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You may not have heard of us before, but we’re okay with that – because we’re confident that once you’ve stepped foot onto our campus you’ll certainly never forget us. We’ve been educating students here at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) since the 1860s, on a beautiful campus in the heart of historic Lincoln. We’ve got a wide range of degree courses available, so we’re sure you’ll find your place here – click the buttons on the right of this page and have a browse of what we’ve got to offer, apply for a course or book your place on an Open Day. If you’re interested in finding out more, simply fill in your details below and we’ll make sure you’re kept up to date with all the information you need. -
BGU Jargon Buster
Applying to university can be a daunting experience, we know! It doesn’t help when universities use terminology that you might not have come across before, but we want to help try to make things as clear as possible. We’ve put together a no-nonsense guide to try and help you understand some of that university lingo you might hear around campus – we hope it helps! Click the image below to download our free BGU Jargon Buster guide. If you want to find out more about BGU, click the buttons on the right to find out about Open Days, explore our courses or apply to BGU now. -
Health and physical capacity to teach assessment
We have a duty to ensure that trainee teachers studying with us, have the health and physical capacity to teach. Enrolment onto any programme of study leading to Qualified Teacher Status, is subject to a Health and Physical Capacity to Teach check. This allows the University to ensure we have everything in place to fully support you and ensure you have the best opportunity to succeed. Full details of the requirements a teacher must demonstrate are set out in the Education (Health Standards) (England) Regulations 2003. You can find our Health and Physical Capacity to Teach Policy for Applicants here. -
Student-led Social Enterprise is on the rise
As an alternative to protesting, students are channelling their energy through causes they care about into business plans, thanks to the symbiosis of increased awareness and support for social entrepreneurship, says Head of the Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) Dr Claire Thomson. -
My Open Day at BGU
Are you attending a BGU Open Day or Open Evening? We’ve put together some information, resources and top tips on this page to help you get the most from your visit. -
Researching universities at home
Even through this uncertain time, it’s still possible to research Universities while you are at home and BGU is here to help! -
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Lecturer's new publication examines evolutionary factors in voting for Brexit and Trump
A new research paper by Dr Alyson Blanchard, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU), examining voting behaviour in the EU Referendum and US Presidential Election of 2016 from an evolutionary perspective has been published in Evolutionary Psychological Science. As the paper explains, the year 2016 witnessed historic political change with the ascension to power of Donald Trump and the UK’s vote to leave the European Union (commonly referred to as Brexit). While research has sought to explain these once-deemed unlikely events, an evolutionary theoretical account had remained unexplored. Dr Blanchard’s work investigated whether people may have felt more fearful for their lives due to media coverage of the War in Syria between 2014 and 2016 that had led to a perceived increase in threat from terrorism and associated immigration issues. Evolutionary theory suggests that when environments seem dangerous and harsh that it is adaptive to make decisions that are optimal for the short-term. In this case, despite the long-term consequences for voting for Trump or Brexit – both campaigns promised immediate resolutions to existential threats caused by terrorism and immigration such as “Taking Back Control” and to “Make America Great Again”. The multi-study paper revealed that Trump and Brexit voters reported that they had experienced a perceived increase in existential threat in the time period 2014 and 2016, and feared terrorism and immigration respectively. Environmental factors such as social deprivation, ethnicity and education had a differential impact on vote choice, including votes for neither Trump, nor Hilary Clinton. Overall, the link between existential threats and voting is complex, but the paper affords new insight into voter psychology during the EU referendum and US presidential election.” You can find the full article in the Evolutionary Psychological Science Journal by clicking here. If you’d like to find more information our exciting and innovative doctoral and Psychology programmes vist our website or contact our Enquiries Team. -
Annual Mentor Conference Celebrates ‘Community of Learning’
Earlier this month members of the Secondary PGCE and School Direct team at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) held the first-ever fully remote Annual Mentor Conference titled 'In Changing Times, a Time to Change'. The impact of how training teachers within the COVID-19 pandemic is now shaping practices formed the inspiration for the event and throughout the four-hour conference, attended by delegates from across the partnership, presentations by leaders within the BGU Secondary team showcased the aspects of the Lockdown on professional training, and how BGU will be supporting all within continued restrictions. Professor Anna Lise Gordon (Institute of Education, Faculty of Education, Human and Social Sciences, St Mary’s University, Twickenham) gave the keynote lecture reflecting on her research-informed practices within Secondary teacher training and continued to reinforce the need for respect and relationships as the central development of contemporary resilient teachers. There were also insights by Senior leaders from partnership schools; Ms Marie Muir, Queen Elizabeth High School, Gainsborough and Mrs Jo Fieldsend, Director of Charter Teaching School Alliance, Horncastle shared their vision of how they will facilitate professional training programmes for BGU’s trainee teachers. The remote conference was created by Senior Lecturer Helen Bushell-Thornalley, who herself takes a leading role in Mentoring and Coaching for Secondary school professionals, with support from Mark Hall of BGU’s Centre for Enhancement in Learning and Teaching (CELT). Speaking after the conference Helen shared the events conclusions: “The conference’s conclusions were that BGU’s vision continues to be crafted through a community of learning. Mentoring for mentors alongside professionals in schools, for all of our teachers that we work with within our partnership schools. The recovery mentoring programme now more than ever requires a distributed community of practices.” You can find more information on the wide range of innovative PGCE courses offered by BGU on our website. Alternatively you can contact our Enquiries Team or join us on one our Open Days to find out how to begin your journey into teaching. -
The Greater Lincolnshire LEP Employment & Skills ESF Grant Programme
The Greater Lincolnshire LEP Employment & Skills ESF Grant Programme is funded by the European Social Fund and available to third sector and other small organisations who meet the eligibility criteria. Preference will be given to projects which support people who are long-term unemployed (although any length of unemployment is permitted) or who are distant from the labour market and face multiple disadvantages and profound barriers to work. Projects will help participants to move towards or into employment or into learning. Grants are available up to a maximum of £20,000 per project.
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