Guidance for students who are registered to get their University Smartcard.
Once your registration is complete, you are eligible to receive a University smartcard.
Your smartcard will give you access to all University facilities such as the Library and Student Services.
Your smartcard contains a photograph and brief details including your name, unique student number and library number. You will need it to confirm your student registration and identity.
To enable us to produce a smartcard for you, we need you to upload a photograph of yourself via the Student Portal.
First, use your University IT credentials to log in to the Student Portal to complete your online registration.
Once you have completed your online registration the ‘online registration’ tile will be replaced with a ‘final registration’ tile. Click on this tile to find instructions on how to upload your photo and collect your University smartcard.
Please ensure that you upload your photograph as soon as possible and preferably before you start your course or arrive in Newcastle.
The photo on the Student Portal will be used for your smartcard. You need to make sure it is a clear, good quality picture which is similar to a passport photo and clearly shows your face.
You could be asked to show this as identification so you need to make sure that it matches how you look now and it is easy enough to see.
If you already have a smartcard, you do not need to upload a new photograph.
You can find out where you can collect your smartcard on our Welcome webpages.
Last reviewed: 02.08.2024