5.1 staying in touch
5.1.1 Your.bham
If you’re looking for an easy way to stay in touch with your University year group,
expand your network of contacts and access exclusive benefits, the your.bham
website has it all. Read more…
Anyone who has studied at the University of Birmingham can join our online alumni
community, which features everything from information about groups and societies to a
vacancies board where you can find and post jobs. Share news about what you have done
since graduating in the Your News section and read about a range of travel, social and
accommodation benefits available to alumni.
Many of our former students are sad to lose their Birmingham email address when they
graduate. At your.bham you can sign up for an email forwarding address, which is a great
way to stay in touch with friends from University days. When you join your.bham, you will
automatically receive Birmingham Bite-size, our monthly e-newsletter packed with the
latest news, events and information from your University.
Thousands of alumni have already joined your.bham; sign up below and make sure
you don’t miss out.
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‘When I click through to your.bham, I know I’ll be able to access up-to-date information
from the Alumni Office. It’s great to have a website exclusively for people all over the world
who have one thing in common; they went to a fantastic university.’
5.1.2 Facebook and LinkedIn
Keep in touch with all things Birmingham through the Alumni Office’s groups on the
social networking websites Facebook and LinkedIn.
Find out more…
These are run alongside our online alumni community your.bham to give our former
students as many ways as possible to stay in touch.
Read about Facebook…
The Facebook group has more than 3,000 members and is particularly popular with our
younger alumni. You can use the group to keep in touch with friends, track down people
you've lost touch with, find out all the latest news and access benefits including discounted
event tickets. The latest pictures and videos from campus and our alumni events can
always be found on the messageboard.
Read about Linkedin…
Networking is the focus of our LinkedIn group for alumni and friends of the University,
which has attracted almost 3,000 members so far. Why not join and expand your circle of
professional contacts while staying up to date with University news?
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5.1.3 Alumni Groups and Societies
Joining one of our alumni groups is a valuable way to network and share memories
of your time at Birmingham. All the information you need to get involved is easily
accessible at your.bham.
Read more…
From Scotland to Malaysia, there are groups for Birmingham alumni worldwide and you
can use your.bham to find out about the group in your country and get details of its news
and events.
As well as geographical chapters, the University has alumni groups and societies for
schools, departments and different interests. Details of these are also included on the
website.
Any other alumni groups interested in appearing on the site should contact Emily Rycroft,
Head of Alumni Relations, at e.rycroft@bham.ac.uk
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5.1.4 Your News
Whether you’ve written a book, run a marathon, got married or been given your
dream job, we always love to hear from our alumni, whatever news you have to
share.
Find out more…
Using the Your News pages on your.bham, it’s simple to let your classmates know what
you’ve been up to since leaving University. Just fill in the form online and your update will
be added to our database. You can also read news from your friends by choosing the
relevant class year.
A small selection of the news posted is printed in the Your News section of the Alumni
Newsletter, which is posted to more than 145,000 alumni worldwide.
Read example Your News update…
‘I won my first two international caps for Bermuda in rugby in summer tests against
Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago. Been living in Bermuda now for four years with my
wife Maria (nee Terry), who is also a 2000 alumni.’
Paul Dobinson (BSc Sport and Exercise Sciences, 2000)
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