The Research, Innovation and Partnerships Team

Introducing the Research, Innovation and Partnerships Team

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…

Ashley Wheaton UCEM Principal

Principal Thoughts: Coronavirus – lessons for our planet and an update on UCEM’s position

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley reflects on the past month’s activity relating to sustainability and provides an update on how UCEM is…

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Reflections on sustainability from my working life: Guest blog by our Associate Tutor, Dr Kevin Waldie

Dr Kevin Waldie is one of UCEM’s Associate Tutors and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate research projects. Studying social anthropology to doctorate level, Kevin has spent most of his career in…

Dr Renuka Thakore at the Deep Dive event

Dive Deep & Dream Big: Guest blog by our Research Assistant – Education and Sustainability, Dr Renuka Thakore

As part of UCEM’s pledge to tackle climate change, Dr Renuka Thakore attended Dive Deep & Dream Big – an event bringing together activists and politicians to work on sustainable…

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Student stories: Ashley’s passion for sustainability

Why should we be sustainable? Our Surveying Technician apprentice (Quantity Surveying and Construction Pathway), Ashley White, became an advocate for sustainability after seeing the damaging impact on our ecosystem while…

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Meet Brian Quinn – UCEM’s Sustainability Tutor

As part of UCEM’s growing commitment to sustainability, the institution recently hired its first Tutor with a bespoke sustainability remit. Brian Quinn is a Sustainability Tutor who is part of…

The Sustainable Futures workshop participants

Sustainable Futures Conference: Guest blog by our Research Assistant – Education and Sustainability, Dr Renuka Thakore

UCEM recently hosted ‘Sustainable Futures: Progress through partnerships’ – an inaugural international research workshop for networking and partnership creation. Here, the organiser of the workshop, Dr Renuka Thakore, reports back…

Implementing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals: Guest blog by our Research Assistant – Education and Sustainability, Dr Renuka Thakore

It was Global Goals Week last week – a week of action and awareness-raising of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to achieve a happier and healthier world by…

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World Environment Day: A student’s view on sustainability

To mark the UN’s World Environment Day taking place today, we spoke to a student about sustainability and how studying with UCEM has impacted on her approach to being sustainable,…

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Lucy Roper’s weekly Built Environment blog: Brextension, Lidl’s sustainability efforts, VR and 3D zebra crossings

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

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National Apprenticeship Week 2019: Attending an apprenticeship workshop. Guest blog by our Events and Communications Manager, Hannah Peck

On Tuesday (5 March) I spent the day in London at one of our Surveying Technician Apprenticeship workshops. In my job as Events and Communications Manager I don’t often get…

Ashley Wheaton UCEM Principal

Principal Thoughts: Reflections on five years at the helm

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. In this edition, Ashley reflects on his five years as Principal of UCEM, selecting five highlights from a momentous period…