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Meta information
61% 
Page quality
74% 
Page structure
98% 
Link structure
47% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.35 s
File size
142.60 kB
Words
1648
Media files
13
Number of links
132 internal / 9 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
University of Derby - BA, BSc, FdA, FdSc, MA, MSc, PhD Degrees & Short Courses - University of Derby
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 943 pixels long. Optimize title
There are word repetitions in the page title.
Meta description
(Critically important)
The University of Derby is a modern university located in the heart of England. We build on our region's heritage of innovation to provide industry-relevant, expert teaching, from foundation and undergraduate degrees through to postgraduate study, short courses and research. Our academic strength is backed up by practical experience to ensure our students are ready for a successful career.
The meta description is too long: 2420 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.derby.ac.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-gb
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-gb
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
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The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
There are 4 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate 1: Visit us and see for yourself what it's like to study here. Chat to ou...
  • Duplicate 2: The best way to find out if studying at Derby is right for you is to c...
This page contains 1648 words. That's ok.
37.8% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
20 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 20.22 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 94 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"there are scientific models that suggest that by 2030, 90% of the coral reefs will be extinct."
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

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...mpact-report-2022-2023/Open-Day-tiny.jpgUniversity
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...minalfour.net/media/white-background.jpgWhite background
...pectus-2025-assets-for-web-2000x1500.jpgundergraduate prospectus 2025
...edia/global/images/backgrounds/black.gifA 10 x 10 pixel black gif for background images
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...edia/global/images/backgrounds/white.gifA 10 x 10 pixel white gif for background images
...acuk/assets/homepage/derby-white-(1).jpgDerby Uni sign at Kedleston Road
...mages/2024/Jordan-Phethean-thumbnail.jpgDr Jordan Phethean
...ges/2024/Skills-thumbnail-2-(1)-tiny.jpgA person in front of a screen containing data
...ss/images/2024/Kid-Karam-1-thumbnail.jpgTwo people sitting and talking, one holding a microphone
...k/assets/homepage/TEF-2023-Gold-logo.pngLogo for TEF Gold 2023

