University of Derby Centre (now renamed ‘University Library’) was officially opened, having been built on a former car park. The University of Derby was fully invested, and in 1998 welcomed a synthesis of efforts with the High Peak College of Further Education, Buxton on Harpur Hill – a synthesis to eventually be amalgamated as the Devonshire Campus of the University of Derby Buxton, Derby's second campus, based at the Devonshire Dome. In October 2008, Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire was appointed as the third Chancellor of the University. In August 2012 the university merged with Leek College. The merger has created Buxton
University of Nottingham Halls of Residence university. Lenton, Lincoln, Derby, Rutland, Sherwood, Newark, Southwell, Ancaster and Melton halls fall into the former category; Hugh Stewart, Cripps, Cavendish, Nightingale, Florence Boot, Wortley, and Willoughby into the latter. All halls of residence on University Park Campus are of mixed sex undergraduate type. Ancaster Hall () provides accommodation for about 270 students. and the current warden is Professor Svenja Adolphs. Notable alumni Cavendish Hall () provides accommodation for 278 students. The hall is named after the Cavendish family, or more specifically the Duke of Devonshire. The hall surrounds a lawn quadrangle with its own rose garden, and is reached