Equality, diversity, and inclusion in the built environment: a student panel

We spoke to a number of our students to find out what the built environment as a sector can do to improve inclusivity and diversity. Here’s what they had to…

UCEM to explore challenges of gender equality with research grants

In the built environment sector, one of the world's most significant challenges still prevails - gender equality. UCEM is proud to have won three externally funded research grants from the…

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Increasing accessibility awareness among colleagues

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (or GAAD). The purpose of the day is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion and people with different disabilities. At…

How to look after your mental health

UCEM is extremely lucky to have a brilliant group of dedicated mental health first aiders who are there to support staff and students experiencing mental health issues or struggling with…

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Diversity in the built environment

The diversity of an industry is a key consideration when deciding what kind of career you wish to pursue. This plays a part in how welcoming you would judge a…

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What’s it like being a woman working in the built environment?

It has long been recognised that female representation in the built environment is less than it should or could be. For example, despite women making up just over half of…

A history of LGBT spaces in London – podcast series. Episode 4: Disappearing spaces

The final episode of our 'history of LGBT spaces in London' podcast series, launched to coincide with LGBT+ History Month this February, examines the recent decline in numbers of LGBTQ+ spaces…

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A history of LGBT spaces in London – podcast series. Episode 3: Soho

Episode 3 of our ‘history of LGBT spaces in London’ podcast series, launched to coincide with LGBT+ History Month this February, focuses on the area of Soho. Having looked at…

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A history of LGBT spaces in London – podcast series. Episode 2: Vauxhall

Episode 2 of our 'history of LGBT spaces in London' podcast series, launched to coincide with LGBT+ History Month this February, focuses on the district of Vauxhall. Eliza White and…

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A history of LGBT spaces in London – podcast series. Episode 1: Introduction

To mark LGBT+ History Month this February, we are launching a four-part podcast series looking at the history of LGBT spaces in London. The brainchild of our digital communications officer, Eliza…

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Turning the dial on gender inequality: Guest article by our gender balance student ambassador, Tom Bristow

Our gender balance student ambassador, Tom Bristow, comments on recent news stories highlighting gender inequality in this guest article… There have been some great articles released over the past couple…

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‘We are all here for each other’: Guest Movember article by our welfare student ambassador, Paul Adeleye

Every November, people across the globe grow or create moustaches in aid of Movember – a fundraising effort to support causes around men’s health, particularly prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental…