The Cambridge Land Economy Advisory Board

The Cambridge Land Economy Advisory Board, CLEAB, comprises around 40 practitioners from industry who give part of their time to support the Department of Land Economy. CLEAB works alongside CULS, which is open to any student or graduate of the Department of Land Economy, and also the Department of Architecture, and to any graduate of the University of Cambridge who works in the Property Industry.

CLEAB is a charity. Our main purpose is to act as a link between the Department of Land Economy, and the real estate industry, with a view to sustaining and enhancing the excellence of the Department of Land Economy’s worldclass research and teaching. CLEAB provides additional financial support to the Department and acts to promote it as appropriate both within the UK and overseas. It also provides business advice to the Department, together with suggestions for appropriate research topics for the Department.

Over the past few years CLEAB has provided financial support for the Department, for projects or roles and together with CULS, a successful mentoring programme, finding mentors for more than 100 students each year. Recently it’s made a substantial contribution towards the Department’s new website and to an Outreach O cer to build links to communities that have not historically sent many students to the Land Economy programmes.

CLEAB hosts an annual dinner giving opportunities for students to meet key figures in the industry. We also host an annual mentors’ drinks party, providing mentors the opportunity to meet the other mentors and mentees. CLEAB has taken students on tours of London, arranged a series of careers talks and examples of the opportunities open to students and hosts an annual careers fair (jointly with CULS) attended by around 150 students each year.

CLEAB Chair, Jon Zehner says

“Along with all the other members of the Board I enjoy working with faculty and students to help keep the Department preeminent. There’s a common interest involved, because the real estate industry continues to grow and to change and needs the finest minds, of all ages, to help it do so. As someone who has worked at a global level for many years, I also particularly support the Department’s international outlook, whether in relation to recruitment or ideas”