University of Derby
About University of Derby
The University of Derby, formerly known as Derby College, is a public university in the city of Derby, England. It traces its history back to the establishment of the Derby Diocesan Institution for the training of schoolmistresses in 1851. It gained university status in 1992.
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A mysterious rock fell from the sky onto a Derby street, knocked a passing goose to the ground. Dr. Andrew Johnson, a geologist of the University of Derby, didn't think it was a meteorite — he thought it was something like a piece of limestone from the Peak District. They asked him, yeah, but how come it came from the sky?
from 39: No Such Thing As A Rocking Chair In Space, 2014-12-13 at 00:23:55 · read transcript
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Actually, I think it is a bit unclear whether in the real world the amount of sun cream that actually enters the water, considering how big and diluted it will be in the ocean, whether it's genuinely bad for coral. There is a sun cream that has been developed at the University of Derby, which is actively good for coral, which is nice. It's like sort of basically coral steroids in there.
No Such Thing As Sunscreen for Flies, 2026-07-16 · listen
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39: No Such Thing As A Rocking Chair In Space put 2 places on the map.
- Peak District · United Kingdom
Coordinates: 52.9388, -1.4965