The University of Lincoln made their decision after hundreds of cases of mumps were reported across the East Midlands in the last academic year.

Staff have also written to students to ask them to visit their GPs for advice on the vaccination before they start.

It follows advice from the Health Protection Agency which appealed to school leavers who have not been vaccinated to get treatment.

There were large outbreaks of mumps in several colleges and universities in the last academic year.