- Libraries:
- A big new library in Lincoln. Opening hours are demand based - weekdays 9-9 and weekends open in the afternoon when everyone is up.
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- Computing:
- One machine for every eight students overall which is a decent ratio. No networking in rooms though. Facilities are modern and use the latest software and there is a new lab planned.
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- Sports:
- There's an excellent new sports centre with a lush fitness suite and versatile sports hall in Lincoln along with astro-pitches and squash courts. The facilties are of competition standard and have spectator provision to prove it. At the Riseholme agricultural campus there are grass pitches and a golf course, currenlty being improved. Students in Hull have cheap access to the local council gym. The two sites compete independently of each other in national competition and Lincoln does well. The uni seems to atract some great sportsmen and women. It doesn't have a sparkling academic reputation yet so it might be that those who come here are of the type that spends more time socialising and playing sport than on academic work. Things are changing but for the moment Lincoln can only benefit from a social and sporting point of view.
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- Future Plans:
- There's an ambitious new five storey architecture building with fancy restaurant and studios. Probably most important however is the planned new students' union. There are still things to be worked out but the goal is to open for some time during 2003-2004 in converted Victorian railway sheds. There are ambitious plans that it should be the best SU in the UK. There are also plans for an arts centre.
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- Disabled Students:
- Facilities at Brayford Pool and other new sites are unsurprisingly very good. A few older buildings have access problems but there is a good disability team in place which also oversees the strong visual and hearing impaired programme.
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- Student Welfare:
- Welfare provision at both Hull and Lincoln. There's no nonsense, if you have a problem there will be someone to help.
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- Parking:
- Studnets are strongly discouraged from bringing a car becasue of the uni's green policy and to be honest you don't need one. Public transport is very good and the city is small. Trips away from town and laziness would be the only reason to bring one in any year. Parking is pretty much limited to those who really need it.
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- University Shops:
- There are SU shops in Hull and Lincoln at both Brayford Pool and Riseholme selling basic groceries, sandwiches, sweets and teddy bears with University of Lincoln on. If you think you might ever need anything else there are supermarkets nearby.
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- University Bookshops:
- No dedicated uni bookshops but plenty in town. Might be worth checking with them as soon as you get a reading list to make sure they'll have everything you need.
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- Banking:
- There is an HSBC cashpoint in the atrium of the main admin building at Brayford Pool and loads of banks in the local area. The sites in Hull are all within easy reach of a bank.
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- Transport Policy:
- A shuttle bus links the Lincoln and Hull sites daily. Don't know whether it is free or not.
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- Green Areas:
- There are parks in the city and the Brayford Pool area is pretty attractive. Two miles in any direction will get you into the country.
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