Benefits and Services
As an alumnus of the Royal Veterinary College and member of the RVC4Life community, you qualify for some special benefits.
These include access to the RVC's physical library resources, conferencing facilities and discounted CPD and postgraduate study.
Lifelong learning
RVC CPD discount
As an alumnus, you are entitled to a 20%* discount on CPD courses here at the RVC.
All you need to do is create a CPD account with us: https://rvc.uk.com/SignupCPD, and complete the relevant fields for the CPD team to certify your credentials.
Check out the latest CPD courses available here: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/cpd
*20% off discount excludes already discounted CPD courses, recorded webinars, recorded webinar plus courses and live webinars.
Postgraduate Study discount
Did you know we offer a 20% discount on all taught postgraduate course tuition fees to RVC alumni?
Only full postgraduate degree programmes are included including our Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (i.e. not PGCerts or PG Dips) and candidates cannot be enrolling on a programme that awards an equivalent or lower qualification to one they already hold.
See www.rvc.ac.uk/study/postgraduate for full terms and conditions. For more information about our postgraduate course portfolio please contact RVC Admissions.
London Vet Show discount
RVC alumni are entitled to discounted entry to the London Vet Show which is held at the ExCel in London each November.
The London Vet Show is a national two day conference and exhibition which offers world-class clinical and business content to veterinary professionals.
Library Services
The library at our Hawkshead Campus is well stocked with items relating mainly to clinical veterinary work and research. There is a large collection of clinical and basic science textbooks and many current journals. The collection extends online to a large ejournal and eBook selection and in print the historical journal collection dates to the first ever edition of The Veterinary Record. The Camden Campus library holds a more limited collection of print books only. The full catalogue can be searched via a link from the RVC website.
Access to library resources is free and openly available to all alumni of the college, and all are welcome to visit. The library itself has a large open plan study area and isolated study rooms. If you live locally and would like to use these facilities for private study, you may book in as a visitor and come along.
Archives
The archives are extensive as you can imagine from a college that is over 200 years old. We have many journals dating back further than online resources allow, as well as a collection of unique old textbooks. If you would like to reserve a book or journal in the collection, please email library@rvc.ac.uk; for old journals or archived items, please allow at least one business day for retrieval.
Visiting the library
Visits are by prior arrangement only. Alumni may visit the library at either campus during core working hours (Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm), unless a prior agreement has been made with a host on site at the time of the visit. To arrange this please email library@rvc.ac.uk your details, the campus library you wish to visit, the date, and approximate time of arrival. If planning to visit the Hawkshead Campus Library and travel there by car, please provide vehicle details. Please allow at least one business days’ notice for your request to be processed. A visitor pass will be arranged and ready for you to collect from the Main Reception on arrival. Whilst on college grounds we ask that you follow any local rules and do not bring animals onto the campus.
Bookshop
The RVC also runs a bookshop from the library office at Hawkshead which offers discounts on many Veterinary Science reference books. If you would like a quote, please email bookshop@rvc.ac.uk with details of the book you are interested in purchasing (title, author, ISBN etc.). If you opt to proceed, the book(s) will be ordered for you, and we can arrange onward delivery to your preferred address on receipt; please note we are unable to arrange delivery outside of the UK. Most orders take approximately 7-10 working days to arrive and payment can be made by card over the telephone, or we can arrange to invoice your Veterinary Practice. If you still need to order through the library using a grant code, please email full details to bookshop@rvc.ac.uk and we will be in touch as soon as possible.
For further information on IT and Library Services please do not hesitate to contact the library team by phone or email:
Library@rvc.ac.uk
0207 568 5180
RVC Learn
If you graduated within the last 18 months, you can still access RVC Learn.
RVC Learn is a virtual learning environment where you will find resources such as current course & lecture notes, videos and podcasts which we hope will be useful to you during your early days in the working world. You can access RVC Learn by logging in using your RVC username and password.
As an RVC graduate, you still have access to some of the College's facilities. Conference FacilitiesCampus facilities
We have modern meeting facilities above the Hawkshead restaurant which can be booked by RVC alumni. We are able to offer a 50% discount on all bookings via the Alumni Relations team. Please contact us for more details about the facilities and how you can book them.
Restaurant and Conference Centre
We have our Annual Alumni Reunion, which takes place every October at the Hawkshead Campus, as well as other reunions and drinks receptions that take place both in the UK and overseas. Want to organise your own reunion? We can help! If you have any questions, or help outside of the above, please drop us a message and we'd be happy to help! Don't forget to let us know how it went! We love to hear your stories. For more details on all our upcoming events, connect to our social channels: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/rvc4life-alumni/keeping-in-touch You can reach us by emailing Alumni@rvc.ac.uk or direct message us on our socials to get in touch. Reunions
We're always here to give you a hand if you wanted to organise your own reunion, such as:
Sharing your reunions online can then help track down those that may have missed out for next time, and inspire others to organise their own reunion.
Or you can keep an eye on the News & Events section on our website: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/news-and-events
We look forward to hearing from you!
RVC Centre for Veterinary Nursing - Silver Jubilee Reunion - 16th March 2024
Want to pop by for a visit? We love to welcome back our alumni, and will always strive to accommodate you as best we can!Visit Us
All you need to do is email us at alumni@rvc.ac.uk, letting us know which campus and what dates you'd like to visit.
On occasion we may be able to facilitate last minute requests, however we would ask for as much notice as possible.
Understandably there may be sometimes where we may not be able to accommodate every request, but we will always strive to give you a great experience to rekindle some memories.
So if you want to come by Camden, or hang out at Hawkshead, get in touch!