8 tips to help you succeed in your exams
…that the forum switches to ‘read only’ mode 24 hours before the exam.) Practise! They say ‘practice makes perfect’ and while practising specimen and past exam papers won’t guarantee you…
Projects for Good: In focus – Dame Alison Nimmo DBE
…chance for our students and alumni to showcase their Projects for Good – projects designed to promote good sustainability practice at their workplaces. Projects for Good was also the theme…
UCEM Property Awards 2019: Meet the Alumni of the Year Award nominees
…with local communities and has undertaken many projects to regenerate the town of Colwyn Bay in North Wales. One such building project was highly commended at the RICS Awards for…
Reflections on sustainability from my working life: Guest blog by our Associate Tutor, Dr Kevin Waldie
…Brundtland Commission which resulted in the (now widely adopted) definition of sustainable development as being ‘development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations…
My life in Real Estate: Guest blog by our BSc (Hons) Real Estate Management Programme Leader, John Mansfield
…Building at a local Further Education college. After completing the HNC, I was offered a place on the Urban Land Economics degree programme at Sheffield City Polytechnic (now Sheffield Hallam…
What I’ve learnt – Upskilling in a difficult jobs market: Guest blog by our MSc Real Estate Programme Leader, David Hourihan
…him! I guess he thought I was too pushy! One of the places I left my CV was with Costello Commercial – a well-respected employer who could pick and choose…
Alumni stories: ‘Never too old to go back to school’ – Peter’s move into arbitration
…I dealt largely with commercial property, the sphere of commercial rent review work was the obvious path. I spent many years acting for landlords or tenants, but what I was…
UCEM Property Awards 2020 – Our Alumni of the Year nominees: Shane Jones
…having gained a BSc (Hons) in Estate Management in 2016 and followed that up by completing our MBA in Construction and Real Estate in 2019. He currently works as a…
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…
Introducing… Our apprenticeship outcomes officers
…communicate as a team on Microsoft Teams or Zoom on a weekly basis to ensure we share best practice and ask for each other’s guidance. We also have ‘cuppa and…
My career so far: Guest blog by our Certificate of Higher Education Built Environment Studies programme leader, Hazel Lobo
…– helping companies understand complex regulations around products, waste, planning and other regulatory issues – the 849 pages of REACH Regulations in 2006/7 was great bedtime reading. ISO 14001 remained…
CEM welcomes Nigerian surveyors to Reading
…to other local sites in Kent such as the Swanscombe peninsula, Crossways Business Park and Ebbsfleet station. Johnbull Amayaevbo, representing the Lagos chapter of the NIESV, commented: “CEM has a…