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Inês Direito is an Auxiliary Researcher (Investigador Auxiliar) at the Center for Mechanical Technology and Automation (TEMA), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro (Portugal). She is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Engineering Education, University College London (United Kingdom), and a Visiting Senior Research Associate in the Department of Psychology, University of Johannesburg (South Africa). Inês has a PhD in Psychology from the University of Aveiro, an MSc in Cognitive Sciences and a Licenciatura in Psychology from the University of Minho. Her research interests include empathy and emotions in engineering education; diversity, equity and inclusion in engineering education and professional practice; skills development and career pathways of engineering students. Inês is an Associate Editor of JEE (Journal of Engineering Education), Member of the Editorial Board of EJEE (European Journal of Engineering Education), Member of the SEFI Board of Directors (European Society for Engineering Education), and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Inês Cristina Direito Baptista da Silva

Citation names

  • Inês Direito

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
C313-D87B-5827
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8471-9105
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YCdQ67MAAAAJ&hl=en
Researcher Id
ABI-1799-2020
Scopus Author Id
57190159954

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Educational Sciences
  • Social Sciences - Psychology
Education
Degree Classification
2014 - 2015
Concluded
 Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (Postgraduate Certificate)
Kingston University, United Kingdom
2010 - 2013
Concluded
 Psicologia (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Construção de competências transversais no sector das telecomunicações: percepções e estilos de aprendizagem" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2007 - 2009
Concluded
 Ciências cognitivas (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Memória Prospectiva em Crianças: Análise do efeito da saliência da pista" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2001 - 2006
Concluded
 Psicologia (Licenciatura)
Major in Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/08 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
2023/07/01 - Current Visiting Researcher (Research) University College London - Centre for Engineering Education, United Kingdom
2017/09/25 - 2023/06/30 Contracted Researcher (Research) University College London - Centre for Engineering Education, United Kingdom
University College London - Centre for Engineering Education, United Kingdom
2016/04/01 - 2017/09/22 Researcher (Research) University College London, United Kingdom
University College London Institute of Education, United Kingdom
2014/08/05 - 2016/03/31 Researcher (Research) Kingston University, United Kingdom
2008/08 - 2009/06 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
2007/05 - 2008/07 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2014/01/01 - 2014/07/31 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/04 - 2017/09 Policy and Research Officer Engineering Professors' Council, United Kingdom
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2010 - 2013 PhD Scholarship
SFRH/BD/60537/2009
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/02/28 - Current Review of teaching and learning in UK engineering higher education
Royal Academy of Engineering
Post-doc
University College London - Centre for Engineering Education, United Kingdom
 Royal Academy of Engineering
Concluded
2021 - Current STEMPATHY
CajaCanarias.20
Researcher
Universidad de La Laguna, Spain
 Fundación CajaCanarias
Ongoing
2025/01/01 - 2026/06/30 Educação empática em engenharia para o desenvolvimento sustentável
2023.13074.PEX
10.54499/2023.13074.PEX
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Aalborg Universitet, Denmark
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/09 - 2022 INSYSTED - Integrated System for European Digital Learning
2019-1-DE01-KA203-005038
Post-doc
University College London Faculty of Engineering, United Kingdom
 European Commission
Concluded
2021/03 - 2021/06 STE(A)M Youth Mentoring Programmes
UCL
Principal investigator
University College London - Centre for Engineering Education, United Kingdom
Concluded
2019 - 2020 Brexit impact on UK's engineering education sector: Exploring EU students and staff experiences
RPiEE16
Principal investigator
University College London - Centre for Engineering Education, United Kingdom
 Royal Academy of Engineering
Concluded
2019 - 2020 Global Responsibility in Civil Engineering Practice in the UK
Royal Academy of Engineering and Engineers Without Borders
Researcher
Engineers Without Borders UK, United Kingdom

University College London - Centre for Engineering Education, United Kingdom
Royal Academy of Engineering
Concluded
2016/04/01 - 2017/09/22 MultiCO - Promoting Youth Scientific Career Awareness and its Attractiveness through Multi-stakeholder Cooperation
665100
Post-doc
University College London Department of Curriculum Pedagogy and Assessment, United Kingdom
 European Commission
Concluded
2016/04 - 2017/09 MultiCO - Promoting Youth Scientific Career Awareness and its Attractiveness through Multi-stakeholder Cooperation
665100
 European Commission
2014/08/05 - 2016/03/31 Postgraduate Experience Project
HEFCE
Post-doc
Kingston University, United Kingdom
 Higher Education Funding Council for England
Concluded
2008 - 2009 StimuLearning
HP Innovation in Education Grant Initiative 2009
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal
 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co
Concluded
2007/05 - 2008/07 Trilho - Roteiros de formação e aprendizagem para plataformas de eLearning
.
