University of Lincoln
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| University of Lincoln | |
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| Motto | הצטינות דרך לומדת(Hebrew) Excellentia Per Studium (Latin) |
| Motto in English | "Excellence through Studies" |
| Established | 1992 - gained University Status 1990 - Humberside Polytechnic 1861 - Hull School of Art |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Mary Stuart |
| Staff | 1,107 |
| Students | 16,705[1] |
| Undergraduates | 11,295[1] |
| Postgraduates | 1,370[1] |
| Other students | 4,040 FE[1] |
| Location | Lincolnshire, England 53°13′43″N 0°32′52″W / 53.2285°N 0.5479°WCoordinates: 53°13′43″N 0°32′52″W / 53.2285°N 0.5479°W |
| Hull, England 53°44′48″N 0°20′07″W / 53.7468°N 0.3354°W |
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| Colours | Green (Pantone398)[2] |
| Affiliations | University Alliance, ACU, East Midlands Universities Association, LiSN, Yorkshire Universities |
| Website | Official Website of the University of Lincoln |
The University of Lincoln (Hebrew: אוניברסיטת לינקולן ; Latin: Universitas Lindum Colonia) is an English university in Lincolnshire founded in 1992, whose origins can be traced back to the Hull School of Art founded in 1861.[3]
The founding of the Brayford Campus in 1996 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, further revitalised and elevated Lincoln. The Independent describes the university as "the best thing to happen to Lincoln since the Romans".[3]
The main campus is primarily based in Brayford Pool area, in the city of Lincoln but has campuses in Riseholme, Holbeach and Hull.[4]
The University of Lincoln's official crest bears the head of Minerva, the Ancient Roman goddess of wisdom and knowledge.
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[edit] History
[edit] Development
The University of Lincoln's roots can be traced back to 1861.[5] These can be traced back to a number of higher educational institutions in Hull, including the Hull School of Art (1861), the Hull Technical Institute (1893), Endsleigh Training College (1905) and the Hull Central College of Commerce (1930).
The higher educational institutions, namely the Hull School of Art (1861), the Hull Technical Institute (1893), Endsleigh Training College (1905), Hull Central College of Commerce (1930) and Kingston upon Hull College of Education were merged in September 1976[6] to form the Hull College of Higher Education. In 1983 this institution became the Humberside College of Higher Education ("HCHE") when it absorbed several courses in fishing, food and manufacturing which were running in Grimsby. HCHE gained polytechnic status in 1990, and then in 1992 was one of the many polytechnics in the UK to become full universities.
The University of Lincoln, formerly the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside, owing to the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 and the subsequent creation of the University of Humberside in 1992 from Humberside Polytechnic.
[edit] Early 90s
The cathedral city of Lincoln was without its own university until 1992. Thus, a university establishment was planned at the southwest end of Lincoln's City centre overlooking the Brayford Pool. This was to be combined with the existing University of Humberside to form the University of Lincoln's antecedent, University of Lincolnshire and Humberside.
[edit] The 21st century
Higher education in Lincoln was consolidated in 2001 when the University acquired Leicester-based De Montfort University's schools in Lincolnshire: the Lincoln School of Art and Design in uphill Lincoln, and the Lincolnshire School of Agriculture's sites at Riseholme, Caythorpe and Holbeach. Caythorpe was later closed permanently and its activities moved to Riseholme. Courses held in Grimsby were also moved to Lincoln around this time.
Throughout the period surrounding 1990, the University's campus facilities in Hull were considerably scaled down as the focus shifted towards Lincoln. In 2001 this process was taken a step further when the decision was made to move the administrative headquarters and management to Lincoln and to sell the Cottingham Road campus in Hull, the former main campus, to its neighbour, the University of Hull - The site is now the home of the Hull York Medical School. The University still maintains a smaller campus, the Derek Crothall Building, in Hull city centre. A smaller campus and student halls on Beverley Road, Hull, were also sold for redevelopment.
As a result of these changes, and because the University's double-barrelled name had come to be regarded as unattractive to students, "Humberside" was dropped and the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside was rebranded "University of Lincoln".[citation needed]
On 28 October 2004, following its redevelopment as a specialist Food science technology park, the campus at Holbeach was reopened by John Henry Hayes, the Member of Parliament for South Holland and the Deepings.
More recently the University's Forensic Science department has been one of only four Universities in the UK accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the department's BSc (Hons) Forensic Science course is accredited by the Forensic Science Society.[7] The Psychology degree is accredited by the British Psychological Society. The Lincoln school of Journalism has also recently been accredited by the BJTC, making it a nationally recognised course. The university received one of the highest scores in the NSS survey as well as recognition for its contribution to research in the Lincolnshire area.
