As an OU student, you are eligible to register for a TOTUM discount card (powered by the National Union of Students – NUS).
With the TOTUM card, you will have access to an ever-expanding range of discounted deals from food, essentials, tech, travel to home delivery, fashion, beauty and a whole lot more...
This includes exclusive deals from your favourite brands, giveaways, cheap eats, discounted coffee, competitions, cashback, official ID and even international discounts.
Join TOTUM
TOTUM offers a free, one-year, digital-only student membership, renewable annually, where you have access to special discounts.
For a wider range of benefits, you can pay for a TOTUM+ membership. Prices are £14.99 for a one-year card, £24.99 for two years and the 3rd year is thrown in for free. So, whether you are new to student life, are returning after a break or have recently graduated, make the most of your current student status and bag yourself three years of discounts for the price of two!
With more reasons than ever before to join TOTUM, make sure don’t miss out.
With TOTUM you can:
- Save over £550 a year on everyday shopping
- Reduce your supermarket bills by £100s
- Save 25% on takeaway coffee and dining out
- Get FREE government-approved 18+ ID
- Enjoy 100,000s of discounts in over 90 countries worldwide
When ordering TOTUM, please use your ou.ac.uk email address. You can find out how to access this on the OU Help Centre.
Black Friday 2024
TOTUM also has an exclusive Black Friday offer, where you can sign up for a four-year TOTUM+ membership for the price of a three-year membership.
More details of this offer can be found via oustudents.co/4f2y4Fc.
If you sign up via this link before Sunday, 8 December, you will be entered into a free prize draw to win these prizes:
- 1 x Bose QuietComfort 45 Headphones (worth £325)
- 1 x Bose SoundLink Revolve II Bluetooth Speaker (worth £207)
- 1 x £250 Gift Card (Airbnb, Selfridges, Ticketmaster & more)
Steps to getting your TOTUM card:
- Activate your ou.ac.uk student email address by accessing it using your OUCU* (not your PI!). Find out how on the OU Help Centre.
- Sign up to TOTUM using your ou.ac.uk email address.
- TOTUM will ask you to verify your account by sending an email to your ou.ac.uk email address - make sure to click the verification link.
- Order your TOTUM card and enjoy your discounts!
*OUCU, or OU computer username, is the username you use to login to StudentHome and your module website. Find out more about accessing OU systems on the OU Help Centre.
Students living outside the UK
At this time, we are unable to receive cards for international students to our office address for forwarding free of charge. However, students may download the app through which all discounts are available.
Other forms of photo ID
In order to vote in the UK, you need to bring along photo ID with you. There are various options available to you.
CitizenCard is offered by the NUS, and gives you the opportunity to apply for a UK ID card online. Remember that in order to vote in UK elections, everyone needs to bring along photo ID with them. CItizenCard is a free and quick way for students to obtain this photo ID.
Get your CitizenCard
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​Voter Authority Certificate
If you do not have any existing forms of photo ID (including CitizenCard), you can obtain a Voter Authority Certificate, which is available from the government's website.
NB: You can only use a Voter Authority Certificate in England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland has photo ID different requirements.
Get a Voter Authority Certificate
You can discover which forms of photo ID are acceptable in the UK and Northern Ireland below.
Acceptable forms of photo ID