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UCEM Property Awards 2020 – Our Academic Excellence nominees: Jasmine Walsh

We will be hosting the 33rd UCEM Property Awards on Thursday, 15 October. Due to COVID-19, we will not be able to hold this in person but we will be…

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UCEM Property Awards 2020 – Our Alumni of the Year nominees: Michelle Dobson

We will be hosting the 33rd UCEM Property Awards on Thursday, 15 October. Due to COVID-19, we will not be able to hold this in person but we will be…

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Alumni stories: ‘Never too old to go back to school’ – Peter’s move into arbitration

We have educated more than 150,000 students in the Built Environment since being founded in 1919. We constantly monitor the market to deliver academic programmes which are needed by the…

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What I’ve learnt – Upskilling in a difficult jobs market: Guest blog by our MSc Real Estate Programme Leader, David Hourihan

Among many other impacts, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a worldwide downturn in the economy creating a harsher landscape in the jobs market.   Whilst the nature of this downturn…

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My life and journey into teaching: Guest blog by our MBA Construction and Real Estate programme leader, Marios Konstantinidis

Potted history I was born in 1968 and lived in Greece until I was 16. I moved to Kuwait in 1984 and graduated from the American School of Kuwait in…

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From the arts to chartership: Q&A with our MSc Real Estate alumna, Hannah Done

Hannah Done is a Chartered Surveyor in the Office Agency Team at JLL in Edinburgh. Hannah graduated from our MSc Real Estate programme last year and we caught up with…

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Student stories: Charlotte’s move into the world of property

Charlotte Toms is a Graduate Surveyor for Knight Frank in London. Having started off in a residential sales role after completing her undergraduate studies, she decided to pursue a career…

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Podcast: Q&A with our MSc Real Estate Programme Leader, David Hourihan

Our MSc Real Estate Programme Leader, David Hourihan, spoke to UCEM PR and Social Media Manager, Andrew Belt, about his career, and what he loves about working in real estate…

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My life in real estate: Guest blog by our real estate programme leader, David Hourihan

People often ask me what got me into real estate and, for me, it all began through having a basic interest in residential sales as an 18-year-old. I had no…

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Student stories: Fidell’s journey to become a Chartered Surveyor

Our MSc programmes are all conversion programmes meaning they are suitable for students who have a degree in another discipline. One such student was Fidell Brown, who decided to leave…

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UCEM Property Awards 2019: Meet the Academic Excellence Award nominees

We will be welcoming guests to Haberdashers’ Hall in London for the 32nd edition of the UCEM Property Awards tomorrow. In addition to the main Property Award, which goes to…

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Student stories: Lee’s London to Paris cycle at the peak of his studies

Final exams and project submission looming? This would perhaps not be the best time to embark on a gruelling, four-day, 300-mile cycle ride but that was exactly what our BSc…