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Electrónica Telecomunicações e Informática, Portugal

Instituto de Telecomunicações Campus Universitário de Santiago, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Michelle Morgan; Direito, Ines. Postgraduate Experience Project MSc Scholarship Stories. 2014.
    10.13140/RG.2.1.2528.0884
Book chapter
  1. Lillian Luk; Inês Direito; Kate Roach; Mitchell, John. "Exploring students' sense of belonging to engineering in interdisciplinary project-based teamwork through the lens of activity theory.". In Belonging and Identity in STEM Higher Education, edited by C. Kandiko Howson; M. Kingsbury. London, United Kingdom: UCL Press, 2024.
    Accepted
  2. Inês Direito; Curwyn Mapaling; Julianna Gesun. Corresponding author: Inês Direito. "Psychological foundations of engineering ethics education". In The Routledge International Handbook of Engineering Ethics Education, edited by Shannon Chance; Tom Borsen; Diana Adela Martin; Roland Tormey; Thomas Taro Lennerfors; Gunter Bombaerts, 180-197. Routledge, 2024.
    Published
  3. Lönngren, Johanna; Inês Direito; Tormey, Roland; Huff, James L.. "Emotions in Engineering Education". In International Handbook of Engineering Education Research, edited by Aditya Johri, 156-182. Routledge, 2023.
    10.4324/9781003287483-10
  4. Salonen, Anssi; Hartikainen-Ahia, Anu; Keinonen, Tuula; Direito, Inês; Connolly, John; Scheersoi, Annette; Weiser, Lara. "Students' Awareness of Working Life Skills in the UK, Finland and Germany". In Bridging Research and Practice in Science Education, edited by E. McLoughlin; O. Finlayson; S. Erduran; P. Childs, 123-138. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-17219-0_8
  5. Alves, António; Pereira, Anabela Maria de Sousa; Castanheira, Hélder; Direito, Inês; Duarte, A. Manuel de Oliveira. "Stimulating Learning via Tutoring and Collaborative Simulator Games". In Digital Systems for Open Access to Formal and Informal Learning, 213-233. Springer International Publishing, 2014.
    10.1007/978-3-319-02264-2_14
Conference abstract
  1. Shannon M. Chance; Mimirinis, Mike; Direito, Ines. "Research on Design and Creation in Architecture and Engineering.". Paper presented in EARLI SIG 9 Conference 2022: Phenomenography and variation theory in practice,, Stockolm, 2022.
    Published
  2. Anabela Pereira; Direito, Ines; Nancy Lee Harper; T. Henriques; Luis Souto; Maria Soares; Filipa Tavares. "Stress and anxiety in fugues performance: a pianists psychophysiological assessment". Paper presented in 32nd International Conference of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society,, Munster, 2011.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Natalie Wint; Direito, Ines. "(Re)Defining engineers' resilience: An exploratory study into how engineering students understand resilience (research)". Paper presented in 52nd Annual Conference of SEFI, Lausanne, 2024.
    Published • DOI 10.5281/zenodo.14254802
  2. Homero Murzi; Becky Bergman; Direito, Ines; Jan Van Maele. "How do engineering education societies engage with DEI concepts? A preliminary theoretical analysis of formal DEI statements". Paper presented in 52nd Annual Conference of SEFI, Lausanne, 2024.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14254824
  3. Chance, Shannon; Johri, A.; Cruz Moreno, S.; Direito, Ines; Polmear, M.; Kovavcs, H.; Joshi, R. "Securing fellowships for engineering education research". Paper presented in 52nd Annual Conference of SEFI, Lausanne, 2024.
    https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14260905
  4. Chance, Shannon; Johri, A.; Boersen, T.; Edstrom, K.; Mitchell, John; Male, Sally; Direito, Ines. "Leading the development of EER books & special issues". Paper presented in 52nd Annual Conference of SEFI, Lausanne, 2024.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14260907
  5. Inês Direito; Freitas, Ana. "Bridging the Gap: Embedding Transversal Skills in Engineering Doctoral Education". Paper presented in 2024 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), Kos, 2024.
