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Lucy Roper’s weekly Built Environment news round-up: November 22, 2018

Each week, UCEM Information Governance Manager, Lucy Roper reports on the latest news stories from the Built Environment. This week, Lucy picks out a report on falling house prices in…

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Nightline Awareness Week 2018: Guest blog by London Nightline Coordinator, Grace Handley

Nightline – a confidential listening, support and practical information service for students – is available to all UCEM students, wherever they are in the world, on our Virtual Learning Environment…

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Lucy Roper’s weekly Built Environment news round-up: November 15, 2018

Each week, UCEM Information Governance Manager, Lucy Roper reports on the latest news stories from the Built Environment. This week, positive developments to do with women in construction, dementia-friendly home…

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Meet the apprentices: Guest blog by Cushman & Wakefield Apprentice Surveyor, Sadaqat Hussain

Cushman & Wakefield employ a number of apprentices who study with UCEM. One of those apprentices is Sadaqat Hussain, an Apprentice Surveyor studying UCEM’s Chartered Surveyor Apprenticeship (on the Commercial…

Meet the apprentices: Q&A with Lifestyle Outlets Assistant Property Manager, Rhys Braithwaite

Rhys Braithwaite is an Assistant Property Manager with Lifestyle Outlets, who own, develop and operate a variety or successful retail destinations and leisure operations across the UK. He is currently…

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Lucy Roper’s weekly Built Environment news round-up: November 8, 2018

Last week, we launched the first weekly news round-up from UCEM Information Governance Manager, Lucy Roper. A week on, and here are a few more stories from the world of…

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Principal Thoughts: Why SMEs should consider hiring apprentices

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. In this edition, Ashley reacts to the latest UK Budget announcement which includes the news that non-levy payers will only…

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Built Environment news round-up with Lucy Roper, UCEM Information Governance Manager

If you are a UCEM student and ever had a query relating to the e-Library on our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), then it is likely you will have been put…

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Grenfell: The warnings. A discussion with our Building Surveying Programme Leaders

The BBC aired a documentary entitled ‘The Fires that Foretold Grenfell’ last night. Ahead of the broadcast, the BBC News website published a story with more information about the content…

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UCEM Property Awards 2018: Five things we learnt

The 31st UCEM Property Awards proved to be another stunning occasion to take stock of activity in the Built Environment and celebrate those who are making a positive difference within the…

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UCEM Property Awards 2018: Interview with a past winner

The 31st UCEM Property Awards take place tomorrow in London. Three guests will walk away with awards from the luncheon at Haberdashers’ Hall. There will be the main Property Award…

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World Mental Health Day 2018 – What we can do to break the stigma and build awareness: Guest blog by UCEM Principal, Ashley Wheaton

We need to talk about mental health. Mental health issues are not going away and have been in existence since the beginning of time, but it is only recently that…