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Mental Health Awareness Week 2020: Get involved!

This week is the Mental Health Foundation’s Mental Health Awareness Week and we are getting fully behind the initiative at UCEM. Taking care of your mental health is so important,…
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Q&A with Harold Samuel Research Prize 2019 winner, Dan Hughes, seven months on

Yesterday, we heard from Adrian Tagg about how his research is going and today, it is the turn of Dan Hughes, with whom he shared the inaugural Harold Samuel Research…
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Revelations, misconceptions and plenty of coffee: Guest blog by Harold Samuel Research Prize 2019 winner, Adrian Tagg, seven months on

Adrian Tagg was the joint recipient of our inaugural Harold Samuel Research Prize last year. The Chartered Building Surveyor and Associate Professor at the University of Reading gained funding from…
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Building functional, sustainable housing – A closer look at our Year 13 BSc Access Module. Guest blog by our Tutor, Paul Fitchett

In just under a fortnight’s time, a number of Year 13 students who would have been taking their A-levels this summer will instead begin on our bespoke BSc Access Module,…
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Why study on our Year 13 BSc Access Module? Guest blog by the Module Leader, Tony Selman

Year 13 students left in limbo by COVID-19 have until Monday (4 May) to apply onto our bespoke BSc Access Module. Applicants who have a BAME (black, Asian or minority…
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Introducing the Research, Innovation and Partnerships Team

UCEM’s Research, Innovation and Partnerships Team is small in number but broad in terms of the diverse range of work it undertakes. Aled Williams, UCEM’s Director of Research, Innovation and…
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Student stories: How our BSc Access Module helped Rob gain the confidence to study at degree level

Rob Hill is the Facilities Manager for St Michael le Belfrey church in York. Having left school early to start his career in the workplace, he never anticipated returning to…
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Podcast: Q&A with BSc Access Module Programme Leader, David Hunt, about our new Year 13 offer

Earlier this week, we announced that Year 13 students left in limbo by the current COVID-19 crisis were invited to study on our bespoke BSc Access Module this summer. To…
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OER20 Conference: UCEM presentations

The Association for Learning Technology’s (ALT) annual Open Education Conference took place online earlier this month. The Conference brings together open education experts from across the UK and saw our…
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Online learning in challenging times: Guest blog by our Learning Technology Researcher, Dr Tharindu Liyanagunawardena

Social distancing implemented by countries across the world to combat the spread of coronavirus has caused unprecedented changes in our daily lives. The situation posed a great challenge to educational…
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The UCEM Good News podcast – Episode 1: James Doyle

Introducing The UCEM Good News podcast - a new series of podcasts providing heartwarming and inspirational stories during these uncertain times.   In Episode 1, UCEM's PR and Social Media…
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Principal Thoughts: Coronavirus – lessons for our planet and an update on UCEM’s position

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley reflects on the past month’s activity relating to sustainability and provides an update on how UCEM is…