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Explore how human factors as a discipline can help address Equality, Diversity and Inclusion issues

After cash payments and sweepstake prizes were offered to boost take-up of the Covid-19 vaccine, how effective is offering incentives in encouraging people to follow public health advice?

More conversations and communication are now happening online through video calls, but research suggests we could be missing out on important social factors by decreasing in our in-person interactions.

How error can be reduced with a more human-centric approach to the design of systems

Music can change our moods, stir our emotions and even alter the levels of stress hormones in our bodies, but could your playlist also help you become more productive at work and help attention and performance?

Find out about organisational change including how to design a risk assessment process

After the tragedy in Seoul where more than 150 people were killed during a crush in the streets during Halloween celebrations, can human factors help us understand more about crowd behaviour?

When fire breaks out it’s essential to alert people as quickly as possible so they can get to safety, but what’s the most effective type of noise to make sure everyone realises what’s happening and takes action?

After the latest agreement to tackle climate change was agreed at the recent COP28 summit, what can human factors professionals do to help create a greener and more sustainable future?

With drivers often using body language and gestures to communicate while on the road, how will they interact with autonomous vehicles that can’t respond to the same social cues?

Companies trialling a four-day week have seen so many benefits they’ve opted to make a permanent change, so could this be the start of a major shift in the way we think about our working patterns?

Creating organisations where people feel empowered and valued

Could sleep tracking devices help improve performance and safety on navy warships by helping to monitor and manage fatigue while sailors are at sea?

Revealing how standards are created and how to get involved

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and human factors thinking can help everyone protect themselves and their business from online scammers

Systems thinking could help enhance human performance in elite sport by putting the focus on teams and organisations, as well as individuals.

Overcrowded trains are putting some rail passengers off, but a range of measures to keep travellers better informed and ease their movement around stations could help tackle the problem.

With COP27 almost over, the climate crisis is back under the global spotlight and our free Climate Ergonomics guide can help bring human factors thinking to the challenge of creating a more sustainable world.

If we want to shake off the “default male” perspective that’s often influenced the design of our roads and railways and attract more women workers to the transport industry, then human factors could have the key to positive change

Insight, inspiration and an in-depth look at the key topics in human factors – they’re all on the agenda at this year’s EHF2024 conference with the full event programme now revealed.

The serious problems caused by workplace bullying and aggression are well known but more minor incidents can also have a damaging effect on workers and their wellbeing.

How do human factors professionals develop skills, track strengths and gain recognition? Our all-new Professional Competency Checklist is your essential guide

More and more people are using dark mode on their devices but a study shows that a brighter interface could actually be better for your brain power

As one of the most commonly consumed drugs in the world, how is caffeine affecting people physically and mentally and what impact could it be having on our performance throughout a working day?

Using human factors and ergonomics expertise to break down barriers faced by home care staff will create a safer, enhanced system for workers and patients, new research has revealed.

Apple’s Vision Pro VR headset has started new conversations on how we interact with the virtual world, so how can human factors improve our experience in the metaverse?

Ge tknowledge and insights about challenges and opportunities in the oil & gas sector

Human factors thinking is helping lessons to be learned about improving safety in blood transfusions by improving understanding of why things might go wrong and what action can be taken.

With summer temperatures making some workplaces feel uncomfortably warm, new research has explored the effect that different heat levels in offices can have on staff.

The Covid-19 pandemic saw many students switch to remote classes and lectures, with increasing numbers choosing to access resources via their smartphones.

Lessons in High-Performance Teams

New research reveals that prioritising wellbeing when rolling out new systems can reduce the risk of detrimentally affecting staff mental health

Digital wellbeing coaches could help beat stress and improve wellbeing and a new study suggests getting users and healthcare professionals involved early in their design could be the key to making them work.

Most cyber security attacks are down to human error but putting the blame on people after an incident has happened isn’t the best way to stop breaches happening again in future, according to one expert.

Easy access to phones and email can make it hard to switch off from work, but a new study suggests that checking mobiles before bed can impact performance and decision making by increasing sleepiness.

Introducing human factors thinking to healthcare can create better working environments where staff feel included and patients benefit from better outcomes, according to a leading surgeon.

Rail passengers with mobility problems can be vulnerable to trips and falls as they navigate stations and trains but new research into hazard hotspots could help create safer transport infrastructure.

New research has examined the risks of using smart phones on stairs and escalators and could be used to help to raise awareness of the potential dangers of being distracted by the devices.

The rise of technology that can track employees’ attention and focus by monitoring their brains is raising questions about how we should use neurodata and what it could mean for the workplace

The link between sleep quality, mood and lifestyle for sailors working on submarines has come under the spotlight in a new study that tracked participants during 30 days under the waves.

The vital of role of non-technical skills in the rail industry has come under the spotlight in a new study, including a prediction about which of the skills could become more important with the rise in automation.

More needs to be done to create better work cultures where staff feel confident about raising concerns, according to a former nurse who helped expose failings at an NHS trust

To improve safety at work, organisations need to switch their focus away from motivational programmes and instead make sure the safe choice is the easy choice