Student Life at Newark | Lincoln College

Studying with us is an exciting step towards your future.

We want every one of our students to have a great time with us and remember the experience for years to come. You will have the chance to join in with social activities, sports, trips, work experience and much more!

Enjoy student life at Newark College and let us help you reach your potential both inside and outside the classroom.

Life in Newark

Newark-on-Trent is a thriving market town, with great road and rail links you can travel to the cities of Nottingham and Lincoln in around 30 minutes.

Newark has an interesting history dating back to 1068 when Newark Castle, parts of which still remain, was built.

Today the town offers a full range of facilities, affordable housing and a traditional community atmosphere.

The town has a vibrant market 4 days a week and is host to a growing number of events that celebrate music including jazz and folk festivals.

Our Culture

We celebrate diversity and challenge inequality to create a safe learning environment for all of our students.

Coming to college is all about developing your independence, making new friends, taking advantage of new opportunities and learning new skills for your future career; the more you put in, the more you will get out of college life.

The Library

96% of students found that the support given by the Library staff was useful.

*Source: Library Customer Satisfaction Survey 2015

Our Libraries provide a supportive environment for all your study needs.

Our Library offers a wide range of facilities, resources and services to support your independent learning and study skills.

There are individual, group and quiet study areas with PCs, laptops and Wi-Fi.

The resources in the Library are arranged in subject specific zones with over 35,000 books, periodicals, DVDs and CDs. The Library Moodle pages provide on and off-campus access to quality, recommended e-Resources; including eBooks, eJournals and databases.

Our qualified and experienced staff are on hand to help you find resources and information for your studies; our Learning Advisers offer study skills workshops, including referencing and locating resources to support assignments.

You can search for resources on our Online Library Catalogue as well as renewing items and managing your account.

The Library at Newark College - Opening Times

Term Time

Mon - 8.15am-5.00pm

Tues-Wed - 8.15am-7.00pm

Thurs - 8.15am-6.00pm

Fri - 8.15am-4.15pm

Vacation*

Mon-Fri - 9.00am-4.15pm

*Vacation opening hours may vary, please call before travelling.

Opening times at Lincoln and Gainsborough vary.

Customer Charter

Our Customer Service Standards are in place for all aspects of our services.

You can expect us to provide:

Friendly, welcoming and knowledgeable staff;
An excellent customer service;
Well-designed Libraries providing a safe learning environment with a range of study areas and facilities;
Equality of access to our facilities, services and resources;
Easy access to relevant learning resources;
Information and support to help you use the Library and resources effectively;
Careers information and resources to assist you in your progression into employment, further study and higher education.

We expect students to follow the Library rules that are on display.

Library Feedback

Students can give us formal feedback by email library@lincolncollege.ac.uk or on a Feedback Card.

Comments, suggestions or compliments can be made in person, by phone or on Twitter @LincolnCollLib.

We will respond to any formal feedback within 10 term-time days.

We will attempt to resolve any complaints informally.

If the matter cannot be resolved informally, the Lincoln College Customer Complaint and Grievance Procedure is available for all students on Moodle.

Student Union

Lincoln College Students’ Union (LCSU) represents its students based across all three campuses (Lincoln, Newark & Gainsborough). We are based in the Student Common Room, Monks Building, Lincoln.

We run various events and activities and also support students to start clubs/groups/societies across the campuses. We also have fantastic opportunities for students to get involved with college life.

We take pride in our representation of our students and as well as our SU Officer positions we also have Class Representatives and Student Council Representatives. The student is at the forefront of what we do.

We run elections twice a year, at the end of one academic year and the beginning of the next.

Don’t forget to check us out on Facebook and Twitter.

Facebook: Lincoln College Students’ Union

Twitter: @LincolnCollSU

Email: su@lincolncollege.ac.uk