Environment

What is Lincoln Like?

There is a great student community feel to Lincoln. The City and the University are growing at a great rate and it’s easy for students to feel at home and make friends.

Lincoln is a compact city where nothing is more than short walk away, even the countryside. It is generally a safe place to live and the environment has a sense of spaciousness.

Attracting over a million tourists a year, the City is an eclectic mix of old and new. Walking downward from the Cathedral and Castle area, the aptly named 'Steep Hill', with its speciality shops, will take you into the main shopping area of Lincoln, with the usual High Street retailers you find in every city. There is also a bustling market open throughout the week where you can get some real bargains.

"Lincoln is a great place to study and live. I'm sure that anyone who chooses to come to the University of Lincoln will enjoy it as much as I have". Orson Harry. USA.

The Campuses

'the most dramatic transformation of a university in recent times'
The Times Student Guide 2005

Brayford Pool

In 1996 Lincoln's main campus was the first new city centre university campus to be built in the UK in 25 years. It is located at the heart of the City in a spectacular waterside setting looking uphill to the impressive Lincoln Cathedral and Castle. During the last ten years £75 million has been invested in the Brayford Pool campus.

In 2004 the University opened the Great Central Warehouse Library which won the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) East Midlands Regeneration Award in 2005.

In 2005 the University won the East Midlands Regeneration Award from English Partnerships for its work in developing its Brayford Pool campus in Lincoln

2006 University Architects Win Regeneration Oscar - click for more

Facilities are nothing short of astonishing and most are just 5 minutes from the city centre, so there's no need to bring a car. The main buildings on site include; Main Academic Building, Library, Architecture, Media and Communications Centre, Science Building, The Student Village, Sports Centre and the new Student Union building "The Engine Shed".

The Engine Shed is an extraordinary industrial re-development hosting one of the regions largest cultural venues. “The Engine Sheds will transform beyond recognition the University’s social provision for its students, giving them a facility of which they can feel very proud,” - University spokesman Jez Ashberry.
 

Cathedral Quarter

The Lincoln School of Art & Design is located a few minutes walk away in the Cathedral Quarter.

Being so close, LSAD students have access to all the main campus facilities.

The Buildings including Chad Varah House, Greestone Mount (pictured), St Michaels Church and Thomas Parker House stretch from the Cathedral to the city centre.
 

Riseholme

Riseholme Campus, previously the Bishop of Lincoln's palace and now the University's country seat, is just a few minutes away by car or bus. Riseholme is a beautiful park setting for our agriculture, animal-related and biological science courses.

Further information about the University campuses can be found in the campus guide - click here.

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