Value proposition

Situated in the heart of a historic city, the University of Lincoln is committed to transforming lives and communities through our teaching and research. We were awarded Gold, the highest rating possible, in the national Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023 for delivering consistently outstanding standards of teaching, learning and outcomes for our students. We hold a top five-star score in the QS Stars ratings system of global universities and are placed among the world's top 150 young universities in The Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2023. Lincoln is ranked in the UK's top 10 modern universities in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 and in the top 50 UK universities overall in The Complete University Guide 2024. We won the Queen's Anniversary Prize in 2023, the highest national Honour available to UK colleges and universities. We are known for our pioneering approach to working with industry and our unique relationships with regional and international employers such as Siemens Energy have been acknowledged through a series of national awards over the past decade. Through our research, we are striving to change society for the better. More than three quarters of our research was judged to be internationally excellent or world leading in the Research Excellence Framework 2021. Almost £400 million has been invested into our spectacular waterfront Brayford Pool Campus in the heart of Lincoln, providing a modern, student-centred environment for students from more than 100 nations.