The positive and vibrant working relationship between Mr Pascoe Sawyers; Head of Strategy & Partnerships at the London Borough of Brent and DCS founder & Chair, Bola Abisogun OBE has been maturing for a number of years and on the back of their first successful event in...

The new decade has presented us with a new perspective which in turn has cultivated a significant number of unique opportunities across the sector, via smarter and collaborative working relationships.

RICS_APC preparedness for the part-qualified and annual CPD undertaki...

Led by the appointed Chair Dame Janet Paraskeva DBE [former Chief Executive of the Law Society] the RICS' new 'SRB' Standards and Regulation Board is an opportunity for members of the surveying profession to contribute towards the responsibility and accountab...

Following a timely introduction by the Mayors Office during September 2019, the tri-partite conversations that have followed between DiverseCity Surveyors and Glasgow Caledonian University, (led by Alicia Clyde) have been both engaging and truly inspirational. 

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So, it’s that time again, the last week during the last month of the year. How was it for you? Was it a year that could have been, a year that was or moving forward, a year that was simply lost. As we ponder the answer to that question, above all, we must give thanks f...

The inaugural event of the Diversity in Construction Network took place on 28th November 2019, at Olympia in Central London, and was another step in the right direction, with clear industry support for ‘the conversation’ around difference, diversity and inclusion.

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Many in the Surveying profession will no doubt have been personally acquainted with or indirectly advised of three outstanding individuals who, a number of years ago, decided to embark upon a unique 'female-friendly' platform called Surveying Sisterhood. It wasn’t too...

Earlier this year [see here] RICS Governing Council ‘GC’ member Diane Dumashie FRICS met with fellow Fellow’s, Uche Obi who had flown in from the Cayman Islands and DCS Founder & Chair Bola Abisogun OBE. The meeting took place at RICS HQ, London in the members room and...

With a clear objective to galvanise those operating within the surveying profession (and others from across the built environment) typically, from a non-traditional - or BAME - background, the DCS_AGM held on 21/11/19 at RICS HQ, in Parliament Square was a resounding s...

Following an invitation to attend an 'ice-breaker' on 9 August 2019, a follow up meeting on 23 September 2019 and a subsequent meeting of minds between Mr Gregory Logan, Head of School and DCS Founder and Chair, Bola Abisogun OBE FRICS; a firm decision to attend Dauben...