    Published • 10.1109/educon60312.2024.10578771
  6. Jan Van Maele; Becky Bergman; Inês Direito; Homero Murzi. "How Diverse Are Global Perspectives On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion In Engineering Education?". Paper presented in European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI), Dublin, 2023.
    10.21427/DP74-4P30
  7. Shannon Chance; Ines Direito; Bill Williams. "Using the Hero’s Journey Monomyth Framework to Understand Students’ Engineering Experiences". 2023.
    10.18260/1-2--44584
  8. Diana Bairaktarova; Inês Direito. "Empathy In Engineering And Ethics Education: Resources To Support The Engineering Education Global Community". 2023.
    10.21427/5ZAR-JD81
  9. Stella Fowler; Inês Direito; Kate Bellingham; John Mitchell. "Emerging Trends, Approaches And Challenges In Engineering Education In The UK". 2023.
    10.21427/MRCS-9T98
  10. Lillian Yun Yung Luk; Inês Direito; John Mitchell; Kate Roach. "Is “Improving The Quality Of Life” The Only Sustainability Issue That Is Related To Engineering? - Exploring Engineering Students’ Conceptions Of Sustainability". 2023.
    10.21427/DMCT-T061
  11. Natalie Wint; Inês Direito. "(Re)Defining Engineers’ Resilience: Part I An Exploratory Study Into How Engineering Educators Understand And Teach Resilience". 2023.
    10.21427/4MVW-H678
  12. Zeyi Liu; Inês Direito; Yuwei Xu. "Experiences And Career Choices Of Female Engineering Undergraduates In China". 2023.
    10.21427/EKY8-SF47
  13. Kate Bellingham; John E. Mitchell; David Guile; Inês Direito. "Exploring The Variation In Gender Balance On Undergraduate Engineering Courses In UK Universities". 2023.
    10.21427/WJSQ-GB71
  14. Helena Martins; Inês Direito; Ana Freitas; Ana Salgado. "ROSES IN, ROSES OUT – HOW THE FRAMEWORK OF MANAGEMENT BY COMPETENCIES IN HRM CAN HELP ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF DOCTORAL CANDIDATES AND GRADUATES SOFT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN ENGINEERING". 2022.
    10.21125/inted.2022.2534
  15. Helena Martins; Ana Freitas; Ines Direito; Ana Salgado. "Engineering the future: transversal skills in Engineering Doctoral Education". 2021.
    10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507210
  16. Shannon M. Chance; Bill Williams; Ines Direito. "Studying Engineering Abroad: Intersectionality and Student Support". 2021.
    10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507214
  17. Lonngren, Johanna; Alberto Bellochi; Pia Bogelund; Direito, Ines; James Huff; Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof; Murzi, Homero; Tormey, Roland. Corresponding author: Lonngren, Johanna. "Emotions in Engineering Education: Preliminary Results from a Scoping Review". Paper presented in Research in Engineering Education Symposium & Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference, Perth, 2021.
    Published
  18. Direito, Ines; Fowler, Stella; Johnny Rich; John Mitchell. Corresponding author: Direito, Ines. "Experiences of European engineering students and academics in the UK: findings of an exploratory mixed-methods study". Paper presented in 49th SEFI Annual Conference, 2021.
    Published
  19. Direito, Ines; Chance, Shannon; Line Clemmensen; Sofie Craps; Sophia Economides; Siara Isaac; Anne-Marie Jolly; Fiona Truscott; Natalie Wint. Corresponding author: Direito, Ines. "Diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering education: an exploration of European higher education institutions’ strategic frameworks, resources, and initiatives". Paper presented in 49th SEFI Annual Conference, 2021.
    Published
  20. Ana Salgado; Ana Freitas; Helena Martins; Inês Direito. "A importância das competências transversais na formação de doutorados em engenharia: estarão os cursos doutorais a preparar os estudantes para o mercado de trabalho?". 2021.
