Support for alumni

As a former student, you are part of a vibrant alumni community. You can access services that you enjoyed as a student as well as offers and discounts. These include:

• University and retail discounts
• References and replacement transcripts
• Details of events and reunions
• Opportunity to reconnect with former students and engage with CCCU’s photo and video archive
• Volunteer opportunities to support students and staff

Visit the Alumni Hub to learn more.

What's available for alumni?

• Access to the library and its collections (please see our Campus library pages for more details on when the library is open for your type of membership).
• A borrowing allowance of:
  • two items from the 7-day loan collection,
  • eight items from the curriculum resources collection,
  • eight items from the 4-week loan collection.
• The ability to request inter-site loans from other campus libraries
• Support on the use of the library, including finding books and using our library catalogue (LibrarySearch).
• Wi-Fi.
• Use of the visitor PC at Augustine House and Drill Hall Library.
• A printer is available for print jobs of no more than ten pages (Augustine House).
• A welcome pack, including a map of Augustine House, tips on how to use the library collections and the study spaces effectively.
• The Learning Skills Hub is open access, so you can continue to use it for your academic, personal and professional development.

What’s not included?

We do not offer a computing or email account. Guest Wi-Fi is available to use within the building or you can use the visitor PC.

Due to licensing restrictions, we cannot offer access to most online resources. A limited number of online resources are available through the visitor PC.

How to apply

Alumni membership is free, you will need to renew your membership annually but there are no renewal charges involved. If you find your alumni membership helpful, we’d rather you consider a small donation to our Futures Fund, to support a student in severe financial hardship, rather than pay a fee to the library.

Please fill in the membership form

Once we have received your application, we will set up your account within ten working days. When your new library card is ready to collect, we will contact you. You will also need to bring proof of identity and proof of address when you come to collect your card.

Unlike other public membership groups, alumni can access Augustine House and Salomons library throughout their full opening hours, it is therefore essential you bring your card with you when you come to the library as you may need to present it at certain times to enter the building.

Unless there are outstanding fines or items on your account, we will only hold your data for one month after your account is due to expire. You can still reapply at any time using the same form above.

Have you used your RefWorks account to save and share your references during your studies? If you are entering a sector which involves research or planning to continue studying, you can access your account after you graduate. Follow these instructions on how to update your account.

You can access our modules after you leave university. Designed by Learning Developers and Learning and Research Librarians, they aim to support your academic and professional development. There may be references to university services which are limited to current students (e.g. Blackboard), although there will also be plenty of information relevant to you.

Explore the modules here.

When you leave university, you can continue to access a 10% discount from our bookshop. You can also order online for Click and Collect or opt for free delivery on orders over £10.

Many professions have their own governing bodies and organisations which uphold the professional standards for their industries or sector. If you have been studying for a qualification that is closely linked to a profession, it is more than likely that you are already familiar with the standards in your chosen profession. If you are changing direction in your career choice, you should familiarise yourself with professional organisations as they can be a great source of information and offer a sense of community. Standards ensure that the profession is held in high repute, and in some cases protect the public. Along with accreditation, they are also useful for those working within the profession to have a guide to promotion through different career stages. Below are some examples:

• Teacher’s standards
• Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates
• CILIP the library and information association
• Association for Learning Development in Higher Education

Are there professional standards or an organisation that represents the sector you would like to work in?