Alumni

It only takes a minute to update your contact details, to ensure you remain part of the Birkbeck alumni community.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

We can provide you with a letter confirming your status.

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

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.

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.

BBK is the official magazine and annual review for the Birkbeck community, including alumni. Read past editions.

14 November 2025
18:00 — 20:00

Birkbeck Clore Management Centre
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