UCEM hosts Research & Scholarship Engagement Day (RED)
…are interested in starting research or those who are actively engaged in research, providing them with a sense of community. Our research informs our teaching – we must ensure our…
Is your business ready for architecture’s digital transformation?
…structure or component. Learn more: What is BIM (and how does it work)? Research by Microsoft and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) found that 70% of the 300…
7 skills all architectural technologists need
…make the architect’s aesthetic vision a practical, sustainable reality. As such, a career in architectural technology requires a combination of creative vision and technical expertise. Thanks to new challenges, namely…
UCEM launches website to raise awareness of engineering in schools
…and Inclusion Lead, commented: ‘It has been amazing to see this website come to life. The lessons that have been designed really reflect what we wanted to create as part…
UCEM to present at 27th ICDE World Conference on Online Learning: Guest blog by Dr. Tharindu Liyanagunawardena
Guest blog by Dr. Tharindu Liyanagunawardena, Chair of UCEM Online Learning Research Centre I am pleased to announce that University College of Estate Management (UCEM) will be presenting a case…
What is the solution to the Built Environment skills crisis?
…BRE, the Cabinet Office and CITB met at UCEM’s office for a day of presentations, workshops and discussions. Attendees were asked three questions while at the Skills Summit: 1. Why…
Principal Thoughts: The Hackitt Report and the Impact on the Built Environment
…building standards. It recommends a new Joint Competent Authority (JCA) comprising Local Authority Building Standards, fire and rescue authorities and the Health and Safety Executive to oversee better management of…
Meet the apprentices: Q&A with Lifestyle Outlets Assistant Property Manager, Rhys Braithwaite
…skills. The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) contains lots of content and activities that keep you engaged. I also find that I am asking a lot more questions and communicating a…
Lucy Roper’s weekly Built Environment news round-up: January 17, 2019
…have questions or concerns about the levy and how it impacts or can benefit your organisation, this handy guide from FE News is a useful myth-buster. UCEM apprentice case study…
Student stories: Ranikque’s determination to become a Quantity Surveyor
…a Trainee Quantity Surveyor so I am able to use what I am learning in my work life. I heard about UCEM when I was doing research as I was…
National Apprenticeship Week 2019: Our AOO, Bethan Watts shadows our Savills apprentice, Arlo Francis in London
…more about our apprenticeships, visit www.ucem.ac.uk/develop-talent-for-your-business/employing-an-apprentice/, and to learn more about the work our AOOs do, visit www.ucem.ac.uk/news-events/blog/introducing-our-apprenticeship-outcomes-officers/. Remember to keep an eye out for all our National Apprenticeship Week…
Focus on our centenary: Schools’ design competition
…you up to speed on the competition below… What was it? A national competition for secondary school students in Years 7-10 to design a building of the future including sustainable…