Situated in the heart of a beautiful and historic city, the University of Lincoln is a top 50 UK university (The Guardian University Guide 2018; Complete University Guide 2018) which has established an international reputation for the quality of its teaching and research.

Lincoln was awarded Gold – the highest standard possible - in the national Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2017, an independent assessment of teaching quality in UK higher education. This award reflects our exciting teaching methods, great support for students and excellent employment outcomes.

In the National Student Survey 2017, students rated the University of Lincoln in the top 20 in the UK for academic support, learning resources and learning community with several courses placed number one overall for their subject areas. Lincoln was also named in the UK’s top ten for postgraduate and international student satisfaction in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2017.

In our last institutional review by the UK’s Quality Assurance Agency, we were commended for our approach to enhancing students' learning opportunities through our ground-breaking Student as Producer initiative, which engages all students in real academic research.