Enrolment

We will send you an enrolment invite email when you are eligible to enrol, which will contain your student email, details on how to set up your password and a link to our enrolment portal. Simply log in and follow the onscreen instructions.

Once you have clicked through all the screens in the enrolment portal, uploaded your images and submitted your enrolment, we will then check your ID and profile picture are suitable. If they are, we will authorise them and email you instructions for stage two.

You will need to do stage two when you first arrive on campus, either when you move into halls (if living on campus), or at your induction (if commuting).

Follow the instructions in your stage two email, which we will send to your Edge Hill email account (make sure you set this up when completing Stage one enrolment).

Stage two is really simple. All you need to do is:

• Arrive on campus.

• Log onto the Eduroam Wi-Fi using a mobile device or campus PC.

• Open the stage two email that has been sent to your Edge Hill email account.

• Follow the link in the email and click the ‘login to enrol online’ button.

• Enter your username and password.

This will complete your enrolment. The same process applies if you are studying at St James, or one of our partner colleges.

Your student finance will then be released after the start date of your course.

You will not be enrolled as an Edge Hill student or receive your loan money until you have completed both stages of enrolment.

New students at Edge Hill University receive a Unicard during their induction, or if you are living in halls, when you arrive on campus.

This card is your University identification and provides easy access to services across campuses. Please treat your Unicard with care so that you can use it for the duration of your programme.

Your Unicard enables you to:

• Borrow items from any Edge Hill University Library
• Have 24/7 access to PCs in the Catalyst

Misplaced or lost unicards

If your Unicard is lost, stolen or misused, please let the Facilities Management team know as soon as possible.

You are able to order a replacement card from the Facilities Management team, however, a fee applies.

If a prospective employer needs confirmation that you studied here and the dates you attended, we can provide this information, please email: [email protected].

If a third party needs to verify an Edge Hill University award, they must submit their request through Prospects Hedd online verification service. Further information can be found here.

Personal and Academic references requiring feedback on performance, attendance, integrity or course hours should be submitted to your Personal Tutor or course leader.

Faculty of Education references

Please contact the relevant team as per your reference request.

For professional references for a teaching appointment or detailed programme confirmation letter to teach internationally, please contact the relevant team:

Faculty of Arts and Sciences or Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine references

Please contact the relevant team as per your reference request.

If you are a student studying full time you may qualify for council tax exemption, the legislation requires that individuals must be undertaking a full-time programme. This is briefly defined as:

• A programme which lasts for at least one academic or calendar year, on which students are normally required to undertake periods of study for at least 24 weeks in each academic year or calendar year.
• A programme that also requires a period of study, tuition or work experience amounting to an average of at least 21 hours a week in each academic or calendar year.

Students on apprenticeship courses, or courses which require students to be employed to study the programme, are not eligible for a Confirmation of Student Registration Certificate issued by the University. These students can request a Course Confirmation letter that they can give to their council, who can assess whether the student is eligible for a discount.

To apply for exemption, you will need to request a Confirmation of Student Registration Certificate. You can do this through the student homepage:

• Log in to your student record
• Click on ‘view record’
• Click the orange ‘Click here for CSRC’ button

Once you have followed the steps a certificate will be emailed to your Edge Hill email account. This certificate will act as proof of your enrolment on your course and can be submitted to your Local Authority for Council Tax exemption.

Certificates are valid for one academic year only and you must reapply at the start of each term.

If you need confirmation of your student status or term dates for a prospective employer, bank or other entity, you can request a Confirmation of Student Registration Certificate.

This certificate will act as proof that you are fully registered on your course and will be valid for the current academic year.

You can apply for a certificate through the student homepage:

1. Log in to your student record
2. Click on ‘view record’
3. Click the orange ‘Click here for CSRC’ button

Part-time students

If you are a part-time student, request a course confirmation letter directly from the Enrolment team.

Let us know if you’d prefer to come pick it up in person, or if post works better for you.

Please include as much information as possible and send all requests from your Edge Hill email address.

It is essential that you set up your Edge Hill email account. After your initial enrolment invite, all further messages from us will be sent to your Edge Hill email address.

Use the username and password you were sent in your enrolment invite to log in and set your email up. You can then log in to check your emails through the student homepage by clicking the ‘Email’ icon.

We recommend that you check your Edge Hill Email account on a daily basis.

If your password doesn’t work when trying to log in, let the Catalyst team know and they will reset it for you.

Get your Edge Hill emails on your phone

To receive your University emails on your phone or tablet, download the Microsoft Outlook app from the Google Play Store (Android) or from the App Store (Apple).

Once you have downloaded it, open the app and it will prompt you to add your email account using your student number login and your password.

The app will then ask you to log in again, this time to Edge Hill’s own Outlook server. Once you have done this it will add your inbox to your mobile device.

Forwarding your emails

To set up a forward on your Edge Hill email account, you will need to:

1. Log into your emails via a web browser
2. Click the settings cog
3. View all outlook settings at the bottom
4. Click ‘forwarding’
5. Tick the ‘enable forwarding’ box
6. Enter your forwarding email address

Parking on the Ormskirk campus is free of charge for eligible students and staff – all you’ll need is your permit clearly displayed.

There are often busier periods and events on campus, so the car park can get pretty full, so do bear this in mind when planning your journey to campus.

We encourage Sustainability at Edge Hill, so take some time to consider the alternative modes of transport where you can. As we’re big on sustainability, if you’re happy to carshare with other eligible students or staff, we’ll guarantee you a parking space.

There’s some local council owned parking facilities nearby too.

Parking permits

Permits must be displayed at all times when parking at Edge Hill and failure to display a valid permit may result in access to the car park being refused.

Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust currently charge for parking – please ensure that you pay and display when parking at Aintree.

There are currently no Edge Hill parking facilities at the Manchester campus.

You can request a parking permit from Monday 5 September 2022.