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A monthly exploration into the world of sustainability in the built environment with commentary and input from UCEM’s Vice Chancellor and academics.
Early interest From a fairly early age, I have been interested in buildings and thought that it was important to understand how they were constructed. I found that a great…
Dear Damian Hinds Since September 2015 UCEM has been at the forefront of one of the key aspects of the apprenticeship reforms, by delivering degree apprenticeships that lead directly to…
We last spoke to Yehya during National Apprenticeship Week 2017 so we thought it would be nice to catch up with him again to see what he’d been up to…
‘Something different’ When I was at school, I didn’t want to stay on to do A levels. It was either that or engineering. I fancied something different. It seems everyone…
Education Education has had a vast influence on my life. Despite early success at the 11+, I really struggled in my teenage years but managed to get through my…
You may be aware that Apprenticeships have changed. But the launch of the Senior Leader Master’s Degree Apprenticeship is a landmark shift in their evolution. It means that for the…
Starting this evening (18 December), UCEM’s Admissions Team will be taking to Twitter for weekly ‘Twitter takeover’ Q&A sessions. The friendly team, based at our Horizons office in Reading, will…
The path to building surveying My first steps into higher education saw me go to University of Kent to study Philosophy but it wasn’t for me so I moved to…
Education I started higher education in 1970, taking an HND in Building, Civil Engineering and Economics at Glamorgan Polytechnic. It was a very broad course and I didn’t know what…
People often ask me what got me into real estate and, for me, it all began through having a basic interest in residential sales as an 18-year-old. I had no…
On 24 June, we celebrated the graduation of 79 UCEM students who attended from 16 countries across the globe – from as far afield as Barbados and Hong Kong. Friends,…
Apprentice Chartered Surveyor, Laura Rafferty-Trow is currently working for Spectrum Solicitors as an Acquisition Manager. We spoke to her to find out why she chose to study with UCEM and…