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Focus on our centenary: Volunteering at Courage Park

Our third Reading-based centenary volunteering event (following the initiatives at Purley Park Trust and Launchpad’s allotment) saw 50 UCEM employees head to Courage Park in Coley to clean up its…
Ashley Wheaton UCEM Principal

Principal Thoughts: Apprenticeship agenda must be allowed to flourish

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley reflects on personnel changes in government and makes the case for apprenticeships to remain high on the…

Focus on our centenary: Schools’ design competition

In support of our centenary year and its ‘Built Environment of the Future’ theme, we ran a ‘Design a Building of the Future’ competition. Not heard of it? We bring…
Art pieces created for the ‘Design a Building of the Future’ schools’ competition

The Built Environment of the Future as viewed by secondary school students

A key theme of our centenary year is ‘The Built Environment of the Future’. To support debate on the topic, we ran a competition for secondary school students to get…

My life in the Built Environment: Guest blog by Karl Bunting, UCEM Foundation Year Programme Leader

Starting out I got into the Built Environment as an apprentice electrician. I became a Facilities Manager for Marks & Spencer having worked in various electrical based trades. Travel I…

Lucy Roper’s Built Environment blog: Rebuilding the dam and assessing architectural achievements

The latest blog from UCEM Information Governance Manager, Lucy Roper, sees Lucy point us to stories on the recent dam collapse in Derbyshire, the turning down of a proposed London…
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Introducing… Our Disability and Wellbeing Team

Our ‘Introducing…’ blog series profiles different teams or services across UCEM. The latest team featured in our series is the Disability and Wellbeing Team which comprises Disability and Wellbeing Adviser,…
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Spotlight on Sadaqat Hussain, UCEM’s Asian Apprenticeship Awards nominee

UCEM’s Chartered Surveyor Degree apprentice, Sadaqat Hussain, has been nominated in the Construction category for the Asian Apprenticeship Awards in October. Sadaqat, an Apprentice Surveyor at Cushman & Wakefield, is…

Podcast: The benefits of studying part-time

Our MBA Construction and Real Estate Programme Leader, Peter Escreet, and alumna, Sara Williams, who studied on our BSc (Hons) Real Estate Management programme, recently were on the EG Property…
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Lucy Roper’s Built Environment blog: Focus on housing and infrastructure

The latest blog from UCEM Information Governance Manager, Lucy Roper, sees Lucy point us to stories on housing, including good news for the industry, recommendations for government reform on affordable…
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The third place? Lucy Roper’s reflections on the roles of libraries

The latest blog from UCEM Information Governance Manager, Lucy Roper, sees Lucy discuss her recent attendance of the CILIP Conference 2019 where the role of libraries and librarians was put…

8 tips to help you succeed in your exams

All across the world, UCEM postgraduate students will be heading to their local assessment centre to take their exams next week. Ahead of the exams, we have selected eight tips…