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Our Graduate School is dedicated to the promotion to the promotion School is dedicated Our Graduate of all postgraduate matters. an we aim to provide At the University of Lincoln postgraduate students, excellent service to our an established Graduate which is why we have of all the promotion School dedicated to postgraduate matters. overriding purpose is The Graduate School’s training by providing to support postgraduates the development and events, and to oversee an excellent environment and maintenance of an also provide We for postgraduate study. of advice for postgraduate independent source students on various issues, including regulations, of funding supervisory practice and finding sources to support postgraduate study. you As a postgraduate student at the University of will be admitted automatically to membership affiliated the Graduate School, in addition to being which delivers to the particular Faculty or Centre The Graduate of study. your chosen programme School works closely with all the University’s groups and research centres Faculties, research of to support students, encouraging the adoption of supervision and training, and high standards organising university-wide events. organised by the Graduate An Annual Conference students postgraduate research School provides their own opportunity to present with a great at external for presentation prepare to results, and to learn conferences, about other students’ students to the East also send some We research. Midlands University Association Postgraduate and national events. and other regional Conference an in-depth The Graduate School provides of short training courses, typically full or programme writing and on key topics such as research half-day, development and getting publishing skills, career the most out of supervision. The University also students involved in training for research provides teaching-support – an ideal foundation for those in academia. seeking a career The Graduate School Graduate The 01522 886467 Telephone: Email: [email protected] www.lincoln.ac.uk/graduate-school Website: 7 9 0 1 2 4 6 7 8 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2

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Services available Services 02 Student Services Student Chaplaincy Service Counselling service disability University’s the – Dart Health Office International Accommodation Enterprise@Lincoln Union Students’ Society Postgraduate and Mature The safety and Security 2 Centre Support Student Email: [email protected] the and Commitments Charter Student Service Advice Team Information and Funding Student 01522 886644 Telephone: School Graduate the to Introduction please do not hesitate to contact us. Lincoln of University the to Welcome 1 If you require any additional information or have any queries, any additional information or have any queries, If you require Contents wish you every success with your postgraduate studies. wish you every success with your postgraduate We hope you find the information in this handbook useful and hope you find the information We accommodation to the Students’ Union and entertainment. accommodation to the the services and facilities we offer – everything from maps and – everything from we offer the services and facilities This easy-to-use guide will provide you with information on will provide This easy-to-use guide aspects of university life and to the picturesque city of Lincoln. life and to the picturesque aspects of university This handbook is intended to introduce you to the many to introduce This handbook is intended we have been able to offer you a place with us. you offer we have been able to We are delighted that you have chosen our University and that delighted that you have chosen are We Welcome

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Commitments and the Student Charter ServicesTitle here Available www.lincoln.ac.uk 07 Student Funding and and Funding Student Team Information 01522 886770 Telephone: Email: [email protected] The Student Funding and Information Team a friendly and reliable provide to is here service, enabling access to possible funding solutions for financial problems home students may be experiencing. can be made via the Student Student the via made be can Fees/funding Accommodation Money or debt Employment W Legal issues Immigration. benefits elfare Appointments Support Centre. Advice Service Advice 01522 837080 Telephone: Email: [email protected] www.lincoln.ac.uk/studentservices Web: confidential The Advice Service is a free, and impartial service available to all students of students and prospective Advice Our professional the University. can advise you of your rights and Team a wide range of across responsibilities subjects, such as: eam. Advice Service Student Funding and Information T

Opening times: and Thursdays Mondays, Tuesdays 8.30am to 5pm 9.30am to 5pm Wednesdays Fridays 8.30am to 4.30pm An additional out-of-hours assignment hand-in facility is also available. also The Student Support Centre houses:

or concerns students might have. help and support in resolving any issues help and support in resolving employed to give practical and emotional information. There are also specialist staff also specialist staff are information. There housing, personal support, advice and procedures, funding, fees and payments, procedures, regarding university systems and regarding 06 the Centre to deal with student enquiries the Centre There is a dedicated team available at is a There support services. with the University’s administrative and with the University’s central point of contact for all students Administrative Building. It provides a Administrative Building. It provides the ground floor of the University’s Main floor of the University’s the ground The Student Support Centre is based on The Student Support Centre www.lincoln.ac.uk/studentsupport www.lincoln.ac.uk/studentsupport Web: Email: [email protected] 01522 837080 Telephone: Student Support Centre Support Student and facilities available on-campus. time at Lincoln. The following section outlines the services time at Lincoln. The following section The University is here to support you throughout your to support you throughout The University is here Services Available Services

