Postgraduate loan scheme information talks | 15th Mar

Want to know more about the new postgraduate loans scheme?

The Advice Service will be running a programme of talks in the Cargill Lecture Theatre on Wednesday 15th March 2017.

The talk will be repeated several times during the afternoon: 1.00pm, 1.45pm, 2.30pm and 3.15pm.

The talk will be an impartial look at postgraduate loans for those considering studying a masters course at Lincoln or at any other University in the UK.

Both members of staff and current students are welcome to attend. No need to book, please just come along to the most convenient session.

 

Computing pioneer to launch equality centre and deliver free public talk | 21st Mar

Pioneering businesswoman and philanthropist Dame Stephanie ‘Steve’ Shirley will deliver a free public talk at the University of Lincoln, offering a fascinating insight into her life and career.

Dame Stephanie Shirley (Book cover image)

Dame Stephanie Shirley, one of Britain’s most celebrated entrepreneurs and philanthropists, will describe her remarkable journey from arriving in the UK as an unaccompanied child refugee in 1939 to building a ground-breaking all-woman software company, which was ultimately valued at $3 billion and made millionaires of 70 of her team members.

Her talk, entitled A Woman’s Story, will take place on Tuesday 21st March in the Stephen Langton Building on the University of Lincoln’s Brayford Pool Campus. You can book to attend the event on the University website.

An early pioneer of computing, Dame Stephanie founded a software company in 1962 from her dining room table with just £6 and soon after adopted the name ‘Steve’ to aid her in the business world. She employed only women until the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act made it illegal to do so. She offered part-time and flexible employment to professional women with dependants, pioneered new work practices, and changed the position of professional women (especially in the hi-tech industry) along the way.

Dame Stephanie also ensured that a quarter of her FTSE 250 Company was put into the hands of her staff and when it was acquired she began distributing her wealth to charitable causes. She retired in 1993 to concentrate on philanthropic work and her Shirley Foundation is now one of the top 50 grant-giving foundations in the UK. It has made charitable grants of more than £67 million, with current activity targeted at national strategies for autism.

Dame Stephanie will visit the University of Lincoln, where she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science in September 2014, to deliver her talk and officially launch the University’s new Eleanor Glanville Centre.

Named after renowned 17th century entomologist Lady Eleanor Glanville, the new centre is designed to link the University’s equality mandates and initiatives, such as the Race Charter Mark and Athena SWAN Award (presented to universities for their commitment to tackling gender inequality in higher education), with new interdisciplinary research and scholarly activities.

The initiative is led by Professor Belinda Colston from the University of Lincoln’s School of Chemistry.

The story is available to read in full online.

Top financial expert shares experiences at latest Great Minds

Bank picture of charlotte_hoggOne of the UK’s top financial experts has shared details of her career and varied experiences in the latest instalment of the Great Minds guest lecture series at the University of Lincoln.

Charlotte Hogg, who became the first Chief Operating Officer at the Bank of England in 2013, talked about the importance of managing your own career, developing a style of leadership early on and building a strong support group.

The guest lecture was entitled Serendipity or Design?, and took place on 6th March 2017 at the University’s main Brayford Pool campus. The talk was followed by a Q&A with  a panel of five talented students.

Ms Hogg started her career at the Bank of England, and held posts at Santander UK, McKinsey & Company, Morgan Stanley, Goldfish Bank, and Experian UK & Ireland before moving back to the Bank of England, the central bank of the UK.

“Lincoln is my home town and I care very much about our education here in the East Midlands and its contribution to growth and employment. The University of Lincoln has played a transformational role here, and it is a great pleasure to be part of the Great Minds lecture series,” said Ms Hogg, who has a BA in Economics and History from Oxford, and is one of 10 to 15 Kennedy Memorial Trust Scholars from Harvard University chosen each year from the UK.

Ms Hogg is a member of the Finance, Audit and Remuneration Committees of Oxford University Press and is a trustee and former chair of First Story Ltd. She was also a former Director of BBC Worldwide, and a former board member of Partnership with Children in New York, USA.

The University of Lincoln’s Great Minds guest lecture series aims to provide inspirational insights into different aspects of society – from the entertainment world to elite sport – for school and college students in Years 11, 12 and 13. A limited number of places are also available to the public, as well as staff and students.  Admission is free but booking is essential.

The aim is to inspire and encourage thoughtful conversation about careers, industries and disciplines alongside showcasing some of the diverse research and activities that take place within the University.

Recent Great Minds speakers have included BBC Trustee Suzanna Taverne, rugby sporting great Rory Underwood, Lord Victor Adebowale CBE, Chancellor of the University of Lincoln and a cross bench member of the House of Lords, and BBC Autumnwatch presenter Chris Packham.

To book a place at the Great Minds guest lecture visit www.lincoln.ac.uk/events, email events@lincoln.ac.uk or phone 01522 837100. Priority booking will be given to groups from UK schools and colleges.

