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If you have any questions, the Doctoral College Team is here to help.

Next steps for enrolling

1 - Upload your photo for your ID card

You must:


2 - Submit pre-enrolment documents

Before you can enrol online you must email pgr@ulster.ac.uk the following:


3 - Enrol online

You can now enrol online if you have sent us your pre-enrolment documentation

You'll need your:


4 - Attend a document check meeting

Once you have enrolled online you will be invited to attend a MS Teams meeting to check your documents. This will allow you to complete registration.

You will be asked to show a number of documents and we will take a screenshot record of these on the call.

For UK and Ireland students

You'll need to show:

  1. Photographic ID - a passport or long form birth certificate.  Evidence of any name change may also be required
  2. Documentary evidence of your primary degree and any other postgraduate degrees, i.e. your original degree certificates, or transcripts if your degree certificate unavailable
  3. Evidence of completion of Masters Degree (if applicable)*

*Note: if you are still registered on your Masters programme, you will need to provide formal notification from your course director that you have submitted all coursework and assessments.

For non-UK/GB Students

You'll need to show:

  1. Photographic ID - a passport or long form birth certificate.  Evidence of any name change may also be required
  2. Documentary evidence of your primary degree and any other postgraduate degrees, i.e. your original degree certificates, or transcripts if your degree certificate unavailable
  3. Evidence of completion of Masters Degree (if applicable)*

*Note: if you are still registered on your Masters programme, you will need to provide formal notification from your course director that you have submitted all coursework and assessments.


Induction events

These will be communicated individually


Set up your Student IT Account

You need your student IT Account to access your Ulster University email, for OneDrive Storage, to access your Student Portal and BlackBoard Ultra.

You will need

A laptop or desktop (not a phone or tablet) for your initial setup

A UK mobile phone number to allow you to set up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) protection for your account

Your login details

Ulster Email Address (provided when you completed online enrolment)

Network Password (provided when you completed online enrolment)

Forgot Your Login Info?

The IT Getting Started Guide advises how you can retrieve your Email address and initial network password.

Set up your account

Using a laptop/desktop, follow the steps in the IT Getting Started Guide which include:

Entering your account login details.

Configuring your Multi-Factor Authentication.

Changing your initial password to something only you know.

Need Help

If you need help, contact the IT Service Desk.

Always provide your Ulster Student IDUU email and a description of the issue and any error message.