Housing for Good: What we learnt
…1990s, he was able to buy a house with his girlfriend after leaving university but now, the possibility of university-leavers being able to buy a house is out of reach…
World Mental Health Day 2018 – What we can do to break the stigma and build awareness: Guest blog by UCEM Principal, Ashley Wheaton
…generate awareness, break the stigma and do our best to support those suffering in silence. A few useful websites: www.stress.org.uk/recognising-workplace-stress/ www.constructionindustryhelpline.com/ www.samaritans.org/ References: Alderson L (2018) ‘Mental health:…
Why studying online can be more accessible to those with disabilities and neurodiversity
…with studying with their disability. Sources: https://ablemagazine.co.uk/distancelearning/ https://www.onlineuniversities.com/articles/students/the-benefits-of-online-ed-for-disabled-students/ https://www.aoc.co.uk/exploring-online-learning-and-student-mental-health For more on the support available to you at UCEM, take a look at our Disability and wellbeing support webpage….
Sustainability network’s ‘considerable progress’
…getting companies to buy into proactive climate change initiatives Elio Jacob Hennrich Junior, representing the Federal Institute of Paraná in Brazil, advocated the creation of small grassroots movements to combat…
#UCEM100 April centenary blog: Iconic structures – The National Museum of Qatar
…in the walls, ceilings, roofs, and floors; all varied in curvature and diameter. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:National_Museum_of_Qatar_under_construction.jpg) From conceptual design through design development, Rhino was used as a main design tool, and then…
The third place? Lucy Roper’s reflections on the roles of libraries
…increase professionalism, but we are contributing to a better Built Environment. For more on Aat, visit https://aatvos.com/ or https://aatvos.com/projects/. Obviously, I would add another building, space or 3rd place… As…
Podcast: The benefits of studying part-time
…say… To access more EG Property Podcasts, visit https://estatesgazette.podbean.com/ To find out more about our Real Estate programmes and other part-time, online programmes catering for the Built Environment, visit https://ucem-dev.onebite-dev.co.uk/study-with-ucem/…
My life in the Built Environment: Guest blog by our MSc Building Surveying Programme Leader, James Ritson
…whole sector through this programme. Building surveying covers the whole cycle from helping people to buy their first home to managing large projects and important buildings, such as national monuments….
UCEM Property Awards 2020 – Our Academic Excellence nominees: Laura Millican
…management of several significant fit-out packages on the hotel element of the project, providing robust commercial and risk management processes to deliver cost certainty for the client. Laura has also…
My life in the Built Environment: Guest blog by James Ritson, UCEM Programme Leader for the MSc Building Surveying programme
…through this programme. Building surveying covers the whole cycle from helping people to buy their first home to managing large projects and important buildings, such as national monuments. James has…
Our students in focus: Debunking the myths surrounding online education
Everything is online now. You want to catch up with the latest news? Go online. You want to buy your weekly shopping? Order it online. You want to set up…
Lucy Roper’s weekly Built Environment blog: Diversity, building innovation and a positive for social housing
…on the latest developments in relation to the CLA’s Digital Content Store (DCS) – an innovative web-based platform that combines a searchable repository of digitised book and journal extracts with…