Bishop Grosseteste University

Bishop Grosseteste University is one of two public universities in the city of Lincoln, England. BGU was 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.

Bishop Grosseteste University is one of two public universities in the city of Lincoln, England. BGU was 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.

• Established in 1862 as a diocesan training college, its name changed to Bishop Grosseteste College in 1962 to mark the centenary year.
• Awarded university college status in the summer of 2006 and university status in December 2013, becoming Bishop Grosseteste University.
• Named after Bishop Robert Grosseteste, a 13th-century Bishop of Lincoln.