Award Documentation – Important information about your permanent address
It is your responsibility to keep your permanent address up to date throughout the duration of your studies to prevent award documentation being posted to the incorrect postal address. The deadline for address changes for summer award certificates is 30 June. Certificates are not handed out at graduation, they are posted in September, so consider where you will be living at that time. If you gain an award at any other time of year, we will aim to process and post your certificate within 8 weeks of you receiving your final results.
Once you have gained an award, your award documentation will be sent only to your permanent address on record. The permanent address can be any address you consider your permanent residence.
A term-time address is where you are living during the academic year whilst studying. If your term-time and permanent address are the same, it is important to have this noted on your record.
A permanent addressis where you live the rest of the year. It may be with family or where you are moving after Uni. We send your certificate to your permanent address on record with us. The permanent address can be any address you consider your permanent residence and that you will have access to after you have received your final marks.
If your award documents are sent to a student house you’ve moved out of, or an overseas address when you’re now permanently living in the UK, there may be a delay of several months until you can receive your documents. This could lead to delays with applications for visas, jobs or further study.
How do I change my permanent address?
Please contact the Student Hub - studenthub@mmu.ac.uk to update your permanent address.
UK students: Please can you state clearly your door number, street name, town/city and postcode.
International students: Please can you state your full address including country and a PO box number if you have an international address.
Award Documentation - Important information about your legal name
The Awards certificate is a legal document. If the name on your certificate does not match your legal name on your passport it can create difficulties later in life with future study, visas and applications for jobs. We strongly recommend any middle names are included if they are displayed on your legal ID. Remember to include any apostrophes or ‘Mc’ or ‘Mac’ accurately.
You will have 1 year following your award date to make any name changes to award documentation. If you need to do so, you should contact awards@mmu.ac.uk with the relevant legal ID. After this time, name changes will no longer be accepted.
How do I change my name?
Please contact Student Hub with a photo of your ID document and ask them to update your student record.
For Transgender students, we suggest that your legal name is printed on your certificate and transcript to avoid any future complications with job offers and visa requests. If you have changed your name in the student records system and require your legal name to be printed on your certificate and transcript, please contact personaldatachange@mmu.ac.uk