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New look at BGU as students arrive on campus
Students arriving for the start of the new academic year at Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln this week have found that a number of improvements have been made to the campus. The university has spent around £6.5 million over the summer on upgrading accommodation, catering facilities and learning spaces. A new modern accommodation facility for 126 students has replaced an older hall of residence, and together with the extensive refurbishment of Constance Stewart Hall has resulted in a net increase in rooms on campus of 23. The dining facilities in Constance Stewart Hall are being replaced by a new building closer to the new accommodation block and the university’s quirky Alice in Wonderland-themed café Curiositea has been refurbished and enlarged. On the teaching side a new Psychology lab has been created for students who are enrolling for the first time on BGU’s psychology degree course, which can be studied in conjunction with a number of different subjects. The £6.5m investment is the latest stage in a programme of improvements at Bishop Grosseteste University. Last year £2.5m was invested in an extension to the library – the Cornerstone Building- which is now home to Library Services and the Student Support and Learning Advice teams. A £250,000 project to remodel the campus main entrance and reception area was also completed last year and £75,000 was spent on converting Bishop Greaves Theatre into The Venue, a state-of-the-art digital cinema which can also stage theatrical productions. “We have a beautiful campus in uphill Lincoln but we never stand still and we are always looking at ways in which we can improve the student experience here,” said Stephen Deville, Director of Resources at Bishop Grosseteste University. “Students are very discerning these days and we’re confident that the investments we’ve made on campus in recent years will make BGU a very attractive destination for them.” -
Pedal Powering Through London for BGU
Two colleagues from Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln will be using pedal power to raise money for the university’s Foundation Fund this weekend. Accommodation Officer Rachel Crane and Leanne Chancellor, Executive Assistant to the Deputy Vice Chancellor, will take part in the London Nightrider – a 100km moonlit overnight cycle ride through the centre of London on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June 2015. Around 4,500 cyclists will raise more than £2 million for charity in one night and take in over 50 famous landmarks, including Tower Bridge, Canary Wharf, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, the Royal Opera House and the London Eye. Rachel and Leanne will be raising money for the BG Foundation Fund, which provides funds for projects which the university would not normally be able to support through its core funding. “I had the original idea as I’m a runner and wanted to challenge my fitness further,” said Rachel. “I asked my friend and colleague, Leanne, if she wanted to join me, and as she was looking for her first challenge she agreed – although she actually thought I meant the London Moonwalk!” Rachel and Leanne can be found in the university gym most lunchtimes and they began training for the event in September last year. The ride will begin at 10.35pm at the Lee Valley Velodrome, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London and after following a circular route in and out of the city will finish back at the Lee Valley Velodrome. If you would like to sponsor the pair please visit their JustGiving page. -
New Lease of Life for Former Connie’s Restaurant at BGU
A former canteen and dining room at Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln is being turned into much needed teaching accommodation as the institution gears up for an increase in students. BGU is spending £850,000 on converting the former Connie’s dining room and kitchen into an academic facility. The refurbishment project will create seven multi-functional, flexible teaching spaces on the ground floor of the building which will be ready for use in September 2015. The university’s strategic plan envisages a growth in student numbers and BGU is also broadening the range of courses it offers, introducing Business (Team Entrepreneurship), Health and Social Care, Sociology, Psychology, Counselling and History and Archaeology from September. Part of the new teaching facility will be used by staff and students on the university’s new Business (Team Entrepreneurship) degree course. “In the past Connie’s was the place where our students who lived on campus had their meals, but now we’ve moved to self-catering accommodation and opened the Refectory to cater for the changing demand,” said Fred Robson, Head of Estates at BGU. “We no longer need this catering space so we’re converting the building to give us additional teaching space as we grow our student numbers.” The work, which entails some minor demolition and re-roofing of the former kitchen, is being undertaken by the main contractor, Robert Woodhead Ltd from Mansfield. -
#12DaysofBGU Day 10: Open Days
