at a cost of £10M. On 4 March 1994, the B block (business and management subjects, which lies north of the East Tower) was opened by the Conservative MP, Tim Boswell.
Later in the autumn of 1994, the Atrium was built. In November 1997, the Learning Centre (now renamed ‘University Library’) was officially opened, having been built on a former car park. The University of Derby was fully invested.
=== 1998–present: New campuses and further mergers ===
In 1998, the university merged with High Peak College of Further Education in Buxton, which is in the North West of the County of Derbyshire. High Peak College was at that time based at premises in Harpur Hill, but moved to the Devonshire Dome in the centre of Buxton in 2005.
In August 2012, the university merged with Leek College in Leek, Staffordshire. In 2013 the university merged all of its further education education provision into Buxton & Leek College. The college operates at the university's campuses in Buxton, Leek, and Kedleston Road in Derby.
In October 2016, the university opened a new site in Chesterfield in the North-East of the County of Derbyshire. This is situated in the buildings of what was originally St Helena's Grammar School, which were converted by the university.
In 2021, the university withdrew its Higher Education provision from the Buxton campus leaving just Buxton and Leek Colleges operating in Buxton.
In 2022, the university opened the Nuclear Skills Academy in partnership with Rolls Royce Submarines Ltd. with the intention of 200 new apprentices being trained for the next 10 years.
== Campuses and facilities ==
The university has a range of resources and facilities available to all students and staff, including lecture theatres; Union of Students' facilities; a bus service operating at and between the campuses; Chaplaincy and facilities for faith, meditation and prayer; indoor and outdoor sports facilities; cafes and food outlets; wellbeing centres and support; Careers and Employability services and centres; and a University Library service
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