Lifelong learning

Our Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication offers evening classes in languages, arts, humanities, business, and the sciences.

• Imperial alumni can book using the ‘Internal Rate’ to secure a substantial discount.
• Courses run for 20 weeks from October to March, with a break for Christmas.
• Enrolment opens on 1 August and early bird fees are available until the end of September.

Explore the after:hours programme.

Imperial’s Institute of Extended Learning helps to future-proof careers, businesses and communities by providing the advanced skills training and values-driven leadership needed to thrive in a tech-enabled world.

Executive Education

Alumni can benefit from a 20% discount on Executive Education short courses on a wide range of topics including finance, innovation, leadership, strategy and health.

Explore the Executive Education programme.

Short courses

Alumni are entitled to 10% off Continuing Professional Development courses - more than 50 programmes that provide the most up-to-date developments in specific areas of interest.

Explore the Continuing Professional Development programme and read the guidance on how to claim your 10% discount and how to find your CID number if you don’t already know it.

Your first Imperial degree opened doors after graduation. An Imperial MBA can help accelerate your career.

Alumni can claim a 20% loyalty bursary for the Full-Time MBA, or 10% for the Part-Time MBA suite, including the Global Online MBA, the Executive MBA and the Weekend MBA.

Explore Imperial Business School’s MBA programmes.

With a Plexus account you can view career webinars, for free, at a time that suits you. With around 40 recordings across four categories, there’s something for everyone, whatever stage of your career you’re at:

• Career foundations: building blocks for success
• Career growth: climbing the ladder
• Navigating transitions: change and reinvention
• Thriving at work: resilience and impact

Explore our bank of webinar recordings (requires Plexus login)

Webinars take place live throughout the year, and the recordings are added to Plexus. To register for a live webinar so you can take part in the Q&A, check out our event listings or make sure your contact details are up-to-date and that you’re signed up to receive our event communications.

Imperial Plexus hosts a bank of recordings from more than 35 alumni events, including:

• Masterclasses on subjects like redesigning your financial future, or conquering imposter syndrome
• Panel discussions on careers in climate change or AI
• Events run by our Affinity Networks exploring subjects like the path to Chief Marketing Officer.

Explore our online event recordings (requires Plexus login) 

The latest news and insights direct to your inbox

Imperial alumni can sign up to receive regular e-newsletters, sharing the latest cutting edge news and insights from the university, or sharing specific news from your department and faculty. Make sure you stay informed on the knowledge that could transform your field or industry – update your contact details and let us know what you’d like to receive.

Articles and blogs

Imperial alumni are innovators and thought leaders. Explore their insights in a series of articles, or browse the Business School’s alumni blog for Q&As and advice on topics like ‘navigating a mixed age workplace with kindness’ or ‘shaping the future of business automation’.

• Pathways to NED: Discover top tips for excelling in a Non Executive Director role, shared by Imperial alumni and representatives from the Cabinet Office.
• Designing future cities: How do we design cities that are healthy for people as well as healing for the planet? Alumni sustainability experts share their insight into the cities of the future.
• Shaping a responsible future with AI for good: Alumni panellists and Professor Alessandra Russo, Co-Director of Imperial’s new School for Convergence Science in Human and Artificial Intelligence, share their perspectives on AI that doesn’t just disrupt the world, but improves it.
• Fighting for the future of our planet: Alumni answer the big questions about climate change in this piece from New York Climate Week.

In collaboration with the library team, we offer alumni access to an ever-growing range of online databases, e-journals and e-books, so you can continue to use these invaluable resources after you graduate.

• There are more than 35 resources available - our most popular are the Wall Street Journal, JSTOR, Statista, and Times Higher Education (THE).
• Please note, the method for accessing online resources can vary according to the licensing agreement so please refer to the instructions provided.
• You will need an Imperial Plexus account to access online resources. Some resources also require an Imperial alumni email address.

Browse our online resources (requires Plexus login).