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
THE FUTURE IS YOU
The H1 heading is too short (17 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 THE FUTURE IS YOU
H2 Why the turtle?
H2 Undergraduate Open Days
H2 Postgraduate Open Events
H2 Undergraduate prospectus 2025 out now - the future is you
H2 Making a difference
H2 Innovation and research
H2 Open Days
H2 Our latest news
H3 Growing innovation and business
H3 Civic University Agreement
H3 Student success
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 9 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.derby.ac.uk/Anchor Skip Navigation
https://www.derby.ac.uk/No Text
https://www.derby.ac.uk/courses/Course Search
https://www.derby.ac.uk/study/Study
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https://www.derby.ac.uk/life/Life
A-TITLE Life
/life/international-students/International
https://www.derby.ac.uk/research/Research
A-TITLE Research
/business-services/Business Services
A-TITLE Business Services
https://www.derby.ac.uk/alumni/Alumni
/undergraduate/Undergraduate All you need to know to choose your course, from foundation to bachelors or integrated masters
/postgraduate/Postgraduate Ready for advanced study? Explore our Postgraduate Courses and Research Degrees
https://www.derby.ac.uk/online/Online Discover our part-time online courses for study any time, anywhere
/short-courses-cpd/Short courses Looking to improve your skills or change career? A short course could be the key
/research/degrees/Research degrees
/study/part-time/Part-time study
/business-services/training-de...Apprenticeships
/study/facilities/Campus and Facilities
/study/fees-finance/Fees and Finance
/study/student-support/Student support
/study/study-abroad/Study abroad
/study/employability/Employability
/open-days/undergraduate/Book your Undergraduate Open DayBook your Undergraduate Open Day
/open-days/postgraduate/Book your Postgraduate Open EventBook your Postgraduate Open Event
/life/accommodation/Accommodation Let the adventure begin. Where could you be living?
/life/city-countryside/Our city Culture, adventure, fun, sport, shopping. Derby has lots to offer, whatever you love doing
/life/union-of-students/clubs-...Clubs and societies Make friends, learn a skill or share your interests with our varied clubs and societies
https://www.derby.ac.uk/life/Life at Derby How to make the most of your time - on campus and beyond.
/study/facilities/Campus and facilities
/study/fees-finance/Text duplicate Fees and Finance
/study/student-support/Text duplicate Student support
/life/international-students/International students
/life/sport/Sport at Derby
/life/union-of-students/Union of Students
/open-days/undergraduate/Text duplicate Book your Undergraduate Open DayBook your Undergraduate Open Day
/open-days/postgraduate/Text duplicate Book your Postgraduate Open EventBook your Postgraduate Open Event
https://www.derby.ac.uk/research/Innovation and Research at Derby Discover how we are pushing the boundaries of innovation and research and learn about our approach
/research/degrees/Research degrees If you have a curious, independent mind then join us. Explore your options for research degrees
/research/showcase/Research showcase Explore our research case studies and discover how our research is having a real world impact
/research/collaborating-research/Collaborating on research Whether you are from industry or academic, we're always keen to collaborate on research projects
/research/centres-groups/Research centres and groups Learn more about our researchers and our research focus
/departments/Colleges and departments Find out more about our colleges and departments
/open-days/postgraduate/Text duplicate Book your Postgraduate Open EventBook your Postgraduate Open Event
/business-services/Business Services at Derby Discover how you can benefit from working with us.
/business-services/innovation-...Research and Innovation
/business-services/funding/Funding
/business-services/talent-recr...Talent and Recruitment
/business-services/training-de...Training and Development
/business-services/facilities/Facilities
/business-services/contact-us/Make an enquiry Make an enquiry
https://www.derby.ac.uk/courses/Text duplicate Course Search
https://www.derby.ac.uk/Anchor Text duplicate Study
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/undergraduate/Text duplicate Undergraduate All you need to know to choose your course, from foundation to bachelors or integrated masters
/postgraduate/Text duplicate Postgraduate Ready for advanced study? Explore our Postgraduate Courses and Research Degrees
https://www.derby.ac.uk/online/Text duplicate Online Discover our part-time online courses for study any time, anywhere
/short-courses-cpd/Text duplicate Short courses Looking to improve your skills or change career? A short course could be the key
/research/degrees/Text duplicate Research degrees
/study/part-time/Text duplicate Part-time study
/business-services/training-de...Text duplicate Apprenticeships
/study/facilities/Text duplicate Campus and facilities
/study/fees-finance/Text duplicate Fees and Finance
/study/student-support/Text duplicate Student support
/study/study-abroad/Text duplicate Study abroad
/study/employability/Text duplicate Employability
/open-days/undergraduate/Text duplicate Book your Undergraduate Open DayBook your Undergraduate Open Day
/open-days/postgraduate/Text duplicate Book your Postgraduate Open EventBook your Postgraduate Open Event
https://www.derby.ac.uk/Anchor Text duplicate Life
A-TITLE Toggle life mobile menu
/life/accommodation/Text duplicate Accommodation Let the adventure begin. Where could you be living?
/life/city-countryside/Text duplicate Our city Culture, adventure, fun, sport, shopping. Derby has lots to offer, whatever you love doing
/life/union-of-students/clubs-...Text duplicate Clubs and societies Make friends, learn a skill or share your interests with our varied clubs and societies
https://www.derby.ac.uk/life/Text duplicate Life at Derby How to make the most of your time - on campus and beyond.
/study/facilities/Text duplicate Campus and facilities
/study/fees-finance/Text duplicate Fees and Finance
/study/student-support/Text duplicate Student support
/life/international-students/Text duplicate International students
/life/sport/Text duplicate Sport at Derby
/life/union-of-students/Text duplicate Union of Students
/open-days/undergraduate/Text duplicate Book your Undergraduate Open DayBook your Undergraduate Open Day
/open-days/postgraduate/Text duplicate Book your Postgraduate Open EventBook your Postgraduate Open Event
/life/international-students/Text duplicate International
https://www.derby.ac.uk/Anchor Text duplicate Research
A-TITLE Toggle research mobile menu
