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My life and journey into teaching: Guest blog by our MBA Construction and Real Estate programme leader, Marios Konstantinidis

Potted history I was born in 1968 and lived in Greece until I was 16. I moved to Kuwait in 1984 and graduated from the American School of Kuwait in…

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Podcast: Why study on our Postgraduate Access Programme?

We recently launched our new Postgraduate Access Programme which will enable more people around the world to attain an MSc degree. For further insight, programme leader, David Hunt, spoke to…

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Podcast: The importance of good design in the Built Environment

Why is good design so important in the Built Environment? How do you define 'good' when it comes to building design? And how does the design part relate to building…

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From the arts to chartership: Q&A with our MSc Real Estate alumna, Hannah Done

Hannah Done is a Chartered Surveyor in the Office Agency Team at JLL in Edinburgh. Hannah graduated from our MSc Real Estate programme last year and we caught up with…

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My life in the Built Environment: Guest blog by our BSc (Hons) Building Control Programme Leader, Jon Hubert

First Built Environment experience I finished school at 18 but didn’t get the grades needed to undertake the Philosophy and Economic History degree at the University of Bristol I had…

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Student stories: Charlotte’s move into the world of property

Charlotte Toms is a Graduate Surveyor for Knight Frank in London. Having started off in a residential sales role after completing her undergraduate studies, she decided to pursue a career…

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Podcast: Digging Deeper – Episode 3: UCEM’s journey into online learning

Episode 3 of Digging Deeper looks at our journey into online learning.   (L-R) UCEM Vice Principal - Digital Education and Professional Services, Lynne Downey, and UCEM Head of Digital…

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Podcast: Why school leavers may consider a career in the Built Environment

Earlier this week, we launched our new full-time, online BSc (Hons) programmes. The new programmes will enable students to complete their undergraduate degrees with us in three years. The programmes…

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Podcast: In focus: Our ‘Analysis and Adaptation of Buildings’ module

Having outlined his thoughts on sustainability and climate change in relation to the built environment in a podcast earlier this week, our MSc Building Surveying Programme Leader, James Ritson returns…

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My life in the Built Environment: Guest blog by our MSc 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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Podcast: A discussion on sustainability and climate change with our MSc Building Surveying programme leader, James Ritson

What challenges does climate change bring to the built environment? How can built environment professionals meet these challenges? And what challenges are faced by our existing built environment in the…

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Student stories: Laetitia’s surveying journey so far

Laetitia Reboux is a student on our MSc Quantity Surveying programme. A native of France, Laetitia is a Cadastral Survey Manager for the Land Tax and Cadastral Survey Department in…