UCL at the Annual SEFI Conference, EPFL, Switzerland
13 September 2024
Staff, students and associates of the UCL Centre for Engineering Education were in full strength representing UCL's engineering education research at the annual SEFI conference this September.
The 51st SEFI Annual Conference was hosted by EPFL in Lausanne. The theme this year was ‘Educating Responsible Engineers’. The European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) is the largest network of engineering educators in Europe and brings together leaders in educational development for engineering at university level.
The conference kicked off this year with its Doctoral Symposium, which included support from CEE staff Dr Diana Martin and Professor Abel Nyamapfene.
Several CEE members were recognised this year; Honorary Professor Shannon Chance was elected to the SEFI board. Associate Professor Fiona Truscott was nominated in the best practice paper category for her paper Do you need to be mad to work here? Reflections on leading extremely large-scale interdisciplinary team project modules (Fiona Truscott, Lelanie Smith). And, SEFI Vice President Professor Emanuela Tilley presented the Leonardo da Vinci Medal to Professor John Mitchell. This is awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to engineering education with significant international influence.
We also welcomed several SEFI conference first timers (Nelia Jurado Pontes, MechEng, Ademola Odunsi, ChemEng, Justin Siefker, ChemEng, Anna Trostnikova, Faculty Learning Technologist, Teguh Dewangga, IOE, Eleni Katirtzoglou, Engineering Foundation Year, Obioma Egemonye, Political Science, and Irene Josa, Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction).
Thanks to EPFL for organising a conference with inclusivity in mind, which allowed one staff member to participate due to the daily childcare provision. And for the most unusual conference reception venue – by the crocodiles in an aquarium!
All UCL Faculty of Engineering staff are members of SEFI. If you are interested in attending next year or would like to know more about how the CEE can support you in your engineering education research please get in touch on centreforengedu@ucl.ac.uk
More on SEFI: https://www.sefi.be/
TU Eindhoven host the SEFI PhD Summer School 2025. Read about student experiences’ when UCL hosted the SEFI PhD Summer School in May 2024 here.
Papers with UCL involved include:
Are technical knowledge sacrificed with the integration of transferable skills into the engineering curriculum? – an evaluation of one-week intensive project-based learning in biochemical and biomedical engineering
Lillian Yun Yung Luk, John Mitchell, Mauryn C. Nweke, Terence Leung
Integrating Responsible Innovation into Engineering Education: Insights from Scenario Leads at UCL's Integrated Engineering Programme
Vivek Ramachandran, Kate Roach, Emanuela Tilley
INVESTIGATING WHAT CONTRIBUTES TOWARDS A HOLISTIC ENGINEERING STUDENT EXPERIENCE FOR INTERNATIONAL AND HOME STUDENTS
Mauryn Chika Nweke, Irina Lazar, Abel Nyamapfene, Folashade Akinmolayan, Yuncong Liu, Obioma Egemonye
MENTORING MATURE STUDENTS: EXPLORING PEER MENTOR EXPERIENCES AT A PRE-UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING PROGRAMME
Sophia Economides, Teguh Dewangga, Jiaxin Chen
Addressing issues related to running and assessment of group work in engineering education
Maria del Pilar Garcia Souto, Justin Siefker, Ademola Odunsi, Fiona Truscott, Alan Seatwo
PRELIMINARY INSIGHTS INTO AI AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN THE US AND UK: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY
Gouri Vinod, David Guile
RE)DEFINING ENGINEERS’ RESILIENCE: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY INTO HOW ENGINEERING STUDENTS UNDERSTAND RESILIENCE (RESEARCH)
Natalie Wint, Inês Direito
The Inclusion of Emotional Intelligence in Engineering Education: A Review
Natalie Wint
Resilience in Context: A Comparative Study of Engineering Students in the United Kingdom and South Africa
Curwyn Mapaling, Natalie Wint
“I’VE LEARNED THAT BEHIND EVERY HEADLINE THERE IS A HUMAN WITH THEIR STORY”: GEARING UP ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTS FOR NURTURING EMPATHY
