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Student Life
A fantastic experience
At the University of Lincoln, you'll find fun, friends, and an exciting future in a historic city that never gets old. Everything we do is geared towards giving you the best experience possible, from our excellent support services, which were ranked top 30 out of 130 UK universities in the National Student Survey 2024, to our Students' Union, which provides a wealth of exciting opportunities to get involved with.
On-campus living
Discover more about student life on our stunning and vibrant Brayford Pool Campus.
Specialist facilities
No matter which course you choose, we aim to provide you with high-quality facilities and the latest industry-standard equipment. Our state-of-the-art facilities are interspersed with green spaces and wildlife as we aim to promote sustainability in all of our activities.
QS World University 5-star rating for facilities in 2025
The QS Stars™ rating system evaluates universities across a wide range of important performance indicators as set against pre-established international standards.
Great Central Warehouse Library
The University’s Great Central Warehouse Library gives you access to more than 260,000 journals and 750,000 print and electronic books, as well as databases and specialist collections. It's open seven days a week at key times during the academic year, so is available when you need it most.
Isaac Newton Building
Computer science, engineering, and mathematics and physics students call the Isaac Newton Building their home. It offers access to workshops and computer laboratories, an electrical systems laboratory, and a biofuels laboratory. It also houses industry-standard machinery, turbines, and additional teaching and research laboratories.
Sarah Swift Building
Our Sarah Swift Building is home to a range of clinical suites, designed to simulate hospital wards and home settings. You also have access to specialist psychology facilities, including a sleep laboratory, motor lab, and EEG laboratories.
Lincoln Arts Centre
Lincoln Arts Centre provides a hub of creative performance where students can learn and practise their art in the 450-seat professional working theatre, large industry-standard studio spaces, and a workshop for building sets and props.
Ross Lucas Medical Sciences Building
Our brand-new, purpose-built Ross Lucas Medical Sciences Building features lecture theatres, laboratories, a clinical skills suite with consultation rooms, a prosection anatomy suite, and a bio-medical and health sciences library.
Socialising and events
The Students’ Union runs a variety of events throughout the year and operates several major on-campus venues which are popular hotspots for students during the day and at night. For cosy quiz nights with your flatmates you’ll be heading to The Swan, while Towers has everything you’d expect from a bustling sports bar with big screens to watch major fixtures and an upstairs games zone to socialise in afterwards. There really is something for everyone to enjoy right here on campus.
On-campus venues
The Pier Cafe
The Pier Cafe is located at the heart of our Brayford Pool Campus. Grab a snack and a coffee and catch up with friends between your lectures.
The Swan
The Swan is a homely pub in a prime location alongside the Brayford Pool for waterside food and drink for staff and students.
Towers
Towers is a hub of entertainment for staff and students, offering you food and drink while watching all your favourite sports.
Sports clubs and societies
Joining a sports club or society is a wonderful way to explore new interests or continue existing passions, all while socialising and improving your wellbeing. We particularly want sports to be accessible and enjoyable for everyone and have a range of both casual and competitive activities available - check out our Sports at Lincoln page to see for yourself.
We're with you all the way
We understand that leaving home, starting university, and embarking on your future career is a big step, but at Lincoln, it’s not one you have to take alone. From our support services to our Unibuddy platform, we aim to equip you with as much information and assurance as possible wherever you are in your student journey with us.
Support at Lincoln
Our Student Support Centre, based on our Brayford Pool Campus, brings many of our support services together, providing a central point of contact to connect you with the appropriate team.
Chat to our students
Do you have questions around student life at Lincoln? Register with our Unibuddy platform and send a message to one of our friendly student ambassadors - they're happy to chat informally about all aspects of university life.
See for yourself
The best way to find out what it is really like to live and learn at Lincoln is to visit us at one of our on-campus events. Exploring our campus and city for yourself will help you to get a real feel for what it might be like to study here.