Start your registration
Registration is a process that happens every year for students. It enables your access to our IT and learning systems and allows us to gather the crucial administrative information we need from you as a Salford student. If you are a student with one of our partner institutions, you must also register online with the University of Salford even if you have registered with your other institution.
Here we will guide you through the steps to complete registration - watch our video below and then read all the information on this page carefully before you begin. It’s important that you register promptly and before your induction. This is to ensure you start your programme on time and don’t experience a delay in receiving any funding you have applied for (if eligible). Please note our deadlines further down the page.
The registration process
The registration system will guide you through all the steps you need to take, but there is a summary of the process in the table below. Find your student type (e.g., Home (UK/Ireland), International, distance learner, partner institution) and follow the steps in that column. You can find more information on our FAQs page.
The online registration process differs dependent on what type of student you are, but it takes approximately 10 to 30 minutes. You do not need to complete the entire registration process at once (but we recommend you do this if you are able to). You can save your progress and come back to it if you need to check details or add further information.
All students need to have the following on hand to start the registration process: your student ID and PIN (you are emailed this when you are eligible to register), your personal details (i.e. date of birth, address, nationality, emergency contacts), information about how you will be paying your tuition fees (if applicable) and, for most students, a passport-style photograph for your student ID. See the table below for additional information.
Please note, the information below details major parts of the registration process but may not reflect the order of steps within the registration system. If you have any questions about registration, visas, funding or your offer, please visit our FAQs page. You can also view our glossary of terms for some of the questions asking about personal information.
Home students (UK/Ireland) studying on-campus
- Log in to the online portal using your student ID and PIN
- Upload a passport-quality photo
- Set a password for your IT account (and take a screenshot of this information)
- Check/update your personal information
- Read/accept the university’s terms and conditions
- Confirm how you will pay your tuition fees and arrangement payment (if applicable)
- Check all details and complete the registration process
If you have a nationality outside of the United Kingdom (e.g. you hold dual nationality) and are studying on campus, you may be required to provide the university with your immigration documents at a face-to-face appointment. If applicable, you will be guided through this in the registration process.
International students studying on campus
- Log in to the online portal using your student ID and PIN
- Upload a passport-quality photo
- Set a password for your IT account (and take a screenshot of this information)
- Confirm your right to study*
- Book and attend an International Check-In appointment to provide your immigration documents to the university (you will be guided to do this as part of the registration process).
- Check/update your personal information
- Read/accept the university’s terms and conditions
- Confirm how you will pay your tuition fees and arrangement payment (if applicable)
- Check all details and complete the registration process
*For further information please visit our Visa and Immigration pages.
Distance learners (including split-site students)
- Log in to the online portal using your student ID and PIN
- Upload a passport-quality photo
- Set a password for your IT account (and take a screenshot of this information)
- Confirm your right to study*
- Check/update your personal information
- Read/accept the university’s terms and conditions
- Confirm how you will pay your tuition fees and arrangement payment (if applicable)
- Check all details and complete the registration process
*Only for students studying as split-site students (i.e. completing part of your studies on campus).
Students studying at a partner institution
- Log in to the online portal using your student ID and PIN
- Upload a passport-quality photo*
- Set a password for your IT account (and take a screenshot of this information)
- Check/update your personal information
- Read/accept the university’s terms and conditions
- Confirm how you will pay your tuition fees and arrangement payment (if applicable)
- Check all details and complete the registration process
*RKC students only.
Registration dates and deadlines
We recommend that all students are registered a week before the start of your course to ensure you have access to university systems before your induction activities start. Please note more specific deadlines below.
All University of Salford students (excluding degree apprenticeship students, collaborative partner students and students from the School of Health and Society)
- Week commencing 9 December: registration opens - you will receive an email invitation when you can register
- 3 January: our recommended registration deadline. You should ensure you are registered by this date where at all possible as your induction activities will require you to have access to our university systems
- 6 January: Induction activities commence
- 13 January: first official week of teaching
- 24 January: the last date you can register onto your program
There may be some courses that do not have the same programme start date as listed above, we will confirm in your registration email your course start date. Please do contact your school office though if you have specific questions about your deadline to register.
If for any reason you feel you will be unable to register on time, you should contact your School Office or Research Administrator as soon as possible for advice.
Degree Apprentice Students
- Week commencing 9 December: registration opens - you will receive an email invitation when you can register
- 9 January: Deadline to register for the programme
There may be some degree apprenticeship courses that have a different deadline to register by, please know that the deadline for your degree apprenticeship programme will be specified in your registration email. If though you are unsure of the programme start date, the deadline to register by or you are unable to meet this deadline you will need to speak with the Apprenticeships Team for assistance.
