About us

The University of Lincoln is a public research university in Lincoln, England. It offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across its four academic colleges and schools.

• The College of Arts
• The College of Science
• The College of Social Science
• Lincoln International Business School

The University of Lincoln prides itself on the quality of its teaching, which is reflected in its Gold award in the national Teaching Excellence Framework. They are also ranked in the top 20 universities in the UK in the Guardian University Guide 2020.

Students are at the heart of everything the University does at Lincoln, from the award-winning teaching to the great industry links and outstanding student experience.

Employers are increasingly looking for individuals who can make a difference in today’s global workplace. With the expert staff, modern facilities, close links with business, and world-leading research The University of Lincoln aim to provide the tools you need to achieve your career aspirations.

At the University of Lincoln, the academic teams are involved in research at the leading edge of their disciplines, from developing new antibiotics and more effective cancer treatments to tackling the digital divide and preserving historical artefacts. This research is changing the world and is recognised nationally and internationally.

The quality and breadth of the research were highlighted in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessment in 2014, where more than half of the submitted research was rated as internationally excellent or world-leading, and where two of the subject centres were rated in the top 10 of all institutions in the UK for the quality of their research outputs.

The national REF is a vital method of assessing the quality of research at British higher education institutions. With around £2 billion worth of funding awarded to UK universities each year by the major research councils, the REF is a key indicator of where funding is focused to maintain an internationally competitive research sector which makes a major contribution to the global economy, wellbeing, and expansion of knowledge.