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How to Enrol

To officially register as a student with NTU, you will need to enrol at the start of every academic year. You should be on campus for your course start date to join all necessary induction activities. We encourage you to complete any online elements of your enrolment prior to arriving, and any other elements as soon as possible once you arrive on campus.

Why it's important to complete your enrolment

Completing your enrolment will:

  • release your student funding – if you're a UK student, this will happen when you are fully enrolled and have received and activated your NTU Student Card
  • give you access to NOW – your online learning portal, which holds your timetable and course information. Find out how to access NOW
  • give you access to University buildings and your student email
  • confirm your eligibility for council tax exemption (for full-time, fully enrolled students only)

A step-by-step guide to completing your enrolment

Whether you’re new to NTU, or on placement, please follow these steps to complete your enrolment with us.

New students

Your NTU ID number is in the email that you will receive when your place at NTU is confirmed.

Your NTU ID will look like this: N0123456.

Your password

Follow the "get or reset password" link on our enrolment page to get your password. If you’re an international student, when prompted to input a postcode, use NG1 4BU.

Once you have your password, log in using this along with your NTU ID to complete your online enrolment.

If you are a new international student at NTU your enrolment will be in two stages; online and then in person at the International Enrolment Event to complete your passport and visa checks.

You will be able to see any outstanding enrolment actions and advice on how to resolve these on your enrolment summary page. Make sure all elements of your enrolment are ticked as ‘complete’, including your fee payment and any holds you may have applied to your record.

For international students, the 'Passport and Visa check' can only be completed when you arrive on campus. For these you should attend the International Enrolment Event.

International students

You’ll need to pay your tuition fees in full or have set up an instalment payment plan to fully enrol on your course. You can do this before you arrive as part of the online enrolment process. If you chose to set up an instalment plan, no money will be taken out of your account until the first instalment date, all dates can be found on our website.

We recommend that you set up a UK bank account when you arrive. If you wish, you can then amend which bank account you use to pay your instalment plan, by following our advice on making a payment.

You'll also find payment advice for international students and advice and guidance for sponsored students online.

UK students

If you’ve arranged to pay your tuition fees through Student Finance, make sure that your funding is approved. Take a look at our funding checklist for more information.

Students receiving the PG loan will have to pay their own fees directly to the University. You'll be able to make payment arrangements for your fees and check your instalment dates after completing your online enrolment.

Visit our tuition fees and student loan pages for more information on fee status and what your tuition fee includes.

Once you have completed your enrolment, please go to your closest Student Service Centre to get your NTU student card printed out.

City Campus and Confetti Nottingham – Newton Atrium
Clifton Campus – Pavillion
Brackenhurst – Brackenhurst Library
NTU Mansfield – Mansfield Library
Confetti London – The Amp

This card will be printed out fully activated and ready to use across our Campuses’. Your card gives you access to:

  • University buildings
  • Printers and photocopiers, and can be used as a cash card across NTU’s campuses.

If you’ve applied for a maintenance loan from your UK national Student Finance Service, in order for the University to confirm your registration to the Student Loans Company you’ll need to be fully enrolled and have activated your Student Card. This will release your payment – so make sure you’ve done everything you need to!

View the full list of Card Services FAQs together with the Terms and Conditions.

When you complete online enrolment, confirm if you wish to register with a University Student Health Centre. We strongly recommend that you register with a doctor close to where you live. For those living on/near campus:

For Mansfield, Confetti London, or students living further from campus, you can find a local medical practice that is convenient for you.

Check that you are up to date with all your vaccinations such as Meningitis ACWY, which is recommended and free for all new students under the age of 25.

For more information about registering with a doctor, and to search for a local doctor if you are living in other areas of Nottingham, visit the NHS website.

Where to get support with your enrolment

If you have any queries about starting at NTU around enrolment, your student ID card, student finance, and more, get in touch using the form below.