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The University also operates the Lincoln (LUAC) and University Assessment Centre Needs Assessment Service. a DSA offers is a member of the National The Centre (NNAC), Network of Assessment Centres the and one of the first to be awarded DSA – QAG (Quality Assurance Group). Opening times: and Thursday Tuesday Monday, 8.30am to 5pm 9.30am to 5pm Wednesday Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm Dart – the University’s University’s the – Dart service disability 01522 886400 Telephone: 01522 886055 Minicom: Fax: 01522 886489 Email: [email protected] Portal: www.visit.lincoln.ac.uk/C6/DART learning specific If you have a disability, mental health or medical difference, has a specialist condition, the University to department, Dart, committed a range you with advice and providing of specialist services. These services include: ession Adjusting to university life Relationships Anxiety and depr Difficulty studying or concentrating Homesickness Ber Str eavement ess. The service is friendly, supportive and open The service is friendly, to all students. Counselling Service Counselling 01522 886181 Telephone: Email: [email protected] www.lincoln.ac.uk/studentservices/ Web: counselling The Counselling Service is a confidential you can speak to service where any about counsellors trained professionally personal concerns that may be affecting often you. Some of the issues which are the service are: to brought Les Acklam – the University Chaplain. Chaplaincy 01522 886079 Telephone: Mobile: 07742 324680 Email: [email protected] www.lincoln.ac.uk/studentservices Web: for anyone is here Chaplain The University’s need someone If you within the University. news or good to listen, want to share work, surrounding bad, or have issues the Chaplain or life in general, relationships to help. is here you in touch with The Chaplain can put and help you find a local faith communities help you to continue to place of worship, or and hobbies interests pursue your leisure within the local community. For international students the Chaplain includes a a special welcome which offers of visits to places of interest. programme can contact the Chaplain via Student You and Services next to the Health Centre on the ground the Student Support Centre floor of the Main Administrative Building. Contact can be made ‘out-of-hours’, including weekends and vacations, by telephoning: 07742 324680. e.

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0808 specialist services: and guidance are available through these these available through and guidance are through your time here. Help, support Help, support your time here. through has a dedicated team to support you has a dedicated team Building, the Student Services department Student Services Building, the Located on the first floor of the Marina the first floor of the Located on Email: [email protected] Student Services Student 01522 886181 Telephone:

TitleServices here Available Services Available www.lincoln.ac.uk 11 English Language Support Language English several flexible ways The University offers Language to study English as a Foreign in the form of specific courses provided by the Lincoln Business School. The Macmillan English Campus is an online for international students to resource their English Language whilst improve studying at the University of Lincoln, and to use for It is free prior to arrival here. users. registered For an additional fee, students can opt to study the Cambridge ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) award which is a 33 week course aimed at their students who wish to increase in English. proficiency information please contact For more the International Office. Advice Service Advice dedicated team of The University has a based in our Advice Service trained staff They Centre. within the Student Support assist international able to are students with student visa extensions as well as advice and support. general offering

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01522 886040 Telephone: Email: [email protected] www.lincoln.ac.uk/international Web: International dedicated a has University The round to available all year Office who are and support to international advice offer students. International Office International Service Welcome Special The Studying in another country is both exciting friendly and Lincoln’s and rewarding, will help you settle into life atmosphere Our Special Welcome in the UK easily. Service is designed to make you feel at day one. It includes a welcome home from which includes such and social programme things as:

10 01522 895332. contacted via reception or by telephone on: contacted via reception is based in the campus office and can be is based in the campus office and can be from 8.30am to 10.30am. Carol Varham Varham to 10.30am. Carol 8.30am from Telephone: 01522 870010. Telephone: and Friday mornings Wednesday Monday, is available at other times. campus nurse available on is a there An out-of-hours emergency service Park For students studying at Riseholme Park appointments between 9am to 5pm. Monday to Friday: 8am to 6.30pm with Opening times: more general health and lifestyle advice. general health and lifestyle more stay here. specific medical problem as well as giving as specific medical problem your or any time during day, enrolment nurses provides help when you have a help when you nurses provides at the practice on can register You An experienced team of doctors and An experienced team campus Pool Brayford and offers medical services to students. medical services to and offers Medical Practice run by NHS by NHS Lincolnshire Medical Practice run Building. The Centre is a NHS General Centre Building. The on the Brayford Pool campus, in the Marina campus, in the Marina Pool on the Brayford The University’s Health Centre is situated is Centre Health The University’s 01522 895332 (Riseholme) 01522 895332 Telephone: 01522 870010 (Brayford) 01522 870010 Telephone: Health

Services Available Services Available www.lincoln.ac.uk 13 Contact For further information contact Enterprise@Lincoln: 01522 837200 Telephone: Email: [email protected] www.ulopportunities.co.uk Web: Starting a Business a Starting award- the University’s Sparkhouse, for incubation centre winning business the development graduates can support ideas creative of your innovative and a business. The when considering starting office accommodation, provides centre management the centre support through agencies and team and links to other Enterprise services; while the professional a bursary scheme provides Inc programme develop their ideas in to allow students to a supportive environment. Shop Job Student between the a unique partnership Through University and the Students’ Union, this a central point on-campus service provides for employers to advertise paid positions and work experience opportunities. your to increase Support is provided chances of securing these positions ensuring that the experience you gain ambitions. career supports your future Enterprise@Lincoln Graduate Careers Graduate An integral part of Enterprise@Lincoln, service offers careers the University’s a dedicated team of qualified advisors you with available to provide who are the individual support and information you need when considering your future. The service works closely with regional and national employers organising a wide range of activities and workshops including: the annual the year, throughout employer Enterprise & Employability Week, job hunting workshops presentations, and employer mentoring schemes, all in addition to advertising graduate positions. Enterprise@Lincoln to is dedicated Enterprise@Lincoln you with the skills, confidence equipping maximise your and opportunities to and after student life potential through in a new £3.2 graduation. Located Central to the Great million building, next this innovative Library, Warehouse closely with central department works to support the University Faculties across For instance, as enterprising students. you may be a postgraduate student, that generates valuable involved in (IP). The Intellectual Property exploiting and is committed to protecting and to benefit both the inventors such IP, a the institution. Enterprise@Lincoln offers including range of services to develop IP, advice on IP and exploitation, and support for postgraduate students setting up spin- out companies. Lincoln Courts (on-campus Student Village).

12 Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday 9.30am Opening times: they will offer support and advice. they will offer Wherever you have chosen to live during your time here, you can contact the team and you can contact the live during your time here, you have chosen to Wherever Way, adjacent to the mini roundabout (point 5 on the map at the back of this handbook). (point 5 on the map at the back of roundabout adjacent to the mini Way, The University’s Residential Services department is situated at the bottom of Campus Residential Services department is situated The University’s www.lincoln.ac.uk/accommodation Web: Email: [email protected] 01522 886195 Telephone: Accommodation

Services Available Services Available www.lincoln.ac.uk 15 Contact: virtual learning (the University’s MAPS log on to Blackboard about more find out To ‘mature’. then search click on ‘Community’, environment), Email: [email protected] The Mature and Postgraduate Postgraduate and Mature The MAPS – Society to run initiative which aims (MAPS) is a student Society and Postgraduate The Mature at University. social side of studying support the your course. of friendly faces you can meet outside a community “Our aim is to provide the University. students across and postgraduate the voice of mature are We stages of studying. all at various of students who are a friendly group We’re activities, events during holidays we run a series of social the semester and Throughout and the UK.” Lincoln, Lincolnshire and trips around

