How a University transformed Lincoln

In the 1980s and 90s Lincoln, like many cities, was struggling as its long-established engineering factories closed down, while a lack of higher education opportunities led to many young people moving away.
One of the more ambitious suggestions to boost Lincoln’s economy was to build a university, an idea which was popular across the political and business spectrum. It was constructed on derelict industrial land near the Brayford Pool in the city centre and what was then the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside was officially opened on 11 October 1996 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Thirty years on the University has expanded massively, with around 12,000 undergraduate students now living and studying in Lincoln. Patrycja Boryka looks at how the city has changed since the University’s creation.

Produced and presented by Patrycja Boryka.
Image courtesy of the University of Lincoln.