UN SDG 4: Quality Education

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Overview

The University of Lincoln was awarded Gold in the national Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023 for delivering consistently outstanding standards of teaching, learning, and outcomes for students. The University is also listed in the world’s top 150 universities in the Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2024 and holds a five-star score overall in the QS Stars rating system of global universities. We strive to offer teaching that is underpinned by a vibrant research culture, and we are proud of our Student as Producer approach to teaching, learning, and engagement which emphasises the role of students as collaborators in the production of knowledge.

We have been supporting education across Lincolnshire for 20 years and has worked closely with schools on a range of initiatives with many of our staff having worked as governors or trustees of schools. We have shown our strong commitment to education for all across Lincolnshire through our leadership in the development of the University Academy Holbeach the Lincoln University Technical College, and the Lincolnshire Institute of Technology.

Research Spotlight

Mobile Arts for Peace

The Mobile Arts for Peace Project, led by the University's Professor Ananda Breed, is a four-year international, multidisciplinary project which provides a comparative approach on the use of interdisciplinary arts-based practices for peacebuilding in Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Indonesia and Nepal.

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University Academy Holbeach

In 2011, the University became a sponsor of a new secondary academy that merged the existing school in Holbeach with the secondary school in Crowland. Holbeach University Academy provides a rich curriculum for students, with courses ranging from A Level to apprenticeships with extensive extracurricular activities. The Academy offers outstanding facilities following a £9 million building programme and promotes genuine innovation, with all students having iPads to support their learning. These efforts have yielded excellent outputs in student progress, providing routes for social mobility.

Promoting Excellence in Education

Lincoln UTC is a college for science and engineering, established with the University as an anchor partner to provide expertise and facilities alongside Siemens and other engineering businesses around Lincolnshire.

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Mechanical Engineering students in the Isaac Newton Building

The PRME Agenda

The Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) agenda is a global initiative designed to advance sustainability and the profile of SDGs within leading business schools. Lincoln International Business School has been signatories to PRME since 2010, and it forms a key part of the School’s identity, closely aligned with its vision ‘to develop socially responsible leaders ready to meet the challenges of 21st Century business’. In July 2021, LLincoln International Business School was privileged to host the PRME UK and Ireland Chapter Conference, featuring more than 120 delegates for a two-day virtual event. The conference theme, ‘Crises and the Re-thinking of Responsibility’, was an acknowledgement of PRME’s ongoing key role in shaping responsible management education.

Sharing Information on Progress (SIP) Reports

Lincoln International Business School has published SIP reports reflecting progress made under the agenda and set targets for the next time period. The 2024 report is a Letter from the most senior officer (e.g., Dean, Head) committing to PRME’s Principles. The report published in June 2022 titled Becoming a Responsible Business School in an Age of Disruption discussed areas of strategic progress, including within curriculum development and featured examples from colleagues across the business school sharing their teaching practice and research with links to PRME and the SDGs. Targets included SDG mapping activities as well as further stakeholder consultation about purpose and identity as a responsible business school.

Lincolnshire Learning Lab

Lincolnshire Learning Lab is a group set up to help improve the learning of all children and the working environments for teachers within Lincolnshire, bringing academic rigour and evidence-based research into the classroom by engaging key stakeholders, such as teachers, academics, parents, and educational consultants.

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