Bishop Grosseteste University

Bishop Grosseteste University

Former names	Diocesan Training School for Mistresses Lincoln Diocesan Training College Bishop Grosseteste College Bishop Grosseteste University College
Type	Public
Established	1862: Diocesan Training School for Mistresses 2006: power to award own degrees 2012: full university status
Religious affiliation	Anglican
Chancellor	Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas
Vice-Chancellor	Rev'd Canon Prof Peter Neil
Chair of University Council	Bob Walder
Academic staff	92
Students	2,235 (2015/16)
Undergraduates	1,855 (2015/16)
Postgraduates	385 (2015/16)
Location	Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England Coordinates: 53°14′38″N 0°32′13″W / 53.244°N 0.537°W / 53.244; -0.537
Campus	Urban and Suburban
Colours	Episcopal purple
Affiliations	Cathedrals Group
Website	bishopg.ac.uk

Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) is one of two public universities in the city of Lincoln, England (the other being the University of Lincoln). BGU was originally established as a teacher training college for the Diocese of Lincoln in 1862. It gained taught degree awarding powers in 2012 and was granted full university status on 3 December 2012. It has around 2,300 full-time students currently enrolled on a variety of programmes and courses.

Lincoln Diocesan Training School for Mistresses was founded in 1862. It occupied the premises of an earlier, unsuccessful training establishment for male teachers, which had been built in 1842 with a chapel, lecture rooms and a school for teaching practice. It was later renamed Lincoln Diocesan Training College and, to mark the centenary in 1962, was renamed Bishop Grosseteste College. The college took its name from Robert Grosseteste, a 13th-century statesman, scholastic philosopher, theologian, scientist and Bishop of Lincoln. The college began awarded degrees of Bachelor of Education (BEd), originally validated by the University of Nottingham. From 1987, degrees were validated by the University of Hull and BEd students spent one of the four years of their course reading their main subject at Hull. In 1991, the college stopped awarding BEd degrees and began instead to award the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours and Qualified Teacher Status (BA(Hons)QTS). In 2003, a Validation Agreement was signed with the University of Leicester. In 2006, the college was awarded university college status. In 2008, Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas was named Chancellor of Bishop Grosseteste University College. 2012 saw a change in legislation regarding the use of the title university, allowing higher education establishments with more than 1,000 students to apply for university status. BGUC applied for the University title in June 2012 and was renamed Bishop Grosseteste University in December 2013.