Student Systems Office

Duplicate/Replacement Award Certificates

If your award certificate has been lost, defaced or destroyed and you wish to obtain a duplicate/replacement award certificate please read the guidance below.

Guidance for applicants

You may apply for a duplicate/replacement award certificate using the  Duplicate/replacement award certificates request form [DOC 51.00KB] | Duplicate/replacement award certificates request form [PDF 40.23KB]  (if this does not download automatically, please contact your technical support team).

Alternatively, you can request an official confirmation of your award. It will arrive in the form of a signed and stamped letter (FREE of charge), which could be sufficient to support your application for employment or further study.

The cost of a duplicate/replacement award certificate is: £30 (posted recorded/DHL Courier Service)

Payment can be made on an international credit/debit card (over the telephone). Please note we do not accept American Express.

Payment can also be made by sterling cheque or bank transfer. See payment form for details.

Completed forms should be returned to the student systems office;
Student Systems Office
University of Sussex
Brighton, BN1 9RH
United Kingdom

T 00 44 (0)1273-877134
E student.archives@sussex.ac.uk

Certificates may be:

  • Collected in person
  • Posted to addresses within the UK or overseas (recorded/DHL Courier Service)

Important Notes

The certificate which the University issues as proof of the conferment of an award is an important document which should be carefully preserved. The University will not issue additional copies or duplicates to any applicant holding an undamaged original certificate. Duplicates, while having precisely the same standing as the originals which they replace, are produced in the format currently in use and may not be a facsimile of the original.

The loss or destruction of a certificate is a serious matter and a duplicate will only be issued at the discretion of the University. The University reserves the right not to issue a duplicate, nor to specify reasons for its decision.

Checklist:

  1. Completed request form
  2. Either:
    • The damaged or defaced certificate
    • Proof of identity (e.g: Photo ID such as a copy of passport, drivers licence) sent with the form
  3. Enclosed payment