Lost and Found Property
What we do
The Security Office maintains a Found Property Store in the Security Lodge, pictured right. The office records details of found property on a database and also records details of any items reported lost; the two are cross-checked. The office is open between 8:15 - 15:45 Monday to Friday.
How to contact us
Telephone: 0116 223 1282 or 0116 252 5698
email
In Person: The Security Lodge is situated on the Main Campus, next to the Fielding Johnson Building by the second barrier at Entrance 1.
What you need to do
If you lose something
- Check with the porters in the building where you lost the item
- Report full details of the lost property to the Security Office.
If you find something
Hand the property to a building porter, departmental office or take it to the Security Lodge.
Property found and handed into the Security Office is only retained for three months from the date it is received. Clothes will only be kept for two months and mobile phones will be handed on to the Police after three weeks

