Alumni — Birkbeck, University of London

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There are lots of ways you can contact us, ask questions and get the information you need: face to face, over the telephone, via email and through social media.

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Birkbeck has enabled access to the highest quality education and research to anyone who has the ability and drive to succeed, regardless of background or circumstance. Make a gift today to help us continue that mission.

Volunteer and mentor at Birkbeck

Come back to Birkbeck as a volunteer: your time and expertise can make a real difference to prospective and current Birkbeck students and to the College’s future.

Benefits and services

As a former Birkbeck student, you have access to a range of alumni benefits and services.

The impact of your gift

Read about how generous support creates a significant impact at Birkbeck.

Support Birkbeck

Our alumni community has a huge impact. See the ways in which you can positively support current Birkbeck students.

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"I want to make sure nobody is left behind"

Hear from our talented alumni in their own words. Read about their career progression and how they keep Birkbeck in their lives by mentoring current students.

Groups and networks

Finishing your course at Birkbeck does not mean goodbye. Stay in touch with classmates and make new friends and contacts by joining one of our alumni groups.

Graduation

Twice a year, we gather to celebrate the fantastic achievements of our hard-working students. Find out everything you need to know about your big day.

Notable Birkbeckians

Discover more about the progressive thinkers, social reformers, poets and writers - and even a prime minister – who studied at Birkbeck.

Order your academic transcript

If you need additional copies of your transcript (for example, if you are applying for further study at another university), here is what you need to do.

Get your results

If you have successfully completed your qualification, you will receive a diploma. The University of London will normally mail your diploma to you within six months of formal notification of your results.

Get proof of your status

We can provide you with a letter confirming your status.

Alumni authors

Find out more about the many former Birkbeck students who have successfully written and published works of fiction and non-fiction.

Further study

You can choose from over 150 courses, most of which are taught face-to-face, but a few of which (MRes degrees, for example) allow you to concentrate on your research.

Leave a legacy to Birkbeck

Leaving Birkbeck a gift in your Will has a deep, lasting impact and benefits future generations of students. Find out everything you need to know about leaving us a bequest.

Our alumni are amazing

There are many benefits to being involved with Birkbeck life after you leave.

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Tap into your alumni community network: over 65,000 former students in the UK and over 130 countries worldwide.

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News

"I have been astounded by the positivity of Birkbeck's alumni"

As we near the end of the second week of our telephone fundraising campaign, we hear from our callers about how they're enjoying connecting with Birkbeck's valued community of alumni, supporters and friends.

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Scriptwriter’s gothic play, which started as a short story during Birkbeck degree, takes to the stage

Nilgin Yusuf, who discovered scriptwriting during her Birkbeck degree, says “she’s finally doing what she’s meant to be doing” as her debut play NINE MOONS takes to the stage this Halloween.

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"Being a Birkbeck student is like being part of a family"

Hear from our telephone callers about what it means to them to be studying at Birkbeck.

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Events calendar

Community Leadership (Camden, Term 1 2024/25)

6 November 2024, 18:45 to
4 December 2024, 21:00

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Curator Tours: Otherworldly - Peltz Gallery

7 November 2024, 17:00 to
21 November 2024, 18:00

Birkbeck 43 Gordon Square
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Events calendar

Pathways (Camden)

20 November 2024
10:00 — 13:30

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Celebrating Crystallography at Birkbeck

The Department of Biological Sciences welcomed crystallography alumni back to the College in an evening of celebration that considered the past, present and future of science at Birkbeck.

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A day in the life

of Dr James Hammond who visited Chile as part of his research in to earthquakes.

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REFRAMING HUMAN-PREDATOR RELATIONS

Dr Simon Pooley investigates if humans and predators can coexist in areas where habitats are shrinking.