Latest Built Environment News http://www.ucl.ac.uk/departments/built_env_viewer/rss Nick Dawe 2006-09-05T09:27:49Z Sounds of UCL: competition winners and panoramas http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/190413-sounds-of-ucl-winners-panoramas What sounds make up London’s global university? UCL Communications has announced the winners of its ‘Sounds of UCL’ competition, which invited staff and students to capture ambient audio clips that reflect the life of UCL. RSS Feed Lara J Carim 2013-04-19T07:48:00Z Call for proposals: UCL–French Embassy science and technology workshops http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/20130326-french-embassy-workshops UCL researchers are invited to submit funding proposals to run collaborative science and/or technology workshops as part of the UCL–French Embassy partnership. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2013-03-26T16:30:01Z The Bartlett Postgraduate Open Day http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/190313-Batlett-post-graduate-open-day The Bartlett Postgraduate Open Day will be held on Wednesday 27 March in the South Cloisters and Garden Room. It is an opportunity for prospective students to meet course directors, faculty academics and current students to find out more about what it's like to study at The Bartlett.  RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-03-20T10:18:55Z UCL Open Access Guidelines and Publishing Guide http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/13032013-open-access-guidelines-publication-policy UCL guidelines on open access and a publishing guide are available to UCL researchers. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2013-03-13T12:34:48Z The Bartlett announces £110k worth of masters scholarships http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/070313-Bartlett-Masters-Scholarships The Bartlett, UCL’s Faculty of the Built Environment, is offering MSc, MA or MArch students 20 scholarships, each worth £5,000, to be used as partial fee remittance for study in 2013/14. RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-03-07T16:03:59Z EIB and UCL to cooperate on new infrastructure finance course http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1302/130226-EIB-and-UCL-to-cooperate-on-new-infrastructure-finance-course The European Investment Bank and University College London have agreed to work together to support a new post-graduate course in Infrastructure Investment and Finance. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-02-26T12:08:28Z City layout key to predicting riots http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1302/210213-predicting-riots In the future police will be able to predict the spread of riots, and how they impact on cities, thanks to a new computer model.  RSS Feed George Wigmore 2013-02-21T14:12:51Z Bartlett School of Planning centenary marked with postgraduate scholarships http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0113/130130-Bartlett-School-of-Planning-centenary-marked-with-postgrad-scholarships In celebration of its centenary, The Bartlett School of Planning will be offering 10 ‘Centenary Scholarships’ worth £5000 in total to new MSc students joining the School for 2013/4 academic year. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-01-30T17:37:39Z UCL’s first Singapore-based students graduate from environmental MSc http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0113/130125-UCLs-first-Singapore-based-students-graduates-from-environmental-MSc The first ever cohort of UCL students to take the MSc programme in Facility and Environment Management in Singapore has today graduated at a ceremony hosted jointly by UCL and Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA). RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-01-25T10:09:36Z Record number of Marie Curie Fellowships for research at UCL http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1212/181212-Marie-Curie-Fellowships 23 postdoctoral researchers from 14 different countries have been awarded Marie Curie Individual Fellowships. The awards will enable researchers to spend up to two years working with research teams across all schools at UCL. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2012-12-18T12:47:46Z London overground planners welcome completion of orbital route http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1212/121210-london-overground-planners-welcom-completion-of-orbital-route Academics from the UCL Bartlett School of Planning have welcomed the completion of the final section of London’s orbital railway in south London, which they first proposed in 1999 in a report commissioned by the London Development Partnership. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2012-12-10T10:43:56Z Developing cities face perfect storm of environmental risks http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1211/281112-future-proofing-cities A major report, Future Proofing Cities , published today by Atkins in a unique partnership with the Department for International Development (DFID) and UCL, warns that cities in the developing world must act now against a perfect storm of environmental risks. