Your Student ID card is your gateway to many services at LSE. It will serve as your library card and allow you access into certain buildings on campus. You will be asked for it whenever you visit the counter at the Student Services Centre, so be sure to always keep it handy when you are on campus.
New students will be issued their Student ID card at Registration. Students who would like to access the Library before they register, may do so by using the temporary pass provided in your welcome/offer pack. Simply cut it out and present it to Library reception. Alternatively, you may bring your offer letter to Library reception and staff will issue a temporary pass.
sQuid
sQuid offers the option for your student ID card to be topped up with money online and used at a variety of vendors on the LSE campus. Visit sQuid| for details.
Lost, stolen or damaged cards
(Summer School students should see the Summer School Office for replacement cards.)
If your card has been lost, stolen or damaged, it is important that you follow these three steps as soon as possible.
1) If you have activated the sQuid option on your card and topped it up with funds, immediately go to the sQuid website and choose Lost or stolen card|. This will block your card and prevent further usage of the funds. (If you have not registered your card with sQuid, then you can skip this step.)
2) All replacement cards must be ordered and purchased (when necessary) online.
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Lost cards can be replaced for a fee of £10. Visit the LSE online store and select Product Catalogue from the menu on the left hand side of the page. You should then select Student Services Centre, choose ID cards and select Lost ID card replacement.
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Stolen cards will be replaced free of charge provided that you can supply a police crime number. To report a stolen card and get a crime reference number online, see: London Metropolitan Police. Visit the LSE online store and select Product Catalogue from the menu on the left hand side of the page. You should then select Student Services Centre, choose ID cards and select Stolen ID card replacement (with a crime reference number).
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Damaged/expired cards will be replaced free of charge provided that you bring the damaged/expired card with you to the Student Services Centre when you collect your new card. Visit the LSE online store and select Product Catalogue from the menu on the left hand side of the page. You should then select Student Services Centre, choose ID cards and select Damaged/expired ID card replacement.
Once we have received email confirmation of your order, your new card will be printed. Please note that although the LSE online store requires that you enter an address, your ID card will NOT posted. If ordered online before 5pm Monday to Friday, your new card will be ready for you to collect from the Student Services Centre the following working day. If ordered after 5pm or on Saturday or Sunday, it will be ready for you to collect after 2 working days. For details of our opening hours, please see Student Services Centre. If you need to use the Library or access the New Academic Building, you should use the email you receive which confirms your order.
3) Go back to the sQuid website and re-register your new card. (If you have not registered your card with sQuid, then you can skip this step.)
It is important to remember that applying for a new card at the Student Services Centre will NOT put a hold onto your sQuid account. You must follow all of the steps above.
Alumni Library cards
LSE alumni may apply for Library card from Library Reception. Visit Services for LSE Alumni| for further information.