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.
On this page you will find:
- Why it’s important to complete your enrolment
- A step by step guide to completing your enrolment
- Where to get support with your enrolment
- International Student Enrolment Event
- Advice for DBS and FTP eligible courses
- Share the details of your emergency contact with us
- Introduction to the MyNTU app
- Timetables and course induction
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, Monday 16 October 2023.
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.
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.
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.
Visit our tuition fees and student loan pages for more information on fee status and what your tuition fee includes.
Head to our photo upload portal to complete the process of ordering your NTU Student Card. You’ll find a link to the portal once you get to the enrolment summary page.
The last day to order your card online will be Thursday 7 September 2023. This will ensure Student Cards will be printed for your arrival from Friday 15 September 2023 onwards.
After Thursday 7 September 2023, you will no longer need to upload a photo and you will be able to collect your student card in person at NTU.
This includes those students’ starting courses in January 2024.
Your photo must be:
- A head and shoulder shot
- Unaltered by computer software
- In colour
- Well lit (not too bright, not too dark)
- Taken against a neutral background
- Taken recently (within the last three months)
- Clear and in focus
Once you've successfully uploaded your passport-style photo, your NTU Student Card will be printed and be available at your NTU/UPP Hall of Residence, or if you are not in NTU/UPP accommodation it will be available at your preferred collection point on campus.
Once you pick up your NTU Student Card, you will need to activate it – please do this as soon as possible.
Card services and collection point locations and opening times are:
City Campus & Confetti Nottingham
Card printing: Newton Atrium
Card collection (pre-printed): Newton Level 4
Friday 15 September, 10am – 5pm
Saturday 16 September, 11am – 5pm
Monday 18 September, 9am – 5pm
Tuesday 19 – Monday 25 September, 10am – 2pm
Clifton Campus
Printing and Collection: Pavilion
Friday 15 September, 10am – 5pm
Saturday 16 September, 11am – 5pm
Monday 18 September, 9am – 5pm
Tuesday 19 – Monday 25 September, 10am – 2pm
Brackenhurst Campus
Printing and Collection: Brackenhurst Library
Friday 15 September, 10am – 5pm
Saturday 16 September, 11am – 5pm
Monday 18 September, 9am – 5pm
NTU in Mansfield
Printing and Collection: Mansfield Library
Friday 15 September, 9am – 5pm
Monday 18 September (main matriculation and welcome event day), 8am – 9pm
Tuesday 19 September onwards, 8am – 9pm
Confetti London
Confetti London students will not be required to upload a photo on the portal. A photo will be taken at enrolment and your card will be printed there. Exact location TBC
Wednesday 20 - Friday 22 September, 9-5pm
Please note these times may be subject to change.
Instructions on how to activate your NTU Student Card will be provided to you on the enclosed letter with your card. Please activate your card as soon as you pick it up.
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!
After 7 September 2023, all new Student Cards will be produced face to face onsite at NTU by Card Services, so will be automatically activated. This includes those students’ starting courses in January 2024.
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:
- City Campus – register online with Radford Medical Practice
- Clifton Campus – register online with Sunrise Medical Practice
- Brackenhurst Campus – contact Southwell Medical Centre directly for registration instructions.
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
The Enquiries team and Student Ambassadors will be available in the Newton Building (City) and Pavilion (Clifton) to support you with enrolment. You can also receive assistance from the Student Health Centres, the Employability team, Student Support Services, and Nottingham City Travel who can provide information about their deals on student bus passes.
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.
City Campus International Enrolment opening times
Our City Campus event will take place in Newton Building, Central Gallery, from Monday – Friday, 4 September until 13 October, as well as Saturday 16 September.
See full opening times below:
- Monday 4 – Thursday 14 September (not including weekends), 10am – 2pm
- Friday 15 September, 10am – 5pm
- Saturday 16 September, 11am – 5pm
- Monday 18 September, 9am – 5pm
- Tuesday 19 September – Friday 13 October, 10am – 2pm
Clifton Campus International Enrolment opening times
Our Clifton Campus event will take place in the Pavilion from Monday – Friday from 15 September until 25 September, as well as Saturday 16 September.
See full opening times below:
- Friday 15 September, 10am – 5pm
- Saturday 16 September, 11am – 5pm
- Monday 18 September, 9am – 5pm
- Tuesday 19 – Monday 25 September, 10am – 2pm
Confetti London International Enrolment opening times
- Wednesday 20 - Friday 22 September, 9-5pm
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.
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.