Frequently Asked Questions

If you attended our September 2025 graduation ceremonies, you may have received this on the day. If you did not receive it on the day, the certificate will be posted out to you by November 2025.

If you did not attend a graduation ceremony your certificate will also be posted to you by November 2025.

For students who completed their studies after the deadline for conferment (31 July 2025), your certificate and transcript will be posted out to you in due course.

All posted certificates and transcripts will be posted to the permanent address which was recorded on your One Uni record.

If you have any queries regarding your certificate, please contact certificates@lincoln.ac.uk.

You can update your details in the “My Details” area of your One Uni account.

Please ensure that your permanent address, email address and phone number are up to date.

If your address details are incorrect at the point of posting, and your certificate is returned to us, there may be a charge for redelivery to your new address.

Replacement certificates can only be issued if your original certificate has been lost or damaged. The University is unable to issue duplicate copies. 

You can order a replacement certificate below.

Order a Replacement Certificate. 

Your University transcript supplements your University certificate by providing a breakdown of the modules you studied, the marks and credits you achieved, and the degree date and classification. You can request a copy of your transcript. For more information see our Order a Certificate page.

A confirmation of award letter can be requested to confirm the dates you attended your University programme and the award you achieved. You can request a confirmation of award letter. For more information see our Order a Certificate page.

If you require an academic reference, you can approach your personal tutor, or another academic who taught you, to request this. You can search our staff directory to find the contact details for the staff member should you not already have these. If you cannot find a member of academic staff you know, you can contact our Student Administration Teams for a generic reference. However, this will only verify information in regards of the enrolment, programs of study and awards of students. Student Administration Teams are not able to provide personal information about students, their character or suitability for employment.

Find out more about access to your University accounts. If you have any questions at all, please contact the Digital Services team at dt@lincoln.ac.uk.

As a recent graduate of the University of Lincoln, you can access support with career planning, development, and applications, for up to two years after you finish your studies. Further details of this support and additional support for alumni further into their careers can be found on the alumni careers page or you can get in touch with the Careers and Employability Team at careers@lincoln.ac.uk.

When you complete your award, you student record is transferred to the Alumni Team who then create your alumni record. After graduation, you should receive a formal welcome to the Alumni Network via email with more information. 

You can register and update your details held on your alumni record via the button below.

Register and Update Your Details

When you graduate, you remain a valued part of the university community. As alumni, you have a unique insight into what is it like to be part of the University of Lincoln and you can continue to support us by registering to become an Alumni Ambassador or by sharing your story. To find out more about how you can support us, please see our Get Involved page.

You can also support us by donating to one of our campaigns or sharing details of our fundraising with your networks.

Please do keep us up to date with your achievements and successes as we always love to hear from you!

Yes, we have an Alumni LinkedIn Group which you can join in order to stay in touch with the University and fellow graduates. We hope that it is a place that you can expand your professional network and find opportunities being advertised by other alumni in the group.