The concrete crisis: what’s being done to address RAAC risks?

What is RAAC, the building material at the centre of the UK concrete crisis, and what is the UK government doing to address safety risks? Last month, just days before…

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Jane’s life in building surveying

Here, our BSc (Hons) Building Surveying Programme Leader, Jane Ballantyne, writes about her journey into the building surveying profession, her career so far and the programme she leads… My first…

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Improving the student network

Joe Orrell, who is studying on our BSc (Hons) Building Surveying programme via our Chartered Surveyor apprenticeship, is our new Student Trustee and Lead Student Representative. In the post for…

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UCEM Property Awards 2021 – Our Academic Excellence Award nominees: Millie Corbould

We will be hosting the 34th UCEM Property Awards in London on Thursday, 14 October. After being hosted online last year due to restrictions imposed by COVID-19, we are delighted…

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UCEM Property Awards 2021 – Our Alumni Award nominees: Elly Wallace

We will be hosting the 34th UCEM Property Awards in London on Thursday, 14 October. After being hosted online last year due to restrictions imposed by COVID-19, we are delighted…

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Student stories: Andras’s sustainable built environment ambitions supported by postgraduate scholarship

At UCEM, we offer a range of scholarships and bursaries to new and existing students. Last year, we launched our Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme for new students to apply to receive…

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UCEM Property Awards 2021 – Our Academic Excellence Award nominees: Lai Fun (Queenie) Leung

We will be hosting the 34th UCEM Property Awards in London on Thursday, 14 October. After being hosted online last year due to restrictions imposed by COVID-19, we are delighted…

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Student stories: Luke’s building surveyor goal supported by postgraduate scholarship

At UCEM, we offer a range of scholarships and bursaries to new and existing students. Last year, we launched our Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme for new students to apply to receive…

‘The best way to kick-start your career in the industry’: Q&A with an apprentice and her employer

UCEM has worked in partnership with commercial property management and building consultancy firm, Workman LLP for many years. We caught up with our Chartered Surveyor apprentice (Building Surveying pathway), Tiffany…

My apprenticeship journey so far: Q&A with our Chartered Surveyor apprentice, Lewis Denbow

Lewis Denbow is currently in his fourth year of our Chartered Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship (building surveying pathway) whilst working as a building surveyor in Oxford for property and construction consultants,…

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In focus: Our Sustainable and Innovative Construction module

Some of our modules run across different programmes such is the shared knowledge required across different built environment professions. Our ‘Sustainable and Innovative Construction’ module is one such example, with…

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My career in the built environment: Guest blog by our BSc (Hons) Building Surveying programme leader, James Ritson

Early interest From a young age, I’d always been interested in creating things. I loved, and still love, puzzles and it was this inherent interest in creating things and piecing…