Being part of our global alumni community provides an opportunity to celebrate, collaborate and connect with our extraordinary cohort of creative graduates.
London College of Fashion, UAL welcomes our graduates and alumni to benefit from our East Bank campus in east London.
At East Bank, our graduates have the chance to connect, build their ideas and access support, opportunities, events and an unmissable annual programme of exhibitions.
We've outlined all the benefits and support for our graduates to find out how to reconnect, discover job and research opportunities and access UAL's world-class facilities.
The first three floors of our East Bank campus are open to the public and on these floors, you will be able to access the Café and Gallery. By appointment only or signing up to our bookable events, you can access the Library, LCF Archives, Graduate Futures and the programmed Cultural Programme of events including pop-ups and festivals that represent the breadth of learning at LCF.
Alongside LCF’s building you can also access our partner facilities in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park such as V&A East Storehouse. This new archive venue contains over half a million works from every creative discipline.
General use of studios and equipment is reserved for current LCF students completing their course. However, through some of the bookable events you will be able to study objects from LCF’s Archives or get demonstrations on the latest technology with the Digital Learning Lab. Keep up to date with all our events on What’s On.
UAL alumni can book access to the UAL libraries, including LCF’s library at East Bank. To plan your visit:
For undergraduate students who are considering furthering their education, UAL alumni can get a 20% tuition fee discount on a taught Masters course at UAL. Find out more.
We encourage final year students to keep in touch with us when you graduate and we will let you know about any opportunities in joint funded PhDs, such as Kami Anderson who explored hip hop culture through fashion and dance. Read more on UAL’s website.
All UAL alumni have access to the job opportunities on Arts Temps, regardless of when they graduated. The roles offer flexible hours and a great way to gain industry experience and build skills.
This is your chance to 'give back' and support the next generation of talented creatives setting out on their journey. Alumni Ambassadors receive a range of benefits and exclusive access to showcasing, events and activities designed especially for our LCF Alumni community. By joining you will have opportunities to share your insights through paid work as a guest speaker, grow your skills and knowledge and build your connectivity with other LCF alum, UAL staff, students and industry guests.
If you're interested in joining the LCF Alumni Ambassadors, please email graduate.futures@fashion.arts.ac.uk
LCF is a Corporate Member of the Textile Institute, which means you can join as a student member for free. Student membership also free for one year after graduation and costs £10 for all other student members. Sign up today.
LCF is a member with UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT), the largest network for fashion and textile companies in the UK who brings together designers, manufacturers, suppliers, agents and retailers to promote their businesses and industry, both in the UK and throughout the world. UKFT offers students and graduates many benefits including; discounted rates for UKFT training, free access to all UKFT seminars on a range of specific industry topics, events and networking, all of which Graduate Futures promote through their channels. You can also sign up to the UKFT newsletter at ukft.org.
Whether you want to start your own business, freelance or start your career in an organisation, Graduate Futures provides current students and alumni with focused careers and enterprise advice. Graduate Futures support will continue to offer graduates and alumni industry focused careers advice and sustainable business support within a community of innovators.
We encourage all final years to sign up to Graduate Futures alumni newsletter and follow LCF Graduate Futures on LinkedIn before they leave, to stay up to date on all the support and opportunities including the below.
Studying at LCF gives you access to all the latest services and resources from the Graduate Futures team - even after you have graduated! Whether you want to start your own business, freelance, or get a job, we can give you careers and enterprise advice through our Graduate Leavers Pack. This is updated with new content every term, so always provides a wealth of information.
LCF Founders Club is a support network exclusively for LCF alumni who are trading as Freelancers or run registered businesses in the UK and internationally. Since its inception in 2016, where 17 start-ups were in operation, the LCF Founders Club has grown to 500 active member businesses. Membership provides access to a range of resources, consultations with functional specialists and networking events to exchange ideas and connect with the LCF entrepreneurial community. Founders Club members also have the opportunity to work on paid consultancy projects for industry clients, raising the visibility of their business in the creative sector.
If you're interested in joining the LCF Founders Club, please email graduate.futures@fashion.arts.ac.uk
The Graduate Outcomes survey is the UK’s biggest annual social survey. Recent London College of Fashion graduates will be invited to join in 15 months after completing their studies. HESA works with UK universities and colleges to enable all graduates to make their voices heard, using the Graduate Outcome survey to share perspectives. Through data collection and analysis expertise, they reveal the bigger picture of the career paths and opportunities taken by recent graduates, to drive innovation in higher education. Find out more now!
The UAL Graduate Showcase is an innovative online platform for graduates to present their work. Sign up to Portfolio, create your profile and upload your work before you graduate this summer. We strongly advise that you upload your work as soon as possible to ensure that it’s ready for launch. The earlier you submit, the sooner teams can review your submission.
Take a look at the 2024 UAL Graduate Showcase for ideas and inspiration, and watch our ‘how to upload your work’ video. Please also read our guides on how to prepare, promote and sell your work. Read the UAL Graduate Showcase terms and conditions (PDF 137KB) before you start uploading your work. Read more on Graduate Showcase.
Fashion District is a cluster of ambitious businesses, academic institutions and investors aiming to drive economic and social transformation and position London as the global hub of fashion innovation. Backed by the Mayor of London, it was set up by LCF alongside industry partners including UK Fashion and Textiles, British Fashion Council, The Trampery, Poplar HARCA, LLDC, and Westfield Stratford City.
An innovation hub based in east London; it supports start-up fashion businesses across design, manufacturing and retail by creating networks and connections. It promotes programmes to bring sustainable innovations to industry, provides more affordable work spaces, and encourages investment through a network of investors.
Students and alumni can gain access to industry and develop valuable connections with professionals, innovative start-ups and leading brands through Fashion District events and opportunities.
For LCF's more experienced alumni who are senior managers of small and medium-sized businesses looking to reach the next level, increasing productivity and growing revenue, the Help to Grow programme could be for you. Backed by the government, this 12-week course is delivered by LCF’s award-winning Fashion Business School in partnership with the Small Business Charter. Find out more on LCF's website.
We value our graduates and alumni and encourage you to come back and attend our events, or to talk to our new cohort of students about your experiences of being a fashion student or working in industry. To keep up to date with the range of events available throughout the year, see LCF’s events listed on LCF’s website.
Finally, follow us on our main College social media channels where we will also share news and updates so you’re always in the know what’s happening at LCF. As your UAL student account will deactivate three months after you graduate, it’s important you update your details with LCF Graduate Futures and UAL Alumni so that we can keep in touch on the opportunities.
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