And Transport. It also offers distance learning and executive education aimed at working professionals, and students can participate in a student managed investment fund.
== Governance ==
=== Vice-chancellors ===
Neal Juster was installed as vice-chancellor of the university in October 2021, having previously served as deputy vice chancellor at the University of Glasgow. His background is in mechanical engineering where he was pro vice-principal, dean of the faculty of engineering at the University of Strathclyde and senior lecturer in the department of mechanical engineering, University of Leeds. The following have served as vice-chancellor of the university:
1989–2001: Roger King
2001–2009: David Chiddick
2009–2021: Mary Stuart
2021–present: Neal Juster
=== Chancellors ===
The current Chancellor, Lord Ajay Kakkar, was installed in September 2023. Lord Kakkar is Chair of King's Health Partners, the Academic Health Science Centre, Director of the Thrombosis Research Institute, London, and lectures and publishes widely on his specialism. He has worked with the NHS on its strategy to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE). The following have served as Chancellor of the university:
1994–2000: Harry Hooper
2000–2007: Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll
2008–2023: Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale
2023–present: Lord Kakkar
=== Pro-chancellors ===
Two pro-chancellors assist the chancellor in their ceremonial duties. The current pro-chancellors are Dame Diane Lees, as the current chair of the board of governors, and Haydn Biddle as the immediate past chair. The following have served as pro-chancellor and chair of the board of governors of the university:
2009–2012: Graham Secker
2012–2018: Haydn Biddle
2018–present: Dame Diane Lees
== Academic profile ==
=== Reputation and rankings ===
The university's Strategic Plan 2022-2027 sets out targets of being among the top 15 of universities in the UK. Lincoln was ranked 17th by The Guardian in 2020, its highest to date. In 2017, it ranked 8th in Agriculture and Forestry …
