Ana Pedro

Ana Pedro is a Senior Lecturer in Real Estate at Kingston Business School, Kingston University, where she has taught since 2005. She served as Academic Director for the Undergraduate and Apprenticeship programme (2013-2021) and previously as Academic Director for the Postgraduate course. She also serves as an External Examiner at UCEM, Academic Lead for the Chancerygate Foundation, and member of Corndel Ltd.'s Joint Executive Committee. Ana holds a European chartered membership (CEng. OE) and is affiliated with the Chartered Association of Business Schools and Association of Women in Property.

Education and Qualifications:

• MSc Real Estate Development, De Montfort University, UK & Fontys University, The Netherlands
• BSc (Hons) Land Management Engineering, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
• PGCE (HE), Kingston University, UK
• MRes (Masters in Research)

Ana's research centers on corporate real estate strategy, asset management, and workplace dynamics. She investigates gender equity in real estate transactional teams, progression barriers for women, and productivity drivers for knowledge workers. Her work emphasizes mental wellbeing through environmental design, including the critical need for quiet spaces in office environments to enhance concentration and performance.

Her publication trends reveal a shift from technical real estate analysis toward human-centric studies, with recent work examining gendered workplace experiences and pandemic-era wellbeing interventions. This evolution bridges property management with behavioral science and social equity frameworks.

Scientific Awards:

• Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy

Ana actively mentors female students for Women in Property awards and integrates industry practice into curricula through site visits and guest lectures from practitioners. She directed programmes connecting students with real-world challenges in corporate real estate, asset valuation, and investment strategy.

She contributes to the Wellbeing at Work Research Group and Future of Work Research Group, developing frameworks for equitable workplaces and productivity optimization in knowledge-intensive real estate sectors.