Ashley Wheaton UCEM Principal

Principal Thoughts: Why National Apprenticeship Week matters

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley rounds up UCEM’s National Apprenticeship Week publicity and urges government to deliver on their promises. Apprenticeships are…

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Podcast: Digging Deeper – Episode 1: Apprenticeships

Episode 1 of our new Digging Deeper podcast focuses on apprenticeships.   UCEM PR and Social Media Manager, Andrew Belt, is joined by UCEM Principal, Ashley Wheaton, UCEM Director of…

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UCEM Property Awards 2019: Meet the Academic Excellence Award nominees

We will be welcoming guests to Haberdashers’ Hall in London for the 32nd edition of the UCEM Property Awards tomorrow. In addition to the main Property Award, which goes to…

Reducing food waste, reusing construction materials and renewable energy solutions: Our students’ and alumni’s 13 shortlisted Projects for Good

Upon arrival at our exclusive student and alumni centenary event in London last Thursday, guests were invited to look at the displays for our Projects for Good Exhibition.  The displays…

Ashley Wheaton UCEM Principal

Principal Thoughts: Apprenticeship agenda must be allowed to flourish

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley reflects on personnel changes in government and makes the case for apprenticeships to remain high on the…

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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…

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…

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Lucy Roper’s weekly Built Environment blog: Diversity, building innovation and a positive for social housing

Each week, UCEM Information Governance Manager, Lucy Roper points us in the direction of interesting stories from the Built Environment. This week, Lucy updates us on her visit to the…

Ashley Wheaton UCEM Principal

Principal Thoughts: Augar review a welcome development

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley runs the rule over the Augar review of post-18 education and funding, finding much to like should…

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Postcard from Paris: Reaction to the Notre-Dame fire

We were all shocked by the events at Notre-Dame last week. There has been wall-to-wall coverage of the fire at the famous cathedral in Paris which has led some people…

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Lucy Roper’s weekly Built Environment blog: Rebuilding

Each week, UCEM Information Governance Manager, Lucy Roper points us in the direction of interesting stories from the Built Environment. This week, in light of the Notre-Dame fire, Lucy looks…

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Introducing… Our Careers Service

Each month, we profile a different team or service across UCEM through our ‘Introducing…’ blog series. This month, it’s the turn of our Careers Service, which is led by our…