‘Join the Race to Zero’: UCEM 2021 Property Award winner, Julie Hirigoyen’s speech
…obstinate belief that there simply has to be a better built environment than the one we largely experience today – one that is better for people, the planet, our communities…
UCEM’s Built Environment Skills Summit report demands the UK rises to the challenge
…and qualifications competence model: to promote a single shop window into Built Environment professions and provide pathways to lifelong career options. An interface communications group: to allow for more integrated,…
University College of Estate Management moves to new, fully sustainable premises
…exemplary example of sustainable development and a showcase of what can be created through close collaboration and working towards a common goal.” Ashley Wheaton, Principal at UCEM, said, “We are…
5 clearing tips to help students find the right programme
If you’re yet to secure a place at university, didn’t get the grades you needed for the course you applied for or have yet to make an application, it’s not…
UCEM Property Awards 2021 – Our Alumni Award nominees: Lucy Gaitskell
…so impressed with how carefully he listened and appreciated the situations I’d been through. “The original email [announcing Lucy’s nomination] had gone into my junk folder and then when I…
Principal Thoughts: UCEM – a COVID-resilient university
…aspects of the past year, UCEM’s response to the pandemic was one of three themes captured in the comments. Here is just one example we received: ‘I think they [UCEM]…
Agile thinking, diplomacy and reaching out: Q&A with our outgoing student trustee and lead student representative, Phoebe Farrell
…acted incredibly quickly to implement change to benefit the student body. For example, when it was clear exams as they traditionally were taken (at physical exam centres) would not be…
Principal Thoughts: Reflections on the year since the first UK lockdown
…since its foundation in 1919. Thank you, all. At UCEM, we are committed to contributing to a better built environment sector through excellence in online education. We deliver approved apprenticeship…
Profile: Our 2020 Honorary MBA recipient, Victoria Mitchell
…Globalisation; How much money, in a well-run company, a property professional is capable of earning; How small partnerships have morphed into public companies; How many of these partnerships are now…
Profile: Our 2020 Honorary Doctorate recipient, Gillian Charlesworth
…professionals to lead the way in terms of both competence and ethics – we need more of both. These days, professional competence and ethical practice doesn’t just mean passing the…
What I’ve learnt – Upskilling in a difficult jobs market: Guest blog by our MSc Real Estate Programme Leader, David Hourihan
…into industry. I chose to go into work as I wanted to balance my academic experience at that stage with work experience. During my diploma studies I failed an exam…
Student stories: How studying with UCEM changed Sara’s life
This month’s ‘Student stories’ blog comes from a recent graduate of ours, Sara Kelleher, who studied on our BSc (Hons) Real Estate Management programme from 2013-2018. She tells us her…