University of Lincoln Information

The University of Lincoln is a public research university in Lincoln, England. The university has origins tracing back to 1861, and obtained university status in 1992 and its present name and structure in 2001.

Lincolns main campus is adjacent to Brayford Pool, the site of urban regeneration in the city since the 1990s; further campuses are located in Riseholme (including a research farm, on the same site as Bishop Burton Agricultural College, and a Tesco research center) and Holbeach (housing the National Centre for Food Processing). Graduation ceremonies take place at the medieval Lincoln Cathedral.

The Independent described the university as the best thing to happen to Lincoln since the Romans. Lincoln has rapidly moved up in the university rankings, having risen 60 places in four years. The Sunday Times newspaper, responsible for The Times Good University Guide, has described the universitys progression as the most dramatic transformation of a university in recent times. In 2012, the university ranked in the top 50 of The Guardian University Guide for the first time and in 2016, it has been ranked among the top 40 English universities for the first time by The Complete University Guide. In 2019 the university was ranked as 22 in The Guardian University Guide, marking the first time it has placed within the top 30.

The University of Lincoln developed from a number of educational institutions in Hull including the Hull School of Art (1861), the Hull Technical Institute (1893), the Roman Catholic teacher-training Endsleigh College (1905), the Hull Central College of Commerce (1930), and Kingston upon Hull College of Education (1913). These institutions merged in 1976 to form Hull College of Higher Education, with a change of name to Humberside College of Higher Education in 1983 when it absorbed several courses in fishing, food and manufacturing based in Grimsby.

In 1992 it was one of the many institutions in the UK to become full universities as the University of Humberside.

The University of Humberside developed a new campus to the south west of Lincoln city centre, overlooking the Brayford Pool. The university was renamed the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside in January 1996, taking in its first 500 Lincoln students in September 1996.

With another change of name to the University of Lincoln in October 2001, a new campus was built in Lincoln. The university moved its main campus from Hull to Lincoln in 2002.

Queen Elizabeth II opened the universitys main campus in Lincoln, the first new city centre campus to be built in the UK for decades. More than £150 million has been invested in the Brayford Pool campus, transforming a city centre brownfield site, revitalising the area and attracting investment from the retail, leisure and property sectors. Economists estimate that the university has created at least 3,000 new jobs within Lincoln and that it generates more than £250 million every year for the local economy – doubling previous local economic growth rates.

The consolidation involved the University of Lincoln acquiring Leicester-based De Montfort Universitys schools in Lincolnshire: the Lincoln School of Art and Design in uphill Lincoln, and the Lincolnshire School of Agricultures sites at Riseholme, Caythorpe and Holbeach. Caythorpe was later closed permanently and its activities moved to Riseholme. Courses held in Grimsby were also moved to Lincoln around this time.

In 2012 all Further Education provision was transferred from Riseholme College to Bishop Burton College. Bishop Burton College are now responsible for the Riseholme College to the north of the city.

Throughout the late-1990s, the universitys sites in Hull were considerably scaled down as the focus shifted towards Lincoln. In 2001 this process was taken a step further when the decision was made to move the administrative headquarters and management to Lincoln and to sell the Cottingham Road campus in Hull, the former main campus, to its neighbour, the University of Hull; the site is now the home of the Hull York Medical School. Until 2012 the university maintained a smaller campus, the Derek Crothall Building, in Hull city centre. A smaller campus and student halls on Beverley Road, Hull, were also sold for redevelopment.

On 28 October 2004, following its redevelopment as a specialist food science technology park, the National Centre for Food Manufacturing at Holbeach was reopened by John Hayes, the Member of Parliament for South Holland and the Deepings.

The university is structured as a college based system with each college led by a Pro Vice Chancellor. There are four colleges of study, each comprising schools, institutes and research centres.

The School of Engineering became the first engineering school to be created in the UK for more than 20 years, opening in 2011 in collaboration with Siemens. The building, designed by London Architects Allies and Morrison is the result of a long-standing collaborative effort between the University of Lincoln and Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Lincoln. Siemens have co-located their product training facility in custom designed locations within the build.

The School of Mathematics and Physics was opened on 1 September 2014 and officially inaugurated on 1 September 2016 by Professor Efim Zelmanov. Since the beginning of the 2017/18 academic year, the school now shares the new Sir Isaac Newton Building with the School of Computer Science and the School of Engineering.

The College of Arts undertakes research, and has a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. The college is also home to Siren FM, a community radio station based at the university which broadcasts to the city of Lincoln on 107.3 FM and on its website.

The School of Film and Media has earned a strong reputation in league tables for its BA and MA Media Production degrees. The Lincoln Sound Theatre was opened in 2010 by Visiting Professor Trevor Dann.

Lincoln is home to the largest centre for conservation and restoration study in the UK. The school is also home to Lincoln Conservation, the university’s conservation and material analysis consultancy which undertakes projects with clients including the Historic Royal Palaces and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The College of Social Science includes the School of Health and Social Care which moved into the Sarah Swift Building in July 2017. The School teaches a variety of professionally accredited course in Nursing and Social Work.

The School of Psychology shares the building with Health and Social Care. There is a series of psychology laboratories including a 2-bedroom sleep laboratory for research and teaching.

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