International Student Enrolment Event

All international students must attend our International Enrolment Event to complete enrolment. This is where we will carry out passport and visa checks. There will also be an opportunity to discuss your tuition fee payments, ask our team any questions you might have, and collect your NTU Student Card.

Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) collection

If you need to pick up your BRP please check your visa decision email to see where you opted to collect this from.

If you asked for your BRP to be sent to the University (NTU and Confetti Nottingham students only), you must come to the City Campus International Enrolment Event to collect this. Collection is not available from other NTU campuses.

Confetti London students and others that requested Post Office BRP collection, please collect from the post office detailed in your visa decision email and then take to your closest enrolment location.

International Enrolment opening times

It can take up to one hour to complete your in-person enrolment. At times it can be busy and you may need to wait to see our staff. We recommend you arrive earlier in the day to avoid the busiest times and allow plenty of time to complete all enrolment tasks.

Please note, if you arrive outside of our opening times you should visit your nearest Student Services Centre to show your documents for enrolment. We recommend that you complete online enrolment steps before you attend enrolment in person.  Please refer to the instructions above for this.

See opening times below:

  • Monday 8 January - 10am – 4pm - Newton Gallery, City Campus and Clifton Student Services Centre, Clifton Campus
  • Tuesday 9 January - 10am – 2pm - Newton Gallery, City Campus and Clifton Student Services Centre, Clifton Campus
  • Wednesday 10 January - 10am – 2pm - Newton Gallery, City Campus and Clifton Student Services Centre, Clifton Campus
  • Monday 15 January - 10am – 4pm - Newton Gallery, City Campus
  • Tuesday 16 January - 10am – 2pm - Newton Gallery, City Campus
  • Wednesday 17 January - 10am – 2pm - Newton Gallery, City Campus
  • Monday 22 January - 10am – 4pm - City Student Services Centre Front desk, Newton Building, City Campus
  • Monday 29 January - 10am – 4pm - City Student Services Centre Front desk, Newton Building, City Campus

Confetti London Enrolment opening times

See opening times below:

  • Tuesday 16 January - 10am – 12pm - The Amp, Confetti London

Returning students

You’ll receive an "invitation to enrol" to your NTU email address. Go to our enrolment portal and log in using your NTU ID and password.

Please ensure that your personal contact details and emergency contact information is up to date.

If you have arranged to pay your tuition fees through Student Finance, make sure your funding is approved. Take a look at our funding checklist for more information.

If you're paying your tuition fees directly to the University, you'll be able to make payment arrangements for your fees and check your instalment dates after completing your online enrolment.

Advice for DBS and FTP eligible courses

If your course requires you to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or Fit to Practice Occupational (FTP) check, you must do so before you get here. If you haven’t, you won’t be able to fully enrol on your course. Check our list of DBS and FTP eligible courses to find out if this applies to you.

Please email disclosures@ntu.ac.uk if you have any questions about DBS and FTP-eligible courses.

Share the details of your emergency contact with us

It's essential that you give us an emergency contact, such as a relative, friend or trusted person, who can provide you with support in a crisis situation. We will use this contact if we assess that there is a risk to your wellbeing or if we have substantial worries about your engagement with NTU.

Update your emergency contact information

MyNTU app

Once you have completed your enrolment you will be able to log on to the MyNTU app. Free to download from your preferred app store, it gives you access to:

  • Your emails
  • NOW – your online learning portal. Find out how to access NOW
  • Office 365
  • Register your attendance
  • The Library, Student Support and Employability services
  • The Student Newsroom – so you can keep up to date with University news
  • Find an available PC or study space
  • StudentHub – your online resource for accessing support and guidance

Plus, direct access to opportunity and events, and much more.

Timetables and course induction

If you’re new to NTU it’s important that you attend your course induction, check your course start date on your course induction information.

Whether you’re new or returning to your studies, visit StudentHub – your online resource for accessing support and guidance, to find out:

Other help and support

We have a range of different help and guidance available including specific support for learning with a disability, for international students, and financial and wellbeing support.