Scientific outputs

In this page are the main scientific outputs produced along the project. As the items are concluded, it will be published in the following list. These are part of the outputs of the project.

Scientific Conferences

Journal Articles

  1. Leal, S., Nascimento, J., Piki, A., Tekerek, A., Güzel, A., Loureiro, A., Gonçalves, C., Messias, I., Simons, J., Teunen, L., Barradas, L. C., Palmes, N., Mongelli, T., Nedelko, Z., & Oliveira, S. (2024). Exploring sustainable development perceptions among higher education students: An empirical study on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 14, 100223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100223 [Indexed: WoS IF: 5.3 – Q1; Scopus SJR: 1.19 – Q1] [Full article (PDF)]

Books and Book Chapters

  1. Leal, S., Barradas, C., Loureiro, A., Messias, I., & Oliveira, S. (Eds.). (2025). Book of abstracts of the ICONSUS2025 International Conference on Sustainability – Transforming Higher Education for a Sustainable Future (ICONSUS2025, Setembro 11–12, 2025). IPSantarém. https://iconsus2025.ipsantarem.pt/book-of-abstracts-2/    
  2. Leal, S., Piki, A., Nascimento, J., Simons, J., Barradas, L., & Oliveira, S. (in press). Identification of knowledge and skills gaps related to sustainable development: Two exploratory studies with higher education students and teachers in Europe. In W. Leal, D. Franco, L. Trevisan, M. Mifsud, & K. Williams (Eds.), Introducing the UN SDGs in higher education institutions. World Sustainability Series. Springer Nature. [Indexed: Scopus (Q3); WoS (BKCI)]        

Conference Proceedings (Full Papers)

  1. Loureiro, A., Leal, S., Oliveira, S., Messias, I., Barradas, C., Tekerek, A., Güzel, A., Piki, A., Gonçalves, C., Simons, J., Mongelli, T., Gelfgren, V., & Michiels, X. (2024). Fostering sustainability competencies in higher education: A multimodal approach through TIME2ACT@SD MOOC. In Proceedings of the ICERI 2024 Conference: 17th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (pp. 6920–6926). IATED. https://doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2024.1669 [Indexed: WoS (CPCI) | Full paper (PDF)]
  2. Nisiotis, L., Piki, A., Theodorou, P., Leal, S., Barradas, L. C., & Nascimento, J. A. (2024). Evaluation of a serious VR game designed to promote the Sustainable Development Goals. In Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE Gaming, Entertainment, and Media Conference (GEM) (pp. 1–6). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/GEM61861.2024.10585543 [Indexed: Scopus; WoS (CPCI) | Full paper (PDF) ]   
  3. Piki, A., Tchanturia, I., Kasenides, N., Paspallis, N., & Leal, S. (2025). SDG Quest: Leveraging Mobile Game-Based Learning to Foster Environmental, Social, and Economic Sustainable Development Goals. In: Chen, J.Y.C., Fragomeni, G., Streitz, N.A., Konomi, S., Fang, X. (eds) In J. Y. C. Chen, G. Fragomeni, N. A. Streitz, S. Konomi, & X. Fang (Eds.), HCI International 2024 – Late Breaking Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (15377). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-76812-5_25 [Indexed: Scopus (Q2); WoS (CPCI & BKCI) | Paper Abstract (PDF)] 

Conference Abstracts (Book of Abstracts)

