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My account and email

The Subscribe system is used toÌýprovide new staff and students with an IT account or manage an existing account, including changing passwords.Ìý It is helpful to set a secondary email contact for your University email account in order to reset your own password if required.

Your University username and password allow you to use University computers and onlineÌýfacilities.

Click on the link below to go to Subscribe and if required, the address of the Subscribe systemÌýisÌýhttps://subscribe.soton.ac.uk .

My computing account
My computing account

Creating your computer account

For new students, the computer account isÌýcreated as a part of the enrolment process.

New staff need to go to to create an account.

When an account is created,Ìýthe username is generated automatically and the password is chosen by you.

Changing or resetting your password and managing your contact details

Go to to change or reset your password and see below for further information:

StaffÌýshould also use to update contact detailsÌýsuch as your telephone extension number and your office location.

Computing account removal and extensions

YouÌýare entitled to a computing account for as long as you are a student of the University.Ìý When you leave the University, you will receive an email once your school office has changed your student status. This email will commence a 4-month grace period where you can still access your email account. ÌýAnother reminder email will be sent 28 days before the grace period ends.

Access to SUSSED, Blackboard, and your personal Filestore will not be available when the account expires. If you would like to back-up your data, you will need to do this before the account expires, including any files stored in OneDrive. A short extension may be granted to a recently expired account in certain circumstances.
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MicrosoftÌý365 and student email

MicrosoftÌý365 is available to all staff and students, including cloud storage with OneDrive for Business, Office Online applications and downloadable Office products. Office 365 also provides the email service for taught students.

For further information, please go to Microsoft 365.

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