UCEM Property Awards 2020 – Our Academic Excellence nominees: Adam King
…started the course, I was dreading the idea of having to write a dissertation,” he shared. “I have always hated writing essays and was able to avoid them completely while…
Principal Thoughts: a discussion on online learning
…of Digital Education, and Lynne Downey, Vice Principal – Online Education, about how online learning compares to face-to-face teaching, and the benefits of UCEM’s online offering. Online education has seen…
Introducing… Our Careers Service
Each month, we profile a different team or service across UCEM through our ‘Introducing…’ blog series. This month, it’s the turn of our Careers Service, which is led by our…
‘It’s not just about the IT’ – Retaining and enhancing institutional identity in the move to online
…driving UCEM’s supported online education Kate manages the evolution of UCEM’s supported online education, monitoring and enhancing the provision to keep the institution’s learning experiences updated and the very best…
National Apprenticeship Week Spotlight: Building on my career through a Quantity Surveying Apprenticeship
…and while I knew it was the right industry for me, my career path wasn’t quite clear. Having completed a fast-paced training course it became clear to me that I…
Student stories: Louise’s journey to achieve good mental health
After launching our monthly ‘Student stories’ blog last month with Ranikque Hayden-Best describing her route to becoming a Quantity Surveyor, this month we hand over the reins to our BSc…
Nightline Awareness Week 2018: Guest blog by London Nightline Coordinator, Grace Handley
…(VLE). To mark this year’s Nightline Awareness Week, London Nightline Coordinator, Grace Handley, writes a guest blog for our website to highlight the benefits of the service and how it…
National Apprenticeship Week 2020: Dispatches from our apprentice visits
…was concerned about online learning but said that our tutors make online learning easy and that the variety of resources is ‘great’. Kay Rogan met several apprentices at Arcadis: …
Principal Thoughts: A vocational online university bucking the trend and widening participation
…university? Vocational college? Online learning provider? The truth is UCEM straddles all three without being firmly positioned in one above the others. As the leading provider of supported online education…
UCEM Property Awards 2019: Meet the Academic Excellence Award nominees
…Laura Bell graduated from UCEM in 2018, gaining a Distinction and winning the Chase & Partners Prize for the best overall performance in her MSc Real Estate programme. Having previously…
How do students fall into debt and what should you be aware of. Guest blog by our Academic Registry Administrator, Alex Clark
…Many students travel all over the world, taking advantage of the travel options available which didn’t exist for generations before them. Travelling is not cheap. The lure of travel can…
Principal Thoughts – November
…recognise excellence in online learning technology and strategy. Categories span from ‘Best learning game’ to ‘Best enterprise learning platform implementation’. Last year we were proud to receive bronze for ‘best…