If you are a current student, please read our guide to changing your details.

Award certificate and your student record

We issue your award certificate and final academic transcript in the legal name we held for you when the award was made. When we verify an award, we do this using the name shown on your award. We do not issue these documents or update your main student record to a different legal name unless you have, or are in the process of permanently changing your gender.

If you have permanently changed your gender and need a certificate in your new name, please email certificates@bath.ac.uk stating that you have, or are in the process of permanently changing your gender and attach evidence of your change of legal name. Please also confirm what information you need to update (e.g. name including title, your gender and pronouns).

After issuing you with a new certificate and updating your student record, we will confirm your award only using your new name. This includes verifying that you studied at the University of Bath to a third-party.

Alumni record

Your alumni record is the information we use to keep in touch after you leave the University. It is separate from your academic student record and is not used to confirm an award or that you studied at Bath.

You can ask us to change the name and/or gender we hold on your alumni record without providing evidence, or a reason. Please email the Advancement Office, advancement@bath.ac.uk with details of what you need us to update. This will not update your student record.

Data confidentiality

All data held by the University of Bath in connection with any change of name will be treated in confidence and will never be disclosed to a third party without your permission. You can find out more in the University's Data Protection Statement for student registration.

Questions

Please email certificates@bath.ac.uk if you have questions not answered on this page, or if you need to discuss your circumstances.