the backlash across the student body caused a referendum to be held to leave the NUS. This proposed disaffiliation from the NUS on 1 January 2020: a total of 2614 (15.7%) of students voted, with 996 to remain, 1,539 to leave and 79 abstaining.
=== Student accommodation ===
Lincoln offers many accommodation options for students. The university owns and operates the Student Village, including the Lincoln Courts and Cygnet Wharf, a waterfront complex situated on the Brayford Pool Campus. In Lincoln Courts, there are 17 blocks of self-catering apartments, each apartment housing five to eight students, and Cygnet Wharf, three buildings with flats of 10–12 residents. The site has a range of facilities, with a total of 1,037+ bedrooms available including apartments specifically designed for students with disabilities.
Furthermore, there is a range of other University-owned and private off-campus student accommodation in Lincoln.
== Notable people ==
=== Academics ===
Jane Chapman – Professor of Communications
Carenza Lewis – Professor for the Public Understanding of Research
Stephen McKay – Professor of Social Research
Daniel Mills - Professor of Veterinary Behavioural Medicine
Chris Packham - Visiting Professor
=== Alumni ===
Gordon Baldwin – potter
David Firth – animator and visual artist
Jonathan Foyle – architectural historian
Andrea Jenkyns – MP for Morley and Outwood
Tom Marshall – photo colouriser and model maker
Paul Noble – visual artist
Vicki Phillips – educator and director at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Chris Rankin – film actor
Thomas Ridgewell – YouTube video creator
Jayne Sharp – broadcaster
Paul Staines – political blogger for the Guido Fawkes website
Martin Vickers – MP for Cleethorpes
Juan Watterson – MHK for Rushen and Speaker of the House of Keys
Dan Wood – broadcaster
== See also ==
Armorial of UK universities
College of Education
Lincoln College of Art
List of universities in the UK
National Centre for Food Manufacturing
Post-1992 universities
== References ==
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