Two masterclasses will run on each day of the conference, they will be packed with CPD opportunities in 2.5-hour workshops run by experts in their areas.
This is our annual event for those interested in a career in ergonomics & human factors, and for those with available jobs, graduate places and student places. It offers the very best of careers guidance, options and opportunities. So join us for a day of advice, information and insight. Soon you'll be able to read more about what you'll experience but in the meantime be assured you'll get a lot from your time.
Our doctoral consortium is targeted towards PhD students and early-career researchers who have started their research with a plan of what they would like to achieve. If this is you, you'll get a chance to present, share and discuss your research ideas and plans with your peers who are at a similar stage in their careers.
You'll get feedback, advice and guidance from our experienced academics who will be facilitating the day and also from other students participating in the day.
What you need to do
To attend, you'll need to complete a short form giving an outline of your research including a 500 word abstract. Our facilitators will assess your entry and we'll get back to you. If your abstract is accepted, you'll be able to buy a ticket for the day or you can choose to attend the whole conference.
Deadline for submissions: 1 February 2024
Ready to submit?...
The follow on
Presentations, keynotes, panel discussions and much more takes place over the next two days, 23-24 April. Click through the details below to find out more about the programme, the format and the all-important social aspects!
The programme
We will have a packed programme over the three days of the conference so you'll have the chance to find out the latest research, insight and thinking in human factors across a whole range of sectors and topics.
Keep an eye out for the draft programme that will be ready mid-December.
The format
The format will change slightly from previous years, so masterclasses, keynotes and presentations will be spread across each of the three days, giving you the chance to combine CPD learning with listening and sharing insight. There will also be plenty of time to meet your human factors heroes and member leads, to chat with old friends and colleagues and to build new connections and networks.
The social side
There's lots of time for you to catch up with friends and colleagues during the breaks and at our organised socials in the evenings. We're keen to make the most of this fantastic venue so 5-a-side walking football on Sunday afternoon is in the pipeline! There's interactive and fun entertainment on Monday evening and our drinks reception, awards celebration and annual dinner takes place on Tuesday evening.
Our headline speakers
We welcome our expert speakers from a variety of backgrounds.
Particularly like the Masterclasses and find these relevant and valuable (as a practitioner).
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I really enjoyed the variety of talks and the ability to change between rooms. It was very well run and slick with timings. The networking and breaks were also perfectly timed and just the right amount as well.
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The venue
The venue is a mix of old and new where you'll be well looked after.
Get away...
Chesford Grange is a lovely Tudor-style manor house set in 17 acres of the Warwickshire countryside just outside Kenilworth. It's a popular but quiet location where you can get away from the (home) office and do something different in style.
But stay connected...
Our session rooms for the event are large and airy and are all fully accessible. There’s plenty of space where you can chat with other delegates or find a quiet corner for a call or a few emails. We'll have our own wifi for the event so you'll never be disconnected!
And feel refreshed...
Facilities include a health club with gym, heated pool and sauna, and a nature walk in the hotel’s beautiful grounds right next to the river Avon. The bedrooms have all been recently refurbished to a very high standard so you should get a comfy night's sleep.
The address is Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth CV8 2LD, on the B4115.
Part of the Qhotels collection, the venue is in the heart of England and has easy and close links to the M1, M40, M6 and M45 and is well signposted. There's plenty of free parking with easy access into the building.
If you're travelling by train, the hotel is a few minutes’ taxi ride from Warwick Parkway railway station (4 miles), which has direct links to both London and Birmingham.
If you're flying to Birmingham, use the airport monorail to take you to Birmingham International railway station. The venue is a 20 minute taxi ride from there (13 miles).
Tickets
We're sorry but bookings are now closed and tickets are no longer available.
*Prices are ex-VAT. CIEHF members will get a 25% discount on all Big Tickets, Masterclass Day and Tuesday/Wednesday Day tickets. Student and Retired Members get a huge 40% off!
Please note that we require payment for tickets no later than 30 days after invoicing. If invoices are outstanding beyond this time, we will try our best to help but we can't guarantee your place, sorry.
FAQs
Got a question? Check the frequently asked questions below or email us.
We've put together a brief business case letter you can use that contains lots of reasons why you should attend this event. It's provided as an editable document so you can adapt it as you wish and send it to your manager or budget holder.
Attendance at the Doctoral Consortium is dependent on successuful submission and acceptance of an abstract about your research. Submissions are now open. Submit my abstract now.
We've included the Careers Day as part of our conference activities to make it easier for more people to attend everything!
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With a potential audience of hundreds of professionals, you'll be able to get your message and branding across to a quality audience. Our pre-conference activities include our annual Careers Day so you could extend your booking to meet more potential customers and maybe even your future employees. If you need help or have questions, please email us or call on 0330 135 9833. See more details and prices
Amanda is the Head of Human Factors Capability at Thales UK, a member of the CIEHF Council, former President (2020/21), and a UK International Ergonomics Association (IEA) council representative. During her CIEHF presidency, she initiated the ‘Design for Everybody’ project to raise awareness about human factors and the need for more diverse anthropometric data to facilitate inclusive design. Her applied human factors career spans nearly 30 years, mostly in the Defence and Rail sectors. Experience as a human error analyst in rail safety incident investigations, and project work at Thales, allowed Amanda to develop and apply an award-winning approach to capture human factors risks to cyber security; the Cyber Human Error Assessment Tool (CHEAT®). The approach was inspired by reports that the majority of cyber security incidents are caused inadvertently by employees. After leading a team of authors, two CIEHF publications on the topic were produced in 2022. A book about human factors and cyber security is in progress, due for publication in early 2025.
Professor, Human factors and Transport Systems, University of Leeds
Professor Merat is an experimental psychologist, leads the Human Factors and Safety Group, @ITS Leeds and is Director of Virtuocity@Leeds. Her main research interests are in understanding the interaction of road users with new technologies, including driver distraction/inattention and impairment. She is an expert in understanding the human factors implications of highly automated vehicles (HAVs), and has conducted research on both drivers’ and pedestrians’ interactions with HAVs. She has been PI to key pojects in this area, including AdaptIVe, CityMobil2, InterACT, HumanDrive, L3PILOT and is currently lead the User sub-project of HiDrive. Professor Merat is Chair of the Transportation Research Board sub-committee on Human Factors in Road Vehicle Automation; the European Chair of the trilateral (EU-US-Japan) Working Group on Human Factors of Automated Vehicles, and an advisory board member of over 15 organisations. She has published over 250 peer reviewed articles and collaborates with over 100 industrial and research organisations. She is currently leading an ISO Task Force on design guidelines for future Driver Monitoring Systems.
Director of Paediatric Intensive Care and Anaesthetics, Glasgow Children's Hospital
Neil Spenceley is the Director of Paediatric Intensive Care and Anaesthetics in Glasgow and the former Scottish Patient Safety Lead for Paediatrics. He is originally from The Highlands, trained in Edinburgh but soon defected West to start his somewhat bumpy career at Glasgow Children's. After living in Tauranga, Sydney and Vancouver he bizarrely returned to Glasgow where the weather is terrible but the people are positive and funny. His physiological interests include oxygen delivery, this and that but mostly that. However, his psychological interests, and real passion, lie in workplace behaviours, culture, resilience engineering and being glass half full.
