Established in 1878 as the Southern Hemisphere’s first dedicated agricultural college, Lincoln University exists to enhance lives and grow the future. Our Te Waihora campus is located in the Lincoln township, close to the heart of Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand.
Sport and Recreation is one of our specialisations in teaching and research, and we offer more subjects in the area than any other New Zealand university. Our graduates are in-demand across the sport and recreation industry, as Sports Development Officers, Community Sports or Engagement Advisor and Event Managers, and many more roles.
Lincoln University’s sport and recreation research programme is diverse, spanning sport science, sport and recreation management, outdoor recreation, sport sociology and sport history. In many of these areas, staff and students have explored issues such as gender segregation, women’s historical participation, programmes designed to increase girls’ physical activity levels and other studies focused on women and girls.
Sport has always been part of studying at Lincoln University. We compete against universities and institutions and have played in local competitions for decades: in hockey, rowing, rugby, cricket and a myriad of other codes. It has been part of how we grow students more than just academically, expanding opportunities and building a sense of pride and accomplishment among peers.
Since 1999, Lincoln has offered sports scholarships for dedicated sports people to achieve their goals on the field and court, and in the lecture theatre, and the programme has produced many of New Zealand’s top female athletes in netball, rugby, cricket, athletics, basketball, rowing and hockey.
Lincoln is also a member of University and Tertiary Sport New Zealand, a not-for-profit organisation that enables competition and workforce opportunities for tertiary students in sport. This sits alongside a dedicated commitment encouraging social sport and the benefits it brings: making friends and having fun.