UCEM

About UCEM

University of the Built Environment (formerly known as 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 ube.ac.uk

Publisher

University of the Built Environment

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Jul 2020

Latest episode

28 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

102 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Jul 2026

   Episode 24: Can urban planning ever make women truly safe?

   Women and girls experience towns and cities differently. Many change their routes, avoid particular places after dark or plan journeys around where they are most likely to feel safe. Yet planning responses often remain focused on familiar interventions such as brighter lighting, CCTV and clearer sightlines. In this episode of BE Sustainable, host Mike Speight asks whether better placemaking can genuinely make women safer, or whether the built environment is being expected to solve a problem r...

2. 

   30 Jun 2026

   Episode 23: If hybrid working is here to stay, why are the best London offices thriving?

   "I think the office is becoming more important. It's not shrinking at all." It's a view that may surprise anyone who has spent the past few years reading headlines predicting the decline of the office. But according to Sam McClary, Chief Executive of the British Council for Offices, the real story is very different. So if the office isn't disappearing, what exactly is it becoming? In this episode of the BE Sustainable podcast, presenter Mike Speight explores why some workplaces are flourishin...

3. 

   21 May 2026

   Episode 22: Are degree apprenticeships the future, or just the cheapest fix?

   Guests Rosie Jackson - StaceMark Ashby - StaceRobert Brown – PRE SurveyorsTouted as the answer to skills shortages, spiralling student debt and widening access to professional careers, degree apprenticeships are growing rapidly across the UK, particularly within the built environment. The pitch is undeniably attractive: earn while you learn, avoid tuition fees, gain practical experience from day one and enter industry already embedded in the workplace. But beneath the optimism, more difficult...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

411,384

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

4.3 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

55

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

67

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