Set up your email

Set up email on mobile phone or tablet

On Microsoft's support pages you can read how to set up your email (and other apps by Microsoft 365) on your Android phone or tabletExternal link, or on your iPhone or iPadExternal link. For the best user experience we recommend the Outlook app.

POP3 and IMAP do not meet our safety requirements, and are therefore not available.

Set up email on desktop or laptop computer

On Microsoft's support page you can read how to set up your email on your desktop or laptop computerExternal link.

Sending limit

You can send emails to a maximum of 250 addresses per hour. This can be either in one message with 250 addresses in the To/Cc/Bcc fields, or more messages with fewer recipients. A distribution list or group from the shared address book counts as one recipient. If you exceed this limit, you will not be able to email to addresses outside the UvA for 24 hours. After that period, you can resend saved messages, bearing in mind the sending limit.

Software to read email

Use one of the following software programmes to read your email:

Other software may work, but is not supported.

Using email after terminating your enrolment

When you deregister as a student, you can use your UvA email address as long as your UvAnetID is still valid. After that, your UvA email account will be closed.