Information for graduating students
Your IT account
Your IT account closes shortly after you graduate, and there will be changes to the services you can access, unless you are staying on at the University.
If you are graduating in the Summer, your IT account will close at the end of the day on 1 August. However, if you are staying at the University on another programme, or have already started another role at the University, you will retain access to your IT account. See the "Staying on?" section towards the end of this message for more details.
Microsoft 365, including your University email address (your.name@student.manchester.ac.uk)
You will no longer have access to Microsoft 365 services, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneDrive and your University email.
You should forward or transfer any emails you want to keep to a non-University email account before your account closes.
If you have your University email address set as a recovery email address on any external services, please ensure this is changed.
Note that your data will be deleted, and IT Services will not be able to recover your data shortly after your account is closed. It is very important that you transfer any files or emails before your account closes.
Canvas
Once your account is closed, you won't be able to access your Canvas course materials.
Network and OneDrive storage
You should save any files you want to keep from your personal network storage space (P: drive) or OneDrive to an alternative location.
Staying on?
If you are staying on at the University on another programme, or have already started another role at the University, you will retain access to your IT account for as long as you're at the University.
Contact your school office if you have any questions about your leave date. You should contact your admissions office if you would like to amend your application contact email to a personal email account.
If you are planning to return to the University at a later date (for example, as a Postgraduate or member of staff), your IT account will be reactivated with the same username. Ensure you use a personal email address with your application, as your email address will only be re-accessible after you have been accepted on to your new course or employed. Note that if there are more than 30 days between your account closure and its reactivation, then your old emails will not be accessible. If you are starting a role which is not related to your course, please approach your hiring manager or People Services if you have any queries.
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All the best for the future!
