Vice Chancellor Visits the Selborne Team at Britannia Royal Naval College

On Wednesday 13 November, Vice Chancellor Professor Neal Juster and DVC (Regional Engagement) Julian Free CBE visited the University’s Maritime Studies Centre at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.

They were hosted by commanding officer, Captain Andy Bray Royal Navy, Selborne Programme Director, Heber Ackland MVO, and new Director of Academic Studies, Dr Anna Brinkman, who has recently joined the University from Kings College London.

The visit included briefing on the growing scope of Selborne with the expansion of the contract. This sees the University, via LALT, delivering new credit bearing modules in Teaching and Learning to Royal Navy and ‘Team Fisher’ education and training staff and a new contract to provide Foundation Degree level accreditation of Royal Navy Engineering training at HMS Collingwood and HMS Sultan in Portsmouth.

The visitors were welcomed upon a ‘Vahana’ craft by Royal Navy junior officers under training who use these vessels to undertake their professional navigation training, which they conduct at the same time as studying with the University towards a Foundation Degree in Maritime Studies.

The Selborne Project is a key strategic partnership with the Royal Navy running since 2021 – 2033. For more information please visit: www.lincoln.ac.uk/businessengagement/industrylinks/defenceandsecurity/projectselborne.

Story submitted by Lucy Prescott
lprescott@lincoln.ac.uk