My career in property so far: Guest blog by our Student Trustee and Lead Student Representative, Phoebe Farrell

My career in property so far: Guest blog by our Student Trustee and Lead Student Representative, Phoebe Farrell

Phoebe Farrell completed UCEM’s BSc (Hons) Real Estate Management programme and became chartered last year. In her time studying with UCEM, she became only the second Student Trustee and our…

Principal Thoughts: Delivering for our students in a post-COVID world

Principal Thoughts: Delivering for our students in a post-COVID world

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley picks out his two highlights of the past 12 months.   Is there any other higher education…

Podcast: UCEM in conversation with… Nikki Bulteel

Podcast: UCEM in conversation with… Nikki Bulteel

Episode 4 of our 'UCEM in conversation with...' series sees UCEM PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt, speak to UCEM's student outreach manager, Nikki Bulteel.   Nikki's association with…

In focus: Our nominees for the RICS Matrics Young Surveyor of the Year Awards 2020 – Matthew Stevens

In focus: Our nominees for the RICS Matrics Young Surveyor of the Year Awards 2020 – Matthew Stevens

Three UCEM apprentices and three alumni have been nominated in various categories at this year’s RICS Matrics Young Surveyor of the Year Awards.   In the lead-up to the Awards,…

Podcast: UCEM in conversation with… Jodie Ronan – Episode 2

Podcast: UCEM in conversation with… Jodie Ronan – Episode 2

Episode 2 of our 'UCEM in conversation with...' series sees UCEM PR and Social Media Manager, Andrew Belt, speak to our MSc Surveying - Real Estate alumna, Jodie Ronan -…

UCEM Property Awards 2020 – Our Academic Excellence nominees: Adam King

UCEM Property Awards 2020 – Our Academic Excellence nominees: Adam King

We will be hosting the 33rd UCEM Property Awards on Thursday, 15 October. Due to COVID-19, we will not be able to hold this in person but we will be…

UCEM Property Awards 2020 – Our Alumni of the Year nominees: Shane Jones

UCEM Property Awards 2020 – Our Alumni of the Year nominees: Shane Jones

We will be hosting the 33rd UCEM Property Awards on Thursday, 15 October. Due to COVID-19, we will not be able to hold this in person but we will be…

Making it onto EMpower’s 100 Ethnic Minority Future Leaders list: Guest blog by our Chartered Surveyor apprentice, Sadaqat Hussain

Making it onto EMpower’s 100 Ethnic Minority Future Leaders list: Guest blog by our Chartered Surveyor apprentice, Sadaqat Hussain

Sadaqat Hussain, an Apprentice Surveyor for Cushman & Wakefield who studies on our Chartered Surveyor apprenticeship (Commercial Real Estate pathway), has made it on to the list of EMpower’s 100…

My life in Quantity Surveying: Guest blog by our BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying Programme Leader, Amanda Milambo

My life in Quantity Surveying: Guest blog by our BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying Programme Leader, Amanda Milambo

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…

Principal Thoughts: A vocational online university bucking the trend and widening participation

Principal Thoughts: A vocational online university bucking the trend and widening participation

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley writes about the challenges created by UCEM’s unique identity and offers an insight into the work which…

Alumni stories: ‘Never too old to go back to school’ – Peter’s move into arbitration

Alumni stories: ‘Never too old to go back to school’ – Peter’s move into arbitration

We have educated more than 150,000 students in the Built Environment since being founded in 1919. We constantly monitor the market to deliver academic programmes which are needed by the…

What I’ve learnt – Upskilling in a difficult jobs market: Guest blog by our MSc Real Estate Programme Leader, David Hourihan

What I’ve learnt – Upskilling in a difficult jobs market: Guest blog by our MSc Real Estate Programme Leader, David Hourihan

Among many other impacts, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a worldwide downturn in the economy creating a harsher landscape in the jobs market.   Whilst the nature of this downturn…