  21. Chance, Shannon; Direito, Ines; John Mitchell. "Understandings of 'Global responsibility' expressed by civil engineers working in London". Paper presented in 48th SEFI Annual Conference: Engaging Engineering Education, Twente, 2020.
    Published
  22. Direito, Ines; Bill Williams; Shannon Chance. "Exploring the impact of Brexit on UK's engineering education sector from the perspective of European students and staff". Paper presented in 48th SEFI Annual Conference: Engaging Engineering Education, Twente, 2020.
    Published
  23. Fiona Truscott; Elton Dias; Folashade Akinmolayan-Tayo; Kate Roach; Direito, Ines; John Mitchell. "What are good team work skills and how do students learn them?". Paper presented in 48th SEFI Annual Conference: Engaging Engineering Education, Twente, 2020.
    Published
  24. Direito, Ines; Shannon Chance; Manish Malik. "An introduction to systematic literature reviews in engineering education". Paper presented in 48th SEFI Annual Conference, Twente, 2020.
    Published
  25. Direito, Ines; Tinne de Laet; Bill Williams. "Diversity and inclusion research in engineering education: What has changed in the last 10 years?". Paper presented in 48th SEFI Annual Conference: Engaging Engineering Education, Twente, 2020.
    Published
  26. Chance, Shannon; Direito, Ines; John Mitchell. "To what degree do graduate civil engineers working in London enact Global Responsibility and support UN Sustainable Development Goals?". Paper presented in Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (EESD2020), Cork, 2020.
  27. Lonngren, J.; Adawi, T.; Berge, M.; Huff, J.; Murzi, H.; Direito, I.; Tormey, R.; Sultan, U.. "Emotions in engineering education: Towards a research agenda". 2020.
    10.1109/FIE44824.2020.9273951
  28. Carlos Mora; Shannon Chance; Direito, Ines; Morera, M; Hernandez-Zamora, L.; Williams, Bill. Corresponding author: Carlos Mora. "INGENIA, a novel program impacting sustainable development goals locally through students’ actions". Paper presented in International Research Symposium on PBL, 2020.
    Published
  29. Bill Williams; Shannon Chance; Direito, Ines. "No one really minded a female barmaid, but I don't know they'd "not mind" a female engineer: One student's journey.". Paper presented in 7th Annual Conference of the UK & Ireland Engineering Education Research Network, Warwick, 2019.
    Published
  30. Miminiris, M.; Chance, S.M.; Direito, I.. "Understanding qualitatively different experiences of learning in Engineering: Variation as a learning tool". Budapest, 2019.
  31. Chance, Shannon; Mimirinis, Mike; Direito, Ines; Mitchell, John; Tilley, Emanuela. "How Architecture and Engineering Students Conceptualize Design Creation: Report of a Pilot Study". Paper presented in 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, Florida, 2019.
    10.18260/1-2--32891
  32. Direito, Ines; Shannon Chance; Emanuela Tilley; John Mitchell; Direito, I.; Chance, S.M.; Tilley, E.; Mitchell, J.E.. "Assessing the grit and mindset of incoming engineering students with an emphasis on gender". Paper presented in 8th Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES 2019), Cape Town, 2019.
    Published
  33. Chance, Shannon; Direito, Ines; Rob Lawlor; Katie Cresswell-Maynar; Jon Pritchard; Nick Tyler; John Mitchell. "Background and design of a qualitative study on globally responsible decision-making in civil engineering". Paper presented in 8th Research in Engineering Education Symposium, REES 2019, Cape Town, 2019.
  34. Anita Campbell; Direito, Ines; Mashudu Mokhithi. "Developing growth mindsets in engineering students: Work-in-progress on a systematic literature review". 2019.
  35. Direito, Ines. "Identification and preliminary review of doctoral theses in engineering education that have used phenomenological methods". 2018.
  36. Direito, Ines. "Initial impact of Brexit on European students and academic staff in UK's engineering higher education". 2018.
  37. Direito, Ines. "Grit in engineering education a systematic review". 2018.
  38. Direito, Ines. "Gender differences in first-year students' expectations towards a new engineering multidisciplinary curriculum". 2018.
