Alumni – Bath Spa University

Whether you graduated last year or a few decades ago, you're part of a diverse international community.

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From writing award-winning novels to winning Olympic gold medals, our alumni are doing amazing things!

You're part of a brilliant and diverse group of poets and painters, teachers and business owners, designers, musicians, filmmakers, beer brewers and opera singers.

Together, our community of alumni and current students is built around mutual support and celebration of each other's successes.

Our students and alumni

We've caught up with some of our students and graduates, so you can find out more about their University experiences and where their decision to study at Bath Spa has taken them.

Students and alumni

Bath Spa stories

Meet our inspiring staff and students - from their research specialties and impact to the journey to where they are today. Bath Spa Stories showcases the creativity and amazing achievements from our community.

Bath Spa stories

Alumni stories

Bel Clarke: “The course leader saw something in me that I didn’t.”

Naomi Knox: “Bath Spa was the only place that said: 'Yes, of course you can do that, that would be great!'”

Lucy Hope: “There is no better environment to learn the craft of writing.”

Lauren Emery: “I have truly realised my potential.”

Quick links – Certificates and references

Our Alumni Records office can help if you wish to request a replacement certificate or transcript or need an academic reference.

Alumni Records

Student holding a degree certificate at graduation

Quick links – Postgraduate scholarship

Bath Spa University alumni / graduates progressing to a Taught Master’s (e.g. MA, MSc, MRes) in the 2023/24 academic year could be eligible to receive £2,000 towards the cost of tuition fees.

Postgraduate Alumni Scholarship

Outside view of Corsham Court with lawn in foreground Bath Spa University

Quick links – The Freelands Painting Fellowships

Alumni of BA (Hons) Fine Art from Bath School of Art, Film and Media (formerly the Bath School of Art and Design) who graduated at least three years ago (July 2018 or earlier) and have maintained a painting practice since, are invited to apply to become the Freelands Painting Fellow at The School of Art and Media at the University of Brighton or Manchester School of Art at Manchester Metropolitan University.

The Freelands Painting Fellowships

Quick links – Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding can help our students get their projects off the ground, and Launch Pad is Bath Spa University’s crowdfunding website. We’ve created Launch Pad to give students and staff a platform to launch their creative or academic projects and business ideas, and to give alumni and friends of the University the opportunity to support projects that interest them.

Crowdfunding

Our talented alumni regularly get in touch to share their news about having a book published, or an upcoming exhibition or event.

We have a dedicated webpages for both alumni publication news and alumni exhibitions and events, so you can keep up to date with our alumni community's successes.