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University of Lincoln
31,286 discussions, 145 guides
University of Lincoln
University of Lincoln
Brayford Pool
Lincoln
LN6 7TS
Tel: +44 (0)1522 882000
This is the main admin address but the uni is also has sites in Hull.
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Siren FM
Broadcasting two months a year on a temporary FM licence Siren provides a good opportunity to gain experience in the radio industry. They are looking at plans for permanent broadcast. In Hull Viking FM provides for the students alhtough it isn't SU run.
The Defender
A newspaper style publication that comes out every two weeks during term time. Mostly filled with news and current events but also some interesting features and the eponymous music and film reviews. This is an independent paper set up by a Lincoln student and doesn't have anything to do with the SU, of which it is often critical.
The Bullet
SU magazine for Lincoln students
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.
Mary Parkinson - TV Presenter
Although this is one university and it has a common set of aims and objectives there are two independent groups of students. Lincoln-based students and Hull-based students. They each have representation as part of the students' union and their own clubs, societies, events and activities. This does mean that talent is split up though. There are 50 miles and about an hour's travel between the two sites so independence is pretty much a neccessity. Each of the sites is treated independently here and, if applying, you should be sure of where you will be based.
In addition the university is a cooperative and so wholly owned by the students. This does seem to help, pushing up participation rates and creating a reponsible management structure. The university as a whole has chosen to promote itself on all counts rather than just selling a particular course or aspect. This means that social concerns are foremost and this has fed into good facilities now and great ones on the way.
Lincoln
The Delph is the main students' union bar, for the moment, located in the new sports centre. It's centrally located and hosts all the late night events including DJ nights, but doesn't really turn into a nightclub. When the new SU arrives The Delph may stay as a bar or will most likely become a beauty parlour! Seriously. The uni's constant consultation process responds to student demands and the students demanded a beauty parlour. All in all, the Union's facilities are lacking and the bar is expensive for what it is.
Hull
There is a recently refurbished Union Bar in the White Horse nearby which is lively in the evenings and draws a good crowd. Music policy is varied throughout the week and there are live acts every so often. Students also use the excellent University of Hull facilities. The Loft is situated above the main bar and provides a more chilled environment. Food is varied and good and there are healthy and unhealthy options available.
There are currently around three late functions a week in The Delph, the sports centre bar. The sports hall itself can be used for functions to add capacity. With a new union on the way in events will probably become bigger and more regular.
The budget conscious SU organise two events a year, the graduation and Christmas balls. Lincoln is still a small university so these aren't huge occasions with big acts but are none the less great fun.
LGB is very strong. The open-minded attitude and atmosphere here probably help that. Also big are football and film. The strength of Lincoln's media course feeds into the talent boasted by the society. On the whole the range is good with something for everyone and all seem to be well organised.
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Lincoln
The student village at Brayford Pool in Lincoln has 984 beds which are all self-catered and most en-suite in private halls of residence, most are en-suite and all are self-catered. These are all relatively new and are high speed internet connected. There are also over 2000 rooms in private halls of residence nearby. In terms of the local area there is a landlord approval/vetting scheme. Lincoln is also a pretty cheap city to live in and there is an over supply of student housing. The best area to look is West End, minutes from uni and a 2nd student village really.
Hull
At Hull there's Pacific Court, a private hall of residence with self-catered apartments for 4 to 24 students. These are about 10 minutes walk from the City Centre campus.
Lincoln is a stunning city and always seems to be talked about in an article in some Sunday supplement as 'England's forgotten city' or 'Why it's great to be English.' I don't know of many places like Lincoln that have kept their charm without being snobby. This means that there are stacks of good pubs and bars to drink in, many in the new Quayside development next to Brayford pool. There's also a really friendly atmosphere but you probably need to be aware of the social environment here. If you desperately need a big city lifestyle and clubbing mecca then don't come. If you want a safe city, good places to drink and aren't too bothered about serious clubbing and non-comercial music then this is the place for you. There are trips to Nottingham and other big cities organised by the excellent night clubbing society on a regular basis though. Right next to the uni's main facilities there are two popular bars in competition with the SU. The Shed and The Library Bar are both popular with the students but not particularly popular with the SU.
Hull had a private telecoms service years before they existed anywhere else and the council owned a big stake. They sold it a few years ago and have been busy spending the profits ever since. This has been the subject of long lameting articles about how you should never ever ever put civil servants in charge of spending money. A new stadium and a massive general spruce up took place which are good but otherwise the money was frittered away. There are still massive plans to make the city one of the top places in the UK but now the money has run out so it's anybody's guess what'll happen. Whatever the case in the future though there are some great bars and a slightly more cosmopolitan atmosphere here than in Lincoln. It does stink like death though.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A shuttle bus links the Lincoln and Hull sites daily. Don't know whether it is free or not.
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.
A big new library in Lincoln. Opening hours are demand based - weekdays 9-9 and weekends open in the afternoon when everyone is up.
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.
Welfare provision at both Hull and Lincoln. There's no nonsense, if you have a problem there will be someone to help.
