MMU Welcome Week Guide - Manchester Metropolitan University

Enrolment & ID card
collection
Collecting your MMU student ID card
completes your enrolment with the university
and will allow you to access the library and
other university buildings and facilities,
including halls of residence – so it’s important
that you keep it safe throughout your time at
MMU.
If you have applied for a maintenance loan
from the Student Loans Company (SLC) you
will not receive a payment until you have
collected your student ID card.
If you lose your card you can get a
replacement from your nearest Student
Information Point (SIP) or Student Life Office.
W: mmu.ac.uk/enrol/cardcollection
Your MMU ID & password
As soon as you become eligible to enrol
(usually after exam results are confirmed)
we add you to the MMU computer network
and set up an MMU email account for you.
Remember to check this account regularly for
important messages.
You will need your MMU login to access
your account. Your login consists of an ID
number and a password. Your ID number is
the number printed on your MMU ID card
and your initial password is based on your
date of birth. For example, if you were born
on December 1st 1991, your initial password
would be 01Dec91. Apply this format to your
own date of birth and you should be able to
log into the network. Make sure you change
your login to something more secure at the
earliest opportunity.
Your login will allow access to most MMU
systems on and off campus, including the
ones provided by the library, Moodle and the
MyMMU student portal.
W: mmu.ac.uk/itservices
T: 0161 247 4646
E: helpline@mmu.ac.uk
Library services
In your first few weeks at MMU your tutor
will organise a short session led by a member
of library staff who will introduce the basic
services including how to log into the IT
network, and print documents. Make sure you
attend this session as it will show you how
to access sources of quality information that
are relevant to your course. All libraries have
helpdesks which can be contacted by phone,
email or in person.
Opportunities will arise later in your course
to find out how to use more specialised
resources for your research through the
library’s InfoSkills programmes. These are
arranged with the library via tutors on behalf
of groups of students.
W: library.mmu.ac.uk
Accommodation
If you haven’t sorted your accommodation
yet, get in touch with Residential Services. If
you’re a local student studying in Manchester
and you would prefer to live in university
halls you can apply via our commuters’
waiting list. This enables local students who
don’t have contracts in privately owned halls
to apply for cancellation places in university
halls.
If you haven’t previously applied for halls
you’ll need to submit an application at the
web address below. If you have already
applied simply e-mail us with your name,
contact details and name of the halls you
wish to be considered for. You don’t have to
send us another accommodation application.
W: mmu.ac.uk/accommodation
E: accommodation@mmu.ac.uk
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