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University College of Estate Management (UCEM) is the leading provider of supported online education for the built environment. Tune in for discussions about the real estate and construction industries, as well as insights into what it's like to study with UCEM and conversations with the institution's students, alumni, supporters and staff. Find out more at ucem.ac.uk #BuiltForLife
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The built environment comprises a diverse and exciting range of sectors, but there is still a lack of representation at every level. We want this to change.‘Be Part of the Change’ is an awareness campaign with the purpose of celebrating the incredible success stories of our under-represented students, apprentices and alumni, as well as highlighting their challenges.It’s also an opportunity to highlight the positive practices our employers are actioning within their organisations to inspire ot...
Is the Brundtland definition of sustainability useful in today’s complex landscape? Or is creating one universal definition of sustainability an impossible feat? In the first episode of BE Sustainable, our host Mike Speight is joined by guests Dr Graeme Larsen and Dr James Ritson. From global challenges to individual priorities, they explore the limitations of singular definitions of sustainability, and navigate the intricacies of the field in the built environment. Subscribe now v...
The built environment comprises a diverse and exciting range of sectors, but there is still a lack of representation at every level. We want this to change.‘Be Part of the Change’ is an awareness campaign with the purpose of celebrating the incredible success stories of our under-represented students, apprentices and alumni, as well as highlighting their challenges.It’s also an opportunity to highlight the positive practices our employers are actioning within their organisations to inspire ot...
The built environment comprises a diverse and exciting range of sectors, but there is still a lack of representation at every level. We want this to change.'Be Part of the Change’ is an awareness campaign with the purpose of celebrating the incredible success stories of our under-represented students, apprentices and alumni, as well as highlighting their challenges.It's also an opportunity to highlight the positive practices our employers are actioning within their organisations to inspire ot...
What is the role of a quantity surveyor? What different roles are there in the profession? And what’s the best thing about working in quantity surveying? Fielding these questions, as well as discussing her programme and who it might benefit, is our BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying Programme Leader, Priti Lodhia. Listen to our seven-minute podcast, with UCEM PR and Social Media Manager, Andrew Belt, asking the questions
What, traditionally, has the role of a construction manager entailed? How is the role changing? What role does technology play in this? To answer these questions and more, including how our BSc (Hons) Construction Management programme can support you in your progression in the role, listen to our short podcast with UCEM BSc (Hons) Construction Management Programme Leader and Associate Dean – Sustainability, Dr Graeme Larsen. Listen to our podcast, with UCEM PR and Social Media Manager, A...
In the eighth episode of the Digging Deeper podcast, UCEM PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt, is joined by UCEM apprentices on the BSc (Hons) Building Control programme, Kate Andrews and Deborah Ferro. To learn more about their roles, the apprenticeship and what they love about working in building control, listen in to the podcast.
The diversity of an industry is a key consideration when deciding what kind of career you wish to pursue. This plays a part in how welcoming you would judge a workplace. As it’s National Careers Week, we wanted to explore diversity in the built environment and, with the help of three leaders in this space, we look at the topic in more detail in this podcast. This podcast seeks to ascertain how diverse the built environment is, why diversity matters and what can be done to create a diverse pro...
The final episode of our ‘history of LGBT spaces in London’ podcast series, launched to coincide with LGBT+ History Month this February, examines the recent decline in numbers of LGBTQ+ spaces in the capital. Part 1 of this episode sees our digital communications officer, Eliza White, provide an introduction and touch upon the myriad of reasons as to why the number of LGBTQ+ spaces in London is declining. Shaftesbury PLC chief executive, Brian Bickell, then joins UCEM PR and social media...
Episode 3 of our ‘history of LGBT spaces in London’ podcast series, launched to coincide with LGBT+ History Month this February, focuses on the area of Soho. Having looked at Vauxhall’s role as a hub for the LGBTQ+ community from the 18th century up until the present day in the previous episode, here, UCEM’s digital communications officer, Eliza White, turns her focus to Soho, debunking the perception of the area being ‘seedy’, sharing her research on the role it has played for the LGBTQ+ com...
