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Your university card

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Your university card is your multifunction student ID card. It is specific to the University of Nottingham and can be used as your: 

  • Means of identification
  • Building access card
  • Library card
  • Bus card (on hopper buses and NCT services)
  • Sports centre card
  • Meal card
  • SU and student discounts card 

If you’re a distance learner and aren’t planning to visit our campuses, you are still advised to apply for a university card as it provides access to online library resources. 

Applying for your university card

You will receive an email to your personal email address inviting you to apply for your university card approximately three weeks before your course start date. You’ll need to make sure you’ve completed online registration before applying for your university card. 

If you can’t find the email in your inbox, you can use the instructions below to upload a photo and apply for your university card. 

Apply and upload your photo 

 

Before applying, make sure you have:

  • A recent digital passport-style photograph of yourself
  • Completed online registration

Your photo needs to be approximately 420x420 pixels, provided in .jpg format and must comply with the following requirements: 

  • Close-up of full head and upper shoulders
  • Facing forward looking straight at the camera
  • No hats or sunglasses
  • No other objects or people
  • Unaltered by filters 

If your photo does not comply with the above or is otherwise inappropriate, you will be liable to pay a £15 replacement fee. 

Log in below with the following credentials:

Username: Your unique Student ID number 
Password: Your date of birth (DDMMYYYY) 

 

 

 

Collecting your university card 

You will be able to collect your university card from the following locations. 

Faculty of Arts
 
Faculty of Engineering
 
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
 
Faculty of Science
 
Faculty of Social Sciences
 
 

Contact us 

Having trouble applying for your university card? Email the team at universitycard@nottingham.ac.uk or call us on 0115 951 5759. 

Please note that use of your university card implies acceptance of the terms and conditions