The University of Sheffield
Corporate Information and Computing Services

Pre-pay Printing and Copying System

All members of the University are issued with a Pre-pay Account when they register.

This account is used to pay for CiCS printing and Library photocopying. All accounts are initially credited with £2 by the University; users can credit their accounts using Value Loading machines located in Libraries and IT Centres.


Printing Charges

  • A4 Monochrome - 5p per sheet
  • A3 Monochrome - 10p per sheet
  • A4 Colour - 25p per sheet
  • A3 Colour - 50p per sheet
  • It's cheaper to print double sided, than single sided.

Using the Pre-pay System