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14 to the following services: Postgraduates at Lincoln have access SU handbook. or in the website www.lincolnsu.com these activities can be found on the SU postgraduate experience at Lincoln. a student at Lincoln. A full description of to make sure you have the best to make sure to further your experience whilst you’re associations and other local organisations associations and other local organisations range of opportunities and experiences work closely with the University, resident resident work closely with the University, opportunities and a wide The Students’ Union provides on campus is central to the SU, who services Activities, and societies. Looking after your interests and societies. Looking after your interests activities, social events, sports teams and welfare issues, co-ordinating student issues, co-ordinating and welfare The Union provides support in academic The Union provides time at the University. postgraduates get the most out of their postgraduates get the range of services aimed at helping all range of services aimed The Students’ Union (SU) offers a (SU) offers The Students’ Union Students’ Union Students’

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The Library also of loans tools including an inter-library service; access to other university databases libraries; a range of electronic and full-text journals; and a detailed website including information on research access. and off-campus Facilities your range of facilities to support a wide The University offers time at Lincoln. accommodate you during your study needs and from information on facilities ranging provide The following pages and places to eat. IT Services to student venues the Library and Library The Research & Learning Promoting Development a wide range of The Library provides services and facilities, as well as support and guidance to students on the use of information sources. essential during These services are and the department postgraduate study, the equipment and resources that ensures for your needs. Services appropriate are for postgraduate specifically tailored study include:

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16 taking a few basic precautions. happening to you can be minimised by happening to you can your safety. However, the risk of anything the risk However, your safety. number of CCTV cameras to ensure to ensure number of CCTV cameras The University has security staff and a staff The University has security 0300 111 0300 0300 111 Police: Lincolnshire 01522 886062 01522 886062 security (24 hours): On-campus Security and safety and Security

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Academic Subject Librarians Contact Academic Subject Librarians work closely For further information on what the Library with Faculties and Schools to maintain has to offer at each campus ask at a help and develop the resources available in the desk or contact the service on: University and Campus Libraries. They are also available to help you access and use Telephone: 01522 886222 (Brayford) the resources. Details of Academic Subject 01522 895310 (Riseholme) Librarians can be found by visiting 01482 311654 (Hull) http://nn.nf/923c 01406 493030 (Holbeach) Email: [email protected] Computing facilities Keep up-to-date with library news by visiting: The University’s computer network gives http://librarynews.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk access to subject information services, the Internet, email and a wide range of software applications including word Library facilities processing, spreadsheet, database and IT Services A full range of library facilities is available presentation software; as well as specialist at each campus. In addition, the University software for statistical analysis, graphics Telephone: 01522 886500 (Brayford) 01522 895329 (Riseholme) and CAD, digital imaging and multimedia. Library houses a Law Library and other Library opening times: special collections. Facilities and The University and Campus Libraries have computers, scanners and printer/ resources include: University Library – Brayford Pool campus photocopying facilities as well as Wi-Fi Over 300,000 print book titles and more zones for those who would prefer to use Opening times Library services than 40,000 ebooks their own laptop. Monday 08.30 – 00.00 08.45 – 23.45 Over 40,000 journals available in print or electronic format Off-campus services Tuesday 08.30 – 00.00 08.45 – 23.45 An extensive range of electronic Many postgraduate students are not based Wednesday 08.30 – 00.00 08.45 – 23.45 resources including databases on-campus all of the time, and therefore Thursday 08.30 – 00.00 08.45 – 23.45 need to access resources from their home Reference management software computer. Friday 08.30 – 22.00 08.45 – 16.45 An online catalogue – Saturday 10.00 – 22.00 10.00 – 16.45 www.library.lincoln.ac.uk The following resources can be accessed off-campus: Sunday 12.00 – 00.00 12.00 – 16.45 An online inter-library loans service Portal – the University’s secure website IT desk services close at 18.45 Monday – Thursday. A selection of daily newspapers giving access to all e-resources *Opening times may be subject to change Group rooms, quiet study and flexible including databases, journals and learning areas ebooks Campus Library – Riseholme Park Self-service photocopying/printing/ University email system scanning facilities. Opening times Desk services Access to work you have stored on the Language support materials, including computer network Monday 08.45 – 20.00 09.00 – 19.45 books, CDs and CD-ROMs, are also Blackboard – the University’s virtual Tuesday 08.45 – 20.00 09.00 – 19.45 available from the University Library. learning environment International students may find these Wednesday 08.45 – 20.00 09.00 – 19.45 www.lincoln.ac.uk resources useful for improving their Library catalogue. Thursday 08.45 – 20.00 09.00 – 19.45 English language skills. There is also a number of services for Friday 08.45 – 17.00 09.00 – 16.45 distance learning students, including Saturday 12.00 – 17.00 12.00 – 16.45 extended loans, journal article photocopying and a postal loans service. Sunday 12.00 – 17.00 12.00 – 16.45 18 19 Facilitiers Facilities

