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…
