Benefits of being a University of Huddersfield alumnus

Help with starting your own business

Thinking of starting your own business or going freelance? Graduated within the past five years? The Enterprise Team is here to help you.

From initial idea through to trading, they can offer valuable support and resources to help you reach your full potential.

As an alumnus you can access free specialist training, one-to-one business advice and coaching on:

• how to write a business plan,
• researching the market,
• branding your product,
• networking skills.

In addition, alumni may also be eligible to apply for:

• a proof-of-concept grant;
• the 'Duke of York Young Entrepreneur Centre' hot-desk facilities, with free access to vital business support tools such as a computer, printer, telephone and meeting rooms; 

Check out the Enterprise Team page or book a one-to-one meeting with a business advisor to explore your idea further.

Find out what our student and graduate businesses think about the services provided by the Enterprise Team here.

10% Alumni Discount

The University of Huddersfield values its alumni and is pleased to offer an exclusive 10% Alumni Discount to assist with the cost of taught Master’s level study.

Details

Our Alumni Discount is a 10% reduction off the annual tuition fees on full-time and part-time taught Master’s level degrees only. This discount applies to eligible courses starting during the academic year 2019/20 to home students only.  If you are an international student, please see our scholarships, discounts and bursaries page for details of financial support available to you.

For full terms and conditions click here.

A recent national survey showed that having a postgraduate qualification significantly increases someone's average salary compared to having only an undergraduate degree. It also showed that Huddersfield postgraduates’ average salaries were higher than the national average. We put this down to our focus on employability in our degree subjects.

Search for a postgraduate degree or find out more information about further study at the University.

Contact the University’s Careers and Employability Service to discuss postgraduate study options or any other career ideas.

Email for life for all University of Huddersfield graduates

In 2010 the University of Huddersfield introduced a new free service for its alumni - email for life. 

This means that you can continue to use your student email account as an alumnus after you've graduated - at no cost to you. Your alumni email account will now give you a massive mail quota of 25Gb (up from 10Gb).

Your email address will be studentidnumber@unimail.hud.ac.uk

To sign in to your account, please enter Student ID Number@alumni.hud.ac.uk on the login page.

You can access your email account via http://outlook.com/alumni.hud.ac.uk

You can find more information here: http://www.hud.ac.uk/students/it/office365/

If you've forgotten your password or you're locked out of your email address then please email it.support@hud.ac.uk 

If you don't plan to check your alumni email account regularly, we recommend that you set up your account to automatically forward your emails to the account you use regularly.

I graduated before 2010 – can I still get email for life?

If you graduated before 2010, we should be able to set up an account for you retrospectively if you like. If so, please email to alumni@hud.ac.uk and include your full name, date of birth, course you studied, year of graduation and a contact phone number. We'll then pursue it for you.

As an alumnus of the University you can access the Library on campus and borrow up to five books at one time. To qualify as an alumnus you must have studied at the University for a minimum of one year and have completed a year’s course leading to a recognised University qualification. 

In order to make use of this service, please bring your photo ID to the Library, where colleagues will then issue you with a lending card. This will then be valid for five years, after which you will be eligible to renew it. 

Due to licensing restrictions you will not be able to access online journals or electronic materials or any kind either on or off campus. However, you will be able to use Summon as a catalogue to find books.

Further information about visiting the Library can be found here: http://www.hud.ac.uk/library/borrowing/visit-us/library/

The Careers and Employability Service can offers free career advice for life to graduates of the University. Get help with career choice, applications, CVs and interviews by contacting the Careers and Employability Service or by telephoning +44 (0)1484 472124.

We're ranked amongst the top ten Universities nationally for employability, so you can see we know our stuff and we're committed to helping you.

Whatever stage of your career you are at and whenever you graduated, as an alumnus you can access free online resources and downloads on: 

• CVs and applications,
• interviews,
• assessment centres,
• finding a job,
• work experience and volunteering,
• career planning,
• postgraduate study,

Recent graduates are automatically signed up to The Grad Jobs Bureau where they receive monthly emails from the Careers and Employability Service.

Good luck with the job hunting!

Lifetime Membership of the Students' Union

There are a host of different benefits from life time membership:

1. Ability to join all activity groups (i.e. sports clubs, societies, volunteering projects)
2. Ability to buy SU event tickets
3. Ability to access all SU services (including the Advice Centre, HudLets)
4. The ability to help fund an activity group directly

How do you apply?

All applications for life time membership can be made online through the SU website. It’s all electronic and administered through the same system we use for club and society memberships. Once you’ve made your application, the Exec Committee of the Union will then need to approve it.

Click here to visit the lifetime membership application page

What does it cost and where does the money go?

There is an annual charge of £15 per year.  £10 covers the costs of running the scheme, whilst £5 goes directly into an area you specify (you’ll also have the option to donate more if you so wish):

1. Specific activity group (club or society)
2. Specific volunteering project
3. SU campaigns and democracy
4. SU Advice Centre
5. SU Alumni Fund (an annual fund for clubs and societies to bid to)