    10.1109/CISPEE.2018.8593409
  39. Direito, Ines; Direito, Ines; Fowler, Stella. "Portuguese academic staff and students in UK's engineering higher education". Paper presented in CISPEE 2018, Aveiro, 2018.
    10.1109/CISPEE.2018.8593453
  40. Direito, Ines. "Comparing students' learning experiences during a major educational curriculum reform in engineering: Findings of a mixed-method study". 2018.
  41. Morgan, M.; Direito, I.. "The employment expectations of Masters Engineering students". 2018.
    10.1109/CISPEE.2018.8593487
  42. Direito, Ines. "Gestão e controlo do stress em estudantes do Ensino Superior". 2013.
  43. Cerqueira Alves, A.M.; De Sousa Pereira, A.M.; Castanheira, H.; Direito, I.; De Oliveira Duarte, M.A.. "Stimulating learning via tutoring and collaborative entrepreneurship gaming". Paper presented in IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age, CELDA 2012, 2012.
    Published
  44. Direito, Ines; Giovane Azevedo; Anabela Pereira; A. Manuel de Oliveira Duarte. "Competências transversais nas engenharias: comparação de estudantes do Brasil e Portugal". Paper presented in Xl Congresso Brasileiro de Educação em Engenharia – COBENGE 2012, Belém do Pará, 2012.
    Published
  45. A. Manuel de Oliveira Duarte; Anabela Pereira; Hélder Castanheira; Pedro Lourtie; António Alves; Direito, Ines; Gustavo Vasconcelos. "LUA-iNova - A New Approach for Tutorial Assistance". Paper presented in 61st International Council for Educational Media and the XIII International Symposium on Computers in Education (ICEM&SIIE'2011) Joint Conference, Aveiro, 2011.
  46. Nancy Lee Harper; Tomás Henriques; Anabela Pereira; Direito, Ines; João Paulo Cunha; Luis Souto; Filipa Tavares; Maria Soares. "Slow down and learn: Pianists and memory". Paper presented in International Symposium on Performance Science 2011, Toronto, 2011.
    Published
  47. Anabela Pereira; Direito, Ines; Nancy Lee Harper; Luis Souto; Maria Soares. "Controlled Study Effects on Pianists’ Performance and Anxiety". Paper presented in INTE2011, Guarda, 2011.
    Published
  48. A. Manuel de Oliveira Duarte; Direito, Ines; Ilidio Oliveira; Hugo Felix. "Entrepreneurship Training: a case study in Engineering Students". Paper presented in ICEE 2010 - Engineering Education and Research for Society, Gliwice, 2010.
  49. Direito, Ines; Anabela Pereira; A. Manuel de Oliveira Duarte. "Learning styles and autonomous engineering students: an overview of theories, models and pedagogical implications". Paper presented in ELSIN - 15th Annual Conference of the European Learning Styles Information Network, Aveiro, 2010.
    Published
  50. De Oliveira Duarte, A.M.; Oliveira, I.C.; Direito, I.. "Stimulating learning in engineering students by collaborative entrepreneurship training". 2010.
    10.1109/TEE.2010.5508848
  51. A. Manuel de Oliveira Duarte; Direito, Ines. "Vocational Education and Engineering Enrolment: a case study.". Paper presented in nternational Conference on Engineering Education & Research, ICEE/ICEER2009, Seoul, 2009.
    Published
  52. Arnaldo Santos; Direito, Ines; Miguel Oliveira; Paulo Real; Pedro Antunes; A. Manuel de Oliveira Duarte. "A Framework for the Design and Implementation of Learning Objects: A Competence-based Approach". Paper presented in V Simposio Pluridisciplinar sobre Diseño y Evaluación de Contenidos Educativos Reutilizables, Salamanca, 2008.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. John Connolly; Direito, Ines; Shirley Simon; Jill Trevethan. "Scenarios for raising students awareness of STEM careers". Paper presented in Association for Science Education Conference 2017, 2017.
  2. Direito, Ines; Michelle Morgan. "Feedback perceptions of STEM postgraduate students". Paper presented in Research, Practice and Contexts in Education, 2016.
  3. Giovane Azevedo; Direito, Ines; Anabela Pereira; A. Manuel de Oliveira Duarte. "Auto-eficácia, auto-regulação e estilos de aprendizagem de alunos de engenharia da UFMG: estudo exploratório". Paper presented in Xl Congresso Brasileiro de Educação em Engenharia – COBENGE 2012, 2012.