The university also releases independent student newspaper The Linc, founded in 2007.
[edit] Campuses
The University has expanded rapidly on the Brayford site since its opening in 1996. Buildings on the Brayford now include a School of Architecture designed by Rick Mather, a science laboratory facility, a sports centre, and a university library.
- Brayford (Main Campus)
- The Main Administration Building (MAB)
- The Media, Humanities and Technology Building (MHT Building)
- Minerva Productions
- Siren FM (107.3FM Radio Station)
- The Science Building
- The Architecture Building
- The East Midlands Media and Technology Centre (EMMTEC)
- Great Central Warehouse Library (GCW Library)
- The Engine Shed
- Lincoln Performing Arts Centre (LPAC)
- Enterprise@Lincoln Building
- Sparkhouse Studios
- The Sports Centre
- Cathedral Quarter
- The Lincoln School of Art & Design (LSAD)
- Holbeach
- The National Centre for Food Technology
- Holbeach Technology Campus
- Hull
- Hull Centre for Management Development
- Hull School of Health and Social Care
- Riseholme Park
- Department of Biological Sciences (DBS)
- Riseholme College
The main administration building at the Brayford campus was initially designed with the proposed function of a showroom.[citation needed] The large, open atrium space is surrounded by balconies on several floors, with lecture halls on the ground floor with classrooms and support departments on the higher floors.
The University also maintains several buildings of historic interest[citation needed] in uphill Lincoln (the "Cathedral" campus), including a building named after Chad Varah, founder of the Samaritans. At Riseholme, set amongst a 240 hectares (0.93 sq mi) estate and working farm is the former residence of the Bishop of Lincoln. The main building at the much-reduced campus in Hull has been renamed in honour of the late Professor Derek Crothall, a former Pro Vice Chancellor of the University.
[edit] Future plans
The university has plans to complete the physical development of the Brayford campus. These plans are detailed in the university's Brayford campus masterplan, and include:
- A dedicated building for the Faculty of Business and Law (due to open September 2010)
- Expansion of the sports centre (due to complete in 2010)
- A school of engineering
- A second science building
- An extension to the Great Central Warehouse University Library
- Additional catering outlets
In 2005, the university's Lincoln halls of residence were leased to a charitable trust for a premium of £30 million. As part of the deal the university would forego the rent that they would have ordinarily received. Part of the £30 million will be used to fund the above developments.
[edit] Organisation
There are four faculties of study:
- Art, Architecture & Design
- Lincoln School of Art & Design
- Lincoln School of Architecture
- Business & Law
- Lincoln Business School
- Lincoln Law School
- Hull Centre for Management Development
- Centre for Management and Business Research
- Health, Life & Social Sciences
- Department of Biological Sciences
- Department of Forensic & Biomedical Sciences
- Department of Policy Studies
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Sport, Coaching & Exercise Science
- Centre for Clinical and Academic Workforce Innovation (CCAWI)
- Lincoln School of Health and Social Care
- Hull School of Health and Social Care
- Media, Humanities & Technology
- Lincoln School of Computer Science
- Department of Humanities
- Department of Media Production
- Lincoln School of Performing Arts
- Lincoln School of Journalism
And several extra-faculty academic departments:
- Riseholme College
- The Centre for Health Improvement and Leadership in Lincoln (CHILL)
- The Centre for Education Research & Development (CERD)
- The School of Theology & Ministry Studies
[edit] Facilities
[edit] Catering
The University of Lincoln operates a number of catering outlets. The main outlet is situated in the Main Admin Building on the Brayford campus.
There are additional outlets in Hull, Greestone, Chad Varah, Thomas Parher House, Riseholme, LPAC, Engine Shed & Architect Building. Once open there will also be facilities in Sparkhouse & the new Business & Law building.
There are also several vending machines that provide hot & cold drinks as well as snacks.
[edit] Sports Centre
The University of Lincoln Sports Centre is primarily used to accommodate the needs of both students and staff of the University of Lincoln, providing them with opportunities to participate in fitness classes and many sports based activities. Facilities include: Double sports hall, 4 squash courts, Synthetic pitches, Fitness suite, Dance studio, 8 Badminton / short tennis courts, 2 Basketball courts, 2 Volleyball courts, 2 Netball courts, 2 five-a-side football pitches and a seven-a-side football pitch.