https://www.derby.ac.uk/research/Text duplicate Innovation and Research at Derby Discover how we are pushing the boundaries of innovation and research and learn about our approach
/research/degrees/Text duplicate Research degrees If you have a curious, independent mind then join us. Explore your options for research degrees
/research/showcase/Text duplicate Research showcase Explore our research case studies and discover how our research is having a real world impact
/research/collaborating-research/Collaborating on research Whether you are from industry or academic, we’re always keen to collaborate on research projects
/research/centres-groups/Text duplicate Research centres and groups Learn more about our researchers and our research focus
/departments/Text duplicate Colleges and departments Find out more about our colleges and departments
/research/showcase/helping-cor...Helping corals survive Coral reefs are dying off at an alarming rate. Our Aquatic Research Facility is carrying out work with organisations across the globe ...
/open-days/postgraduate/Text duplicate Book your Postgraduate Open EventBook your Postgraduate Open Event
https://www.derby.ac.uk/Anchor Text duplicate Business Services
A-TITLE Toggle business services mobile menu
/business-services/Text duplicate Business Services at Derby Discover how you can benefit from working with us.
/business-services/innovation-...Text duplicate Research and Innovation
/business-services/funding/Text duplicate Funding
/business-services/talent-recr...Text duplicate Talent and Recruitment
/business-services/training-de...Text duplicate Training and Development
/business-services/facilities/Text duplicate Facilities
/business-services/contact-us/Text duplicate Make an enquiry Make an enquiry
https://www.derby.ac.uk/alumni/Text duplicate Alumni
/open-days/Book your Open DayBook your Open Day
https://www.derby.ac.uk/Anchor Learn more about the turtle
/staff/michael-sweet/Michael Sweet
/research/showcase/coral-conse...developed a pioneering technique which encourages corals to reproduce
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/art...External Subdomain featured in The Times in January 2024
https://www.derby.ac.uk/research/Find out more about our world-leading research
/news/2023/derby-awarded-prest...Read more about our TEF Gold AwardRead more about our TEF Gold Award
/open-days/undergraduate/Text duplicate Book your Undergraduate Open DayBook your Undergraduate Open Day
/open-days/postgraduate/Text duplicate Book your Postgraduate Open EventBook your Postgraduate Open Event
/undergraduate/prospectus/Request your prospectusRequest your prospectus
/business-services/Growing innovation and business We are accelerating small-business growth, breaking down barriers and creating unrivalled opportunities for entrepreneurs to ...
https://www.derby.ac.uk/civic/Civic University Agreement Our Civic University Agreement reaffirms our ongoing commitment to playing our part in the prosperity and wellbeing of Derby and D...
/undergraduate/student-stories/Student success Our students and graduates are making an impact in our region and around the world by using their knowledge and skills to drive innovation an...
/research/showcase/Explore how our research makes an impactExplore how our research makes an impact
/open-days/Text duplicate Book your Open DayBook your Open Day
/news/2024/new-international-r...New international research partnership addresses global water shortage
/news/2024/skills-policy-refor...Skills policy reform in England needed to drive economic growth and build a world-class skills system by 2030
/news/2024/kid-karam-delivers-...World champion Kid Karam delivers breaking masterclass
https://udo.derby.ac.uk/Nofollow External Subdomain UDO
A-TITLE University of Derby Online (UDO) current student login
https://staff.derby.ac.uk/Page...Nofollow External Subdomain Staff
A-TITLE Staff intranet
https://libguides.derby.ac.uk/...Nofollow External Subdomain Library
A-TITLE Library service for current students and staff
https://www.derby.ac.uk/find-us/Find us
/contact-us/Contact us
https://www.derby.ac.uk/news/News
https://www.derby.ac.uk/events/Events
https://www.derby.ac.uk/blog/Blog
https://www.derby.ac.uk/jobs/Jobs
https://www.derby.ac.uk/press/Press
https://www.derby.ac.uk/staff/Our staff
/organisation/Our organisation
https://www.derby.ac.uk/alumni/Text duplicate Alumni
/business-services/Text duplicate Business Services
https://www.facebook.com/derbyuniExternal Subdomain Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://twitter.com/derbyuniExternal X (formerly Twitter)
A-TITLE X (formerly Twitter)
https://www.instagram.com/derb...External Subdomain Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/U...External Subdomain YouTube
A-TITLE YouTube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain LinkedIn
A-TITLE LinkedIn
/about/data-governance/Data governance
/about/accessibility/Accessibility
/about/privacy-and-cookies/Privacy policy
/about/governance/policies/mod...Modern Slavery
/about/governance/policies/saf...Safeguarding
/about/governance/policies/pre...Prevent
/coronavirus/Covid-19

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.derby.ac.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.35 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (143 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 5,408 referring domains.
This page has 586,628 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 3,413 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 14398 shares and comments on Facebook.

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Robots.txt

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Disallow: /files/
Disallow: /test-section/
Disallow: /pending/
Disallow: /redirects/
Disallow: /coporate/
Disallow: /dbs/
Disallow: /files/
Disallow: /terminalfour/
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Disallow: /undergraduate/prospectus/postgraduate/thank-you/
Disallow: /postgraduate/prospectus/undergraduate/thank-you/
Disallow: /clearing/thank-you-for-registering/
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www.derby.ac.uk
University of Derby - BA, BSc, FdA, FdSc, MA, MSc, PhD Degrees &...
The University of Derby is a modern university located in the heart of England. We build on our region's heritage of innovation to provide industry-relevant, expert teaching, from foundation and undergraduate degrees through to postgraduate study, short courses and research. Our academic strength is backed up by practical experience to ensure our students are ready for a successful career.

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Derby73%Check
University63%Check
FUTURE59%Check
Undergraduate58%Check
Short Courses58%Check
undergraduate degrees58%Check
Research University57%Check
Courses56%Check
Degrees56%Check
Short56%Check
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