Bishop Burton College

[1] The college was established in 1954 as the Bishop Burton Farm Institute[2][3] and was one of the first in the country to be awarded beacon status in May 1999 for 'the exceptional quality of its agricultural courses as well as outstanding student support'.

[8] In July 2005, the college unveiled plans for a £17 million redevelopment, which would result in new facilities for animals, learning, sports and student accommodation.

[2] The main site in Bishop Burton has a 360-hectare mixed farm which includes a high-welfare pig unit and sheep facilities.

[9] In October 2013, the college proposed building a new £13.5 million site on a piece of land known as the 'Lincolnshire Show Ground', just outside of Lincoln, as the lease in the present Riseholme location was due to expire in 2020.

The new campus was to have science laboratories, agriculture, engineering and arboriculture workshops, an animal management facility, a farm and a halls of residence for students.