University of Derby - Student Life

Housing: Reasonable prices. Use uni housing department.

Eats: Many restaurants: Fat Cats, Cactus, Zizzi. Pizza Express, as well as takeaways and indian restaurants.

Drink: SU bars, Union Arms and Lonsdale are cheap (pint from £1-£2). Many city bars and clubs have student nights. The Ram and the Bless are cheap; lots of trendy wine and cocktail bars, Friargate, Susumi, Revolution.

Nightlife: SU bars nights (eg Bonk, Carnage); many nightclubs eg Blends at the Gatehouse, Bluenote (indie), Destiny (cheese). Many cinemas, theatres, and the Vic for live music.

Locals: Very friendly. Medium-size city, so fewer of the anxieties of larger cities.

Sports: Gym, swimming pool; football, rugby, netball and hockey pitches.

Travel: Intersite buses; good local buses; plenty of taxis. In the centre of England, so easy and cheap to visit larger cities.

Jobs: Easy to get part-time work (bars, shops etc); uni careers centre helps.

Informal name: Derby Uni.

Best features: Atmosphere; SU; the Atrium; new Devonshire Campus.

And worst: Satellite sites meaning some facilities are fragmented between sites.

More info: Ring SU President on Tel 01332 591507.

Past students: Barry Evans (rugby, Leicester/England), Berni Yates (fashion designer), Greg Tucker (accountant), Ryan Cook (graphic designer), Alisdair Mackie (high-roller).