Student venues LPAC (Lincoln Performing Arts Centre)

Enquiries: 01522 837400 Events at the Centre range from Telephone: 01522 837600 Email: [email protected] performances by national and international Email: [email protected] Web: www.engineshed.co.uk bands, to weekly student club parties. Web: www.lpac.co.uk Tickets: 0844 8888 766 Previous acts have included The Kooks, Stereophonics, Babyshambles, The The University’s Lincoln Performing Arts Centre (LPAC) provides a state-of-the-art learning Zutons, Gorillaz, and The Ting Tings. It environment for the University’s Dance and Drama students and a high quality community The Engine Shed and The Tower also hosts many of the University’s and venue for wider cultural events. Bars at the Student Centre Students’ Union gala events, such as the The space boasts a 446-seat theatre, three large studio spaces for performance and The University’s Engine Shed and Tower Graduation Ball, the Athletic Union Awards rehearsal, backstage facilities and workshops. The Centre regularly holds high-profile Bars, housed in the Student Centre, are at and the University Fashion Show. live performances, including a broad variety of plays, comedies and musical concerts. the heart of social life on-campus catering Alongside all of the action in the Engine Past performances have included the National English Contemporary Ballet, Nicola for all your entertainment needs. The live Shed, the Tower Bars host a variety of Benedetti, Chris Addison, We’re going on a Bear Hunt, The Caretaker, BBC Radio 4’s music and entertainment venue and bar events from the Big Student Quiz to Club Just a Minute and Ian McMillan. Each performance is open to all students and the complex is situated on the main Brayford Nights. The Bars also provide the ideal wider community to attend, firmly positioning LPAC as one of the city’s top arts centres. Pool campus overlooking Lincoln’s location for you to relax and unwind. attractive Marina. Whether it’s a bite to eat and a drink with The Student Centre, Lincoln’s largest friends, a game of pool or a night watching multi-purpose site, stands as a striking the big game on our wide-screen TV, the architectural landmark in the city – Tower Bars provide a perfect social setting. purpose-built to integrate the city’s last remaining engine shed. The Centre is also R-Bar (Riseholme Park campus) home to a range of services and student The University’s Riseholme Park campus opportunities, such as the SOAP Centre, has its own student bar, located in the as well as a base for University of Lincoln Tennyson Building. The bar offers a great Students’ Union officers. place to meet and relax in the evenings as well as hosting quiz nights, parties and other events. The Entertainments Committee comprises students studying at the campus and works with the bars team in order to provide an excellent venue for students at the campus. For more information email: [email protected] Enquiries: 01522 837400 www.lincoln.ac.uk

