Collect your UCard

Your UCard is your personal University card. You need a UCard to access campus facilities.

If you are an on-campus pre-sessional student

On-campus pre-sessional students will be guided through collecting and activating their UCard as part of their induction.

All other students

At least 48 hours before collecting your UCard you must:

Collect your UCard from the Card Services office at Royal Fort Lodge, BS8 1UH on Tyndall Avenue (opposite Senate House).

The office is open Monday to Friday from 8 am to 4 pm. Visit our Card Services pages for more information about UCards.

Activate your UCard

Once you have collected your UCard, you will need to swipe it on a wall-mounted card reader (or library entrance card reader). Hold it there for 10 to 15 seconds to activate it and complete registration.

It may take up to 2 hours before our systems update and you are fully registered.

UCard data use

We store data from your UCard which shows when you use your UCard to enter a University building.

We use this data so ensure support and services are available. This use of your data is part of section 10 of the Student Agreement.