Guide
Suitable photographs for your staff or student ID card
Updated on 22 March 2024
Examples of good photographs for your ID card.
Check your student email for the invitation to upload your photo via eVision (you should do this before you arrive) and refer to these locations to find out where to collect your student ID card during Welcome
Student cards
We print all cards before students arrive, so they are ready for the start of semester, you'll get an email with details on when and where to collect yours.
The style of photo suitable for passport photos is suitable for your student card, you can even smile in it, however please do not digitally alter your image.
If your photo is not a true likeness of you, or you are finding it being rejected, you may have to pay £15 for a replacement card.
Staff cards
To get your card:
- Email a passport sized photo of yourself and your staff number to enquiry@dundee.ac.uk. You can smile in your photo.
- You will receive an email when your card is ready (usually in one working day) and you can collect it from the Enquiry Centre.
Examples of good and bad photos for your ID card
You can click or tap to enlarge and see an explanation of issues with the photo
Good photos
- clear photo of head and shoulders
- face well lit
- plain background
Bad photos
- hair over face
- sunglasses
- photograph too dark
- distracting background or foreground
- other people in photo
- photograph too close
- photograph too small / low quality
- fashion hats
- bright sunlight
- fun photo filters
- beauty filters / airbrushing
- black and white photos
- taken from above
- taken from an angle
- showing one side of your face
Make sure you visit our welcome web pages to view the full range of welcome guides, plus information on where you need to be and when during your first week at University