Study at Lincoln

Information for Incoming Exchange Students

Situated in the heart of a beautiful and historic city, we are listed in the world’s top 150 universities in the Times Higher Education’s (THE) Young University Rankings 2024, and hold a five-star score overall in the QS Stars rating system of global universities.

The University of Lincoln welcomes nominations from our Exchange Partner Institutions. Please see the below deadlines for receiving nominations and online application forms. We are required to register exchange students for their courses prior to their arrival on campus.

Term Dates

	Semester A/Full Year	Semester B
Nominations	31 May 2024	1 October 2024
Applications	30 June 2024	21 November 2024

Exchange Partner Institutions will be provided with a Nomination Form to submit prior to the deadlines. Once we have received the student's information an application will be created in the system and an email will be sent to the student containing their login information.

Term Dates

Autumn (Semester A)	Spring (Semester B)
16 September 2024 - 20 September 2024: Welcome Week	20 January 2025 - 24 January 2025: Welcome Week
23 September 2024 - 13 December 2024: Formal Teaching	27 January 2025 - 11 April 2025: Formal Teaching
16 December 2024 - 5 January 2025: Holiday	14 April 2025 - 27 April 2025: Easter Break
6 January 2025 - 10 January 2025: Formal Teaching	28 April 2025 - 10 May 2025: Formal Teaching
13 January 2025 - 24 January 2025: Examinations	12 May 2025 - 30 May 2025: Examinations

*Most modules chosen by incoming exchange students do not require you to sit any examinations, but please check with your School before making travel arrangements.

You can find out more about Welcome Week, including Welcome Week timetables and how to enrol at https://welcomeweek.lincoln.ac.uk/international-students/.

Supportive Community

From the moment you arrive at the University of Lincoln, you will join a friendly and welcoming, close-knit academic community of staff and students, and have access to a range of support services throughout your time here.

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Discover Lincoln

One of the UK's great historic cities, Lincoln is renowned for its fusion of old and new. The combination of vibrant city centre and a historic Cathedral Quarter makes Lincoln a fantastic place in which to live and study.

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Campus and Facilities

Based in the heart of Lincoln, our campus provides a modern student-centred community. Based on the picturesque Brayford Pool waterfront, almost everything you'll need is either on campus or a short walk away.

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One Community

We welcome thousands of members to our community each year and we benefit from sharing views and ideas from all around the globe. We thrive as a community because of our diversity and it is through exploring novel and different ideas together that we can understand our world better.

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World-class Research

Lincoln is proud to be home to world-class researchers making profound contributions to their subjects. From developing new medical technologies to preserving rare architectural treasure, the work of our academics and students makes a rea difference.

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Colleges and Schools

Our academic Schools are organised into two Colleges: The College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities and the College of Health and Science. Within these we offer a wide variety of programmes.

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