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Utilising a range of exceptional and unique local resources, including the International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln Cathedral Wren Library, the Tennyson Research Centre, and museums, collections, and archives, our researchers are engaged in the study and interpretation of the past, exploring new ways in which history and heritage can transform lives and communities around the world.
By bringing together and sharing expertise from across the University and beyond, we are able to deliver cutting-edge creative, cultural, and historical research activities that cover a wide range of themes, from medieval studies, conservation, and military history, to heritage management, digitalisation, and the critical interpretation of places and traditions.
Research Spotlight
Thousands of objects in our museums were brought to this country as a result of the expanding British Empire, but we still need to uncover the histories of how such material was collected. Through extensive archival research and object study, Dr Sarah Longair, Associate Professor in Humanities and Heritage, is attempting to do just that.
The University of Lincoln has developed strong relationships with the wider scholarly and professional community, including the International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln Cathedral Library and Archives, the Lincoln Record Society, Royal Historical Society, The Historical Association, Historic England, British Archaeological Association, and the International Society for the Study of Medievalism.
These collaborations and partnerships are helping to strengthen our research community, which continues to offer dynamic approaches to the study of history and heritage, in local, national, and international contexts.
The University is home to Lincoln Conservation, a research and consultancy centre specialising in the conservation and restoration of the interior and exterior features of listed and historic buildings. It has worked with high-profile clients, including the National Trust, English Heritage, and the V&A Museum.
Meet PhD student Francesca Cannon, whose doctoral research is focusing on the roles, relationships, and impact of three queens who were the second wives of kings in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries.
Professor Carenza Lewis has been a presenter on the popular Time Team TV series and has been spearheading a range of innovative research projects that explore the public benefits of participation in heritage.
Discover more about the impactful research and innovative studies that are taking place at the University of Lincoln.
The University of Lincoln offers a number of undergraduate and postgraduate courses that are helping to strengthen our research in History and Heritage.