  4. A. Manuel de Oliveira Duarte; Direito, Ines. "Projecting Futures: engaging engineering students through contextual learning". Paper presented in 2009 ASEE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education, 2009.
Journal article
  1. Natalie Wint; Inês Direito. "How do engineering students understand and conceptualize individual resilience?". Journal of Engineering Education (2026): https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.70047.
    10.1002/jee.70047
  2. Ifeoma Chukwunonso Onyemelukwe; José Antonio Vasconcelos Ferreira; Ana Luísa Ramos; Inês Direito. "Human Energy Management System (HEMS) for Workforce Sustainability in Industry 5.0". Sustainability (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/su17146246.
    10.3390/su17146246
  3. Natalie wint; Inês Direito. "(Re)defining Resilience: How Engineering Educators Understand and Teach Resilience". Studies in Engineering Education (2024): https://doi.org/10.21061/see.163.
    10.21061/see.163
  4. Johanna Lönngren; Alberto Bellocchi; Maria Berge; Pia Bøgelund; Inês Direito; James L. Huff; Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof; et al. "Emotions in engineering education: A configurative meta-synthesis systematic review". Journal of Engineering Education (2024): https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20600.
    10.1002/jee.20600
  5. Onyemelukwe, Ifeoma Chukwunonso; Ferreira, José Antonio Vasconcelos; Ramos, Ana Luísa; Inês Direito. "HumanEnerg Hotspot: Conceptual Design of an Agile Toolkit for Human Energy Reinforcement in Industry 5.0". Applied Sciences 14 18 (2024): 8371. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14188371.
    10.3390/app14188371
  6. Jardim, Jacinto; Pereira, Anabela; Vagos, Paula; Direito, Inês; Galinha, Sónia. "The Soft Skills Inventory: Developmental procedures and psychometric analysis". Psychological Reports 125 1 (2022): 620-648. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0033294120979933.
    Published • 10.1177/0033294120979933
  7. Shannon Chance; Direito, Ines; John Mitchell. "Opportunities and barriers faced by early-career civil engineers enacting global responsibility". European Journal of Engineering Education 47 1 (2022): 164-192.
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2021.1990863
  8. Jensen, Karin; Direito, Inês; Polmear, Madeline; Hattingh, Teresa; Klassen, Mike. "Peer review as developmental: Exploring the ripple effects of the JEE Mentored Reviewer Program". Journal of Engineering Education 110 1 (2021): 15-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jee.20376.
    Published • 10.1002/jee.20376
  9. Anita Campbell; Direito, Ines; Mashudu Mokhithi. "Developing growth mindsets in engineering students: A systematic literature review of interventions". European Journal of Engineering Education 46 4 (2021): 503-527.
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2021.1903835
  10. Shannon Chance; Rob Lawlor; Direito, Ines; John Mitchell. "Above and beyond: ethics and responsibility in civil engineering". Australasian Journal of Engineering Education 26 1 (2021): 93-116.
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.1080/22054952.2021.1942767
  11. Direito, Inês; Chance, Shannon; Malik, Manish. "The study of grit in engineering education research: a systematic literature review". European Journal of Engineering Education (2019): 1-25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2019.1688256.
    Open access • Published • 10.1080/03043797.2019.1688256
  12. Jan Peters; Direito, Ines; Kate Roach; Emanuela Tilley. "Designing inclusive approaches in intensive team-based engineering learning environments". International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology 11 1 (2019): 93-107. http://genderandset.open.ac.uk/index.php/genderandset/article/view/640.
    Open access • Published
  13. Kang, Jingoo; Keinonen, Tuula; Simon, Shirley; Rannikmäe, Miia; Soobard, Regina; Direito, Inês. "Scenario Evaluation with Relevance and Interest (SERI): Development and Validation of a Scenario Measurement Tool for Context-Based Learning". International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 17 7 (2018): 1317-1338. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10763-018-9930-y.
    Open access • Published • 10.1007/s10763-018-9930-y
  14. Direito, Ines. "Entry to Study Expectations of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Postgraduate Taught Students". Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 228 (2016): 561-566. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042816310126.
