In focus: Our Welfare Student Ambassador, Paul Adeleye

In focus: Our Welfare Student Ambassador, Paul Adeleye

We recently appointed our first four Student Ambassadors representing the following areas: diversity, sustainability, welfare, and student communities.   Our Student Ambassadors aim to inspire current and potential students at...

Principal Thoughts: Building a student community

Principal Thoughts: Building a student community

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley reports on the focus on developing a community at UCEM which students are proud to be part...

In focus: Our Diversity Student Ambassador, Ranikque Hayden-Best

In focus: Our Diversity Student Ambassador, Ranikque Hayden-Best

We recently appointed our first four Student Ambassadors representing the following areas: diversity, sustainability, disability and wellbeing, and student communities.   Our Student Ambassadors aim to inspire current and potential...

Black History Month: Our Diversity Student Ambassador, Ranikque’s inspirational people

Black History Month: Our Diversity Student Ambassador, Ranikque’s inspirational people

This month is Black History Month. To mark the celebration of people of African and Caribbean descent who have made outstanding contributions to society, our Diversity Student Ambassador, Ranikque Hayden-Best,...

Reflections on Amanda Clack’s talk on the importance of diversity and inclusion

Reflections on Amanda Clack’s talk on the importance of diversity and inclusion

UCEM welcomed Amanda Clack to its office in Reading to give a talk on the importance of diversity and inclusion last week. Staff from all across UCEM attended the presentation...

Lucy Roper’s weekly Built Environment blog: Diversity, building innovation and a positive for social housing

Lucy Roper’s weekly Built Environment blog: Diversity, building innovation and a positive for social housing

Each week, UCEM Information Governance Manager, Lucy Roper points us in the direction of interesting stories from the Built Environment. This week, Lucy updates us on her visit to the...

Guest blog: As property pay rises, the gender pay gap widens further – a look at inequality in the Built Environment

Guest blog: As property pay rises, the gender pay gap widens further – a look at inequality in the Built Environment

Cathy Higgs at University College of Estate Management Salaries for UK property professionals have remained robust in 2017, with sector pay rises up 7.2 per cent overall – however, worryingly,...

Principal Thoughts: why are we still not diverse in education and industry in 2017?

Principal Thoughts: why are we still not diverse in education and industry in 2017?

Widening participation needs to be driven from the top down as well as the bottom up. Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s ‘Principal Thoughts’. This month, Ashley looks...