Benefits and services for alumni
ARU alumni can access a wide variety of benefits, services and discounts. We hope these offers will support you in your personal, professional and academic life.
Benefits include:
- free careers support
- discounts on postgraduate study, with our Alumni Scholarship
- online jobs board listing temporary and permanent roles at ARU
- access to the University libraries
- discounts when using campus gyms and sports halls
- discounted conference and meeting room hire
- discounted membership at Arise Innovation Hubs
- opportunities to share your expertise with current students, or offer placements and internships
- volunteering opportunities through ARU Students' Union
- act as an International Alumni Ambassador, representing ARU around the world.
Find out more about all these opportunities by following the links below.
Free careers supportLifelong access to professional careers support through the Alumni Career Centre.
Discounts on postgraduate study20% discount on postgraduate taught courses or £400 fee reduction on research programmes.
Graduate work opportunitiesOnline jobs board listing job vacancies at the University.
Library accessBorrowing rights or reference access to our libraries, free for the first year after graduation.
Sport and fitness discountsPreferential rates for our campus gyms and sports halls.
Venue hire discounts10% discount for meeting rooms and lecture theatres, and 15% for specialist spaces.
Discounts for businesses10% discount for six months with Arise Innovation Hubs in Chelmsford and Harlow.
Opportunities to get involvedShare your expertise with current students, or represent our University.