    Published • http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.07.086
  15. Direito, Ines; Pereira, Anabela Maria Sousa; A. Manuel de Oliveira Duarte. "The development of skills in the ICT sector: Analysis of engineering students' perceptions about transversal skills.". International Journal of Engineering Education 30 6B (2014): 1556-1561. https://www.ijee.ie/contents/c300614B.html.
    Published
  16. Direito, Ines. "Engineering Undergraduates’ Perceptions of Soft Skills: Relations with Self-Efficacy and Learning Styles". Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences (2012): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042812040335.
    Published • 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.571
  17. De Duarte, A.M.O.; Oliveira, I.C.; Félix, H.S.; Carrilho, D.C.; Pereira, A.S.; Direito, I.. "Active classrooms: Role-playing experience in telecommunications engineering education". International Journal of Engineering Education 27 3 PART 1 (2011): 604-609. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79959870357&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published
Report
  1. Jonathan Truslove; Katie Cresswell-Maynard; Chance, Shannon; Emma Crichton; Inês Direito; Mitchell, John. 2022. Global responsibility of engineering - The extent to which global responsibility is embedded into engineering practice: an exploratory study. https://www.ewb-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GRE-Report-v2.pdf.
  2. Direito, Ines. 2015. Widening and sustaining postgraduate taught (PGT) STEM study in the UK: a collaborative project Creating change through understanding expectations and attitudes towards PGT study, experiences and post-study outcomes from the perspective of applicants, students, universities and employers.
    10.13140/RG.2.1.5121.3843
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2020/05/14 What is grit and how has it been studied in engineering education? Findings of a systematic literature review. The Big Engineering Education Research Meet Up - Virtual Meeting
Aalborg University, Denmark; TU Dublin, Ireland; Virginia Tech, USA; UWA, Australia; Purdue University, USA; University College London, UK; UTM, Malaysia; REEN
2019/10/10 The study of grit in engineering education School of Engineering Education Seminars
Purdue University - School of Engineering Education (Purdue, United States)
2019/10/10 The study of grit in engineering education research Purdue School of Engineering Education Research Seminar
Purdue University (Purdue, United States)
2019/09 Developing growth mindsets in engineering students:Work-in-progress on a systematic literature review. SEFI 2019
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Budapeste, Hungary)
2017/08 Gender differences in science interest, self-concept, and career aspirations ESERA 2017 Conference: European Science Education Research Association
ESERA European Science Education Research Association (Dublin, Ireland)
2016/05 The employability expectations of applicants, students and employers at Master’s level Student Experience and Postgraduate Issues Networks Joint Seminar
SRHE Society for Research into Higher Education (London, United Kingdom)
2016/02/01 Is Bourdieu’s theory of ‘economic capital’ applicable at postgraduate MSc study as undergraduate level? Access and transition to postgraduate study: findings from HEFCE’s PSS and beyond
HEFCE Higher Education Funding Council for England (York, United Kingdom)
2016/01/29 The Postgraduate Experience Project Learning and teaching expectations and experiences of STEM postgraduate taught students Inspire to succeed: Transforming teaching and learning in STEM Higher Education Conference
University of Nottingham (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
2015/01/21 Finance Findings from the Postgraduate Experience Project Postgraduate Funding Workshop, UKCGE
UKCGE United Kingdom Council for Graduate Education (Sheffield, United Kingdom)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Human Energy Reinforcement In Industry5.0: A Resilient And Productive Workforce
Co-supervisor
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Economia Gestão Engenharia Industrial e Turismo, Portugal
2021 - Current Exploring the Inclusion of AI in Engineering Education to Understand Female and Minority Undergraduate Students Participation and Learning Experiences (UK and US)
Co-supervisor
University College London, United Kingdom
2020 - Current Vocational education in Saudi Arabia: Is women education contributing to sustainable development?
Co-supervisor
University College London Institute of Education Doctoral School, United Kingdom
2020 - Current What factors influence where and what women engineering undergraduates study at UK universities?
Co-supervisor
University College London Faculty of Engineering, United Kingdom
2020 - 2024 The experiences and career choices of female engineering students in Chinese universities.