[edit] Library
Located in the Great Central Warehouse ("GCW") building, a renovated former industrial railway goods warehouse, the University Library was opened in December 2004. There are smaller libraries at the university's three branch campuses, Holbeach, Kingston-upon-Hull and Riseholme. In total, the university's four libraries house more than a third of a million items.[8]
The building has won several awards for its conversion from a derelict former railway grain-storage warehouse.[9] The GCW was constructed in 1907 by the Great Central Railway. It spent the second half of the twentieth century as a builder's warehouse before falling in to disrepair in 1998.
It was converted into a library (designed by the University's in-house team of architects) and was formally opened in 2004 by the chief executive of the UK's Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.
In 2005, the conversion won gold and silver for conservation and regeneration at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Regional Awards in Leicester. It has also gained awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).[9]
[edit] Accommodation
[edit] Lincoln
The university's on-campus student accommodation, "The Student Village", is a waterfront complex situated near the university's academic buildings on the Brayford campus. There are 17 blocks of self-catering apartments, each apartment housing five to eight students. Some apartments have specifically designed rooms for students with disabilities.
The site has a range of facilities with a total of 1,037 bedrooms available.
In 2005, the university's halls of residence were leased to a charitable trust for a premium of £30 million. As part of the deal the university would forego the rent that they would have ordinarily received. Part of the £30m will be used to fund the future development plans.
[edit] Riseholme
Riseholme Park is the universities agricultural campus housing live stock along with regular household pets, exotics and equines. The campus is situated in the surrounding rural country side just a few miles off Lincoln city centre and boasts three separate halls of residence, a student bar and extensive equine, agricultural, horticultural and animal learning facilities.
The picturesque Old Hall, positioned in front of the lake and completed in 1744 could be described as the land mark of the 200 hectare grounds of both broadleaf woodland and agricultural land.
The Equine Unit The Equine unit was opened in 2002 and its facilities include two indoor American barns housing up to 30 horses, two outdoor arenas, an indoor arena, horse walker, AI facilities and a do-it-yourself yard for students. The campus also has a successful Cleveland Bay breeding programme their main stallion being their own home-bred Lindon Principle, whom two of the Queens mares have been put in foal to.
[edit] The Engine Shed
Constructed in 1874 by the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, the Engine Shed was the only surviving, four-track, dead end railway building in Lincolnshire. Refitted as an entertainment venue and opened in September 2006, the Engine Shed is now the region's largest live music venue.[10] The Engine Shed is also home to Students' Union, the dedicated Student Centre Facility for the university.
The main venue consists of four bars - The Upper Tower Bar, The Engine Shed bar, The Mezzanine bar and the Lower Tower Bar - space for up to 2,000 people on any given night, the Students' Union offices and the Student Opportunities, Activity & Participation (SOAP) Centre, the Athletic Union (AU), the UL Careers Centre and the Lincoln University Volunteers Centre (aka LUV Shack).
The Engine Shed has also played host to a number of high profile artists, including Bloc Party, Dizzee Rascal, The Ting Tings, Bowling For Soup, The Charlatans, The Zutons, Embrace, The Cooper Temple Clause, Deftones, The Beautiful South, Dirty Pretty Things, Babyshambles, Kings of Leon, Stereophonics, Reverend And The Makers, The Kooks, The Guillemots, The Human League, Supergrass and The Cribs.
Recent months have seen the Engine Shed open their doors to the Year 11 Proms, the Gay Pride Festival, the Lincoln Comedy Festival, and to the general public for hire.
[edit] Lincoln Performing Arts Centre
The Lincoln Performing Arts Centre (LPAC) (opened in January 2008) houses a 450-seat multipurpose auditorium designed for live arts performances, conferences, and film screenings. The theatre's programme of events is designed to complement, rather than compete with, those of its neighbouring venues.
LPAC also does educational and outreach arts work with local communities.The £6 million centre is also home to the Lincoln School of Performing Arts (LSPA) where around 240 students study for both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in drama and dance. LSPA includes the new Centre for Innovation in Performing Arts.The centre piece of the new building is a 450-seat theatre which will host professional touring theatre, music and dance productions plus film screenings by students from the Lincoln School of Performing Arts.[11]
The building is home to the Lincoln School of Performing Arts. Arranged around the theatre are studios for dance, drama and music, as well as office spaces and control and dimming rooms designed specifically to enable instruction of students during live performance. The centre piece of the new building is the 450-seat theatre which will host professional touring theatre, music and dance productions plus film screenings by students from the Lincoln School of Performing Arts.
