Your student ID card identifies you as a student of the University of Liverpool. It will provide you will access to University facilities such as the University libraries and the Sports Centre.
New students receiving your ID card
January 2023 Starters
Providing you have uploaded your photo and completed registration you will be able to collect your ID card from the Student Administration Counter which can be found at the front desk of the Sydney Jones Library between 10am and 2pm Monday to Friday.
If you have any issues with uploading your photo or receiving your ID card please contact Student Administration Helpdesk.
Students in University halls (September 2022 starters)
Your student ID card will be sent directly to the University hall where you have confirmed your room offer if you uploaded your photo on or before 9 September 2022. If you missed the deadline please continue to upload your photo image via Liverpool Life and your card will be available to collect approximately three working days from Front Desk of the Foundation Building, entrance on Mount Pleasant (opposite Starbucks and Student Guild)
Students in private accommodation (September 2022 starters)
If you uploaded your photo on or before 8pm on 11 of September 2022, your Student ID card will be sent directly to your school and they will be in touch on how to collect your card during Welcome Week. If you missed the deadline please continue to upload your image on Liverpool Life and your card will be available for you to collect from Front Desk of the Foundation Building, entrance on Mount Pleasant (opposite Starbucks and Student Guild) after three working days.
Students studying on a Go Higher course, or with us on an exchange or general study programme
If you uploaded your photo on or before 8pm on 11 September 2022, your Student ID card will be produced and sent to our Portacabin located behind the 502 Building, near the Guild of Students. You will be able to pick up your Student card from this location from the beginning of Welcome Week onwards. If you missed the deadline please continue to upload your image via Liverpool Life and your card will be available to collect from the Front Desk of the Foundation Building, entrance on Mount Pleasant (opposite Starbucks and Student Guild) after three working days.
Using your card
Please have your student ID card with you at all times while on campus; you may be asked to produce it to obtain various services or to establish your right to be in certain places. Some departments have local rules that student ID cards must be displayed in certain areas.
Do not lose your card or lend it to others.
Your card is valid for the entire duration of your studies. It remains the property of the University of Liverpool at all times.
Replacement cards
If your student ID card no longer works you need to contact us at our Student Administration Helpdesk.
Please destroy your previous student ID card or post it back to the Foundation Building, Brownlow Hill, L69 7ZX.
Lost or stolen cards
If your card has been reported to the Police as stolen, please request a replacement using the request form located at our Student Administration Helpdesk.
Your card will be produced free of charge.
Lost student ID cards (and stolen cards without Police Crime Report paperwork) should be requested using the online payment service.
A fee of £5.00 is charged for the production of a replacement for a lost card.
Replacement cards will be available for collection from the Student Administration Counter which can be found at the front desk of the Sydney Jones Library between 10am and 2pm Monday to Friday, within five working days after making the request or placing the order online.
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