John chats about the Demolition Degree

Recently, our very own John Woodward was asked a few questions about the Demolition Degree at the University of Wolverhampton. The university was kind enough to share the footage with us, which you can watch above.

IDE calls for visiting lecturers at the University of Wolverhampton

The launch of the world leading Demolition Degree gets ever closer with the first students commencing their study at the University on Thursday, 28th September this year.

The content of the course has now been agreed by the IDE Education Committee. Dr. Terry Quarmby and our own John Woodward are on-board to deliver the relevant lectures. However, there is a need for additional lecturers to assist with the course and anyone interested in offering their time should contact Richard Dolman with a copy of their CV and relevant training qualifications.

Please note, lecturers will need to make themselves available on various dates throughout the academic year.

To contact Richard Dolman, please email info@ide.org.uk

Matt Birch chats about the UK's first Demolition Degree (on camera)

C&D's very own Matt Birch featured in this video chatting about the UK's first Demolition Degree, which starts next year at Wolverhampton University. Matt will be attending!

The future of demolition training

This morning, on the Demolition Training website, our very own Stuart Carter has highlighted a great new initiative in the city of Wolverhampton that will transform an old brewery into a centre of excellence for construction training.

It's great news, but where's the mention of demolition? Isn't it time demolition training got the same level of investment and publicity? Read how he argues it might be time for a university of demolition.