Episode 2 of our ‘history of LGBT spaces in London’ podcast series, launched to coincide with LGBT+ History Month this February, focuses on the district of Vauxhall. The episode is split into three parts, with UCEM’s digital communications officer, Eliza White, who came up with the idea for the series, sharing her research with UCEM PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt, in part 1 on Vauxhall’s role as a hub for the LGBTQ+ community from the 18th century up until the present day. Part 2 se...
To mark LGBT+ History Month this February, we are launching a four-part podcast series looking at the history of LGBT spaces in London. The brainchild of our digital communications officer, Eliza White, the series will examine a couple of case studies and end with a look at the role which LGBTQ+ spaces play today in the capital. In the first episode, Eliza comments on the educational role of the awareness month, explains the inspiration for the series and provides an insight into what’s to fo...
Episode 11 of our ‘UCEM in conversation with…’ series sees UCEM'S Events and Communications Manager, Hannah Peck, talk to Jess Austen and Frankie Andrews from CBRE about all things apprenticeship. Jess was one of the first apprentices to study with UCEM so we wanted to ask her about her experience and what it's like now that she's graduated, got her APC and is working full-time with CBRE. Frankie is Associate Director – Talent, Learning and Development for CBRE and is responsible for man...
With the dust settling on COP26, we are reflecting on the event and one of the questions posed in the media was whether the UK was the right choice of host. We got our building surveying programme leader, James Ritson, and CertHE programme leader, Hazel Lobo, to debate as to whether the UK was a good or bad host. James argued on behalf of the statement ‘the UK was a good host’ and Hazel argued in favour of the statement ‘the UK was a bad host’, with UCEM PR and social media manager...
Episode 7 of Digging Deeper is all about networking. The built environment can be a daunting place to enter if you don't know where to start or who to approach for an introduction. It can also be hard to know how best to work your way up the career ladder once you're in it. We wanted to help you with some of these dilemmas so we invited four guests - Sarah Hayford, Will Kintish, Karen Rogers and Kelly Smith - onto our podcast to talk to us about their insights, tips and advice on networking.&...
Which stakeholder group holds the most responsibility for driving sustainability in the built environment? Is it legislators, investors, contractors or consumers? Four members of our academic team argued on behalf of each of the stakeholder groups to help answer these questions. Our CertHE programme leader, Hazel Lobo, argued on behalf of legislators; our real estate programme leader, David Hourihan, argued on behalf of investors; our building surveying programme leader, James Ritson, ar...
To mark today’s ‘Adaptation, loss and damage day’ at COP26, we spoke to UCEM building surveying programme leader, James Ritson, for an insight on the topic. James, answering questions posed by UCEM PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt, discusses the importance of adapting our current infrastructure to help with the goals of COP26 and how important it is to act now to halt future catastrophes caused by climate change.
Episode 10 of our ‘UCEM in conversation with…’ series sees guest presenter, UCEM’s executive director – regulation, Andy Youell, talk to Pearson UK chair, Mary Curnock Cook CBE. Mary is an educationalist who has previously served as chief executive of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and director of qualifications and skills at the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency. Mary was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2000 for assisti...
We ran a competition for secondary school students in Berkshire to find solutions for the future of Reading Prison, which has not found a permanent usage since closing in 2013. After some excellent submissions, we whittled them down to a shortlist of four. We paired each of our shortlisted students with a UCEM academic who, here, debate on behalf of the students. Listen in to the debate and if you would like to vote for your favourite, head to ucem.ac.uk/competition to find our poll. The winn...
In the fifth podcast of our series looking at how COVID-19 has affected built environment professions and organisations, we speak to Jane Keely – a director at UK-wide corporate building control approved inspector, Assent Building Control, about the impact of the pandemic on the industry. Jane answers questions from UCEM events and communications manager, Hannah Peck, about how COVID-19 has changed building control, why people should consider a career in the profession and more!
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