Collaborative Partners (including Robert Kennedy College, Manchester Online Learning, ICE and Colombo School of Construction Technology)
- Week commencing 9 December: registration opens - you will receive an email invitation when you can register
- 3 January: our recommended registration deadline. You should ensure you are registered by this date where at all possible as your induction activities will require you to have access to our university systems
- 6 January: Induction activities commence
- 13 January: first official week of teaching
- 7 February: the last date you can receive assistance with registration from the registration team before the deadline
- 9 February: the last date you can register without needing an exception from your school
If for any reason you feel you will be unable to register on time, you should contact your co-ordinator at your main institution as soon as possible for advice.
British University of Bahrain
- Week commencing 9 December: registration opens - you will receive an email invitation when you can register
- 26 January: first official week of teaching
- 21 February: the last date you can receive assistance with registration from the registration team before the deadline
- 23 February: the last date you can register without needing an exception from your school
SENTRAL College
- Week commencing 9 December: registration opens - you will receive an email invitation when you can register
- 6 January: first official week of teaching
- 31 January: the last date you can receive assistance with registration from the registration team before the deadline
- 2 February: the last date you can register without needing an exception from your school
School of Health and Society courses
- Week commencing 9 December: registration opens - you will receive an email invitation when you can register
- 6 January: our recommended registration deadline. You should ensure you are registered by this date where at all possible as your induction activities will require you to have access to our university systems
- 13 January: Induction activities commence
- 20 January: first official week of teaching
- 31 January: the last date you can register onto your program
There may be some courses that do not have the same programme start date as listed above, we will confirm in your registration email your course start date. Please do contact your school office though if you have specific questions about your deadline to register.
If for any reason you feel you will be unable to register on time, you should contact your School Office or Research Administrator as soon as possible for advice.
All University of Salford students (excluding degree apprenticeship students)
- Week commencing 14 October: registration opens - you will receive an email invitation when you can register
- 25 October: our recommended registration deadline. You should ensure you are registered by this date where at all possible as your induction activities will require you to have access to our university systems
- 28 October: Induction activities commence
- 04 November: first official week of teaching
- 15 November: the last date you can receive assistance with registration from the registration team before the deadline
- 17 November: the last date you can register without needing an exception from your school
If for any reason you feel you will be unable to register on time, you should contact your School Office or Research Administrator as soon as possible for advice.
Robert Kennedy College
- Week commencing 14 October: registration opens - you will receive an email invitation when you can register
- 25 October: our recommended registration deadline. You should ensure you are registered by this date where at all possible as your induction activities will require you to have access to our university systems
- 28 October: Induction activities commence
- 4 November: first official week of teaching
- 29 November: the last date you can receive assistance with registration from the registration team before the deadline
- 1 December: the last date you can register without needing an exception from your school
If for any reason you feel you will be unable to register on time, you should contact the RKC Student Care Team as soon as possible for advice.
Once you have registered
Once you have registered, you will receive access to our IT systems, your student email will be generated and your student ID card will be printed. If you are a student with a partner institution, please note that the remaining information on this page is for University of Salford students only.
Access to University of Salford systems
Only once you have completed all registration steps will you have full access to your student email account and our learning systems. You must have completed registration before your induction activities start to be able to access these systems during your induction period. Please also read our guide for using University of Salford systems before you start.
Your student ID card
Once you have fully completed the registration process you are able to obtain your student ID card.
- UK Nationals - Once you are fully registered you will be emailed with details on how you can obtain your ID card. Please do keep an eye on your University of Salford email address for full details.
- Welcome Weekend - on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September we will be holding a weekend event where you can come and collect your ID card. This will again be at University House on Peel Park campus (travel instructions). You will be able to collect your ID card between 10:00 to 16:00 for this weekend only.
- All non-UK Nationals - you can pick up your student ID card from University House on Peel Park campus (travel instructions). You can collect your ID card from Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00, after you have completed your Right to Study appointment and your registration.
- All Distance Learning Students (including Robert Kennedy College students) - we will email you with details on how to request your student ID card.
You will not receive a student ID card if you are a student with one of our partner institutions.
If you are waiting to complete the registration process after the start of term, please be assured that you can still attend your scheduled academic sessions without your student ID card.
Your timetable
Please view our timetable guidance for more information. We also email you more information about your timetable, so keep an eye on your inbox.
Registration questions and trouble-shooting
If you have any questions about registration, visas, funding or your offer, please visit our FAQs page.
Lost your student ID number or PIN? You can find your student ID number and PIN in your welcome email and/or text message. This is sent out approximately 6 weeks before your course commencement date. Not received anything yet? Let us know via our Registration Details Request - 2024-2025 webform.
If you are an international student, you can find extra information to help you in your Welcome Guide (check your email inbox), which explains the steps involved with registration and support with completing registration online.
Please still complete registration if your course has changed and you are awaiting the outcome of an appeal. We will be in touch with you shortly with further information.