At the University of Lincoln, our academic teams are involved in research at the leading edge of their disciplines, from developing new antibiotics and more effective cancer treatments, to tackling the digital divide and preserving historical artefacts. This research is changing the world and is recognised nationally and internationally.
The quality and breadth of our research was highlighted in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessment in 2014, where more than half of our submitted research was rated as internationally excellent or world leading, and where two of our subject centres were rated in the top 10 of all institutions in the UK for the quality of their research outputs. The national REF is a vital method of assessing the quality of research at British higher education institutions. With around £2 billion worth of funding awarded to UK universities each year by the major research councils, the REF is a key indicator of where funding is focused to maintain an internationally competitive research sector which makes a major contribution to the global economy, wellbeing, and expansion of knowledge.
At Lincoln we believe that teaching and research are complementary, not competing, activities. This commitment to a true spirit scholarship is embedded across the University. Through our ground-breaking Student as Producer ethos, which presents students at all levels with opportunities to collaborate on real academic research projects, our students can experience the thrill of academic discovery as they learn. This approach to research-engaged teaching is at the core of our curriculum. It is one of the reasons we were commended by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for our approach to enhancing student learning opportunities.
By choosing the University of Lincoln, our postgraduate students can benefit from working with specialists in their respective fields who have national and international reputations and excellent commercial links. The aim is for them to acquire in-depth knowledge and experience in a particular subject through original investigation.
Researchers at the University of Lincoln are working to detect diseases through retinal imaging. The REVAMMAD project is a major international research initiative led by medical imaging specialists from Lincoln aimed at combatting some of the most prevalent chronic medical conditions. This includes pioneering work to detect diabetic retinopathy - the leading cause of blindness in the developed world.
Funded by the European Union through the Marie Curie Integrated Training Network Scheme, the goal is to trigger a new wave of biomedical interventions by training a new generation of interdisciplinary scientists.
A number of plant and animal species could find it increasingly difficult to reproduce if climate change worsens and global temperatures become more extreme.
A probiotic aimed at eliminating a disease which costs the world poultry industry $6billion a year is being developed by a Lincoln/China collaboration in the fight against a global antibiotic crisis.
A better understanding of the way dogs communicate distress could be the first step in reducing the risk of dog bites for both children and adults, a new study has found.
Up to 30 per cent of coastal wetlands could be lost globally by the year 2100 with a dramatic effect on global warming and coastal flooding, if action is not taken new reserach has found.
Intelligent software that can automatically detect system faults in industrial machines is being developed by researchers in a bid to assist current support engineers and plug an expanding skills gap in the engineering industry.
Passport style photographs are not a reliable way to validate a child’s identity at border control or in child protection cases, according to a new study into the facial identification of infants.
Britain’s fastest declining bird species, turtle doves, which are raised on a diet of seeds from non-cultivated arable plants are more likely to survive after fledging than those relying on food provided in people’s gardens.
Wild monkeys which have more social partners form larger huddles in adverse weather and have a better chance of surviving winter, new research has found.
A new academic e-journal addressing emerging issues within the higher education sector from digital education to student experience has launched at the University of Lincoln, UK.
One of the most complex medical imaging systems ever developed which uses proton beams will be installed in one of the UK’s only two new NHS high energy proton beam therapy centres, helping to provide better treatment planning and monitoring for difficult to treat cancers.
Black beats red as the colour of choice when it comes to finding new love, according to new research based on the hit TV series First Dates, which shows that single people wear more of the darker hue when meeting a potential partner for the first time.
A new method has been developed to make drugs ‘smarter’ using nanotechnology so they will be more effective at reaching their target.
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