Making a business case for sustainability: why now is the time to act

If your business or client is falling behind in embracing sustainability and ESG, here's how to make the case for change. In the aftermath of recent climate disasters across the…

Climate chaos, societal change and the shifting role of the built environment

by Dr James Ritson, Programme Leader, MSc Building Surveying, University College of Estate Management As inhabitants, our relationship with the built environment is almost symbiotic, driving us forward and helping…

Breaking the path to appropriate, sustainable interventions

Breaking the path to appropriate, sustainable interventions

by Dr James Ritson, Programme Leader, MSc Building Surveying, University College of Estate Management In the UK, the residential housing stock accounts for 19.9% of all CO2 emissions. As pressure…

Get involved with Go Green Week 2023

As part of our sustainability student initiatives launched earlier this year, UCEM will be hosting its first ever Go Green Week later this month (24-28 April). The dedicated week has…

How sustainability influences my work: Interview with alumnus Ayodeji Akinkuolie

📍 Doha, Qatar Career journey Diploma in Surveying, MBA Construction & Real Estate – 2018 Ayodeji is a construction and real estate professional with over 30 years’ experience in the…

UCEM receives the results from its first sustainability alumni survey

  Alumni share their experiences of sustainability at UCEM Working with SOS-UK (Students Organising for Sustainability), UCEM has conducted its first sustainability-themed alumni survey. In the summer of 2022, UCEM…

A manifesto for sustainable change in the built environment

 Dr Graeme Larsen, Associate Dean of Sustainability, University College of Estate Management The construction sector is performing a balancing act. It is suspended on a tightrope, high above a cityscape,…

‘I couldn’t live without cheese’

Did you take on the ‘Veganuary’ challenge to go vegan for January? Donna, one of our current Student Officers for Sustainability, has been vegan for a number of years now…

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…

Introducing: Our new Student Officers for Sustainability

Our ambition is to become the world’s most sustainable university and we are keen to have students at the heart of our journey to achieve this. For the past couple…

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Meet this year’s Responsible Futures Working Group!

Here, at UCEM, we hold the Responsible Futures accreditation mark which is a change programme hosted by Students Organising for Sustainability UK (SOS-UK). The programme aims to support institutions in…

The UK energy crisis – what can we do? Some sustainable solutions

The UK energy crisis – what can we do? Some sustainable solutions

People in the UK are bracing themselves for soaring energy bills from April after the nation’s energy regulator, Ofgem, announced it would be raising its cap on prices by 54%.…