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2012-11-28T11:13:23Z UCL Grand Challenges £5,000 grants available http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1211/20121123-grand-challenges-grants-available The UCL Grand Challenges Small Grants Scheme invites applications to fund cross-disciplinary projects in Global Health, Sustainable Cities, Intercultural Interaction and Human Wellbeing. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2012-12-06T15:08:49Z ‘Centipede’ cinema opens in European Capital of Culture http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1210/191012-Centipede-cinema A new free-standing ‘centipede’ cinema designed by an academic at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UK – will open this week in Guimarães, Portugal as part of celebrations for the 2012 European Capital of Culture.  RSS Feed George Wigmore 2012-10-19T11:02:37Z UCL Built Environment Clubs to be launched http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1209/120924-UCL-Built-Environment-Clubs UCL today announced the future launch of its first two Built Environment Clubs (BECs) in Shanghai and Hong Kong on 28th and 29th October respectively. UCL has developed a significant academic and business network in these and other China regions which include many Alumni keen to bring additional value to China's urbanisation programme by harnessing the expertise of their 'alma mater'. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2012-09-24T10:36:36Z Better urban planning is essential to improve health http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/120530-lancet-healthy-cities The proportion of the world’s population that lives in cities has been steadily rising, so that 3 in 5 of all people globally will live in a city by 2030. The UCL-Lancet Commission on Healthy Cities explores the many issues other than health services that contribute to population health in a city environment. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2012-05-29T23:01:00Z Bartlett announces £100K in studentships to tackle inequality http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/02052012-100K-studentships-Bartlett-postgraduates The UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment is introducing £100K worth of studentships to encourage postgraduate students from a broader social background to apply. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2012-05-02T10:00:39Z Bartlett undergraduates mentor A-Level students from hard-to-reach London schools http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/March2012/120323-bartlett-mentors UCL Bartlett School of Architecture undergraduates are mentoring A-Level students from London schools as part of the Accelerate programme. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2012-03-23T10:52:11Z UCL Energy Institute professors announced as government advisors http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/February2012/16022012-UCL-professors-announced-as-government-advisors Professor Tadj Oreszczyn and Professor Paul Ekins (UCL Energy Institute) have been announced as advisors to the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s new Energy Efficiency Deployment Office (EEDO). RSS Feed Nick Dawe Nicholas Dawe 2012-02-16T16:51:14Z Industrial “inertia to change” is delaying development of zero carbon homes, report finds http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1112/111216 Tackling rising CO2 emissions from the residential sector could make a vital contribution towards mitigating climate change, according to a new report from the UCL Bartlett School of Planning. RSS Feed George Wigmore 2011-12-16T10:35:27Z Professor David Price: The case for research collaboration http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1103/11032502 At this week’s Guardian HE Summit 2011 session on ‘The Future of Research Funding’ Professor David Price, UCL Vice-Provost (Research), set out some thoughts on research collaboration between universities in the UK. Below he offers some further reflections. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2011-03-25T14:17:08Z Demographic trends and consumption patterns are threatening the UK environment http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1102/11022201 UCL researchers have contributed to the Royal Commission report on Environmental Pollution, which calls for a step-change in efforts to reduce consumption and waste generation by individuals and households to protect the UK environment. RSS Feed Lara J Carim 2011-02-23T13:30:00Z Rising indoor winter temperatures linked to obesity? http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1101/11012201 Increases in winter indoor temperatures in the United Kingdom, United States and other developed countries may be contributing to rises in obesity in those populations, according to UCL research published today. RSS Feed Ruth Metcalfe 2011-01-26T10:26:10Z New appointments at the Bartlett School of Architecture http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1101/11011902 The UCL Provost has appointed Mssr. Frédéric Migayrou as the new Bartlett Professor of Architecture. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2011-01-19T11:27:53Z UCL at COP16 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1012/10120604 Today is 'Health Day' at COP16, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, and delegates and negotiators are being briefed by UCL. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2010-12-06T14:08:19Z