University of the Built Environment

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 Ro...

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 Houri...

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 c...

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 A...

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...

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 chang...

How much of an impact does the built environment have on our daily lives? How does the sector address sustainability? What do you gain from a career in the built environment?  Our construction management programme leader, Christine Gausden, answers all these questions and reflects on her own specialism and how studying on one of her programmes can benefit you going forward in this podcast. UCEM PR...

Episode 9 of our ‘UCEM in conversation with…’ series sees UCEM PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt, talk to Rolcor Property director, Lucy Gaitskell. Life isn’t straightforward and throws many challenges at us. Studying part-time with us is a challenge which requires great self-motivation and self-discipline. When personal trauma is thrown into the mix as well, it becomes even harder and coul...

Episode 8 of our ‘UCEM in conversation with…’ series sees UCEM PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt, talk to Omega RE managing director, Nella Pang. UCEM alumna, Nella discusses her journey into the built environment from a non-traditional background, her experience of being a woman and mother in the sector, becoming an entrepreneur, and plenty more

In the fourth podcast of our series looking at how COVID-19 has affected built environment professions and organisations, we speak to UCEM’s Principal, Ashley Wheaton, and head of facilities, Kathy Matthews, about the impact of the pandemic on the institution.  What has it been like to lead an organisation through the COVID-19 pandemic? What has the past year and a bit been like for facilities man...

Join Andrew Belt, PR and social media manager, Kate Lindsay, head of digital education, and Adam O'Rourke, associate tutor, as they discuss one of UCEM's latest modules: Digital Technologies. This module is available on all of UCEM's undergraduate programmes.

In the third podcast of our series looking at how COVID-19 has affected built environment professions, we speak to Natasha Collins about the impact of the pandemic on commercial property.  Natasha, who is a real estate tutor at UCEM and CEO/founder of surveying firm, NC Real Estate, answers questions from UCEM events and communications manager, Hannah Peck, about how COVID-19 has changed commercia...

In the second podcast of our series looking at how COVID-19 has affected built environment professions, we speak to Lewis Eagle about the impact of the pandemic on quantity surveying. Lewis, who is associate director – cost management at chartered quantity surveying practice, Northen Surveying Services, answers questions from UCEM PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt, about how COVID-19 has ch...

Episode 7 of our ‘UCEM in conversation with…’ series sees UCEM PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt, talk to Valuation Office Agency (VOA) lead surveyor, Roy Albert.  Roy discusses the Chartered Surveyor apprenticeship (Real Estate Management pathway) he studied with us, his career at the VOA, being an RICS APC assessor, playing cricket for Caribbean nation, Dominica, and much more in this 50-...

Episode 6 of Digging Deeper looks at the Project module our Level 6 students work on. Our latest cohort of Level 6 students will soon be tackling the Project module – a two-semester research module culminating in a 10,000-word dissertation. To help those students prepare for the module, we sought perspectives from UCEM staff and students. UCEM academic delivery manager – projects, Jon Hubert, and...

Episode 5 of Digging Deeper focuses on neurodiversity. What is neurodiversity? What language should be used with neurodiversity? What opportunities are there for neurodivergent people in the property industry? These questions and plenty more are asked by our PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt, in this podcast where we hear what Homes England is doing to support neurodiversity. First to answe...

Episode 6 of our ‘UCEM in conversation with…’ series sees UCEM PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt, talk to Nisha Chavda and Priya Raithatha – co-creators of Brown Girls Empowering .  Friends, Nisha and Priya, recently set up Brown Girls Empowering – an Instagram page devoted to sharing tips for entering the world of work. Nisha, an alumna of our MSc Construction Management programme, is a se...

What is the Certificate of Higher Education Built Environment Studies? Who would benefit from studying on the programme? What exactly do you study on the programme?  Programme leader, Hazel Lobo, tackles these questions and others posed by UCEM PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt, in this 15-minute programme focus podcast. 

Episode 5 of our ‘UCEM in conversation with…’ podcast series sees UCEM PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt, speak to Josh Olney – AKA The Apprenticeship Guy.  Josh is an apprentice project manager at Arcadis and is currently studying on UCEM’s Chartered Surveyor apprenticeship on the project management pathway. Josh has set up The Apprenticeship Guy – a resource channel offering advice and ti...

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 UCEM has seen her study with the institution, teach, head up different areas of UCEM, and she is now our student outreach manager. Here, she discusses her career with UCEM and how she is leading the institution’s...

In the first in a new series of podcasts focused on how COVID-19 has affected built environment professions, we speak to James Ritson – Programme Leader of our Building Surveying programmes.  James discusses the impact of COVID-19 on building surveying, what newcomers to the profession can expect and how building surveyors are now at the forefront of the built environment.

Episode 3 of our ‘UCEM in conversation with…’ series sees UCEM PR and Social Media Manager, Andrew Belt, speak to our MSc Quantity Surveying alumnus, Philip Goldstone – our Academic Excellence Award winner at this year’s Property Awards .  In this 25-minute podcast, Philip discusses his award-winning dissertation on embedding ethics in construction, his study tips, his career to date and the peril...

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 – our Alumni of the Year Award winner at this year’s Property Awards . In the 25-minute podcast, Jodie – the COO of Ronan Group Real Estate – discusses her career to date, her passion for sustainability, and even imparts on some of th...

The Harold Samuel Research Prize was inaugurated at last year’s UCEM Property Awards with Dan Hughes and Adrian Tagg the joint-first recipients of the Prize. But, what is the Harold Samuel Research Prize? How were the recipients chosen? And what is the outcome of the research reports? To find out the answers to these questions and more, UCEM’s Director of Research, Innovation and Partnerships, Ale...

Our BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying Programme Leader, Amanda Milambo, discusses what inspired her to move from industry into academia, how she has found being Programme Leader and why you might want to study on her programme. UCEM PR and Social Media Manager, Andrew Belt, asks the questions in this 15-minute podcast.