Today's #12DaysofBGU is all about Open Days! We love our Open Days here at BGU and in 2017 we welcomed hundreds of potential students to our leafy Lincoln campus. If you'd like to visit us in 2018 keep checking our Open Days page where new dates will be announced very soon! Check out some of the social media highlights of our 2017 Open Days below. What a brilliant day for the #BGUOpenDay! Thanks to everyone for coming, let us know if you have any questions 🙌 pic.twitter.com/LVDle6Tvk5 — Bishop Grosseteste (@BGULincoln) June 3, 2017 Great to see a packed lecture theatre for the first welcome talk of today's #BGUOpenDay! Check out our story for loads more action and hit the link in our bio to book your place on the next Open Day. A post shared by Bishop Grosseteste University (@bgulincoln) on Aug 18, 2017 at 3:07am PDT Our Vice Chancellor the Rev Canon Professor Peter Neil is welcoming a packed lecture theatre to today's #BGUOpenDay pic.twitter.com/fLr4BiiUgP — Bishop Grosseteste (@BGULincoln) August 18, 2017 Campus is looking good 👌#BGUOpenDay pic.twitter.com/uPkpHxQMU0 — Bishop Grosseteste (@BGULincoln) August 18, 2017 Campus tours are underway. Our new building is looking fabulous in the sunshine! #BGUOpenDay pic.twitter.com/rvBGqBrxW1 — Bishop Grosseteste (@BGULincoln) August 18, 2017 Campus tours in full swing #BGUOpenDay pic.twitter.com/U6lxmXcR27 — Bishop Grosseteste (@BGULincoln) August 18, 2017 Campus and accommodation tours guided by our fantastic student ambassadors are taking place all afternoon! Don't miss our next #BGUOpenDay, link in bio to book your place now. #bgulincoln #university #uni #universitylife A post shared by Bishop Grosseteste University (@bgulincoln) on Aug 18, 2017 at 5:30am PDT The perfect place to come for some quiet study time. And lots of books 📚 @bishopglibrary #BGUOpenDay pic.twitter.com/6L7VU2OStx — Bishop Grosseteste (@BGULincoln) August 18, 2017 Thanks to everyone for coming to today's #BGUOpenDay. We hope you all had a great day and have a safe journey home! 👍 — Bishop Grosseteste (@BGULincoln) August 18, 2017 Campus tours are underway at our beautifully autumnal campus! 🍁🍂#BGUOpenDay #BGULincoln #uni #university #openday #opendays #openday2017 #unilife #autumn #autumnleaves A post shared by Bishop Grosseteste University (@bgulincoln) on Nov 15, 2017 at 3:30am PST -
Bus to inspire young people to enter higher education during tour of Lincolnshire
The LiNCHigher team will be travelling across the length and breadth of the county this July, making stops at schools and community locations, in an unmissable double decker bus. The team are expecting to meet at least 1,000 young people and their influencers on their nine day tour and will be offering exciting activities, workshops and the opportunity to ask questions about further and higher education options. In Lincolnshire, young people are less likely to go into higher education than in other areas of the country despite similar GCSE results. LiNCHigher works across Lincolnshire as part of the National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP), funded by the Office for Students (OfS), to change this. It brings together Bishop Grosseteste University and the University of Lincoln with 45 schools, colleges and other local organisations to give inspiration, increase aspiration and support young people in years 9-13 to plan their future education. The LiNCHigher bus will give these young people an opportunity to participate in social media and cyber safety workshops, produce a podcast and explore their dreams and aspirations to help them make decisions about future courses and jobs. Naomi Prendergast, LiNCHigher Project Manager, said, “Our team is passionate about helping young people to realise their aspirations and our area engagement officers work in schools throughout the year. The last week of term is a great time to offer fun activities and leave young people with positive messages to take away for the summer. We’re also really looking forward to meeting everyone at our weekend stops too. Lincolnshire is a large county so we wanted to make it easy for young people and their families by bringing the bus to them. Pop in for a chat, have a go at the activities and pick up a goody bag!” LiNCHigher will be running a competition during the bus tour and will be offering the chance every day to win a VIP trip to a UK university or further education of their choice*. Entrants will need to spot and take a photo of the LiNCHigher bus and share on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #spotthebus. Follow the LiNCHigher social media pages for more information. The full itinerary for the week is as follows; Day Location(s) Saturday 14 July University of Lincoln Undergraduate Open Day, Lincoln Sunday 15 July Bransby Horses, Lincoln Monday 16 July King Edward VI Academy, Spilsby Somercotes Academy, North Somercotes Tuesday 17 July Bishop Burton College, Lincoln Wednesday 18 July Priory Ruskin Academy, Grantham Walton Girls High School, Grantham Thursday 19 July Boston Grammar, Boston Haven High, Boston Friday 20 July Queen Elizabeth’s High School, Gainsborough Saturday 21 July Marshalls Yard, Gainsborough Sunday 22 July The Mablethorpe Seal Sanctuary and Wildlife Centre For further information, please contact Helen Lee on 01522 585623 or email helen.lee@bishopg.ac.uk Follow us; FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTube *VIP visit to include travel and, if required, Travelodge accommodation (or equivalent) for one night for one young person and their parent/carer(s). University can be located in England or Scotland. LiNCHigher will make arrangements for a university tour which must be attended. Young person will be required to report back to LiNCHigher further to university visit and share their story. -
Mentoring changes mindset of young people in Lincolnshire
Fifty years 10 and year 12 students across 10 Lincolnshire secondary schools took part in an online mentoring scheme this year organised by LiNCHigher in partnership with Brightside mentoring. -
New Research suggests Music Activities can Support Young Parents Leaving Care
