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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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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best UCEM episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to UCEM for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite UCEM episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

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 senior project manager for built environment consultancy practice, Pick Everard, and Priya, an alumna of Henley Business School’s MSc in Real Estate Investment and Finance, is a manager for estate and letting agents, Priya Properties. Over the course of an hour’s conversation, Nisha and Priya explain why they set up Brown Girls Empowering, their thoughts on working in the built environment and much more!

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Episode 3 of Digging Deeper looks at our journey into online learning. UCEM has been providing education for more than 100 years. Unsurprisingly, it is only for the latter part of our history that all teaching resources have been provided online. In this latest episode of Digging Deeper, UCEM PR and Social Media Manager, Andrew Belt, is joined by Lynne Downey (Vice Principal – Digital Education and Professional Services) who managed the institution’s transition to become fully online, and Kate Lindsay, our Head of Digital Education. Lynne discusses the process of transforming UCEM’s teaching provision to a wholly online model and Kate brings us up to date with where we are now and where we are headed as the leading provider of supported online education for the Built Environment. Lynne and Kate also offer advice for other institutions looking to move online and share their top entertainment picks and activities during lockdown! (Originally released: 19 June 2020)

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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 and social media manager, Andrew Belt, asks the questions.

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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 other companies in their approach.

In the seventh episode of our Be Part of the Change podcast, Danial Shaikh, Student Officer for Disability and Mental Health and Apprentice at UCEM, is joined by Batul Daulby, Principal Education Psychologist and Founder of CF Psychology.
The topics discussed in this episode include:

  • The early signs that a student may have an SpLD
  • Where students should go to seek help
  • The common misconceptions of SpLDs
  • How friends and family can support SpLDs
  • Batul's tips for educators and employers
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UCEM - How has COVID-19 changed UCEM?
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07/02/21 • 34 min

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 managers? Ashley and Kathy answer these questions, respectively, and many more posed by UCEM’s PR and social media manager, Andrew Belt, as we shine the spotlight on UCEM during this challenging period.

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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 face of changing sustainable requirements of the 21st century? Our MSc Building Surveying Programme Leader, James Ritson, answers these questions and more in this 20-minute podcast with UCEM PR and Social Media Manager, Andrew Belt. (Originally released: 18 June 2020)

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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 answer questions is Zoe Bacon – property apprenticeship manager at the Office of Government Property – who works with UCEM on apprenticeships. We then hear from Miranda Foster – senior manager affordable housing products at Homes England – and Jenny Offord – senior planning and enabling manager at Homes England and a student on UCEM’s MBA Construction and Real Estate programme. Miranda and Jenny discuss their experiences of neurodiversity and the Homes England Neurodiversity Network which Miranda set up a year ago and for which, Jenny is vice-chair.

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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, Aled Williams, the Founder of Alpha Property Insight and the RED Foundation, Dan Hughes, and Chartered Building Surveyor and Associate Professor at the University of Reading, Adrian Tagg, joined UCEM PR and Social Media Manager, Andrew Belt, for a discussion on the Prize and Dan’s and Adrian’s research projects.

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UCEM - Construction technology
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07/23/20 • 9 min

What are the main construction technologies for construction managers to be aware of? How do these technologies aid the construction process? Is technology in construction a good thing? Our MSc Construction Manager, Dr Afolabi Dania, joined UCEM PR and Social Media Manager, Andrew Belt, to answer these questions and more.

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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, Andrew Belt, chairing the debate. Listen in and head to our website to vote in the poll - https://www.ucem.ac.uk/whats-happening/articles/podcast-cop-reflections-was-the-uk-a-good-or-bad-host/

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FAQ

How many episodes does UCEM have?

UCEM currently has 67 episodes available.

What topics does UCEM cover?

The podcast is about Higher Education, Real Estate, Construction, Podcasts and Education.

What is the most popular episode on UCEM?

The episode title 'The variety of roles within quantity surveying' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on UCEM?

The average episode length on UCEM is 26 minutes.

How often are episodes of UCEM released?

Episodes of UCEM are typically released every 11 days.

When was the first episode of UCEM?

The first episode of UCEM was released on Jul 22, 2020.

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