The University of Manchester Alumni Association
Defintion: alumni, plural of a·lum·nus (male), alumnae, plural of a·lum·na (female)
Noun: A graduate or former student of a particular school, college, or university.
The University of Manchester Alumni Association is the main point of contact for the University’s
global network of over 250,000 former students. It gives you the opportunity to continue your
lifelong connection with us after you complete your studies here. We want you to remain an active
part of The University of Manchester community. We also don’t want you to miss out on all of the
advantages of being a Manchester alumnus/na; we offer exclusive discounts, benefits and services
which are redeemable with your alumni card which you will receive after graduation. You will
continue to gain first hand access to cutting edge research through Your Manchester Insights
events - an exciting lecture series designed to showcase the excellence, relevance and topicality of
research going on at the University. This includes the biggest alumni event of the year; the
prestigious Cockcroft Rutherford lecture – exclusive and free to alumni. The 2012 lecture was
delivered by Professor Brian Cox and attracted over 1200 alumni back to campus..
At Manchester we work hard to employ the talent of our vast alumni base to improve the student
experience and enhance our teaching programmes. For example, Humanities graduate Janette
Faherty (BA Politics and Modern History 1971), the CEO of Avanta Enterprises, returned to
campus recently to give a talk to students on ‘Women, Leadership and Entrepreneurship’. There
have also been talks and mentoring sessions with Managing Director of Morgan Stanley, David
Buckley (BSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1984) and Sir Terry Leahy (BSc Management
Science 1977) former Chief Executive of Tesco plc.
When you graduate from Manchester you will be joining an illustrious group of professionals from
every sector. We have trained highly successful performing artists such as Benedict Cumberbatch
(BBC’s Sherlock Holmes and The National Theatre’s Frankenstein) and Ed Simmons and Tom
Rowland (The Chemical Brothers); writers such as Ian King (Business Editor of The Times), Sam
Bain and Jesse Armstrong (television writers of Peep Show and Freshmeat); architects such as Sir
Norman Foster, broadcasters such as Anna Ford; and politicians such as Chuka Umunna (Shadow
Secretary for Business and Skills), George Maxwell Richards (President of Trinidad and Tobago)
and Jennifer Vel (the youngest member of the Seychelles National Assembly).
You automatically become a member of the Alumni Association on graduation, but to get the full
benefit of being a part of the Alumni Association you should register with our online alumni
community ‘Your Manchester Online’ www.manchester.ac.uk/yourmanchester and provide your
email address to receive regular updates and invitations from us.