Generally university is a safe place to be - but it's common sense to keep an eye on your belongings.
Try not to leave them unattended anywhere, or only with someone that you trust.
Lost property
When items are found on campus they should be taken to the nearest Lost Property Point within the University. They'll be held at the local property points for a maximum period of 4 weeks.
What happens to lost property
Student cards should be sent to the MyPort team in University House. They will then contact the student to let them know where their card can be collected.
The staff member will be contacted and asked to collect their card from where it is being held. The card will be destroyed if not claimed within 1 month.
Any contractor and white cards should be sent to Adrian Partington in Estates who will endeavour to find out who they belong to so they can be reunited with their owners. The cards will be destroyed if not claimed within 1 month.
If the owner can be identified then they will be contacted and asked to retrieve their item. Items containing personal information like bank cards will be destroyed if not claimed within 30 days. Everything else will be given to charity if not claimed within 30 days.
Library books will be returned to the University Library.
If unclaimed after 1 month lost passports will sent to the Government Passport Office or the relevant embassy.
If unclaimed after 1 month lost driving licenses will be sent back to the DVLA.
Staff will check the device for any identifying information and contact the owner if possible.
Any data storage devices unclaimed after 1 month will be destroyed.
Staff will check to see if there is a name or student number within the notes, and contact the owner to let them know where their notes can be collected. If they aren't claimed within 1 month, they will be destroyed.
These will be kept for 1 month and then disposed of if not claimed.
Lost property locations
Lost property will be held at the following points
- Buckingham 2.03 Geography, ext 2504, geography@port.ac.uk
- Buckingham, Caretaker’s Office, ext 2532, buckingham@port.ac.uk
- Burnaby 1.12, ext 2282, joseph.dunlop@port.ac.uk
- Burnaby SEES School Office 1.15, ext 2257, sees@port.ac.uk
- Eldon caretakers, ext 3842, eldon@port.ac.uk
- Rosalind Franklin room 0.302, ext 3019, purpledoor@port.ac.uk
- King Henry group Caretaker’s Office, ext 2527, kinghenry@port.ac.uk
- King Henry fl6 admin office, ext 2222, biology@port.ac.uk
- King Henry Psychology admin office, ext 6312, psychology@port.ac.uk
- Library reception, ext 3231, library@port.ac.uk
- Liongate CAM office 0.09, ext 6400/6277, CAM-admin@port.ac.uk
- Mercantile, floor 8, ext 3445, campus.security@port.ac.uk
- Portland 0.50, ext 2918.
- Ravelin Sports Centre, ext 5555, sport@port.ac.uk
- Spinnaker 2.01, ext 5111.
- St. Andrew’s Graduate School, fl4 reception, ext 2984, graduateschool@port.ac.uk
- St. Michael’s 2.01.
- Student Union reception, ext 3628, hello@upsu.net
- University Bus - managed by First Bus
- University House Myport, ext 4444, myport@port.ac.uk
- William Beatty 0.11 & 0.39, etc 3946/5281, dental.academy@port.ac.uk