Transcripts and certificates

Our awards team can help you request a new transcript or certificate of your studies at ARU.

If you graduated in 1992 or after

If you’d like a copy of your transcript or degree certificate please visit our online store where you can order a replacement. You'll need to know your student ID. If you do not know this, please contact [email protected].

If you studied at Writtle University College, please contact [email protected].

If you graduated before 1992

We cannot provide replacement certificates for degrees gained before 1992.

If you studied at Anglia Higher Education College, Cambridge College of Arts and Technology or Essex Institute of Higher Education, degree awards were conferred by either:

A guide to your results

If you need assistance in understanding the various grades displayed on a transcript, view our guide to your results.

Award verification requests

Award verification requests can be sought by a third party (eg employer, Embassy or equivalent, not by former students) through the Higher Education Degree Datacheck (HEDD) online verification service.

This is only possible for Anglia Ruskin University awards from 1992 onwards.

Third parties should register with HEDD. To do this:

There is a charge of £14 per enquiry. If you need more assistance, please email [email protected].




Reference requests

If you are looking for a reference request, please contact your faculty directly and they will assist you. You will need to provide your student ID number and date of birth. If a company is contacting us on your behalf, they will need to provide proof of consent.

Faculty of Business and Law

Email: [email protected]

Please note, your faculty will only provide you with a confirmation of studies letter, or with details of somebody who may be able to provide a reference. They will not be able to respond to in-depth reference requests from an employer on your behalf.

Faculty of Science and Engineering

School of Engineering and the Built Environment

Email: [email protected]

School of Computing and Information Science

Email: [email protected]

School of Life Sciences

Email: [email protected]

School of Psychology, Sport and Sensory Science

Email: [email protected]

Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences

Cambridge School of Art

Email: [email protected]

Cambridge School of Creative Industries

Email: [email protected]

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Email: [email protected]

School of Education

Email: [email protected]

Faculty of Health, Medicine and Social Care

Email: [email protected]

Email: [email protected]