Your ID card will provide access to the Library and other buildings and facilities for those students on campus. Please be advised that the guidance below is subject to change so please check this page and your email regularly for the latest information.
You must be either fully or temporary enrolled before attempting to collect your ID card. Guidance on how you can find out your enrolment status can be found in our FAQ titled 'How can I check my enrolment status?'.
When you visit us you will need to tell us your student ID number. This is a 9 digit number which, for new students starting in 2023/24, starts with '23' or '24' e.g., '231234567'.
In order to collect your card you will need to have completed Pre-Enrolment and be Fully or Temporary Enrolled and be able to show/tell us your student ID number.
Please do not attempt to collect your ID card if you have not been granted full or temporary enrolment as we will not be able to print it for you. Please bring confirmation of your enrolment with you.
Guidance on when and where to collect your student ID card has been separated by programme level:
Card Collection from Friday 19th January
From Friday 19th January onwards, you will be able to collect your ID card from the Student Enquiry Centre (SEC). No appointment is necessary but please check the SEC website for opening hours. SEC is located in Ground Floor, iQ East Court, Mile End Campus (building 64 on the map). You will only be able to collect your ID card once you have completed either full or temporary enrolment.
Please do not try and collect your ID card from SEC until 10am Friday 19th January.
Please note that for security reasons we do not post ID cards.
This information is applicable only to students who are studying on a Postgraduate Research programme. You may see them referred to 'PGR'. They include Research Associates, DClinDent and PhD - a doctoral research degree which is the highest level of academic qualification you can achieve. View our A-Z of postgraduate research programmes. Please note that Research Associates are different from Undergraduate Associates. If you are on a Study Abroad or Exchange programme then this information is not applicable to you and you should see the guidance for 'Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught Students' further up this page.
From Tuesday 2nd January onwards, you will be able to collect your ID card from the Research Degrees Office (RDO). In order to collect your card you must be fully or temporary enrolled. No appointment is necessary but please check the RDO website for opening hours. The RDO is located in 213 (Second Floor), Graduate Centre, Mile End Campus (building 18 on the map).