TEACHING
QUALITY
University of Lincoln
60
th
NATIONAL
RANK
RANK
57.9%
FIRSTS
2:1s
2:1s
87.6%
COMPLETION
RATE
RATE
Key Stats
n/a
48th=
STUDENT
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
63rd=
RESEARCH
QUALITY
QUALITY
55th=
GRADUATE
PROSPECTS
PROSPECTS
Contact details
ADDRESS
Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS View on map >
Telephone
Email
Website
Open days
October 4 and 18; November 15; December 3
University Profile
Applications were up by almost a quarter in 2013 following sharp rises in successive years for the university in our league table. It settled for a much more modest increase in enrolments but, since it is now among the top post-1992 universities, the demand for places is likely to remain high.
The impressive purpose-built campus alongside a marina in the city centre that opened in 1996 is a significant attraction: Lincoln markets itself as “the modern university in a historic setting”.
The university had been based in Hull until the early 1990s and had a double location for a time, but has now moved out of Humberside completely. In most respects, it has never looked back since moving to its Brayford Pool campus, where £150m has been invested in top-class facilities. Lincoln has been able to attract high-quality academics and raise its admission requirements while also growing in size.
The most recent addition to the campus is the £11m Art and Design Building, which opened in 2013. The £7m Engineering Hub, built in collaboration with Siemens and emda, was the UK’s first purpose-built engineering school
The university has planning permission for considerable further development over the next 10 years. It is now working with the Lincolnshire Co-operative on a £14m Science and Innovation Park on an 11-acre site alongside the main campus. As well as housing local firms, it will be the base for the university’s new Schools of Pharmacy and Chemistry, as well as for students from the School of Life Sciences.
New science laboratories, sports facilities, a school of architecture, a library in a converted warehouse and a students’ union and entertainment venue in a former railway engine shed were previous developments.
A £6mperforming arts centre contains a 450-seat theatre and three large studio spaces, while the Human Performance Centre is a regional facility for excellence in sport, coaching and exercise science.
In addition, the Lincoln Business School has its own building and there is a thriving business incubation unit. A one-stop-shop provides students with careers advice, enhances their CVs, helps them to gain work experience and find jobs, as well as supporting graduates who are setting up their own businesses. The university expanded its graduate internship scheme and launched a new summer placement programme in 2011.
Lincoln initially concentrated on social sciences, but the university now has a much wider range of courses. The School of Architecture, for example, has over 400 students. Science provision has expanded considerably, with pharmacy, chemistry and zoology recent additions. New courses in mathematics and physics are also on the way.
Animal behaviour and welfare courses are at the Riseholme Campus, a 1,000-acre site ten minutes outside Lincoln. Riseholme was chosen as one of the training centres for equine events ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games.
The university entered more of its academics for the last Research Assessment Exercise than many institutions in its peer group and still improved on previous grades, achieving a sizeable increase in research income as a result. The university has also had successes in applied research and knowledge transfer, notably with the National Centre for Food Manufacturing, based in Holbeach, which specialises in the production of chilled foods.
Lincoln heads up the innovative Student as Producer project, funded by the Higher Education Academy to investigate and promote student involvement in research right from the start of their studies. The university is committed to research-engaged teaching across its curriculum, and encourages undergraduates to work with postgraduates and academic staff on research projects. Some degrees can be taken as work-based programmes, with credit awarded for relevant aspects of the jobs.
Lincoln was the first university to win a Charter Mark for exceptional service. In its most recent Quality Assurance Agency review, the university was commended for the innovative ways in which it gives its students a voice.
Committed to widening access to higher education, more than a third of the undergraduates come from working-class homes and close to one in five from districts with a low take-up of higher education – which makes the improved dropout rate of less than 10% (which is below the average for the subjects on offer, given the entry standards) all the more laudable.
The city is adapting to its student population with new bars and clubs and the students’ union was named the best in the country at the 2014 National Union of Students awards.
Lincoln is quieter than many university cities, however, and somewhat geographically isolated. The campus now has more than 1,000 beds, while private developments close to the university now provide well over 3,500 further residential places.
The impressive purpose-built campus alongside a marina in the city centre that opened in 1996 is a significant attraction: Lincoln markets itself as “the modern university in a historic setting”.
The university had been based in Hull until the early 1990s and had a double location for a time, but has now moved out of Humberside completely. In most respects, it has never looked back since moving to its Brayford Pool campus, where £150m has been invested in top-class facilities. Lincoln has been able to attract high-quality academics and raise its admission requirements while also growing in size.
