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My life in the Built Environment: Guest blog by Karl Bunting, UCEM Foundation Year Programme Leader

Starting out I got into the Built Environment as an apprentice electrician. I became a Facilities Manager for Marks & Spencer having worked in various electrical based trades. Travel I was able to travel extensively working in Australasia. A lot…

Lucy Roper’s Built Environment blog: Rebuilding the dam and assessing architectural achievements

The latest blog from UCEM Information Governance Manager, Lucy Roper, sees Lucy point us to stories on the recent dam collapse in Derbyshire, the turning down of a proposed London skyline building and the latest on two of RIBA’s prizes……

Introducing… Our Disability and Wellbeing Team

Our ‘Introducing…’ blog series profiles different teams or services across UCEM. The latest team featured in our series is the Disability and Wellbeing Team which comprises Disability and Wellbeing Adviser, Richard Higgins, and Disability and Wellbeing Administrator, Phoebe Hughes. Until…

Spotlight on Sadaqat Hussain, UCEM’s Asian Apprenticeship Awards nominee

UCEM’s Chartered Surveyor Degree apprentice, Sadaqat Hussain, has been nominated in the Construction category for the Asian Apprenticeship Awards in October. Sadaqat, an Apprentice Surveyor at Cushman & Wakefield, is studying on the Commercial Real Estate pathway and made the…

Podcast: The benefits of studying part-time

Our MBA Construction and Real Estate Programme Leader, Peter Escreet, and alumna, Sara Williams, who studied on our BSc (Hons) Real Estate Management programme, recently were on the EG Property Podcast. Peter and Sara - a Property Asset Management Surveyor…

Lucy Roper’s Built Environment blog: Focus on housing and infrastructure

The latest blog from UCEM Information Governance Manager, Lucy Roper, sees Lucy point us to stories on housing, including good news for the industry, recommendations for government reform on affordable housing and a report on inadequate housing provision for an…

The third place? Lucy Roper’s reflections on the roles of libraries

The latest blog from UCEM Information Governance Manager, Lucy Roper, sees Lucy discuss her recent attendance of the CILIP Conference 2019 where the role of libraries and librarians was put under the telescope with interesting perspectives offered from a range…

8 tips to help you succeed in your exams

All across the world, UCEM postgraduate students will be heading to their local assessment centre to take their exams next week. Ahead of the exams, we have selected eight tips from the ‘Exam success’ guide available on the Study Skills…

Principal Thoughts: Doing our bit to prevent another Grenfell

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley discusses the launch of UCEM’s new BSc (Hons) Building Control programme and the impact this can have on equipping professionals with the capability to make buildings safer…