Instructions for PhD candidates

By visiting the UniTo portal at en.unito.it, you can consult:

• the main menu with information organised by subject area:
  About UniTo | Studying in UniTo | Research | International relations | Services | Living in Turin
• the login page for accessing MyUniTo, a personal area with information and online services
• the search engine, with integrated University address book functions, allows you to quickly find not only information and documents, but also teaching and administrative staff
• a shortcut to the websites of Departments, Schools, Libraries etc.
• UniTo's official social network pages (Facebook, X,Instagram, Linkedin, YouTube) to dialogue with us and other students
• the link to the University of Turin Unito Media channel through which, among other things, you can stream events

...and much more!

Your PhD candidate (SCU) credentials are activated only after the start of your PhD programme and consist of the following:

• username: typically, it consists of the first letter of your first name followed by your surname, up to a maximum of 8 characters (e.g., a user named Maria Gonzales would have the username mgonzale). If you share the same name as another user or have a double first or last name, your username may follow a different pattern
• password: the default password is your tax code in uppercase letters.

SCU credentials are created when you begin your first collaboration with UniTo. They are sent to the personal email address you provided during your PhD programme enrollment or when signing a contract. If you also provided your phone number, you will receive a message about this communication.

SCU credentials grant access to:

• MyUniTo as a fellow/PhD candidate and the University intranet
• university staff webmail (see details below)
• the IRIS platform (UniTo’s scientific production archive) and other online services for University staff

For security reasons, you must change your password every six months.

PhD candidates from the 24th cycle onwards have access to two email accounts: one as a student and one as a PhD candidate.

Student webmail

• e-mail address format: usernameStudente@edu.unito.it (e.g., maria.gonzales@edu.unito.it)
• access via: student webmail
• credentials required: student credentials.

PhD candidate webmail

• email address format: firstname.lastname@unito.it (exceptions apply for double first names, double last names, or duplicate names, e.g., maria.gonzales@unito.it)
• access via: University staff webmail
• credentials required: PhD Candidate credentials (SCU)

To access the student webmail from any PC with an internet connection:

• login to your MyUniTo student profile or authenticate directly at http://mail.edu.unito.it/.

To access the staff webmail:

• log in to your MyUniTo PhD profile, or connect directly to posta.unito.it

Starting from 30th September 2024, each user will have 100 GB of storage available on their Google account. This space will be shared across email, documents, and other services.

Users are responsible for the preservation and secrecy of the authentication credentials (the credentials are strictly personal and must be guarded with care similar to the PIN code of a bank card). 

Users undertake to immediately notify the University of Turin of any unauthorised use of his/her user identification (username) and password or any other breach of security of which they become aware.