Alumni
UCBeyond - our alumni society
Welcome to graduate life. After working hard to get to this point, you are now automatically a member of UCBeyond, the University College Birmingham Alumni Society.
This gives you access to an incredible society which has welcomed tens of thousands of people like you into a network that spans the globe, making sure former students can stay in touch and get reacquainted with old friends and colleagues, as well as explore all sorts of opportunities.
We love keeping in touch with our graduates and hearing all your news. You may have just graduated, or perhaps you studied with us when we were the Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies, or the Birmingham College of Food and Domestic Arts. Or even earlier.
Whenever you completed your studies, we welcome you to become a member of UCBeyond. Simply click on the button below and complete the short form. We look forward to hearing from you.
Benefits of UCBeyond
As a member of UCBeyond, you can use hired@UCB, our student and alumni support service for careers, employability and enterprise skills, for five years after graduation, giving you access to opportunities in your chosen field.
You also have access to our careers and employability portal, hiredConnect. The portal gives you access to a multitude of careers and employability resources, information on UCBeyond, plus any online vacancies. You will even be able to book a one-to-one careers appointment with the hired@UCB team.
You might want to set up your own business and you can access entrepreneurial support through Enterprise Hive and the Birmingham Skills for Enterprise and Employability Network (BSEEN), which has provided start-up funding and support for more than 1,000 students and graduates since 2010.
Alumni stories
Steph Harrison
Award-winning Steph is living the dream, appearing on a hit BBC show through to creating gruesome prosthetics for horror flicks.
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James Whiting
James’ degree has been so invaluable, his zero calorie sauces and syrups company is on course for an eight-figure turnover.
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Garima Poddar
A celebrity in India, Garima wanted to study for her master’s at a university with “the best culinary courses in the world”.
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Katie Garrett
Katie not only won a new product development role with royal wedding cake maker Fiona Cairns when she graduated, but also a top industry award.
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John Daniel
John has made a huge difference to people’s lives since graduating, including working with vulnerable children as a support worker.
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Kenny Simpson
Kenny not only got to support the Scotland rugby team at the 2019 World Cup, but now works for a Championship rugby side.
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Whitney Nwabuwe
Attending a hospitality careers event during her degree quickly led to a foot in the door for budding events planner Whitney.
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Viki Martin
Viki’s decision to study online with University College Birmingham boosted her career while enabling her to spend quality time with her young family.
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Samuel Salter
As a business leadership graduate for Collins Aerospace, Samuel is flying the flag for industry improvement – and it all started at University College Birmingham.
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Where are you now?
We would love to know what you have been up to since you graduated from University College Birmingham and so would your former colleagues and friends.
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Alumni Services
Our former students’ association with the UCB community extends well beyond the last lecture and graduation.
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Marks and Certificates
Whether you're a former student who needs to replace vital documents, or a current student who wants to know what you will receive when you complete your studies, you w…
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Graduate Outcomes Survey
The Graduate Outcomes survey is a statutory, national survey managed by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). It captures information on what graduates are d…
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