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General Benefits

As a member of the University of West London Alumni Community, you are entitled to a wide range of exciting and exclusive benefits aimed to keep you involved in the goings-on at UWL. Click on the options below to find out more about what’s on offer! Some of these benefits will require a free alumni card, which you can apply for here

Having an alumni card is the most reliable way to ensure you remain engaged with UWL. Cards don’t cost a thing, and they remain valid for five years.

From continued access to campus, borrowing rights at the library and a discount on SU Gym Membership and LCM Live Events, the Alumni Card is your key to coming back.

Find out more by visiting the Alumni Card page.

As an Alum, you can receive regular contact from the University of West London via email. This contact includes invitations to exclusive Alumni events, and a quarterly newsletter updating you on news and happenings from around the university.

To ensure you receive our communications, please makes sure your contact details are up to date by logging in or signing up for free here.

Whether it’s support and advice, or help with finding a job, the University of West London Careers and Employment Service are here to help you make the transition from university student to employee.

Former students of the University are eligible for access to the University’s Careers and Employment Service, which can be accessed online by clicking here, and signing up as alumni to the online student hub.

For more information on the Careers Service, click here, or email careers@uwl.ac.uk

Looking for a little reading material? Building on your studies? Need a quiet place to work? Alumni are welcome to visit the University of West London library and borrow up to three books at a time. Loans work on a three-week basis.

Access and borrowing rights are subject to alumni having a valid Alumni Card, which you can get by clicking here.

More information on the library can be found by clicking here.

Your University is an annual magazine, produced and distributed by the Alumni department. It features cutting-edge research by University academics, interviews with prominent alumni and University news.

Please click here to access the latest issue, or a backlog of previous issues.

If you did not receive the magazine in the post, and would like a copy, then please email alumni@uwl.ac.uk with your current postal address.

Your alumni team works to provide events and networking opportunities to former students. From engaging talks by inspiring alumni, to panel events discussing prescient issues of the day, to dinners and receptions, there’s always something to do.

Presented in a hybrid-mix of virtual and in-person events, you can take part no matter where in the world you are!

Find out more about upcoming events and book your tickets here!

Any alumni developing a business are extended access to the Westmont Enterprise Hub: An innovative programme that backs brilliant business ideas and helps pre-startups grow – from the flicker of something smart, through to proof of concept and on to market.

The Hub partners with ambitious entrepreneurs with the investment, resources and support to make their ideas a reality.

Thanks to the Hub, businesses can draw on the full breadth and depth of University expertise to make their ventures a success.

For more details and for information on how to join the hub, click here

To sign up to The Westmont Hub E-Newsletter, click here

Any former students who have completed a 3 year undergraduate degree at the University of West London in the last 10 years may be eligible for the Alumni discount on postgraduate tuition fees.

This discount, only if you are eligible, will be automatically applied to your postgraduate tuition fees during enrolment, so there would be no need to apply for the discount.

For further details on the discount, and to check if you are eligible, click here

The University of West London runs a shuttle bus service in West London, free of charge for students, staff and alumni card holders. The regular bus service operates between:

> Paragon House (Brentford) Campus - Forecourt

> South Ealing Station (Piccadilly Line)

> St Marys Road (Ealing) Campus

> Ealing Broadway Station (Central, District Lines & National Rail) - Stop D

For free travel on the shuttle bus, you will need to hold a valid Alumni Card. If you don't have one yet, you can apply for one for free by clicking here.

Click here to view live departures or the latest timetable for the shuttle bus.

Pillars Restaurant is The London Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism's award-winning training restaurant. Our students, training in fine food and dining, will cook and serve you delicious meals from around the world.

Click here to view Pillars' opening times. Reservations are highly recommended.

University of West London Alumni receive a 10% discount on any lunchtime or dinner reservation from Tuesday-Friday at Pillars restaurant, the perfect way to cap-off a visit to the UWL Ealing campus. Just mention that you’re a UWL alumnus at time of booking.

For reservations call: 0208 231 2200, email: pillars@uwl.ac.uk or book online here.

UWL is proud to include a brand-new fitness facility run by the Students' Union, consisting of two state-of-the-art gyms, two large fitness studios and spacious changing facilities.

Membership of the UWL Sport and Fitness Centre includes free access to a range of fitness classes which cater to every level of skill and ability.

Alumni are now eligible for a preferential rate when signing up for an annual membership.

To be eligible for this benefit, you must hold a valid Alumni Card. If you don't have one already, you can apply for free here.

UWL graduates are eligible for a 20% discount on the hire of meeting rooms, dance studios, or conference and kitchen facilities. For further information visit uwl.ac.uk/hire or email external.hire@uwl.ac.uk, quoting your Alumni Card number (the number on the card that starts with 400).

To be eligible for this benefit, you must hold a valid Alumni Card. If you don't have one already, you can apply for free here.

 

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