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Podcast: Our Certificate of Higher Education Built Environment Studies

What is the Certificate of Higher Education Built Environment Studies? Who would benefit from studying on the programme? What exactly do you study on the programme?   UCEM Certificate of…

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My career so far: Guest blog by our Certificate of Higher Education Built Environment Studies programme leader, Hazel Lobo

Why law? I didn’t start out to be a lawyer – it was a profession that found me. Whilst I was on maternity leave with my youngest children, a friend…

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Getting to know… Hazel Lobo

Our programme leaders play a huge role in our students’ lives, coordinating the courses our students study on and being the point of contact for any queries arising from their…

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Zoom webinar transcripts and accessibility: What our students think

Our learning technology research team plays a pivotal role in ensuring the systems used by our students are as up-to-date and accessible as possible. The team surveys the learning technology…

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In focus: Our Sustainable and Innovative Construction module

Some of our modules run across different programmes such is the shared knowledge required across different built environment professions. Our ‘Sustainable and Innovative Construction’ module is one such example, with…

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Introducing… Our apprenticeship directors

Apprenticeships have become an increasingly integral staple of UCEM’s education provision since we first offered them in 2015. We continually survey the apprenticeship landscape to ensure we are offering the…

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Introducing… Our apprenticeship outcomes officers

We have 18 apprenticeship outcomes officers (AOOs) in total who provide one-to-one support to our apprentices. The AOO role is all-encompassing and includes providing pastoral support and ensuring apprentices and…

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LGBT+ History Month: Inspiring people from the built environment

To mark LGBT+ History Month, different members of staff will be sharing stories of LGBT+ people from history who have influenced the built environment.   This blog will be updated…

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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…