Cambridge to launch lectureship in Chinese urban development
The creation of the lectureship, based at the Department of Land Economy, was announced at a signing ceremony held in Hong Kong.
Argent Group host MPhil Students at King's Cross Development
Major property developer Argent plc hosted a site visit by our postgrad students, organised and led by Senior Visiting Fellow Marc Mogull (Benson Elliot). The visit provided the group, all taking the MPhil Property Development module, a fascinating insight into this major urban regeneration project.
Tripos prizes for 2016-17
The Department is pleased to announce the award of the following Tripos prizes for 2016-17:
Bidwells Prize Winners 2017
On Monday 22 May Prof. Colin Lizieri, the Head of Department and Patrick McMahon, Senior Partner at Bidwells met to congratulate the winning team of this year’s Bidwells Prize for the best RE02 group presentation.
Land Economy Top Again
Following our top ranking in the Complete University Guide, the Land Economy undergraduate programme has been ranked first in the "Building and Town & Country Planning" category of the Guardian's University League Tables.
Land Economy ranked first in Complete University Guide league table
In the 2018 Complete University Guide, our Land Economy undergraduate degree has been ranked first in the country in the Town & Country Planning table, based on entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality and graduate prospects. Cambridge was, once again, the overall top ranked University in the Guide. Although there are many issues with the methods used in compiling such tables, it is gratifying to see our strengths recognised formally.
Professor Viñuales elected Chairman of the Compliance Committee of the UN-ECE Protocol on Water and Health
At its fourteenth meeting, in March 2017, the Compliance Committee of the UN-ECE Protocol on Water and Health elected Professor Jorge E. Viñuales, Harold Samuel Chair of Law and Environmental Policy and Director of the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance, as its Chairman for the next triennium.
Land Economy undergraduate student research published by ANREV
The Department is pleased to announce that Thuqan Al-Hindawi, an MPhil student in Land Economy, has recently had research from his undergraduate dissertation published by the Asian association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV).
PhD student Ante Busic-Sontic wins conference scholarship
The Pacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES) has awarded PhD student Ante Busic-Sontic with the Post-Graduate Research Scholarship at the 23rd Annual PRRES conference in Sydney (15-18 January 2017).
Registration now open for the 2017 Land Economy Masterclass
The next Land Economy Masterclass, hosted by the Department and the Cambridge Admissions Office, is now open for bookings from year 12 students.