Access Email

Accessing your RCS email and registering for Multi Factor Authentication

 

You can access your RCS email address from https://outlook.com/rcs.ac.uk

Enter your full email address, as provided in the matriculation email and temporary password you were issued.

You will be prompted to register for Multi Factor Authentication to help keep your account secure.  

Download the Microsoft Authenticator App to your phone from the Apple Store or Google Play store search for “Microsoft Authenticator”

It should look like this:

Once you have the app downloaded, click Next.

In the Microsoft Authenticator App, when prompted to Add and account please select work and or school account.  Scan the QR code shown on screen

This will add your RCS account to the authenticator app.  Click Next to complete registration.

You will receive a prompt to enter the number shown on the screen, you must match this on the app to proceed

If you aren’t trying to login and you receive a prompt, please click deny and report this to ithelpdesk@rcs.ac.uk as soon as possible

Once you approve the sign in, you should see the notification approved

And you should see confirmation that multi factor authentication setup was successful.

Lastly, you’ll be prompted to update your password.  Enter the current (temporary) password and then enter a new password twice.  Click Sign in to complete.

Please ensure that your new password complies with our Password Policy

For further information please refer to our FAQs here