How to get your @cam email account

Students

You'll get a Microsoft Exchange Online email account once you've completed your student registration, collected your username (CRSid) and set up your UIS Password.

 Getting started

Staff

Speak to your local IT support staff about how to get your @cam email account.

How to access your emails

How you access your email will depend on the type of email account you have. Students who arrived at the University in 2018 onwards, as well as most new members of staff, will have a Microsoft Exchange Online account. Others who arrived earlier will have a Hermes account.

Members of the Unified Administrative Service (UAS) and others who use the Administrative Computing Network (ACN) have a Microsoft Exchange Online account.

If you're not sure which type of email account you have, ask your local IT support team.
 

Microsoft Exchange Online

You can log in to the Outlook Web App with your [CRSid]@cam.ac.uk email address and UIS Password:

 Outlook Web App

You can also set up the Outlook app on desktop and mobile devices. 

If you prefer another email app, you can use the generic settings to configure your email client. We also have some tips on how to set up Thunderbird.

Hermes

You can log in to Hermes webmail with your CRSid and UIS Password:

 Hermes webmail

You can also set up your preferred email app on your personal devices:

If your email app isn't included in this list, you can use the generic settings to configure your email client.

Migrating from Hermes to Microsoft Exchange Online

Students and staff from institutions participating in the University of Cambridge's Microsoft EES agreement can migrate their personal Hermes email accounts to Exchange Online. If you're not sure whether this applies to your, speak to your local IT support team.

The migration process is easy to do yourself, using the Hermes Migration Tool.

Hermes migration instructions >