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Why studying online can be more accessible to those with disabilities and neurodiversity

Traditional, face-to-face teaching is not for everyone. Online learning can be a preferable studying experience for some, and an experience which has become more essential over the past year. Students…

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Introducing… Our Business Development Team

UCEM started offering apprenticeships in 2015 just around the same time as the institution’s business development team was formed. Our business development team is central to our work on apprenticeships…

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My career in the built environment: Guest blog by our BSc (Hons) Building Surveying programme leader, James Ritson

Early interest From a young age, I’d always been interested in creating things. I loved, and still love, puzzles and it was this inherent interest in creating things and piecing…

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My life in real estate: Guest blog by our BSc (Hons) Real Estate Management programme leader, David Hourihan

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…

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My career in property so far: Guest blog by our Student Trustee and Lead Student Representative, Phoebe Farrell

Phoebe Farrell completed UCEM’s BSc (Hons) Real Estate Management programme and became chartered last year. In her time studying with UCEM, she became only the second Student Trustee and our…

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Podcast: UCEM in conversation with… Josh Olney

Episode 5 of our 'UCEM in conversation with...' podcast series sees UCEM PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt, speak to Josh Olney - AKA The Apprenticeship Guy.   Josh…

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Principal Thoughts: Delivering for our students in a post-COVID world

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley picks out his two highlights of the past 12 months.   Is there any other higher education…

Introducing the GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE FUTURES: Progress through Partnerships Network. Guest blog by our research assistant – education and sustainability, Dr Renuka Thakore

Introduction The research collaboration between the Global South and Global North, and within, between and beyond low-, middle- and high- income countries to secure global sustainable futures is more important…

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Five books which inspire me: Guest blog by our PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt

With Christmas fast approaching, you may be seeking inspiration for last-minute gift ideas. If it’s books you’re after, our ‘Five books which inspire me’ blog series may do the trick.…

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Five books which inspire me: Guest blog by our building surveying programme leader, James Ritson

With Christmas fast approaching, you may be seeking inspiration for last-minute gift ideas. If it’s books you’re after, our ‘Five books which inspire me’ blog series may do the trick.…

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Five books which inspire me: Guest blog by our information governance manager, Lucy Roper

Having published our tutor, Janet Hontoir's list to kick off our inspirational book series, today it's the turn of our information governance manager, Lucy Roper, to select the five books…

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Podcast: UCEM in conversation with… Nikki Bulteel

Episode 4 of our 'UCEM in conversation with...' series sees UCEM PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt, speak to UCEM's student outreach manager, Nikki Bulteel.   Nikki's association with…