All students are entitled to register for a Network Account which will enable you to gain access to the University's Student Portal, online Library services, other intranet services and to setup a University email account. This Network Account can be used to cover a range of information to support your programme, including electronic books and journals, databases and websites. You will be sent details of how to apply for a Network Account upon registration.

Unless otherwise stated, students studying on a collaborative programme may attend the University of Portsmouth graduation ceremony, which is usually held in July each year, and is applicable to eligible awards only.

Some UK and overseas partners hold their own graduation ceremonies; however you may also attend the University of Portsmouth graduation ceremony. Please refer to your partner institution for further details. Alternatively, contact the University Graduation Office

For all awards made by the University of Portsmouth to students registered on a collaborative programme, the Collaborative Programmes Office (CPO) is responsible for the production and distribution of award parchments, the verification of awards of graduates and the archiving of this data.

Unless specific alternative arrangements have been agreed with a Partner Institution, all parchments are sent via (International) Recorded Delivery direct to the Partner Institution for onward distribution to you. If you wish to trace your parchment, please contact your Partner Institution in the first instance

Replacement parchments may be requested and there is a charge of £35 (thirty five pounds sterling) for the replacement parchment (payable by cheque or credit card) and £10 (ten pounds sterling) for each further copy of the same award request made at the same time. To apply for a replacement parchment you will need to complete an application form and return it by post or fax to the CPO Parchments Administrator,  Helen Ingram , with the appropriate payment to the address/fax number on the form.

Please note: if you require a change of name to be printed on the parchment, proof of change of name will be required, eg. birth certificate, passport, marriage certificate, deed documentation.

If you wish to pay by cheque, please click onto this link to download an application form for a replacement parchment ( Form UP12 - CP) If you wish to pay by card, please contact the CPO Parchments Administrator Helen Ingram .

If a replacement parchment is not necessary, proof of an award can be provided as a Letter of Verification and is issued without charge. Please contact the CPO Parchments Administrator Helen Ingram with the following details:

• name at the time of study
  
  
• date of birth
  
  
• University of Portsmouth student reference number (if known)
  
  
• name of award
  
  
• year of graduation
  
  
• contact telephone number or email address
  
  
• postal address to send the letter to