Alumni benefits

Ask Alumni+

Ask Alumni+ is the home of mentoring and professional networking for the University of Greenwich community. As a member you can:

• Broaden your professional networks.
• Seek careers-focused support from alumni in industry.
• Provide careers-focused support to those following in your footsteps.
• Develop e-mentoring relationships with fellow alumni either as a mentor or mentee.
• Mentor current students through the Career Mentoring programme.

Find out more about Ask Alumni+.

Careers and Enterprise services

For up to two years after completing your studies you have access to the full range of services provided by the Employability and Apprenticeship team. Get support with CVs, job applications, careers fairs, internships, mentoring, graduate jobs, mock interviews, postgraduate study applications and more.

Explore how the university can support your career.

The Employability and Apprenticeship team also offer a wide range of services to employers, from small and medium-sized enterprises to multinational corporations, to help you reach potential graduates and students across the university. This includes free jobs brokerage, invitations to exhibit at recruitment fairs and more. The university is also an established training provider working directly with employers across many sectors and can offer a range of degree apprenticeships to employers.

If you are interested in getting involved in Career Fairs, teaching students or recruiting students, please email alumni@gre.ac.uk.

Generator

Generator is the home of enterprise at the university. For up to three years after completing your studies you can access a range of opportunities, including bursaries, workshops, free co-working space in Greenwich, and their annual Enterprise Challenge.

Find out more about the Generator's services.

Library membership and online journals

We are delighted to offer a discounted library membership scheme to all members of the alumni community, offering access to campus libraries for £30 annually.

In addition to the alumni library membership, we are pleased to offer free access to JSTOR and Sage. Due to the university’s licensing obligations, these are the only online resources available to alumni.

Find out more about your library benefits and how to apply.

Lifelong Learning

Alumni who have access to their nine-digit student ID number (who commenced study from 2000 onwards) are eligible to use Fast track, an application route designed to make it easy for alumni to apply (T&C apply).

Apply for a postgraduate course through Fast Track.

You may be eligible for a £3,000 fee waiver bursary offered to current Greenwich undergraduate students and Alumni to help you ‘Power Up’ your future and reach your potential through postgraduate study. Eligibility for the Greenwich Progression Bursary changes year on year (T&C apply).

Find out more about our Progression Bursary Scheme.

Events and exhibitions

Throughout the year, alumni are invited to a number of in-person and virtual events, from talks by alumni to a range of public lectures from industry and our expert academics as well as public exhibitions at our university galleries.

You can find the latest events for alumni on our website.

University of Greenwich Galleries

There are three exhibition spaces on the Greenwich Campus: The Stephen Lawrence Gallery; The Project Space and the Heritage Gallery. Alumni are welcome to attend exhibitions throughout the year, and by joining the gallery mailing list, will be the first to hear about special events and previews.

Organising your own event

If you are interested in running your own event (i.e. a reunion) or would like to speak at a university event, please email alumni@gre.ac.uk for further information.

Campus benefits

Discounted gym membership

Alumni can enjoy discounted rates at our Avery Hill campus gym. Find out more, including membership prices and how to access your discount.

Hire of university conference spaces and accommodation

Alumni can enjoy 10% discount on room hire across all three campuses. Contact the Conferences Office for further information. Telephone 020 8331 9345 or email conferences@gre.ac.uk.

Visiting campus

We're delighted to hear when our alumni come back to visit their old campus or some of our new sites.

You can find links to maps and other useful campus travel information here.

If you're coming to the Greenwich campus, then check out these specially designed audio tours that explain more about some of Greenwich's famous landmarks and our university facilities. If you'd like to visit the Alumni and Fundraising Office (we're based in Queen Mary Building, Room 030, Greenwich campus) then please email us at alumni@gre.ac.uk a couple of days in advance of your visit.

Make sure you also tag us in any photos from your visit on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter (@greenwichalumni) using #GreGrads.