Ines Alves is a Lecturer in Inclusive Education and the Programme Leader for the MEd in Inclusive Education at The University of Glasgow. She holds a PhD in Education from The University of Manchester, UK; a MA in Special Education (Inclusion and Disability Studies), Institute of Education, London; and a MA in Language, Ethnicity and Education from King’s College London. Ines is a co-convenor for the European Educational Research Association Network on Inclusive Education.



She has been involved in a number of European projects such as Walk the Global Walk, EDiTE (European Doctorate in Teacher Education), and MURINET (Multidisciplinary Research Network on Health and Disability), and has worked as a consultant collaborating with schools in disadvantaged areas within a Portuguese Ministry of Education area-based intervention (TEIP). Ines Alves’ research interests are in the fields of inclusive education, equity and social justice, Human Rights and disability, and Autism. 



She is also interested in exploring conceptualisations of diversity and difference within educational settings, and in comparative research in education.