With a long institutional history culminating in its establishment as a university in 1996, UoL is ranked among the Top 10 modern universities of the UK by The Sunday Times – Summiya Yasmeen
Since its first university building was inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II in 1996, the University of Lincoln (UoL) has quickly acquired a national reputation for excellence in academics and research. The Complete University Guide 2016 ranks UoL #51 in the UK while the Guardian 2014 University Guide ranks it #56 and the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2015 ranks it among the Top 10 modern universities in the country. The UK’s national Research Excellence Framework 2014 rated more than half (53 percent) of the university’s submitted research as internationally excellent or ‘world leading’. Currently, the university’s three colleges arts, science, and social sciences offer a wide range of undergraduate and postgrad programmes to 13,500 students instructed by 673 faculty.
Student satisfaction is at the heart of everything we do, and in the latest National Student Survey and Times Higher Education’s annual Student Experience Survey, Lincoln students rated courses and facilities at the university as among the best in the UK, says Prof. Mary Stuart, vice chancellor of the university.
Sited in the historic city of Lincoln, UoL traces its origins to several institutions including the Hull School of Art (1861), Hull Technical Institute (1893), Hull Central College of Commerce (1930) and Humberside College of Higher Education (1983). In 1992, it was granted varsity status and named University of Humberside, which was renamed in 1996 as the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside which morphed into the University of Lincoln in 2001. UoL’s Lincoln campus is the first new city centre campus to be built in 25 years in the UK from public and private subscriptions aggregating over £32 million (Rs.324.6 crore).
Lincoln. Set in the heart of the East Midlands, Lincoln (pop. 94,600) offers an enviable blend of history and modern facilities. Popularly known as the cathedral city, it is dominated by the Lincoln Cathedral atop Steep Hill. Together with Lincoln Castle (which houses one of the only four original copies of the Magna Carta signed in 1215) and the cobbled Bailgate, the three landmarks are collectively known as Cathedral Quarter. The city also hosts a number of museums and art galleries, a performing arts centre, theatre, numerous shops and boutiques and specialist shops in Bailgate.
Lincoln is also well connected with the rest of Britain. The cities of Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Hull and Leeds are a short drive away, and London’s Kings Cross station is under two hours by rail. Less than an hour’s drive away, there are country parks, stately homes and coastal towns.
Like the rest of the British Isles, Lincoln has a maritime climate with cool summers and freezing winters. Average winter temperatures range from 1oC-9oC and between 15oC-21oC in summer.
Campus facilities. Located in the heart of historic Lincoln, the university’s main Brayford campus offers state-of-the-art academic buildings, sports facilities, and picturesque waterside accommodation in the Student Village. Among the campus™ main draws are the Joseph Banks Laboratories, Science and Innovation Park, and Enterprise Building.
The Great Central Warehouse Library offers access to more than 260,000 volumes and e-books, 44,000 print and electronic journals, specialist collections and audio and visual archives. Also on campus are The Engine Shed (the largest live music and entertainment venue in the city), Tower Bars and the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre, offering students live music, comedy and theatre at their doorstep. Just across the river are popular bars and restaurants.
The university’s Sports and Recreation Centre offers a selection of modern, specialist facilities including a double sports hall, squash, badminton and tennis courts, football and outdoor pitches, a dance studio and sauna rooms.
Brayford campus apart, Lincoln U’s Holbeach campus sited in south Lincolnshire, houses the National Centre for Food Manufacture while Riseholme Park campus in the nearby village of Nettleham hosts the university™s department of agriculture.
Admission. All undergraduate admission applications to universities in the UK need to be made through the centralised Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). The eligibility requirements for admission into Lincoln’s undergrad study programmes are completion of class XII with a minimum average of 70 percent, and English language proficiency (above 60 percent in English in class XII or IELTS score of 6.0). Applications should reach UCAS (www.ucas.com) between September 1 and January 15 prior to the year of entry.
For admission into postgraduate programmes, a bachelor’s degree and English language proficiency are required. Admission applications for postgrad programmes must be made directly to the university.
For further information, contact the University of Lincoln, International Office, Brayford Pool, Lincoln LN6 7 TS. Tel: +44 1522 886040; email: [email protected]; website: www.lincoln.ac.uk.
Accommodation. The on-campus Student Village is a modern waterfront accommodation complex, situated close to academic buildings and the Student Support Centre with the city centre’s amenities just a short walk away. The complex comprises 17 contemporary buildings hosting self-catering apartments offering 1,037 furnished student bedrooms, most of which are en-suite. Kitchen, laundry and wi-fi facilities are provided.
Off-campus, the university manages a number of shared houses and apartments in the city as well as Partnership Halls of residence.
Degree programmes. The university’s three colleges ” arts, social sciences and science ” offer a wide range of bachelor’s, Masters and doctoral programmes (see box).
SCHOLASTIC OPTIONS AT UoL
The colleges of social science, arts and science offer a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. They include:
Accountancy and finance, advertising and marketing, agriculture and environment, animal behaviour and welfare, animation, architecture, audio production, biochemistry, biology, biomedical science, bioveterinary science, business and finance/management/marketing, business studies, chemistry, computer information systems, computer science, conservation and restoration, contemporary lens media, creative advertising, criminology, dance, drama, electrical engineering, English, events management, fashion design, film and television, fine art, food manufacture, forensic chemistry, forensic science, games computing, graphic design, health and social care, history, illustration, interactive design, interior architecture and design, international business management, international relations, international tourism management, journalism, law, marketing, mathematics, mechanical engineering, media production, pharmaceutical science, pharmacy, physical activity and health, development, politics, product design, psychology, public relations, social computing, social policy, social work, sociology, sport and exercise science, sport development.
Tuition fees (per year): £12,084-14,522
Living expenses: £10,584 NB: £=Rs.100