Co-supervisor
University College London Institute of Education Doctoral School, United Kingdom
2021 - 2022 Chinese women working in engineering: challenges and opportunities
Supervisor of Ming Zhang
 MSc Engineering and Education (Master)
University College London Institute of Education, United Kingdom
2021 - 2022 Making the engineering curriculum more inclusive
Supervisor of Michael Sulu
 MSc Engineering and Education (Master)
University College London Institute of Education, United Kingdom
2013 - 2014 Perfeccionismo e distress psicológico : prevenção no ensino superior
Co-supervisor
 Psicologia (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021 - Current CISPEE 2021 - 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (2021/06/21 - 2021/06/23)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2020/06/23 - Current Engineering Education Research Meet Up - Following the success of the Big Engineering Education Research Meet Up and to celebrate the International Women in Engineering Day, UCL Centre for Engineering Education held a single session event with a focus on research in diversity in engineering. (2020/06/23)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
 University College London - Centre for Engineering Education, United Kingdom
2020/05/14 - Current The Big Engineering Education Research Meet Up - More than 350 engineering education researchers around the world had virtually gathered in Engineering Education Research (EER) Big Meet Up on the 14th of May 2020. The meeting which was the first of its kind, conducted via Zoom, was hosted by University College London (UCL) and co-hosted by Purdue University, Aalborg University, University of Western Australia, Virginia Tech, University College London, and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). (2020/05/14)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
 University College London - Centre for Engineering Education, United Kingdom
2020 - Current SEFI 2021 - Annual conference of the European Society for Engineering Education (2021/09/13 - 2021/09/16)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2012 - 2013 VIII Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia - 2013 (2013/06/20 - 2013/06/22)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal

Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia, Portugal
2011 - 2012 9º Congresso Nacional de Psicologia da Saúde - 2012 (2012/02/09 - 2012/02/11)
Congress (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/05/19 Humility as a Professional Engineering Asset: An Analysis of Humble Behaviour in the Australian Engineering Workforce
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ellen Lynch (PhD)
Australian National University, Australia
2022/12/09 Developing a framework on doctoral students' essential competencies to complete the PhD and strategies for their development: a study in England and Portugal
(Thesis) Arguer
 Paulo Chaló (PhD)
Kingston University, United Kingdom
2014 Estudo de caracterização de adultos idosos dependentes de substâncias
President of the jury
 Ana David Silva Diniz Tomé (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2025/01/01 - Current Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN) Governing Board Member. Representative for Europe
2018 - Current UK & Ireland Engineering Education Research Network Steering Group
2018 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Educação em Engenharia Membro
2011 - Current Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses
2019 - 2023/05 European Society for Engineering Education Chair - Special Interest Group on Gender and Diversity

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2023/09 - Current Member of the Board of Directors of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) - 2023-2026
Member
2022 - Current Associate Editor - Journal of Engineering Education (JEE)
Member
 American Society for Engineering Education, United States

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2021 - Current International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE)
2019 - Current EDUCON2020 - IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference Porto, Portugal
2018 - Current SEFI Annual Conference
2018 - 2019 8th Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES) Cape Town, South Africa

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021 - Current MSc Engineering and Education - Dissertation module MSc Engineering and Education (Master) University College London Institute of Education, United Kingdom
2019 - Current Research in Engineering Education Engineering and Education MSc (Master) University College London Department of Curriculum Pedagogy and Assessment, United Kingdom
2012 - 2014 Psicologia do Desenvolvimento Psicologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Ergonomia Cognitiva Novas Tecnologias da Comunicação (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020 - Current Psychological Reports (0033-2941)
2018 - Current IEEE Transactions on Education (1557-9638) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2017 - Current European Journal of Engineering Education (1469-5898) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2017 - Current On the Horizon (1074-8121) Emerald (MCB UP )
2017 - Current Journal of Engineering Education (2168-9830) Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
2017 - Current Studies in Higher Education (1470-174X) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
Distinctions

Award

2021 Susanne Ihsen Award on Diversity and Inclusiveness
Société Européenne pour la Formation des Ingénieurs, Belgium
2018 Prémio "Melhor artigo" do CISPEE - 3a Conferência Internacional da Sociedade Portuguesa para a Educação em Engenharia
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Title

2015 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Other distinction

2010 Best Project - 2010 HP Innovations in Education Worldwide Summit