Alumni and Former Staff

Library and Learning Resources facilities are available to alumni and eligible former staff members to help support their ongoing journey.

Alumni Membership

We want to support our Alumni on their ongoing journey. Annual membership of the Library is free for the first year after graduation, and membership is at a reduced rate of £20 per year after that.

Apply to become a member

Former Staff Membership

Former staff who have worked for the university for over 20 years or who have retired are entitled to free lifetime membership of the library.

Apply to become a member

Borrowing, Returning and Reservations

Find out what you can borrow, how long you can borrow items for, and answers to other related questions.

Find out more about borrowing from the Library

Fines and Overdue items

The fine rates are fairly balanced not to disadvantage any user but at the same time act as an incentive for borrowers to return items on time.There are no fines unless your loan has been requested by someone else.

Find out more about Fines and Overdue Items

Collections and Resources

Our collections consist of both physical and electronic resources. These include books, e-books, journals, DVDs, curriculum resources and specialist collections and archives.

View our collections and resources

Library search

Library Search lets you search across a range of resources and discover items held in our libraries.

Access LibrarySearch

Visitor PC and wi-fi

A dedicated visitor PC is available to access Internet, OpenOffice packages and a range of online resources. You can connect to Guest Wi-Fi on your own devices.

Find out more about the Visitor PC and Wi-Fi