Guidance on approving an application for new or additional access to our systems and software. You must be a senior member of staff in order to approve or refuse an access request. What to consider To determine whether or not the applicant would be an appropriate account holder, consider that they must: be a University of Edinburgh employee who is either under a contract issued by Human Resources or designated as an associated staff member require access to student data held in our systems in order to do their job Students who are also University employees can apply for a staff account in cases where their job title is: identified in a EUCLID business requirements document attached to a programme or course that requires access to our systems attached to a student group that requires access to our systems Students who are also University employees must use log into their staff desktop to complete the application form and their staff UUN must display in the UUN section of the form before it can be approved. Approval If an applicant nominates you as an approver, you will receive a notification by email after their has been submitted and is ready for approval. The email will contain a direct link to the application to be reviewed, or you can view all of the applications requiring your approval: View applications awaiting your approval As you work through their application, follow the prompt to approve or refuse it. Acting on behalf of the University, our Business Support team will make the final decision to proceed with the request. Related links Visit our page on applying for an account Visit our page on policies and regulations Visit the Human Resources website This article was published on 2024-07-29