Keep updated on Built Environment industry insights and thoughts from UCEM Principal: Ashley Wheaton.
Studies I grew up surrounded and influenced by a lot of people who worked in the construction industry. I have always been fascinated by the Built Environment, construction plant and…
Timing is everything. Whilst it’s true that many of the projects announced by the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, in his recent ‘build, build, build’ speech reiterated the plans contained in…
Having launched our Construction Site Management Degree Apprenticeship earlier this week, Programme Leader, Dr Afolabi Dania, took the time to discuss the apprenticeship in more detail. Afolabi discussed the benefits…
Are you considering studying on an MBA? If so, you might enjoy this podcast with our MBA Construction and Real Estate Programme Leader, Marios Konstantinidis, who discusses his own experience…
First Built Environment experience I finished school at 18 but didn’t get the grades needed to undertake the Philosophy and Economic History degree at the University of Bristol I had…
Journey into quantity surveying I was always interested in construction and, in particular, architecture. I had never heard of quantity surveying before until I went to Copperbelt University in Zambia…
In the second episode of our new UCEM Good News Podcast series, PR and Social Media Manager, Andrew Belt, interviews Gary Poulton - a contestant on Series 11 of The…
Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley reflects on the Built Environment’s burgeoning widening participation initiatives and how UCEM is doing its bit to…
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,…
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…
Why should we be sustainable? Our Surveying Technician apprentice (Quantity Surveying and Construction Pathway), Ashley White, became an advocate for sustainability after seeing the damaging impact on our ecosystem while…