  1. Gelfgren, V., Monteiro, N., Maurya, A., Barradas, L. C., & Leal, S. (2025). Changing attitudes through play: A web and mobile game for sustainability education in higher education [Poster abstract]. In S. Leal, C. Barradas, A. Loureiro, I. Messias, & S. Oliveira (Eds.), Book of abstracts of the ICONSUS2025 International Conference on Sustainability – Transforming Higher Education for a Sustainable Future (p. 13). IPSantarém. https://iconsus2025.ipsantarem.pt/book-of-abstracts-2/  
  2. Gonçalves, C., Costa, P., Mongelli, T. L., Focaricci, E., Verbicaro, P., Leal, S., Loureiro, A., Oliveira, S., Messias, I., Barradas, C., Tekerek, A., Güzel, A., Çelik, B. D., Piki, A., Kasenides, N., Simons, J., Gelfgren, V., & Michiels, X. (2025). Design and development of MOOC about social, environmental and economic sustainability for higher education [Poster abstract]. In S. Leal, C. Barradas, A. Loureiro, I. Messias, & S. Oliveira (Eds.), Book of abstracts of the ICONSUS2025 International Conference on Sustainability – Transforming Higher Education for a Sustainable Future (p. 15). IPSantarém. https://iconsus2025.ipsantarem.pt/book-of-abstracts-2/  
  3. Leal, S., Barradas, L. C., Piki, A., Tekerek, A., Güzel, A., Loureiro, A., Messias, I., Nascimento, J., Simons, J., Costa, P., Mongelli, T. L., Gelfgren, V., & Oliveira, S. (2025). Identifying knowledge and competency gaps in sustainable development: Insights from higher education students and teachers in Europe [Poster abstract]. In S. Leal, C. Barradas, A. Loureiro, I. Messias, & S. Oliveira (Eds.), Book of abstracts of the ICONSUS2025 International Conference on Sustainability – Transforming Higher Education for a Sustainable Future (pp. 11-12). IPSantarém. https://iconsus2025.ipsantarem.pt/book-of-abstracts-2/  
  4. Leal, S., Nascimento, J., Loureiro, A., Barradas, C., Oliveira, S., & Messias, I. (2023). Conhecimentos, atitudes e comportamentos dos estudantes do ensino superior quanto à sustentabilidade: A identificação de gaps [Conference presentation abstract]. V Congresso Ibero-Americano de Responsabilidade Social (CRIARS), Portugal. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/4710.             
  5. Leal, S., Oliveira, A., Loureiro, A., Messias, I., Barradas, L., & Nascimento, J. (2023, October 26–27). Revisão da literatura sobre conhecimentos, atitudes e comportamentos dos estudantes do ensino superior sobre o desenvolvimento sustentável [Conference presentation abstract]. In A. Ferraz, A. Curado, J. Nogueira, J. Abrantes, L. Nunes, M. Laranjo, & M. Tomé (Coords.), Capacitação para a ação climática: Do campus à comunidade: Livro de atas da 5.ª Conferência Campus Sustentável (pp. 159-160). Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo. https://doi.org/10.57910/ipvc-prometheus-7526ccs2023              
  6. Leal, S., Oliveira, A., Nascimento, J., Barradas, L., Loureiro, A., Messias, I., Gonçalves, C., Piki, A., Flouraki, K., Gelfgren, V., Mongelli, T., & Güzel, A. (2023, October 26–27). Projeto TIME2ACT@SD – Time to act through sustainable experiences for higher education students [Conference poster abstract]. In A. Ferraz, A. Curado, J. Nogueira, J. Abrantes, L. Nunes, M. Laranjo, & M. Tomé (Coords.), Capacitação para a ação climática: Do campus à comunidade: Livro de atas da 5.ª Conferência Campus Sustentável (pp.189-190). Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo. https://doi.org/10.57910/ipvc-prometheus-9254ccs2023                          
  7. Leal, S., Oliveira, S., Barradas, L. C., Piki, A., Simons, J., Loureiro, A., Messias, I., Mongelli, T., Tekerek, A., Güzel, A., Gelfgren, V., & Monteiro, N. (2025). TIME2ACT@SD: Advancing sustainable development in higher education through innovative tools [Conference presentation abstract]. In F. J. Santos, J. V. Torres, J. Amoroso, L. Branquinho, M. A. Oliveira, M. I. Faria, M. R. Ferreira, M. Correia, M. Rosa, R. Fernandes, T. Albaroado, & V. L. Zymbal (Eds.), Book of abstracts: III International Congress – Innovation and Sustainability for a Quality Future (CIEQV) (p. 87). Centro de Investigação em Qualidade de Vida (CIEQV). [Abstract (PDF)]
  8. Leal, S., Oliveira, S., Vivas, C., Nascimento, J., Barradas, C., & Loureiro, A. (2022, October 12–14). Time to act through sustainable experiences for higher education students: A project to promote sustainability [Conference presentation abstract]. In A. Loureiro, D. Rocha, I. Messias, N. R. Oliveira, & R. Lopes (Eds.), Moving on Towards “New Normal” in Education – ICEM2022 Conference: Book of Abstracts (pp. 71–72). IPSantarém. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/4382 
  9. Leal, S., Piki, A., Nascimento, J., Simons, J., & Oliveira, S. (2024, October 10–11). Identification of knowledge and skills gaps related to sustainable development: Two exploratory studies with higher education students and teachers in Europe [Conference presentation]. 2nd Transatlantic Symposium on Sustainable Development in Higher Education, Hasselt, Belgium. [Best Paper Award |
  10. Loureiro, A., Messias, I., Leal, S., Oliveira, S., Nascimento, J., & Barradas, C. (2023, May 26–27). Time to Act through Sustainable Experiences for Higher Education Students (TIME2ACT@SD): Apresentação do projeto e estado da arte [Conference presentation]. MEETUP23 – 2.º Encontro de Investigadores do LE@D – Inovação e Ciência, Lisboa, Portugal.                      
  11. Mongelli, T. L., Bartolozzi, P., Villante, C., Moscheni, N., & Carrubba, C. (2025). TIME2ACT@SD: Webinars for a sustainable and inclusive Europe [Poster abstract]. In S. Leal, C. Barradas, A. Loureiro, I. Messias, & S. Oliveira (Eds.), Book of abstracts of the ICONSUS2025 International Conference on Sustainability – Transforming Higher Education for a Sustainable Future (p. 14). IPSantarém. https://iconsus2025.ipsantarem.pt/book-of-abstracts-2/  
  12. Mongelli, T. L., Verbicaro, P., Gonçalves, C., & Costa, P. (2025). TIME2ACT@SD MOOC for environmental sustainability [Poster abstract]. In S. Leal, C. Barradas, A. Loureiro, I. Messias, & S. Oliveira (Eds.), Book of abstracts of the ICONSUS2025 International Conference on Sustainability – Transforming Higher Education for a Sustainable Future (p. 16). IPSantarém. https://iconsus2025.ipsantarem.pt/book-of-abstracts-2/  
  13. Oliveira, S., Loureiro, A., Nascimento, J., & Leal, S. (2024). As perceções dos professores do ensino superior sobre a educação para o desenvolvimento sustentável: Estudo descritivo aplicado em contexto europeu [Conference presentation Abstract]. In A. Lillebø, A. S. Assunção, A. Novais, C. Santos, F. Ferreira, J. Batista, J. Ribeiro, J. N. Vieira, L. Nazaré, N. Barreto, P. Lito, P. Mingatos, R. Soares, & R. Pinho (Coords.), 6.ª Conferência Campus Sustentável (CCS2024): Ações transformativas da academia com a sociedade para implementação dos Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável: Livro de resumos (pp. 143–144). Universidade de Aveiro. https://www.ua.pt/file/84482 
  14. Piki, A. (2023, April 27–28). Time to Act through Sustainable Experiences for Higher Education Students (TIME2ACT@SD): Aims, objectives, and project vision [Oral presentation abstract]. 19th eLearning and Software for Education Conference (eLSE 2023), Bucharest, Romania.
  15. Piki, A., Nisiotis, L., Kasenides, N., Theodorou, P., Lazari, G., Nikolaou, A., Savva, E., Philippou, M., Barradas, C., & Leal, S. (2025). Sustainable futures: A gamified virtual reality journey through the SDGs [Poster abstract]. In S. Leal, C. Barradas, A. Loureiro, I. Messias, & S. Oliveira (Eds.), Book of abstracts of the ICONSUS2025 International Conference on Sustainability – Transforming Higher Education for a Sustainable Future (pp. 9-10). IPSantarém. https://iconsus2025.ipsantarem.pt/book-of-abstracts-2/
  16. Simons, J., Michiels, X., Gonçalves, C., & Costa, P. (2025). TIME2ACT@SD MOOC for social sustainability [Poster abstract]. In S. Leal, C. Barradas, A. Loureiro, I. Messias, & S. Oliveira (Eds.), Book of abstracts of the ICONSUS2025 International Conference on Sustainability – Transforming Higher Education for a Sustainable Future (p. 17). IPSantarém. https://iconsus2025.ipsantarem.pt/book-of-abstracts-2/
  17. Tekerek, A., Güzel, A., Costa, P., Gonçalves, C., Güngör, S., & Çelik, B. D. (2025). Design and development of MOOC about economic sustainability for higher education [Poster abstract]. In S. Leal, C. Barradas, A. Loureiro, I. Messias, & S. Oliveira (Eds.), Book of abstracts of the ICONSUS2025 International Conference on Sustainability – Transforming Higher Education for a Sustainable Future (p. 18). IPSantarém. https://iconsus2025.ipsantarem.pt/book-of-abstracts-2/  
  18. Piki, A. (2024, February 8). Time to act through sustainable experiences for higher education students (Time2Act@SD). [Conference presentation]. Research and Knowledge Exchange Showcase, University of Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Conference and Dissemination Presentations and Other Publications