Young parents who are leaving the care of Local Authority Children’s Services can be supported by musical activities, research carried out by Bishop Grosseteste University’s (BGU) Dr Pat Beckley on behalf of soundLINCS suggests. The report findings indicate that support through music was highly beneficial, giving participants greater confidence and resilience to develop positive next steps for both themselves and their children. Recent research identifies a cycle in which care leavers are more likely than their peers to become young parents, and also more likely to have their children placed into Local Authority care or adoption. The ‘Groove and Grow’ project examined music making as an approach to break the cycle. ‘Groove and Grow’ is a soundLINCS initiative to support vulnerable young parents and those leaving care. The project supported young parents in gaining peer support, accessing community services and promoted personal, social and emotional development for them and their children. The study involved providing creative musical sessions in the young parents’ homes or supported accommodation for individual and group activities. A soundLINCS Music Facilitator planned and delivered the musical activities which also included ideas from the young parents involved. Inclusion increased the confidence of participants to trust their own ability to make decisions. As a part of her report Dr Beckley writes: “The social interactions organised, devised and encouraged through musical activities and the opportunity to access these in a non-threatening, safe environment gave young parents and their babies and toddlers the means to learn new skills in personal, social and emotional development as well as enjoy and develop their musical ability for themselves and their children.” One young parent who participated in the study commented that while “[I was] a bit nervous at first, meeting others in a new place” the sessions “gave me the confidence to attempt new opportunities”. She described her son to have "enjoyed the drums, instruments and singing together". The study arose from a Youth Music funded project for soundLINCS to develop Musically Inclusive practice for Children in Challenging Circumstances across a range of sectors including Paediatrics, Youth Justice, Looked After Children, Leaving Care, Deaf and Hearing Impaired. You can read the full Groove and Grow report by Dr Beckley - ‘To identify ways to support young parents in challenging circumstances to participate in social interaction with other young parents and their babies and toddlers through musical activities’ (2015-2017) – here. BGU’s academics are regularly involved in innovative and ground breaking research. To find out how you can become a part of that visit our website or contact our Enquiries Team for more information. -
Experience life on campus at BGU’S Summer Residential 2019
Year 12 students are invited to take part in a Summer Residential at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) in Lincoln for a hands-on university experience. -
Student Votes Lead to a Night of Celebration for BGU at WhatUni Awards
It was a night to celebrate for Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) at the Whatuni 2019 Student Choice Awards with its Student Support services named 3rd best in the country and its Accommodation team securing 6th place in their category. The Whatuni Student Choice Awards are an annual celebration of the best universities and higher education institutions in the UK. Every single award has been voted for by students with over 41,000 from across the UK taking part this year. Students at BGU were keen to praise the support they receive, both academic and personal, whilst studying along with the quality of the University's accommodation. Phil Davis, Head of Student Support at BGU, expressed his pride at the range of support offered by teams across the university being recognised by students: “We are thrilled to have been recognised as one of the top three universities for student support services. This achievement is all the more important to us because the awards are driven by student opinions, it’s great that BGU’s students have made such positive remarks about the support available and that the services offered by our community are so highly valued” Rachel Crane, Accommodation Manager at BGU, was also delighted to have been recognised by students: “It is an honour to be in the WhatUni Accommodation Top 10, especially as this has come from our students sharing their positive experiences of BGU” The Accommodation Team’s inclusion in the Whatuni Top 10 continues a successful year for them following Student Crowd placing BGU’s accommodation amongst the top 20 best accommodations in the country. In a survey of over 17,000 students from across the UK carried out by the student review website Student Crowd, BGU’s “incredible accommodation” was praised for its cleanliness, social opportunities and ultimate high quality. If you’d like more information on how to experience our award winning student experience for yourself, visit our website or contact our Enquiries Team today. -
BGU to explore Georgian culture at triennial Burney Society conference
On 30 and 31 July, Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) will host the triennial conference of the Burney Society (UK), which brings together academics and members of the public interested in the life and works of members of the Burney family in the Georgian period. The Burney family included the novelists Frances and Sarah Harriet Burney, musical historian Charles Burney, explorer Captain James Burney, and many more. The conference will consider how the Burneys and their circle engaged with or constructed narratives of marginality and/or centrality; their relationship to marginal and/or mainstream culture and society; and the imaginative use they made of such categories. Keynote speakers at the conference include Dr Gillian Dow (University of Southampton, former director of Chawton House Library) and Professor Lorna Clark (Carleton University, Canada). There will also be an opportunity to hear some of Charles Burney's compositions during a musical interlude. Anyone wishing to know more about the conference can contact the organiser, Dr Cassie Ulph (Lecturer in English), or alternatively visit the society's website for full programme and ticket information (discounted registration rate available for BGU staff and students). Alternatively, tickets and accommodation for the event can be booked on the BGU e-commerce site. BGU regularly welcome guests from all the world to thought-provoking and intriguing events, you can keep up to date with all the exciting ones still to come on our news and events pages.
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