Q. How do I access Financial Times online?

Current UAlbany students, faculty, and staff at the University at Albany can activate their complimentary memberships by visiting ft.com/sunyalbany. 

1. Click the "Get Started" button.
2. Create an account using your UAlbany credentials and click Activate Subscription to complete set up.

 What's included? 

The FT covers various topics, including management, finance, the legal industry, politics, climate change, and economics, all from a global perspective. Your FT account credentials can be used remotely and for access to apps. With your account you can:

• Read up-to-the-minute news and opinion pieces
• Share articles and create reading lists
• Set up customized news pages and alerts
• Conduct research and prepare for assignments

Access to the Financial Times Professional subscription is exclusively available to current faculty, staff, and students. At this time, access is not available to our alumni and emeriti.

For teaching/learning:

• Intro to FT.com videos, including how to do a search and how to create reading lists
• Case studies, Business Education news, and Business and Economics Course Guides
• Highlight article text to save for later use, such as for research or coursework. Find your highlighted articles in myFT
• The annual Responsible Business Education report and awards

For career development:

• Working It newsletter and podcast, about succeeding in the modern workplace
• MBA 101, a 6-part newsletter guide to applying to business school
• The annual Women at the Start report (helpful for anyone starting their career!)
• Advice on How to create a resume
• The Unhedged podcast, on markets for beginners

Popular content:

• The FT App (New: All articles have an audio option!)
• FT Newsletters (sign up here), such as FirstFT and Moral Money (on ESG)
• Social media (Instagram, X, LinkedIn, YouTube)
• Podcasts, like the Daily News Briefing and Behind the Money
• The Lunch with the FT column, FT Book Reviews (all genres!), and the FT Climate Graphic Explained