  1. Leal, S., Loureiro, A., Barradas, C., Messias, I., Nascimento, J., & Oliveira, S. (2023, March). TIME2ACT@SD: Time to act through sustainable experiences for higher education students. Newsletter LQRC-CIEQV, 4(29), 14–16. Life Quality Research Centre (CIEQV). https://www.cieqv.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/29-cieqv-newsletter-mar23.pdf
  2. Leal, S., & Oliveira, S. (2025, September 29–October 3). TIME2ACT@SD: Knowledge and competency gaps in sustainable development: insights from higher education students and teachers in Europe [International Week presentation and classroom sessions]. 23rd International Week “Competences in Higher Education”, Klaipėdos Valstybinė Kolegija / Higher Education Institution, Klaipėda, Lithuania.
  3. Piki, A., & Nisiotis, L. (2023, October 9). Erasmus+ Days Info Day featuring TIME2ACT@SD among other active Erasmus+ projects [Workshop presentation]. Erasmus+ Days Info Day at UCLan Cyprus, Pyla, Larnaca, Cyprus. https://www.erasmusdays.eu/event/erasmus-info-day-and-showcase-event/
  4. Piki, A. (2024, March 9). TIME2ACT@SD VR SDG Game “Sustainable Futures” [Workshop]. Code Cyprus 2024, UCLan Cyprus, Pyla, Cyprus. https://codecyprus.org/2024/index_en.htm 
  5. Piki, A., Kasenides, N., Paspallis, N., & Nisiotis, L. (2024, September 27). Learn through play with the TIME2ACT SDG VR game: “Sustainable futures: A journey through the SDGs” [Workshop demonstration]. European Researchers’ Night 2024 – Mission Possible: Researchers on Board for an Inclusive and Sustainable Future, Nicosia, Cyprus.
  6. Piki, A., Nisiotis, L., Kasenides, N., & Paspallis, N. (2024, October 16). Embark on a journey towards a sustainable future through interactive learning materials and educational games crafted by the TIME2ACT@SD Erasmus+ project [Workshop presentation]. Erasmus+ Days, UCLan Cyprus, Pyla, Cyprus.
  7. Barradas, C. (2025, September 27). TIME2ACT@SD: Live demonstration of web/mobile and virtual reality educational games for sustainability [Public engagement activity]. European Researchers’ Night 2025, Santarém, Portugal. https://time2act.ipsantarem.pt/time2act-brings-sustainability-and-technology-to-the-european-researchers-night-2025-in-santarem/ 

