You will not be able to access any data from your university-hosted file storage once your account has been disabled, so it's important to download what you need before you leave. Here we share how you can do that.
It's much easier to back up and delete your work, uninstall software from your devices and let people know your new email address while still at the university.
Your IT and Library accounts will be disabled 90 days after you have completed your studies. Once you have completed, you will see a countdown on the Portal page to give you plenty of warning.
After this 90 day period, you will not be able to access your files, your university e-mail or any other resources which you access via your university login or email address. You need to follow the instructions below and take copies of any files and e-mails you may need in the future.
You can find your exact completion date in the "Student Records (BannerWeb)" channel of the Portal. Select the "View Your Student Profile" link and check the "Date of Decision" field at the bottom of the page.
Your university IT & Library Account (username and password) is linked to our other systems and as it is disabled, your access to other university resources (including Virtual Learning Platforms such as Moodle and Panopto) will cease.
If you have downloaded and installed any copies of Microsoft Office via our Office 365 agreement, the link to your OneDrive for Business area will cease. Initially you will be unable to save or open files from that area. Microsoft Office programmes (eg, Word or Excel) will flash up a warning message that the software is no longer licensed. Shortly after that the programmes will change into "Read Only" mode, which should allow you to open existing documents but not make any changes to them. Microsoft documentation states that you can re-license Office (with your own personal subscription, or if you are studying at another institution with an Office 365 agreement) and the software will re-activate with the latest available version.
Make sure that you unlink university licensed services such as OneDrive from your personal devices BEFORE your account expires.
You will automatically join the alumni community – a global network of more than 250,000 former students – once access to your Library and IT accounts has expired. This membership is free and lifelong. There’s nothing that you need to do in advance of joining, except update your contact details via Student Portal when prompted during your final year. Find out more about your Greenwich alumni community.
All members of the University of Greenwich Alumni community can become library members. Find out more about our alumni library access and how to apply here.You will not be able to access any data from your university-hosted file storage once your account has been disabled.
If you have downloaded and installed any copies of Microsoft Office via our Office 365 agreement, the link to your OneDrive for Business area will cease. Initially you will be unable to save or open files from that area. Microsoft Office programmes (eg, Word or Excel) will flash up a warning message that the software is no longer licensed. Shortly after that the programmes will change into "Read Only" mode, which should allow you to open existing documents but not make any changes to them. Microsoft documentation states that you can re-license Office (with your own personal subscription, or if you are studying at another institution with an Office 365 agreement) and the software will re-activate with the latest available version.
Make sure that you unlink university licensed services such as OneDrive from your personal devices BEFORE your account expires.