The University Library uses this form of email address to send information notices to students about overdue books, or about holds which have become available or have been cancelled. During the Easter and Summer vacations, all email notices from the Library are additionally sent by post.
Many departments have their own mail domain and create additional email accounts for their students.
These 'departmental' accounts are completely independent of the University standard formula accounts. This means that some students may have 2 separate email addresses. Students who have received email addresses from their departments should be aware that they still have 'university' email accounts to which mail will be sent. To avoid having to access both accounts, students are advised to set up a redirection from one account to the other. Advice on how to do this is available from User Support Staff on Level 3 of the Library or from Computing Service reception.