How to log in to the Colleges (UPC)

How to log in to the
Student Portal for University of Plymouth
Colleges (UPC)
Faculty Students
This help sheet allows UPC students to log onto the UPC Student Community on the Plymouth
University Portal.
1. In your browser type in http://student.plymouth.ac.uk OR if you want to go in via the
extranet type in www.plymouth.ac.uk and then click on Internal Students.
2. Enter the username and password given to you from your programme manager or
Learning Resource Staff member. You will then see the page below, click on ‘More
information for University of Plymouth Colleges Students’. It is advisable that you will
be prompted to change your password as soon as you log in – which is available on from
the top right hand side.
Click on this Link
Click on this
link
This will take you into the UPC Student Community, where you can begin using the e-resources,
study guides and many other resources such as:
 E-resources, journals, databases – click on the myEdesk, Library, Media & IT (ILS)
 University student services and learning resources (including on-line assessments and
downloadable help sheets)
 Link into UPSU, the University’s Student Union
 Look up academic information and regulations including the student handbook
 Access your e-portfolio for personal and professional development through myEdesk,
e-portfolio
 You will automatically have an e-mail account accessed through myEdesk, E-mail,
calendar, contacts, (OWA) structured as follows:
Firstname.Surname@students.plymouth.ac.uk. Your e-mail address will be shown
near the top of the screen (below the menu tabs) when you log onto the portal
 There are instructions located on the UPC student portal on how to forward your
University emails to your preferred email address
 We have also developed an interactive file which will e-mailed to your university account
upon registration, this houses key resources and services that you will need as a UPC
student. It is also available at www.help-cetl.ac.uk/upc
Computing Helpdesk
If you have any problems when you are creating your computer account
or logging into the student portal or if you can’t access the information
you need, please contact the University’s computing helpdesk by email:
openaccess@plymouth.ac.uk or by phone on : 01752 588900.