# Alumni benefits
**Source**: https://www.leeds.ac.uk/alumni-services/doc/benefits-alumni
**Parent**: https://www.leeds.ac.uk/alumni
When you graduate from Leeds, you enter the next phase of a lifelong relationship with the University.
But what exactly does it mean to be a member of the Leeds alumni community? And how can you make the most of it?
## Develop your career
We continue to support our alumni long after you’ve graduated:
- [Careers support](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/alumni-services/doc/alumni-careers-support) – our Careers Service will support you in your next steps, whatever stage you are at in your career journey.
- [Alumni bursary](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-funding-scholarships/doc/alumni-bursary) – we offer Leeds graduates a 10% tuition fee bursary. Whether you are looking to further your career, boost your employment prospects or change direction, a Masters course at Leeds can help you to achieve your ambitions.
- [Volunteer at Leeds](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/alumni-volunteering) – gain invaluable mentoring and leadership experience whilst helping students and graduates starting out.
- Alumni discount – The London Ghostwriting Company provides writing, editing, mentoring, publishing and consultancy services for Leeds alumni: business books, memoirs, fiction, non-fiction, screenplays and more. [Fill out their enquiries form for a 10% discount](https://londonghostwriting.com/), and enter code LEEDSALUMNI10 into the discount code box.
## Join a global network
As a Leeds graduate, you have the opportunity to meet and connect with fellow alumni around the world:
- [Digital and in-person events](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/alumni-events) – join inspiring talks and friendly social gatherings.
- [Reunions](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/alumni-services/doc/reunions) – organise reunions and reconnect with old friends from your course, a society, or your halls.
- [Alumni Book Club](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/alumni-community/doc/book-club) – share your love of reading with fellow Leeds alumni.
- [Global alumni groups](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/alumni-community/doc/global-alumni-groups) – join an alumni group where you are.
## Welcome to campus
Alumni are always welcome back on campus. You can continue to use the [library](https://library.leeds.ac.uk/info/1206/join_the_library/30/who_can_use_the_library/2) free of charge for reference purposes, or take out a membership to borrow books.
You can also join [The Edge](https://sport.leeds.ac.uk/the-edge/membership/alumni-membership/) sports centre and visit [Leeds University Union](https://www.luu.ac.uk/).
## Access the finest minds
Leeds researchers are changing the world and Leeds alumni have a unique opportunity to discover more about their ground-breaking work, first-hand:
- [Meet the researchers](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/alumni-events) – many of our events give you the opportunity to hear from Leeds academics at the forefront of their fields.
- [Latest research news](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/alumni/doc/update-details) – sign-up to monthly newsletters to read about the latest Leeds research news.
- [University library](https://library.leeds.ac.uk/info/1206/join_the_library/30/who_can_use_the_library/2) – continue to access the library and its vast range of resources.
- [White Rose Research](https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/) – keep up to date on research coming out of Leeds, Sheffield and York universities.
- [Alumni subscriptions](https://www.alumni-subscriptions.co.uk/gbrenggbps/) – enjoy 70% off subscriptions to popular magazines including New Scientist and National Geographic.
## Support Leeds
As a Leeds graduate, you have the opportunity to play a part in the future of the University and help our students and future graduates to succeed.
This could be through [volunteering](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/alumni-volunteering), [supporting and working with students](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/alumni-volunteering/doc/mentoring), or [giving to Leeds financially](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/give-to-leeds).