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Fitness Centre Sports and activities Sports Centre The University of Lincoln Fitness Centre A wide variety of intramural sports are houses an excellent range of fully inclusive on offer, for example, five-a-side football Telephone: 01522 886688 equipment. This includes cardiovascular leagues, squash or badminton all run Email: [email protected] equipment, resistance equipment, free throughout the year. Our leagues and weights, an abdominal room and stretching challenges are designed to promote The University of Lincoln Sports and Recreation Centre boasts a large selection of area. The Fitness Centre is a delightful friendships between students as part of modern, specialist facilities. Its primary purpose is to accommodate the needs of both venue in which to train, with air conditioning our Healthy Campus and enrichment students and staff of the University of Lincoln, providing the opportunity to participate and a fantastic view of the Cathedral, initiatives. Students of all abilities are in many sports-based activities and fitness classes. Castle and uphill Lincoln. The Centre encouraged to participate. hosts a wide choice of fitness classes from Facilities: Dance studio (a large sprung floor with Aerobics to Street Dance. You can also Human Performance Centre high tech sound system, radio mike and Double sports hall benefit from a personal programme, which mirrored walls makes this ideal for includes one-to-one sessions with a fitness The University of Lincoln’s Human Five-a-side football pitches classes such as ballet, contemporary instructor and is designed to suit your Performance Centre provides a Regional Centre of Excellence in Sport, Coaching Seven-a-side football pitch dance, step and self defence). experience, fitness levels and help you to and Exercise Science. The Centre provides Saunas achieve your goals. Squash courts excellent facilities to meet the academic Fitness Centre Badminton/short tennis courts Fitness Centre membership needs of programmes and delivers first- Basketball courts class sport and exercise support provision. Synthetic pitches (including a full-size Unlike other sports centres and gyms in floodlit synthetic hockey pitch and Volleyball courts the area the University Sports Centre has Facilities include: five-a-side pitches). Netball courts. no joining fee for students. We offer four Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory simple and flexible ways to pay for your gym membership: Biomechanics and Motor Control Laboratory (incorporating a golf-specific Yearly analysis area) Termly Performance Analysis Suite Monthly Interview/Consultation Suite. Pay-as-you-go. www.lincoln.ac.uk

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Cathedral Quarter campus – Places to eat Lincoln School of Art & Design* Brayford Pool campus Architecture Building – Café Bistro Thomas Parker House Although the accommodation on Opening times: – Eating Place the Brayford Pool campus is self- Monday to Thursday 8.45am to 3.00pm Located on the second floor catering, there is a variety of places to eat on-campus. Friday 8.45am to 2.30pm Opening times (term-time only): The Atrium During University holidays as advertised. Monday to Thursday 8.45am to 4pm The Atrium is based in the heart of the Friday 8.45am to 3.30pm Lincoln Performing Arts Centre University’s Main Administrative Building, Chad Varah House situated on the ground floor. (LPAC) – Café Resource Located on the ground floor Opening times: Opening times: Opening times (term-time only): Breakfast: Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday 8.15am to 11am Friday 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday 9.30am to 2pm Lunch: Open during University holidays. Greestone Building Monday to Friday 11.30am to 2.30pm Situated off The Gallery Enterprise@Lincoln During University holidays: 11.30am Opening times (term-time only): to 2pm Opening times: Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm The Atrium Coffee Shop Monday to Friday 10am to 3.30pm Situated on the ground floor of the Main Open all year round with the exception of Riseholme Park Administrative Building. Bank Holidays and the Christmas closure, Meal times (term-time only): to all staff, students, visitors and the Opening times: general public. Monday to Friday Tuesday to Thursday 8am to 7.30pm Breakfast: 7.45am to 9am Monday and Friday 8am to 4.30pm Lunch: 11.45am to 1.30pm (cash only) During University holidays: 8.30am Evening meal: 4.45pm to 5.45pm to 3.30pm Weekends The Tower Bars at the Engine Shed Brunch: 11.30am to 1.30pm The bars serve food and drink throughout Evening meal: 4.45pm to 5.45pm the day and are open from 11am until late. Coffee and snacks (during term-time): Bar opening times: Monday to Friday 7.45am to 5.45pm Monday to Saturday 11am to late During University holidays as advertised. Sunday noon to late Food service times: Noon to 8pm www.lincoln.ac.uk

* Opening times may be subject to change 24 25 Maps and how to find us Maps and how to find us Travelling to Lincoln Campus map and room locations Road: Air: If you are coming from the South you Humberside airport is just 40 minutes should take the A1 until you reach Newark away, with flights to Europe. Nottingham (A46). From the North, come off the A1 at airport is an hour’s drive Retford (A57). Lincoln is 40 miles east of and Birmingham International an hour Nottingham on the A46 and 40 miles south and a half. of the Humber Bridge on the A15. Getting around: Rail: A shuttle bus runs between the Brayford The railway station is a five-minute walk Pool campus, Cathedral Quarter and from the Brayford Pool campus and a Riseholme Park. 10-minute walk from the Cathedral Quarter. If you are coming from London, we are two hours from London King’s Cross.