The most recent addition to the campus is the £11m Art and Design Building, which opened in 2013. The £7m Engineering Hub, built in collaboration with Siemens and emda, was the UK’s first purpose-built engineering school
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in 25 years and won the Lord Stafford Award for Open Collaboration.The university has planning permission for considerable further development over the next 10 years. It is now working with the Lincolnshire Co-operative on a £14m Science and Innovation Park on an 11-acre site alongside the main campus. As well as housing local firms, it will be the base for the university’s new Schools of Pharmacy and Chemistry, as well as for students from the School of Life Sciences.
New science laboratories, sports facilities, a school of architecture, a library in a converted warehouse and a students’ union and entertainment venue in a former railway engine shed were previous developments.
In addition, the Lincoln Business School has its own building and there is a thriving business incubation unit. A one-stop-shop provides students with careers advice, enhances their CVs, helps them to gain work experience and find jobs, as well as supporting graduates who are setting up their own businesses. The university expanded its graduate internship scheme and launched a new summer placement programme in 2011.
Lincoln initially concentrated on social sciences, but the university now has a much wider range of courses. The School of Architecture, for example, has over 400 students. Science provision has expanded considerably, with pharmacy, chemistry and zoology recent additions. New courses in mathematics and physics are also on the way.
Animal behaviour and welfare courses are at the Riseholme Campus, a 1,000-acre site ten minutes outside Lincoln. Riseholme was chosen as one of the training centres for equine events ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games.
The university entered more of its academics for the last Research Assessment Exercise than many institutions in its peer group and still improved on previous grades, achieving a sizeable increase in research income as a result. The university has also had successes in applied research and knowledge transfer, notably with the National Centre for Food Manufacturing, based in Holbeach, which specialises in the production of chilled foods.
Lincoln heads up the innovative Student as Producer project, funded by the Higher Education Academy to investigate and promote student involvement in research right from the start of their studies. The university is committed to research-engaged teaching across its curriculum, and encourages undergraduates to work with postgraduates and academic staff on research projects. Some degrees can be taken as work-based programmes, with credit awarded for relevant aspects of the jobs.
Lincoln was the first university to win a Charter Mark for exceptional service. In its most recent Quality Assurance Agency review, the university was commended for the innovative ways in which it gives its students a voice.
Committed to widening access to higher education, more than a third of the undergraduates come from working-class homes and close to one in five from districts with a low take-up of higher education – which makes the improved dropout rate of less than 10% (which is below the average for the subjects on offer, given the entry standards) all the more laudable.
The city is adapting to its student population with new bars and clubs and the students’ union was named the best in the country at the 2014 National Union of Students awards.
Lincoln is quieter than many university cities, however, and somewhat geographically isolated. The campus now has more than 1,000 beds, while private developments close to the university now provide well over 3,500 further residential places.
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Detailed Statistics
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE
CATEGORY
SCORE
RANK
Ranking
-
60 (57=)
Student experience
82.9
48th=
Research quality
5
63rd=
Ucas entry points
338
61st
Graduate prospects
67.6
55th=
Firsts and 2:1s
57.9
105th
Completion rate
87.6
48th=
Student-staff ratio
18.6:1
76th=
Services/facilities spend (£)
1,450
70th
VITAL STATISTICS
Undergraduates
(Full-time)
8,870
Undergraduates
(Part-time)
1,825
Postgraduates
(Full-time)
825
Postgraduates
(Part-time)
1,200
Applications/places
17,210/3,440
Applications/places ratio
5:1
STUDENT CITIES
Brian Alcorn, students’ union president
Loads of opportunities to get stuck in and figure out what you want to do beyond the academic.
You meet so many people that remembering all their names is impossible.
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Cost of living
Nightlife
Transport
Culture
ACCOMMODATION
FEES
UK/EU fees
£9,000
Fees (placement year)
Free
Fees (overseas year)
Free
Fees (international)
£11,798-£13,648
Finance website
Graduate salaries
£17,561
BURSARIES/SCHOLARSHIPS
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Household income below £25K, bursary of £700 a year; household income £25K–£40K, £450 a year.
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Scholarships and bursaries for local students, sports, engineering and care leavers. Enhanced student hardship fund.
SPORT
Sports points/rank
394, 69th
Sport website
Student satisfaction
91.4%
88.8%
87.6%
87.5%
87.0%
86.7%
83.6%
82.7%
81.7%
81.4%
81.2%
79.4%
78.0%
77.0%
72.3%
67.2%
61.9%