Postgraduate application drop-ins | 6th-17th Mar

Are you considering applying for postgraduate study at Lincoln for a September start?

Claire Mann, the Univeristy’s Postgraduate Recruitment Manager, is running daily drop-in sessions for the next two weeks to help you with your application form.

Students who would like information on fees and funding, help choosing a programme, or would like assistance to complete their application should go to the Student Support Centre on the ground floor of the Minerva Building.

Drop-in sessions run daily from Monday 6th to Friday 17th March from 2.00pm to 4.30pm.

For more information contact Claire Mann cmann@lincoln.ac.uk

Students combine art and engineering in unique collection

The worlds of art and engineering have been brought together by Graphic Design students at the University of Lincoln, UK, in a special print collection created for Siemens UK.

Dubbed ‘The Lincoln Collection’, the artwork was commissioned to commemorate Siemens’ long standing role within the city’s engineering industry and the local community.

The designs were produced by four students on the BA (Hons) Graphic Design course, who were each given a different theme to base their work on. The themes spanned engineering heritage and Lincoln’s history to Siemens’ community and its customers’ world.

Initially the artwork was destined for the walls of Siemens’ offices in Teal Park, near Lincoln, but the project and resulting designs have proved so popular with Siemens staff that they will now be used at the company’s sites across the UK and overseas.

Amy Burstow (21) was of the students involved in the project and took on the Engineering Heritage brief. She said: “I am really happy with my posters but I think all 20 of them look great as a collection. I have never worked in this style before so it was interesting to learn the technique of this style: hand drawn and digital. You always learn new ways around the software when tackling new styles, so I have learnt a few new tips and tricks along the way!”

Olivia Jones (23), who developed the Our Community theme, added: “Opportunities like this are a fantastic help in trying to secure a job in the design world. With Siemens being such a huge, global company, adding them to my CV as a client that I have worked for will hopefully go a very long way.”

Neil Corner, Managing Director for Siemens in Lincoln, said: “We are delighted with this project. The idea was to bring some colour to our walls and widen our collaboration with the University of Lincoln to other subject areas as we already have great collaboration with the School of Engineering.

“The aim was to translate our gas turbines business, heritage and involvement in the community into poster art to decorate our offices and welcome areas for our employees and customers to enjoy. The students did a great job and the results are fantastic.”

 


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Frequency Festival to return in 2017

Frequency Festival, Lincoln’s biennial celebration of digital culture, will return for a fourth edition in 2017 thanks to a major grant award from Arts Council England.

Arts Council England this week (Thursday 2nd March 2017) announced funding of £165,000 through its National Lottery funded Grants for the Arts programme to support Frequency 2017, a 10-day programme of arts events which will take place from 20 – 29th October 2017 during Autumn Half Term.

Frequency is brought to Lincoln through an established relationship between Threshold Studios, an artist-led creative media and visual arts organisation specialising in the production of digital, moving image and public realm works; the University of Lincoln, Lincoln BIG, Visit Lincoln and Lincolnshire One Venues, alongside many other organisations and businesses across the city. In 2017 Frequency will also be working with the Woodland Trust and regional and national partner organisations on activities celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest.

Darren Henley, Chief Executive of Arts Council England, announced the grant award for this year’s Frequency Festival as he addressed an audience from across the region’s arts, culture and tourism sectors at the Lincoln Culture and Arts Partnership Conference, supported by Visit Lincoln and Lincoln BIG and staged at the University of Lincoln. Other high profile speakers at the conference included Lady Cobham, Chair of Visit England.

To read more visit: www.lincoln.ac.uk/news/2017/03/1327.asp

 

FA Cup ticket ballot for Arsenal vs Lincoln

Lincoln City FC New LogoFollowing our successful relationship with Lincoln City FC, the University has been working on securing some tickets to be available for staff and students for the Arsenal versus Lincoln FA Cup quarter final at The Emirates on Saturday 11th March, kick off 5.30pm.

At this stage we are uncertain exactly how many tickets will be available, however we are running a ballot to ensure the allocation of our tickets is as fair as possible.

Any individual wishing to be entered to a ballot for tickets should send an email from your University email account to rewardsandbenefits@lincoln.ac.uk by 1.00pm on Tuesday 7th March 2017. Please state “FA Cup” and the number of tickets required up to a maximum of four in the subject of your email.

The ballot will take place next Tuesday, 7th March. Tickets will be drawn at random until our allocation is exhausted.

As confirmation of the stand location of tickets has not been specified, please note the average price currently stands at £30 each. Transport is not included and is the responsibility of the individual. Tickets cannot be resold.

Successful staff and students will be contacted by email first thing on Wednesday 8th March (*) with details for collection and payment. Your confirmation will be required by close of play on Wednesday 8th March to secure the allocation. Should no response be received, the tickets will be put back into the ballot and redrawn.

For more information please contact Rosie Damarell in the University’s Human Resources Department.

 

(* Note this is a change to the previous time period for administrative purposes.)