0118 921 4696
Email us
Chat to us
Visit Student Central
Search by department
UCEM
A monthly exploration into the world of sustainability in the built environment with commentary and input from UCEM’s Vice Chancellor and academics.
What are the biggest climate change denial myths, where do they come from, and how do they affect the built environment? In 2020, the United Nations (UN) declared a climate…
This week, UCEM is hosting Climate and Social Action Week (CASA) – a series of online and hybrid events and activities exploring sustainability and climate action. Learn more: Join UCEM…
Think your small business is too small to make a difference on climate change and sustainability? Here’s why you may want to reconsider. Small businesses are the backbone of commerce…
by UCEM Academic Hazel Nash With extreme weather events on the rise, what can the built environment do to ensure buildings are climate resilient? There’s no question that climate change…
With the dust settling on COP26, we are reflecting on the event and one of the questions posed in the media was whether the UK was the right choice of…
How exactly do you go about embedding sustainability across a university’s curriculum? This is the question we posed to our associate dean, Cathy Higgs, and building surveying programme leader, James…
Did COP26 achieve all it set out to achieve or were the tangible actions needed to protect the planet from the effects of climate change somewhat lacking? You’d be hard…
COP26 focused on climate change but should it really have been focusing on sustainability? Back in September we asked tutors Hazel Lobo and Janet Hontoir to discuss which of these…
To mark today's 'Adaptation, loss and damage day' at COP26, we spoke to our building surveying programme leader, James Ritson, for an insight on the topic. James discusses the importance…
Last Thursday (15 October), we held our 33rd Property Awards event online with Annie Hampson OBE becoming the latest recipient of the main UCEM Property Award. This week, we…
What challenges does climate change bring to the built environment? How can built environment professionals meet these challenges? And what challenges are faced by our existing built environment in the…
UCEM’s Research, Innovation and Partnerships Team is small in number but broad in terms of the diverse range of work it undertakes. Aled Williams, UCEM’s Director of Research, Innovation and…
