Lincoln University, New Zealand

Lincoln University takes its name from its location. The University is situated at Lincoln, a small rural township (resident population approx. 2100) located about 20 kilometres south-west of Christchurch in Canterbury’s Selwyn District.

Lincoln’s population swells daily to over 6000 when nearby Lincoln University and Lincoln High School are in term and staff commute from the city and elsewhere to work at the local Crown Research Institutes and the wool research organisation Canesis.