What makes us special?
Lincoln School of Media

Creative innovation, technical expertise and industry engagement in film-making, TV studio production, audio and radio, digital photography, animation, screenwriting and print and screen-based design for media are brought together through our range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in media production.

Critical, analytical and historical study of all media forms complements and enriches the practical production work.

The impact of new technologies and their convergence in the international arena is a key area for exploration, debate and experimentation in our practical and critical modules.

The BBC Partnership is an industry validation which benefits all our students through placement and workshop opportunities within the BBC around the UK. We’re closely involved with the BBC’s move to MediaCityUK in Salford Quays, Greater Manchester in 2011, where hundreds of new jobs will become available through a new BBC North jobs website: www.bbc.co.uk/jobs/north

Our industry programme of prestigious guest speakers includes visitors from Channel 4, the BBC (Radio and TV), ITV and Sky, as well as a host of independent broadcasters and creative practitioners, including from our own body of successful graduates.

Success at the Royal Television Society regional competition has been achieved in each of the four years from 2007-2010. In May 2010, our students won the National RTS Student Award for Entertainment. http://lismalumni.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk 

Collaborative practical projects, work experience with and commissions for external businesses and organisations are on offer to all our students. Partners have included the NHS, Interflora, Lincolnshire Co-operative Society, Siemens, and Visit Lincolnshire.

A state-of-the-art, digitally-integrated production environment is provided by the Media School via its Media and Broadcast Production Centre, including two high specification TV studios, a brand new dubbing theatre and foley suite, industry standard kit to support all our courses, and a wide range of software. http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/media/facilities.htm 

The first Knowledge Transfer Partnership for Media with an award-winning integrated media marketing project for Interflora, was developed by the School of Media. http://lismalumni.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk 

Kickstart, an innovative internship initiative funded by the regional screen agency (EMMedia) and Skillset, launched in Sept 2010, is hosted by the Media School, giving a select group of current third years the chance to work on a real film shoot mentored by the film-makers. http://www.screenengland.com

Award-winning, highly acclaimed academics and practitioners make up the committed lecturing team.

Collectively, the staff team boasts over 350 yeas of media industry experience for the major broadcasters, independent companies and as freelancers.

For example, script lecturer and film-maker Marcella Forster’s short film The Lamb and Flag was shortlisted for the Best New Talent prize in the RTS Midlands Awards. Another, Daddy’s Girl won the Best UK Short award at the 2009 British Film Festival in Los Angeles. http://lismalumni.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk

Our Visiting Professors include BAFTA award-winning radio expert and former BBC Radio 12 producer Trevor Dann who ran the Radio Academy until October 2010 and before that launched the careers of Chris Evans and Danny Baker. http://thelinc.co.uk We’re proud also to be associated with film and TV documentary-maker Professor Nick Gray, writer and broadcaster Dr Chris Riley, film academic and critic Professor Neil Sinyard, and former Head of Warner Brothers, Professor Rick Senat, all of whom have been appointed as Visiting Professors or Fellows with the University.

In 2010, we gained Academy membership status with the Institute of Videography, the main point of reference in the UK for those who wish to gaining knowledge about public and private sector education, training and mentoring providers for all avenues of professional videography. www.iov.co.uk/academy 

Work of international excellence and world-leading quality was achieved across over two-thirds of the research outputs submitted for Media in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. This includes the award-winning ‘Televising History’ project, led by Professor Ann Gray. We also host the Centre for European Cultural Studies and are closely associated with the Lincoln Centre for Journalism. http://tvhistory.lincoln.ac.uk

Our innovative Alumni blog - http://lismalumni.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/  - provides a forum for graduates and current students to network and record stories of life after university. Our graduates are now employed by some of the most prestigious media industry organisations across the world, from MTV to Nintendo, and many have started their own businesses or work as freelancers. Others go into careers in teaching and research.

Sparkhouse, our business incubation unit, provides a comprehensive support package for students and graduates who want to start their own companies with a base in Lincoln. http://www.sparkhousestudios.co.uk/ 

SIREN FM, the community radio station located at the University (the first of its kind in the UK), provides an invaluable resource for live broadcast opportunities in a professional environment. www.sirenonline.co.uk 

The University’s ground-breaking ‘Student-as-Producer’ project includes ambassadors from Media staff and students engaged in research-led teaching and learning activities. www.studentasproducer.lincoln.ac.uk