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‘Survive or thrive?’ Professor Ashley Wheaton calls for radical rethink of UK higher education

As he prepares to step down as Vice Chancellor of the University of the Built Environment, Professor Ashley Wheaton used his inaugural professorial lecture to deliver a frank assessment of…
Professor Sadie Morgan OBE: ‘Let’s bring a bit of joy back in our lives’

Professor Sadie Morgan OBE: ‘Let’s bring a bit of joy back in our lives’

By Linda Serck From transforming Hastings Pier to championing design at the highest levels of government, Professor Sadie Morgan OBE has spent more than three decades arguing that better places…
Buildings surveyor - University of the Built Environment

Surveying and building conservation: the responsibility to exercise judgement

  From heritage significance and carbon reduction to accessibility, viability and new technology, Associate Professor David Hourihan, Head of School – Real Estate and Innovation, argues that building conservation depends…

From fishing-net carpets to toilet twinning: are we the most sustainable university in the world?

By Linda Serck and Kathy Matthews Ten years after our Reading office achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating, just how far has the University of the Built Environment gone in making…
Four parking spaces, 600 flats: Can car-free living ever be care-free?

Four parking spaces, 600 flats: Can car-free living ever be care-free?

By Linda Serck Across Britain’s towns and cities, planners are increasingly asking whether new homes really need to come with a parking space. Reading’s Station Hill, with around 600 flats…
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Dollywood: What Dolly Parton’s theme park can teach us about business, place and leadership

With tributes to country singer Dolly Parton pouring in, Dr Claire Hookham, Associate Professor of Management and Business Education and Programme Leader for our MBA, takes a look at the…

Transitional housing: The Hong Kong homes built to move

By Linda Serck Hong Kong building professional and former student Cr Sr Tang Chi Wang spoke to us about how Hong Kong is using relocatable modular homes to ease the…
The built environment needs responsible AI adoption - University of the Built Environment - BEFA

BEFA report: The built environment sector needs responsible AI adoption

Artificial intelligence is already being used across the built environment, but the sector needs to move from fragmented experimentation towards responsible, professional and accountable adoption, finds the new ‘Mapping the AI Landscape in…
Ola Obadara is Senior Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). With more than 25 years’ experience in property development, she is Group Director for Property Projects at the City of London Corporation

Are architecture graduates facing a tougher future because of AI?

As AI continues to transform the built environment sector, concerns are growing about its impact on employment opportunities for emerging professionals. But is artificial intelligence really to blame for the…

AI is transforming clean energy – but where will the talent come from?

By Dr Mahmoud Dhimish Senior lecturer and programme leader of MSc Renewable Energy and AI The UK energy sector is rapidly expanding its use of artificial intelligence, from forecasting renewable generation…

Six new renewable energy careers AI is helping to create

By Linda Serck As renewable energy expands and the grid becomes more complex, employers are looking for graduates who can speak two languages at once: energy and data. Across the…
Is it 'game over' for the High Street? How PlayStation's digital shift could reshape retail real estate once again - by Jordan Turner from the University of the Built Environment

Digital-only PlayStation: Is it ‘game over’ for the high street?

By Jordan Turner As policymakers champion the revival of Britain's high streets and town centres, PlayStation's move towards a digital-only future raises fresh questions for retailers, landlords and investors. Could…