Podcast: Why school leavers may consider a career in the Built Environment

Podcast: Why school leavers may consider a career in the Built Environment

Earlier this week, we launched our new full-time, online BSc (Hons) programmes. The new programmes will enable students to complete their undergraduate degrees with us in three years. The programmes...

My life in the Built Environment: Guest blog by our MSc Building Surveying Programme Leader, James Ritson

My life in the Built Environment: Guest blog by our MSc Building Surveying Programme Leader, James Ritson

Early interest From a young age, I’d always been interested in creating things. I loved, and still love, puzzles and it was this inherent interest in creating things and piecing...

Podcast: A discussion on sustainability and climate change with our MSc Building Surveying Programme Leader, James Ritson

Podcast: A discussion on sustainability and climate change with our MSc Building Surveying Programme Leader, James Ritson

What challenges does climate change bring to the Built Environment? How can Built Environment professionals meet these challenges? And what challenges are faced by our existing Built Environment in the...

Principal Thoughts: Encouraging widening participation in the Built Environment

Principal Thoughts: Encouraging widening participation in the Built Environment

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...

Why study on our Year 13 BSc Access Module? Guest blog by the Module Leader, Tony Selman

Why study on our Year 13 BSc Access Module? Guest blog by the Module Leader, Tony Selman

Year 13 students left in limbo by COVID-19 have until Monday (4 May) to apply onto our bespoke BSc Access Module. Applicants who have a BAME (black, Asian or minority...

Introducing the Research, Innovation and Partnerships Team

Introducing the Research, Innovation and Partnerships Team

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...

Podcast: Q&A with BSc Access Module Programme Leader, David Hunt, about our new Year 13 offer

Podcast: Q&A with BSc Access Module Programme Leader, David Hunt, about our new Year 13 offer

Earlier this week, we announced that Year 13 students left in limbo by the current COVID-19 crisis were invited to study on our bespoke BSc Access Module this summer. To...

Principal Thoughts: Coronavirus – lessons for our planet and an update on UCEM’s position

Principal Thoughts: Coronavirus – lessons for our planet and an update on UCEM’s position

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley reflects on the past month’s activity relating to sustainability and provides an update on how UCEM is...

Reflections on sustainability from my working life: Guest blog by our Associate Tutor, Dr Kevin Waldie

Reflections on sustainability from my working life: Guest blog by our Associate Tutor, Dr Kevin Waldie

Dr Kevin Waldie is one of UCEM’s Associate Tutors and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate research projects. Studying social anthropology to doctorate level, Kevin has spent most of his career in...

My life in the Built Environment: Guest blog by UCEM BSc (Hons) Building Surveying Programme Leader, Dean Bieganek

My life in the Built Environment: Guest blog by UCEM BSc (Hons) Building Surveying Programme Leader, Dean Bieganek

Studies and early career I’m a Chartered Architectural Technologist (MCIAT), with 30 years of combined experience in the Built Environment. I have two related qualifications from Canada – a Poly-technical...

Principal Thoughts: Making our founder, Sir William Wells, proud

Principal Thoughts: Making our founder, Sir William Wells, proud

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley reflects on our centenary year activity and examines how the past 100 years have achieved the aims...

Principal Thoughts: Putting people and communities first

Principal Thoughts: Putting people and communities first

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley finds hope from recent events that the Built Environment sector has turned a corner in its approach...