[edit] People
According to the university, more than 50 different nationalities are represented among the student population on the Brayford Pool campus.[11]
Based on the available 2007/2008 academic year data,[11] the total student population (on campus) was 9,695 (8,984 undergraduates and 711 postgraduates), while 179 were off-campus. There are 496 academic staff across all the campuses, and 611 support staff.
The university's second Chancellor, Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale, was installed in 2008[1] (the former Chancellor was Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll).
The founding Vice-Chancellor of the University was Professor David Chiddick, whose name is reflected in the Faculty of Business & Law's new 'Chiddick Building', formerly the Lincolnshire Echo building.
The current Vice-Chancellor is Professor Mary Stuart who was appointed 2009 following Chiddick's retirement, Professor Stuart previously held the post of Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Kingston University.
The University's Executive Board currently consists of:
The Vice Chancellor; Professor Mary Stuart
Senior Pro Vice Chancellor; Professor Mike Saks
Pro Vice Chancellor (University Development); Dr Frances Mannsaker
Pro Vice Chancellor (Strategy & Enterprise); Professor Andrew Atherton
Pro Vice Chancellor (External Affairs); Professor Scott Davidson
Dean of Faculty (Agriculture, Food and Animal Sciences); Professor Val Braybrooks
Dean of Faculty (Art, Architecture & Design); Professor Norman Cherry
Dean of Faculty (Business & Law); Professor David Head
Dean of Faculty (Health, Life & Social Science); Professor Sara Owen
Dean of Faculty (Media, Humanities and Technology); Professor David Sleight
Dean of Research; Professor Andrew Hunter
Dean of Teaching & Learning; Professor Mike Neary
University Registrar; Chris Spendlove
Director of Estates & Commercial Facilities; John Plumridge
Director of Human Resources; Mrs Jayne Billam
Finance Director; Ms Joanne Jones
Notable alumni include Mary Parkinson, television presenter and the wife of fellow television presenter Michael Parkinson.
[edit] University of Lincoln Students' Union
The University of Lincoln Students' Union, "ULSU", was refounded in 2001, along with the university, and is run by full and part-time student officers.
[edit] Structure
In 2001, the Students' Union was refounded as a "students' union co-operative", the first of its kind in the UK.[citation needed] All students were required to buy into the membership of the Union, and following a pledge of alliance, were bestowed by the Union a far greater say in the decision-making process. Regular member meetings were held, across the various campuses; all student members could, in theory, speak and present motions to be voted on, which would be accepted by the Union, if, and only if, constitutional.
However, various legislative changes in the UK – as well as more practical problems (such as the cost of insuring the Union) – meant that the co-operative structure was not viable in the longer term. Accordingly, in 2007, the Union was reconstituted as a company limited by guarantee, and registered as a charity, introducing a more conventional governance structure. The Students' Union publishes Bullet Magazine six times a year
ULSU's All Student Meeting passed a motion at in November 2009 to replace the officer structure with 4 Full Time Paid Sabbatical Officers and 9 Part Time Unpaid Officers, as of July 2010.
[edit] Presidents
| Post Holder | From | To |
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| Christopher Charnley | July 2009 | June 2010 |
| Daniel Hutchinson | July 2008 | June 2009 |
| Michael Beddoes | November 2007 | June 2008 |
| Leanne Goodwin | July 2006 | September 2007 |
| Tom Watney | July 2005 | June 2006 |
[edit] Current Elected Executive Officers
| Post | Holder |
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| President & Chair of the Board | Chris Charnley |
| Vice-President Welfare & Liaison | Steven Greaves |
| Vice-President Education & Academic Affairs | Kayleigh Turner |
| Vice-President Sports & Teams | Chris Farrell |
| Vice-President Societies & Activities | Kayleigh Valentine |
| Vice-President Communications & Media | Emma Devine |
| Student Officer | Dan Derricott |
| Student Officer | Joe Hicks |
| Student Officer | Lauren Butterton |
| Student Officer | Kat Walker |
| Student Officer | Gloria Dei |
| Student Officer | Emily Gough |
The General Manager of ULSU is Mark Crowhurst.
[edit] In popular culture
In August 2000, the university's Learning Resources Centre (now the Media, Humanities & Technology building) was the location for some of Gwyneth Paltrow and Aaron Eckhart's scenes in Possession, the 2002 adaptation of A. S. Byatt's eponymous novel.[12]
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- University of Lincoln – Official website
- University of Lincoln Students' Union
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