The School of Surveying & Planning
We offer a range of courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level aimed at meeting your needs and interests if you wish to follow a career within the broad sectors of property and construction, whether as a Chartered Surveyor, a Town Planner or a Chartered Builder.
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The DTZ Kingston Challenge Following the School of Surveying & Planning’s trip to Dublin in January this year, six groups of level 5 students were invited to present their findings to Directors of DTZ, a major firm of chartered surveyors, as part of the DTZ Kingston Challenge. The students work in multi-disciplinary groups reflecting industry practice [...]
On Thursday 21st January 2010, Excel magazine hosted the Excel Student of the Year Awards. Designed to raise aspirations and encourage student achievement, this event celebrates the success of outstanding students from diverse backgrounds all over the UK. Kingston University student Yvonne Ambo, who studies Real Estate Management, was awarded this year’s ‘Excel Built Environment Student [...]
Research by a team at Kingston University reveals that, despite concerns that ‘garden grabbing’ is on the rise; the likelihood that the developers will be moving into a garden near you is not increasing. According to the research, in most places you are no more likely to look over your fence and see a block [...]
Postgraduate students from the School of Surveying and Planning attended a Masters Conference where. as part of the assessment for their courses, they delivered presentations to External Assessors and members of the surveying profession. The Masters Conference took place at the headquarters of RIBA (The Royal Institute of British Architects).
There was a surprise for Professor Sarah Sayce, from the School of Surveying, as she delivered a talk on Friday. Max Crofts, President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) was smuggled into the lecture theatre to present Sarah with an award recognising her achievements in teaching surveying. RICS is regarded as the world’s [...]