Business Engagement

Services for Business

At the University of Lincoln, we are industry-led and informed, collaborating with private, public and third sector businesses to drive innovation and productivity across our county and beyond, solving real-world industry challenges along the way.

Whether you’re looking to upskill and empower your existing workforce, access funding, recruit graduate talent, support your start-up, or collaborate on a research project, we’re confident that we can help you find the right solution.

What We Offer

Access our academic expertise

Support for start-ups and small businesses

Staff development opportunities

Access to graduate talent and recruitment

Guidance on funding support

Conferencing and events support

Access Our Expertise

Our internationally-renowned academics are dedicated to developing solutions to real-world problems, with the expertise and facilities to support your business and product development goals.

Discover Our Expertise

Start-ups and Business Incubation

Our Business Incubation Centres support innovative new and fledgling businesses with mentoring, office space, funding opportunities, and networking events.

Help Your Business

Develop Your People

At the heart of every successful business is its workforce. Browse our CPD programmes, short courses, distance-learning degrees, executive training, and bespoke courses.

Staff Development

Recruit a Student or Graduate

Find out about the services we offer to help you attract the best student and graduate talent, whether you are looking for work experience, internships, or full-time employees, including our free vacancy advertisements.

Recruitment Support

Funding Opportunities

Our experienced colleagues can help you to access new funding streams, as well as offer advice about the commercialisation of your ideas ⁠— taking your business to the next level.

Funding Support

Conferences and Events

The University of Lincoln offers a range of exciting, flexible spaces, and venues to suit your business meeting, conference, and event requirements. Whatever you're planning, our experienced, professional events specialists are on hand to make sure every last detail is taken care of.

Event Support

Industry Links

The University of Lincoln is recognised for excellence in our pioneering approach to working with industry. Our relationships with companies such as Siemens Energy and the Lincolnshire Co-op demonstrate our innovative industry-engaged approach, which has been acknowledged through a series of national awards. We have built a reputation for understanding and responding to the needs of business, forging strong industry links to address specific skills gaps and real-world commercial challenges.

Explore Industry Links

Networking and Events

We deliver a range of industry-facing events across all three of our campuses and the county of Greater Lincolnshire. These include informal networking, workshops, conferences, Career Fairs, sector-specific briefings and ‘Dragon’s Den’-style opportunities for businesses. We also support our partners in delivering their events to provide opportunities for peer-learning, engagement with experts and shared experiences, as well as collaborative working.

Networking Opportunities

Get in Touch

If you are interested in finding out how the University of Lincoln could help your business or organisation, get in touch with our Research and Enterprise Team and we will work with you to find a solution that's right for you.