As stated on the rear of your ID card, all LSE cards remain the property of the School and they are not transferable to other people.  It is vital that if you have lost your ID card you apply for a replacement as soon as possible to be able to access buildings.

It is a breach of School policy to give your ID card to someone to use to access buildings and your card may be confiscated if you are found to be doing this.

 If you have requested a replacement ID card we will email you when it is available to collect.  Information about SSC counter opening hours can be found on our Student Services Centre webpage. 

If your card is lost, stolen, damaged or expired it is important that you follow these three steps as soon as possible:

1 - Order a new card with LSE

• Lost Cards can be replaced for a fee of £10 and can be ordered via the LSE online store. This fee is non-refundable, so please be sure that your card is definitely lost before making a payment.
  
  Request a replacement for a lost LSE card

• Stolen cards  will be replaced free of charge if you supply a police crime reference number. Request a replacement for a stolen card using the form below. 

  Request a replacement for a stolen LSE card

  Request to replace a stolen LSE card

  • Your LSE number
  • Your Name
    First name

    Last name
  • Your LSE email address
  • Your Date of Birth
  • Your level of study

    UndergraduateGeneral CourseTaught postgraduate
    PhD Students should contact the PhD Academy. Summer School Students should contact the Summer School Office. Short Course students should contact their administrator. Staff should visit the Central Badging Office.
  • Have you been given access to additional rooms?

    YesNo
    For example as part of an inclusion plan. If yes, please provide more details below.
  • If Yes, please provide details of which rooms you have been given access to.
  • Crime Reference Report Number
    This will have been provided to you by the police. If the crime took place overseas please enter OVERSEAS and then upload a scan of the crime report below.
  • If the crime was not registered in the UK you must also upload a scan of the crime report.
  • Your Privacy
  • Your right to privacy is important to us. The personal information that you submit in this form will be used to help us produce your replacement card quickly and accurately. Please visit lse.ac.uk/privacy to read our Privacy Policy and learn more about how we collect and use information about you so that you can make an informed choice about using our website.

    By checking this box you confirm that you have read and agreed to our Privacy Policy
  • Request new card

• Damaged cards will be replaced free of charge if you return the old card to the Student Services Centre when you collect your new card. Request a replacement for a damaged card using the form below.

  Request a replacement for a Damaged LSE card

  Request to replace a damaged LSE card

  • Your LSE number
  • Your Name
    First name

    Last name
  • Your level of study

    UndergraduateGeneral CourseTaught postgraduate
    PhD Students should contact the PhD Academy. Summer School Students should contact the Summer School Office. Short Course students should contact their administrator. Staff should visit the Central Badging Office.
  • Your LSE email address
  • Your Date of Birth
  • Have you been given access to additional rooms?

    YesNo
    For example as part of an inclusion plan. If yes, please provide more details below.
  • If Yes, please provide details of which rooms you have been given access to.
  • Please briefly explain how the card is damaged. If the card is physically damaged you can also upload a photograph.
    We use this information to help improve the design of LSE cards.
  • You can upload a photograph of the damaged card if you prefer.
  • Please confirm that you will bring the damaged card to the Student Services Centre when collecting your new card.

    I will bring the damaged card to the Student Services Centre
  • Your Privacy
  • Your right to privacy is important to us. The personal information that you submit in this form will be used to help us produce your replacement card quickly and accurately. Please visit lse.ac.uk/privacy to read our Privacy Policy and learn more about how we collect and use information about you so that you can make an informed choice about using our website.

    By checking this box you confirm that you have read and agreed to our Privacy Policy
  • Request new card

• Expired cards  will be replaced free of charge if you return the old card to the Student Services Centre when you collect your new card. Request a replacement for an expired card using the form below.

  Request a replacement for an expired LSE card

  Request to replace an expired LSE card

  • Your LSE number
  • Your Name
    First name

    Last name
  • Your level of study

    UndergraduateGeneral CourseTaught postgraduate
    PhD Students should contact the PhD Academy. Summer School Students should contact the Summer School Office. Short Course students should contact their administrator. Staff should visit the Central Badging Office.
  • Your LSE email address
  • Your Date of Birth
  • Have you been given access to additional rooms?

    YesNo
    For example as part of an inclusion plan. If yes, please provide more details below.
  • If Yes, please provide details of which rooms you have been given access to.
  • Please provide the expiration date shown on your card
  • Your Privacy
  • Your right to privacy is important to us. The personal information that you submit in this form will be used to help us produce your replacement card quickly and accurately. Please visit lse.ac.uk/privacy to read our Privacy Policy and learn more about how we collect and use information about you so that you can make an informed choice about using our website.

    By checking this box you confirm that you have read and agreed to our Privacy Policy
  • Request new card

  Recent graduate and 12 month MSc students who are awaiting results are not eligible for a replacement student ID card. 

2 - Collect your new card from the Student Services Centre when it is ready

If you have requested a replacement ID card we will email you when it is available to collect, usually within 2 working days. Information about SSC counter opening hours can be found on our webpage.  

You can also contact us via our online enquiry form

3 - Touch your new card onto a MFD printer device in a public computer room

You'll then be prompted to enter your LSE username and password. Doing this will associate your printing account with your new card. Any balance will then be automatically available of your new card. 

Note: sQuid payment system

The school discontinued the sQuid payment system in July 2018.  There will be ID cards in use bearing the sQuid payment on the back, please do NOT create an account with sQuid and load funds as they cannot be spent at any LSE catering outlet.

PhD students can visit the PhD Academy who will provide you a replacement card instantly. 

You can find out the opening hours and location of at  PhD Academy.

Summer School students can request new student cards from the Summer School office. 

Map and Directions

Students on the University of London International Programme should contact the University of London for information about access to LSE.

Students taking short courses and executive education should contact the administrator running their programme for details of how to get a replacement LSE card. 

Staff can request replacement cards from the Central Badging Office in OLD.G.11 (the Old Theatre green room).

• If you are a member of staff who is also studying part-time at LSE you will need to hold a staff card.
• If you are a full-time student with a part-time staff contract, you should hold a student card.  

If you believe that you have have the wrong card, please visit the Central Badging Office.

In order to ensure the consistency of the data it is not possible for us to change the photograph on your LSE Card unless:

• You start a new level of study (i.e. you move from a undergraduate to a Masters programme)
• There has been a significant change in your likeness since the photograph was taken
• LSE Security or your Hall of Residence request that you update your photograph in order to assist with identification

Unfortunately, we cannot change photographs due to personal preference. 

Information regarding the use of your student ID card is accessible to members of LSE staff and the use of this information includes but is not limited to:

• determining whether a card is functioning correctly
• attendance monitoring
• helping us to protect your wellbeing