All your graduate benefits and services
A range of benefits and services exclusive to alumni
Join the Cumbria Network
Exclusively for all University of Cumbria and legacy institution alumni, the Cumbria Network is a mentoring and networking platform and one-stop place to keep you connected to Cumbria and each other.
Search the alumni directory, network with new people, seek a mentor, find your dream job, keep up to date with events and opportunities, read exclusive content, news and blog posts or just find your old friends and reminisce... We are excited to see you there.
Join the Cumbria Network
Learn and develop
Continue your academic and professional development with access to study resources, courses, discounts and learning tools.
- Postgraduate discount – eligible graduates could receive up to 20% discount on taught courses if you completed your undergraduate degree in the last five years. Email us to check eligibility enquirycentre@cumbria.ac.uk
- CPD and professional learning – choose from flexible online courses, accredited CPD courses and degree top-ups, apprenticeships, university-based short courses and bespoke training options.
- Library access for alumni – Use of the library is FREE of charge to alumni (excluding partnership alumni and those on franchised programmes). You can continue to pop onto campus, use the facilities and borrow books.
- Digital research access – the Library provides visitors with walk-in access to e-resources (WATER) giving access to a number of our subscription electronic resources on our campus sites.
- E-resources – the Library curates an open access web page to help guide alumni and independent researchers toward trusted, high quality, peer-reviewed scholarly content that is freely available online.
- Refworks – alumni can continue to access the Library's referencing management system, Refworks.
- Certificates and transcripts – access official proof of your qualifications for employment or further study.
- PebblePad eportfolio – a personal learning space e-portfolio system to record your personal development, CPD, learning, teaching and assessment.
Your career and professional development
Ongoing support to help you progress in your career after graduation.
- Careers and Employability Support – graduates receive support from the careers and employability service for up to three years after graduation. Make appointments through My Career Enriched.
- My Career Enriched (MCE) – graduates are entitled to up to three years access to appointments, events, feedback and pathways.
- Job Search and alerts – all graduates have lifelong access to our jobs board, sign up for weekly job alerts too.
- Graduate Resources – Find help on career planning, job searching, CVs and applications, interviews and resources for your specific subject area.
- Business Resources – Tools and guidance to support entrepreneurship, freelancing and starting a business.
Stay connected
Stay in touch with the university, your classmates, and the wider alumni community.
- Aluminate - the graduate newsletter – a monthly e-newsletter featuring alumni news, opportunities, events and stories. Ensure you get yours by keeping your contact details up to date here.
- Alumni Contact Service – want to get back in touch with your classmates? We can help, drop us an email: alumni@cumbria.ac.uk
- Reunions – we can help with event spaces, contacting alumni, campus tours and promotion.
- Alumni pin badge. – if you have lost yours or never received one, we are happy to post you your pin badge free of charge. Email: alumni@cumbria.ac.uk
- Conference and events discount – alumni get 10% off when booking your meeting, event or conference on campus.