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Principal Thoughts: Advocating a more compassionate construction industry

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley surveys the UK construction industry and sees some encouraging signs in terms of protecting its workers and safeguarding building projects but feels more can be done. There’s…

Lucy Roper’s weekly Built Environment blog: Looking ahead to the near future

Each week, UCEM Information Governance Manager, Lucy Roper points us in the direction of interesting stories from the Built Environment. This week, Lucy looks at what’s on the horizon for the Built Environment and finds a call to action to…

Introducing… Our Online Learning Research Centre

As an online university college, our staff are not as visible as the staff you would encounter at a traditional university. Therefore, you may not know how many colleagues we have located at our offices in Reading and Hong Kong,…

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Secondary school students invited to enter UCEM’s creative design competition!

UCEM is calling upon creative secondary school students to design a building of the future as part of its centenary celebrations. Six winners – three from Years 7-8 and three from Years 9-10 – will be chosen, with each being…

UCEM’s centenary volunteering programme gets off to great start at Purley Park Trust

Paintbrushes, trowels and dancing hips were put to good use as 20 UCEM staff helped out at Purley Park Trust on Tuesday (5 February). The volunteering at the charity – which provides people-centric support for those with learning disabilities –…

Principal’s contribution featured in newly released apprenticeship research

An influential lobbying group’s research report appraising degree apprenticeships which UCEM Principal, Ashley Wheaton, contributed to was released last week. Ashley contributed to, and is quoted in, the Higher Education Commission’s report on degree apprenticeships on behalf of UCEM, joining…

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Celebrating 100 Years of UCEM exhibition – Building Futures 1919 – 2019

UCEM is delighted to commemorate its heritage and commitment to benefiting the local Reading community by co-producing an exhibition with Reading Museum charting its social and historical impact throughout the century, including its move to the town in 1973. The…

Housing for Good in Reading: The Built Environment of the Future | 6.30pm onwards

We are delighted to invite you to celebrate the launch of our Celebrating 100 Years of UCEM – Building Futures 1919 – 2019 exhibition at a panel event and evening reception in aid of our charity partner, Launchpad Reading, who…

Centenary Projects for Good: The Built Environment of the Future | 6.30pm onwards

This year, as we not only commemorate our heritage but look to the future of the Built Environment, we invite our global community of UCEM students and alumni to join us where it all began… We are delighted to invite…

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