Ranikque Hayden-Best

Student stories: Ranikque’s determination to become a Quantity Surveyor

This month, we are publishing the first in a new monthly blog series looking at individual student stories. The blogs will provide an opportunity to give current UCEM students the…

#UCEM100: Introducing the plans for our Centenary year!

#UCEM100: Introducing the plans for our Centenary year!

Today (7 January, 2019) is the day we officially launch our centenary year – a moment we have been building up to for many months! What’s special about today, you may…

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RICS Matrics Young Surveyor of the Year Awards 2018: Our apprentice and alumni nominees in focus

At the end of September, we learnt that 11 of our apprentices and alumni had been nominated in various categories for the RICS Matrics Young Surveyor of the Year Awards…

UCEM Property Awards 2018

UCEM Property Awards 2018: Academic Excellence Award – Meet the nominees

We are two days away from the 31st UCEM Property Awards which will be held at Haberdashers’ Hall in London. A grand total of three awards will be handed out…

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Introducing the UCEM Teaching Excellence Awards: What are they and who were the inaugural winners?

UCEM is committed to academic excellence and recruits experts from industry and academia to ensure students have the very best chance of passing their degrees and pursuing fulfilling careers within…

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Our students in focus: Enhancing careers within the Built Environment

            Moving on up: UCEM alumnus, Dean Knowland “At the age of 35 I was being overlooked for Commercial Management positions due to a lack…

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My life in Real Estate: Guest blog by John Mansfield, Programme Leader for the BSc (Hons) Real Estate Management programme

Early interest From a fairly early age, I have been interested in buildings and thought that it was important to understand how they were constructed. I found that a great…

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My life in Construction Management: Guest blog by Graham Hough, UCEM Programme Leader for the BSc (Hons) Construction Management programme

‘Something different’ When I was at school, I didn’t want to stay on to do A levels. It was either that or engineering. I fancied something different. It seems everyone…

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My working life: Guest blog by Peter Escreet, UCEM Programme Leader for MBA Construction and Real Estate

  Education Education has had a vast influence on my life. Despite early success at the 11+, I really struggled in my teenage years but managed to get through my…