Diana Bairaktarova, Veerle Bloemen, Ines Direito, Jan Van Maele
HOW DO ENGINEERING EDUCATION SOCIETIES ENGAGE WITH DEI CONCEPTS? A PRELIMINARY THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF FORMAL DEI STATEMENTS
Homero Murzi, Becky Bergman, Inês Direito, Jan Van Maele
A COMPARATIVE SCIENTOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI) PUBLICATIONS IN EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION
Bill Williams, Andrew Valentine, Natalie Wint
EXPLORING THE ROLE OF NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM ON PATHWAYS INTO ENGINEERING: A COMPARITIVE STUDY (RESEARCH)
Natalie Wint, Sofie Craps, Hanne Deprez, Patrik Mottl
Exploring analytical frameworks to investigate power dynamics in collaborative learning in engineering education
Sandra Ireri Cruz Moreno, Shannon Chance
Teaching with a gender lens: insights from a guide to inclusive practices in civil engineering
Irene Josa, Ivet Ferrer, Esther Real
Building ethical engineers: insights from a guide to integrating ethics in civil engineering education
Irene Josa, Christina Nick, Ester Giménez
Do you need to be mad to work here? Reflections on leading extremely large-scale interdisciplinary team project modules
Fiona Truscott, Lelanie Smith
Exploring analytical frameworks to investigate power dynamics in collaborative learning in engineering education
Sandra Ireri Cruz Moreno, Shannon Chance
Academics’ Perceptions of Transversal Skills: A Case Study in a New Engineering Programme at the Norwegian Defence University College
Luke Dokter
Workshops with UCL involved include:
Addressing issues related to running and assessment of group work in engineering education - Workshop
Maria del Pilar Garcia Souto, Ademola Odunsi, Justin Siefker, Fiona Truscott, Alan Seatwo
Leading the Development of EER Books and Special Issues
Shannon Chance, Adiya Johri, Tom Børsen, Diana Adela Martin, Kristina Edström, John E. Mitchell, Sally Male, Inês Direito
ENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH: REVIEWING JOURNAL MANUSCRIPTS FAIRLY, CONSTRUCTIVELY, AND EFFECTIVELY
Kristina Edström, David Knight, Joyce Main, Sally Male, Gareth Thomson, Jonte Bernhard, Maartje van den Bogaard, Shannon Chance, Xiangyun Du, Greet Langie, Diana Martin, John Mitchell
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND EMERGING CURRICULUM MODELS IN ENGINEERING
John Mitchell, Iris Capdevila, Sophia Economides, Alison Gwynne-Evans, Marc Laperrouza, Emanuela Tilley, Gareth Thomson, Natalie Wint
ENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH: WRITING FOR PUBLICATION
Jonte Bernhard, Maartje van den Bogaard, Rebecca Broadbent, Shannon Chance, Scott Daniel, Ines Direito, Xiangyun Du, Kristina Edström, Sally Male, Dominik May, John Mitchell, Natalie Wint
ENACTING OUR VALUES - STEPS TOWARDS A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE SEFI COMMUNITY (WORKSHOP)
Joelyn de Lima, Siara Isaac, Natalie Wint, Fiona Truscott, Terhi Kilamo
Teaching Engineering Ethics in the Disciplines: Strategies to integrate ethics into the classroom.
Renato Bezerra Rodrigues, Tom Børsen, Christiano Cordeiro Cruz, Ester Giménez, Aaron W Johnson, Irene Josa, Susan Lord, Stephanie Lunn, Isis Hazewindus, Jan Mehlich, John Mitchell, Christina Nick, Prajish Prasad, Vivek Ramachandran
Eager to further develop the field of engineering ethics education?
Diana Adela Martin, Shannon Chance, Tom Boersen, Roland Tormey, Thomas Lennerfors, Gunter Bombaerts, Mircea Tobosaru, Helena Kovacs
SECURING FELLOWSHIPS FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION RESEARCH
Shannon Chance, Aditya Johri, Inês Direito, Madeline Polmear, Helena Kovacs, Rucha Joshi
Sorting skills: curriculum profiles and the forthcoming SEFI handbook
Helena Kovacs, Tamara Milosevic, Jennifer Griffith2, Matteo Di Benedetti, Esther Perea Borobio, Thies Johannsen, Natalie Wint, Neil Cooke
Staff Capacity Building for Educating Socially Responsible Engineers: Considerations Related to Culture and Emotion
Madeline Polmear, Jennifer Griffiths, Greet Langie, Johanna Lönngren, Klara Kovesi, Thies Johannsen, Christian Kautz, Ester Ventura Medina, Peter Neal, Marcus Pereira Pessoa1, Nikita Hari