University Regulations and Policies

The University of Lincoln operates within a framework of regulations, policies and procedures - many of them to meet statutory requirements for UK universities.

The University's Admissions Terms and Conditions are the basis of the contract that is formed between the University and its students. These can be found at:Student Admissions Terms and Conditions (PDF).

Other documents also form important elements of our Governance regime and relate to many and varied aspects of University business, including teaching and learning, employment, finance and student services.

They include:

• Academic Policies 
• Acceptance of Gifts Policy (PDF)
• Access and Participation Plan (PDF) - Previous agreements can be found here:
• Access and Participation Plan Impact Report (PDF)
• Anti-Slavery Statement
• Annual Fee Information Summary 2021-22 (PDF)
• Annual Fee Information Summary 2022-23 (PDF)
• Code of Practice for Research
• Code of Practice on Freedom of Speech
• Competitions
• Conflict of Interests Policy (PDF)
• Data Protection Statement
• Environmental Sustainability
• Equality and Diversity
• Ethical Investment Policy
• Financial Regulations v1.9 2021 (PDF)
• Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
• Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policies
• Procedure for the Investigation of Misconduct in Research (UKRIO)
• Research Ethics Policy
• Research Excellence Framework (REF) Code of Practice (PDF)
• Statement on Academic Freedom
• Student Complaints Procedure
• Student Charter
• Student Admissions Terms and Conditions (PDF)
• Student Protection Plan
• Transferring Studies
• Transparency Information
• Treasury Management Policy v4.4 (PDF)
• University Erasmus+ Policy
• University Regulations
• Website and Publications Information Liability
• Whistleblowing Policy (PDF)