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Benefits and Wellbeing

Supporting Our Staff

At the University of Lincoln, we see our colleagues as individuals, and we offer a range of benefits to help enrich your life and support your specific needs during your time with us.  

We can help you with all aspects of your wellbeing, offering rewards and flexible ways of working that can sit more comfortably alongside your family life and other commitments. We also offer generous annual leave packages, closure days, and parental leave. 

Lifestyle

Our lifestyle benefits include:

  • a minimum of 30 days annual leave plus 14 concessionary days
  • a variety of pension and saving options depending on your role at the University to ensure you are planning for the future
  • staff pay increases up a salary scale annually
  • generous sick pay from day one of employment
  • supportive leave approaches for parents and carers
  • discounted lifestyle support for wellbeing, holidays, and day-to-day purchases.

Celebrating Excellence

We make sure we recognise the exceptional contribution that our staff have made to University successes. Personalised certificates are sent to colleagues upon completion of one of our UL Programmes, we present the specialist teaching excellence awards with honours at our graduation ceremonies, and colleagues have access to a host of eRecognition cards that they can send to their fellow colleagues to recognise when someone has gone that extra mile or by just making the university a nicer place to work.

Students clapping at a graduation ceremony

Wellbeing

Here at Lincoln, we offer a range of health and wellbeing benefits and activities. These include on-site heart health checks and flu vaccinations. The University also gets involved in community events such as the Lincoln 10k. 

The University provides colleagues with access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, including specialist phone line support, interactive online sessions, and an app to monitor your own wellbeing at home.  

We promote an open culture at Lincoln, prioritising mental health by increasing awareness, encouraging two-way conversations, and highlighting the support available at all stages of your employment. Colleagues also have access to mental health first aiders for instant help and guidance. 

Education is at the core of our provision, and we encourage our colleagues to develop and grow. 

Facilities at Lincoln

We have invested in our Brayford Pool Campus over the last two decades to create the best possible learning and teaching environment. Our buildings feature modern office spaces, scientiļ¬c laboratories, state-of-the-art clinical suites, workshops, specialist arts studios, a 450-seat theatre, advanced research facilities, and a range of lecture theatres. You also have access to our on-campus sports centre and activity programmes to support your physical and mental health.

Lincoln Medical School building on campus

One Community

Community is central to the way that we work and support each other here at the University of Lincoln and we encourage connectivity through a range of groups and activities including leisure, environmental, volunteering, and social activities. We also support each other and bring together new knowledge, skills, and approaches through our One Community values.

A group of students sitting on the grass and chatting