If you’re based in the UK, you can also apply for full alumni membership of our campus libraries.

As part of our regular programme of alumni events, we often bring together a panel of alumni experts with Imperial academics to share their insights and advice on a hot topic or pressing issue.

Recent events topics include:

• Designing sustainable cities;
• Shaping a responsible future with AI; and
• Pathways to non-executive director roles.

Check out our event listings or make sure your contact details are up-to-date and that you’re signed up to receive our event communications. You can catch up on recordings from previous events on Imperial Plexus (don’t have a Plexus account yet? Request yours here.)

Coffee & Coach is an established online career development programme open to alumni worldwide. The programme offers free coaching-style sessions to early-career alumni who graduated from Imperial within the last ten years and have at least three years working experience. Coachees will be paired with a more experienced alum for coaching over a period of six months.

Recent graduates benefit from the shared wisdom and experience of more experienced alumni, while for those offering their time and expertise, it can be a great way to learn a new skill as we offer online coaching training to get you started.

Explore the Coffee & Coach programme.

Imperial Plexus Alumni Mentoring is a peer-to-peer online mentoring programme where alumni can connect for a one-off conversation or for fixed-term mentoring. The programme aims to facilitate professional mentoring partnerships.

Sign up and make a connection (requires Plexus login)

Alumni Affinity Networks provide a forum for Imperial alumni with a particular interest in a specific sector or area to share ideas, challenges and expertise and address topics specific to their interest. We have five Affinity Networks:

• Imperial AI Alumni Network
• Imperial Sustainability Alumni Network
• Imperial Black Alumni Network
• Imperial Women’s Alumni Network
• Imperial Marketing Alumni Network

We also have a network of 76 UK and international groups, organising activity for alumni all around the world. Find your local group.

Imperial Plexus is Imperial’s exclusive online platform for alumni. Connect with fellow graduates, access free online learning resources, explore jobs and mentoring opportunities.

• Leverage your network: connect with over 30,000 Imperial graduates worldwide. Whether you’re searching by location, industry or graduation year, your next connection is just a click away. You can contact fellow Plexus users directly, or post a question to the whole community.
• Advance your career: Access exclusive jobs and mentoring opportunities posted by and for Imperial alumni.
• Keep learning: Discover tailored alumni events, webinars and online learning resources like Wall Street Journal and JSTOR to aid your professional development.

Request your Imperial Plexus account.

Join more than 20,000 fellow alumni and students in our LinkedIn group and expand your online networking opportunities.

Request to join the group. 

Imperial alumni can continue to access support from our Careers Service after graduation as we support you in your professional development.

• Alumni who graduated within the last three years are entitled to the full range of services offered to existing students which includes the use of the Careers Service Information Room and reference library, appointment systems, workshops, employer presentations and careers events. You are also able to access the JobsLive website to search for job opportunities.
• Experienced alumni who graduated more than three years ago are welcome to use some of the services offered to existing students and recent alumni, such as the Careers Service Information Room and reference library. 

On Imperial Plexus, you can search for job opportunities offered by, or targeted to Imperial alumni. You’ll find the jobs board under the ‘Discover’ menu. If you don’t already have a Plexus account, request yours here.

Access programmes to help you develop your idea and build your company

• Access Imperial’s entrepreneurial competitions and programmes for up to three years after graduation, make use of the Enterprise Lab’s co-working and library space and explore opportunities with the White City Incubator, Imperial’s innovation hub for deep science startups.
• Tap into the expertise of fellow Imperial founders and entrepreneurial experts with a range of practical events and mentoring services for entrepreneurs.
• Showcase your company with a profile page on Startbook, Imperial’s online directory for entrepreneurs to showcase their venture and create professional pages that can be shared with investors, collaborators and the public.

Invest in the next generation of entrepreneurs

• For those in a position to support the startups of the future, discover opportunities for angels, VC investors and mentors and stay engaged with Imperial’s entrepreneurial community.

Find out more about benefits for alumni entrepreneurs.