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DONCASTER HUMBERSIDE ROBIN HOOD Brayford Pool Campus 25 Business and Law School (from January 2011) UL – University Library 1 Bridge House 26 Enterprise@Lincoln PA – Lincoln Performing Arts Centre (LPAC) SHEFFIELD MARKET RASEN 2 Lincoln Canoe Club Cathedral Quarter VH – Village Hall 3 EMMTEC WORKSOP 17 Chad Varah House 4 Engine Shed 18 Christ’s Hospital Terrace/St Michael’s Faculty offices CHESTERFIELD 5 Estates and Facilities 19 Greestone Building/Tithe Barn Art, Architecture & Design 6 Main Administrative Building Architecture Building, 2nd floor 20 Thomas Parker House 7 Media, Humanities & Technology Business & Law Main Administrative Building, 2nd floor NEWARK-ON-TRENT 8 PCT (Health Centre) & Student Services Room locations Health, Life & Social Sciences 9 BOSTON School of Architecture AR – Architecture Building Bridge House, ground floor 10 LPAC Cargill Lecture Theatre – NOTTINGHAM Media, Humanities & Technology;– DERBY Main Administrative Building GRANTHAM 11 Science Centre Centre for Education, Research & Development 12 Sparkhouse Studios Co-op Lecture Theatre – EAST Main Administrative Building both MHT Building, 3rd floor MIDLANDS SPALDING 13 Sports Centre Jackson Lecture Theatre – Lincoln School of Engineering LOUGHBOROUGH KINGS LYNN 14 Student Village (Accommodation) Main Administrative Building Think Tank www.lincoln.ac.uk 15 University Library MC – Media, Humanities and Technology Building (MHT) 16 Village Hall Student Support Centre PSY – Psychology Labs, Main Ground floor, Main Administrative 21 Witham House Administrative Building, 2nd floor Building PETERBOROUGH 22 Harrison House SB – Science Building BIRMINGHAM Public Car Parking BIRMINGHAM 23 Think Tank MB – Seminar Room, Main 24 Lincoln School of Engineering Administrative Building Permit Only Parking (from June 2011) 26 27 Useful contacts Main Switchboard Disability Service (Dart) Telephone: 01522 882000 Telephone: 01522 886400 Minicom: 01522 886055 Accommodation Service Fax: 01522 886489 Telephone: 01522 886195 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.lincoln.ac.uk/accommodation Finance Department Telephone: 01522 886705 Advice Service Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01522 837080 Email: [email protected] Health www.lincoln.ac.uk/studentservices Health Centre Telephone: Enterprise@Lincoln 01522 870010 (Brayford) Telephone: 0800 915 5278 01522 895332 (Riseholme) Email: [email protected] NHS Direct Telephone: 0845 46 47 www.ulopportunities.co.uk International Office Chaplaincy Telephone: 01522 886040 Telephone: 01522 886079 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.lincoln.ac.uk/international www.lincoln.ac.uk/studentservices Library Computing Services Telephone: Telephone: 01522 886222 (Brayford) 01522 886053 (Brayford) 01522 895310 (Riseholme) 01522 895329 (Riseholme) Email: [email protected] www.library.lincoln.ac.uk Counselling Service Telephone: 01522 886181 On-campus Security Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01522 886062 www.lincoln.ac.uk/studentservices Student Funding and Information Team Security and Safety Telephone: 01522 886770 Lincolnshire Police: 0300 111 0300 Email: [email protected] Student Support Centre Telephone: 01522 837080 Email: [email protected] www.lincoln.ac.uk/studentsupport

Students’ Union Telephone: 01522 886006 Email: [email protected] www.lincolnsu.com

University of Lincoln Brayford Pool, Lincoln LN6 7TS

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