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My life in Construction Management: Guest blog by our MSc Construction Management Programme Leader, Dr Afolabi Dania

Studies I grew up surrounded and influenced by a lot of people who worked in the construction industry. I have always been fascinated by the Built Environment, construction plant and…

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‘A landmark moment’: UCEM Principal, Ashley Wheaton, reacts to UCEM’s student satisfaction rate in the 2020 National Student Survey

The news that UCEM achieved an 83% overall student satisfaction rate in this year’s National Student Survey (NSS) is a landmark moment for the institution. The result is UCEM’s best…

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What I’ve learnt – Upskilling in a difficult jobs market: Guest blog by our MSc Real Estate Programme Leader, David Hourihan

Among many other impacts, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a worldwide downturn in the economy creating a harsher landscape in the jobs market.   Whilst the nature of this downturn…

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An opportunity for the Built Environment to lead the UK’s green and economic recovery – UCEM Principal, Ashley Wheaton’s response to Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s ‘Build, build, build’ speech

Timing is everything. Whilst it’s true that many of the projects announced by the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, in his recent ‘build, build, build’ speech reiterated the plans contained in…

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Podcast: In focus – Our Construction Site Management Degree Apprenticeship

Having launched our Construction Site Management Degree Apprenticeship earlier this week, Programme Leader, Dr Afolabi Dania, took the time to discuss the apprenticeship in more detail. Afolabi discussed the benefits…

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Principal Thoughts: Being kind to yourself and to others

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley looks back at Mental Health Awareness Week and shares his reflections on an initiative which can be…

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

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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Podcast: Q&A with our MBA Construction and Real Estate programme leader, Marios Konstantinidis

Are you considering studying on an MBA? If so, you might enjoy this podcast with our MBA Construction and Real Estate programme leader, Marios Konstantinidis, who discusses his own experience…

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In focus: Our Management Finance and Science module

We asked MBA Construction and Real Estate programme leader, Marios Konstantinidis, to select a module unique to the MBA to give us a flavour of the programme. Marios chose the…

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My life and journey into teaching: Guest blog by our MBA Construction and Real Estate programme leader, Marios Konstantinidis

Potted history I was born in 1968 and lived in Greece until I was 16. I moved to Kuwait in 1984 and graduated from the American School of Kuwait in…

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Podcast: Why study on our Postgraduate Access Programme?

We recently launched our new Postgraduate Access Programme which will enable more people around the world to attain an MSc degree. For further insight, programme leader, David Hunt, spoke to…

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Podcast: The importance of good design in the Built Environment

Why is good design so important in the Built Environment? How do you define 'good' when it comes to building design? And how does the design part relate to building…