses Trains city centre There are cycle lanes around The Royal Derby bus, also the Royal Derby Hospital, a There are secure bike shed and bike regular, frequent operated by Trent Barton, runs between London Road stands at the University of Local bus trains between Community Hospital (with a Nottingham Royal Derby Nottingham and stop near the train station) Hospital Centre, and male and networks Derby with a journey and the Royal Derby Hospital female shower facilities with a drying cabinet just inside The Indigo service, operated time of 20–30 with a journey time around by Trent Barton, runs between 20 minutes. Find out more: the building. As a student, you minutes. Save a are eligible for the University’s Derby and Nottingham, trentbarton.co.uk stopping in Beeston, Chilwell, third on fares with a bike hire scheme. All bikes Long Eaton, Draycott, 16–25 railcard. are ready to ride and come Spondon, and other areas. The complete with lights, lock, journey time is around an hour mudguards and rack. and a student Mango card Find out more: gives you a 25% discount. nottingham.ac.uk/ucycle 12 13 You can also connect with us through our social media Useful contacts channels: nottingham.ac.uk/connect
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