Questionnaires

  1. Simons, J., Flouraki, K., Oliveira, S. Nascimento, J., Barradas, C., Loureiro, A., Messias, I., Piki, A., Palmer, N., Mongelli, T., Güzel, A., Tekerek, A., Gonçalves, C., Teunen, L., and Leal, S. (2023). Questionnaire on Education for Sustainable Development for higher Education teachers – English Version [Questionnaire]. Erasmus+ Project Time2Act@SD. https://time2act.ipsantarem.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TIME2ACT-Questionnaire_Final_Version-English_website.pdf
  2. Simons, J., Flouraki, K., Oliveira, S. Nascimento, J., Barradas, C., Loureiro, A., Messias, I., Piki, A., Palmer, N., Mongelli, T., Güzel, A., Tekerek, A., Gonçalves, C., Teunen, L., and Leal, S. (2023). Vragenlijst over onderwijs voor duurzame ontwikkeling voor docenten in het hoger onderwijs – Nederlandse versie [Questionnaire]. Erasmus+ Project Time2Act@SD. https://time2act.ipsantarem.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TIME2ACT-Questionnaire_Final_Version-Dutch_website.pdf
  3. Simons, J., Flouraki, K., Oliveira, S. Nascimento, J., Barradas, C., Loureiro, A., Messias, I., Piki, A., Palmer, N., Mongelli, T., Güzel, A., Tekerek, A., Gonçalves, C., Teunen, L., and Leal, S. (2023). Questionário sobre educação para o desenvolvimento sustentável para professores do ensino superior – Versão Portuguesa [Questionnaire]. Erasmus+ Project Time2Act@SD.https://time2act.ipsantarem.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TIME2ACT-Questionnaire_Final_Version-Portuguese_website.pdf
  4. Simons, J., Flouraki, K., Oliveira, S. Nascimento, J., Barradas, C., Loureiro, A., Messias, I., Piki, A., Palmer, N., Mongelli, T., Güzel, A., Tekerek, A., Gonçalves, C., Teunen, L., and Leal, S. (2023). Yüksek öğretim öğretmenleri için sürdürülebilir kalkınma için eğitim anketi – Türkçe versiyon [Questionnaire]. Erasmus+ Project Time2Act@SD. https://time2act.ipsantarem.pt/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TIME2ACT-Questionnaire_Final_Version-Turkish_website.pdf