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Find Out More about Bishop Grosseteste University

6/4/2013 11:40 AM EST  -   Shooting Star PR
News release

4th June 2013
Prospective students can take a look round Bishop Grosseteste University, meet academics and talk to student advisers at an undergraduate open day this Sunday (9th June).

The open day takes place at the university’s Longdales Road campus in uphill Lincoln between 11am and 4pm and is an opportunity for those considering applying for a place at BGU to find out about the courses and...
The BBC’s new Editorial Director Roger Mosey who has been appointed as Chair of Bishop Grosseteste University’s Council.
 

Senior BBC Executive to Chair BGU Council

6/4/2013 7:31 AM EST  -   Shooting Star PR
News Release

4th June 2013
The BBC’s new Editorial Director Roger Mosey has been appointed as Chair of Bishop Grosseteste University’s Council.

Mr Mosey, who was recently appointed to lead major editorial projects and issues across TV, radio and online at the BBC, takes over from Haydn Beeken as chair of the university’s equivalent of a company board.

In doing so he will be renewing old associations with the...
BGU's 2013 prospectus
 

Bishop Grosseteste University up for Two National Awards

5/15/2013 5:29 AM EST  -   Shooting Star PR
News release

15th May 2013
The 2013 Bishop Grosseteste University prospectus, produced in-house by the BGU marketing team, has been shortlisted for two national awards.

The university has been placed in the ‘Best Undergraduate Prospectus’ and ‘Best Prospectus from a Specialist Institution’ categories at this year’s HEIST Awards, a national awards ceremony that celebrates innovation and excellence in education...
Dragon boat racing
 

New Date and Venue for Dragon Boat Festival

5/3/2013 8:31 AM EST  -   Shooting Star PR
News release

3rd May 2013
The dragon boat racing event which was scheduled to take place on Lincoln’s Brayford Pool this month has been moved to a new date.

The racing will now take place on Saturday 27th July at Activities Away off the A46 in South Hykeham.

Money raised at the event, which will also feature a barbecue, family entertainment, activities for children, live music and a pamper tent, will go to...
Rev Professor Peter Neil
 

New Vice Chancellor Starts Today at BGU

5/1/2013 6:37 AM EST  -   Shooting Star PR
News release

1st May 2013
A new Vice Chancellor has taken up his post at Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln today (Wednesday).

The Reverend Professor Peter Neil has taken the reins at the university after moving south from the University of the West of Scotland, where he was Interim Executive Dean of the Faculty of Education, Health and Social Sciences.

Professor Neil has a...
Olivia Sagan
 

New Head to Lead Psychology Degree at BGU

4/29/2013 8:35 AM EST  -   Shooting Star PR
News release

29th April 2013
An academic who specialises in how arts activity can facilitate mental wellbeing is leading the new psychology degree course at Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln.

Olivia Sagan has moved from University College London (UCL) to take up the post of Academic Co-ordinator for Psychology at BGU.

For the first time from September 2013 BGU undergraduates will be able to combine...
Professor Muriel Robinson
 

End of an Era as Muriel Robinson Steps Down at BGU

4/26/2013 5:17 AM EST  -   Shooting Star PR
News release

26th April 2013
The first Vice Chancellor of Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln retires from her post today (Friday).

Professor Muriel Robinson has been at the helm of the institution for almost ten years and has overseen a decade of growth, modernisation and diversification at the university.

Having joined in 2003 as Principal of Bishop Grosseteste College, she was installed in January as...
Dragon boat racing
 

Lincoln’s First Dragon Boat Festival

4/5/2013 5:19 AM EST  -   Shooting Star PR
News release

5th April 2013
Dragon boat racers will take to Lincoln’s Brayford Pool next month as part of a charity event for the Bishop Grosseteste Foundation Fund.

Dragon boat racing, which originated in ancient China, is proving to be a hit across Europe and is the fastest growing water activity in Britain today.

Spectators will watch on Saturday 18th May as crews made up of 11 to 15 people do battle over...
Rob Jones and Russell Moore celebrate with an impromptu kickabout
 

Imps and Bishop Grosseteste Announce New Partnership

3/28/2013 6:33 AM EST  -   Shooting Star PR
News release

28th March 2013
Bishop Grosseteste University and Lincoln City Football Club are pleased to announce a new strategic partnership which will see both organisations working together for the benefit of the community.

Under the terms of the new three-year agreement BGU will become a leading partner of the football club, and the university’s new lions logo will appear on Lincoln City’s home and...
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Fishy Goings On at the Sam Scorer Gallery

3/22/2013 12:40 PM EST  -   Shooting Star PR
News release

22nd March 2013
Paintings, drawings, photographs and sculptures by students at Bishop Grosseteste University are now on display at the Sam Scorer Gallery in uphill Lincoln.

The final-year exhibition by students completing their degree in Education Studies and Art & Design is called ‘It’s Better to be The Head of a Live Sardine than the Tail of a Dead Trout…’ and can be...