Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems

Use this link to register for our 2020 Human Factors research symposium!  

As part of a new initiative for the Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems to share our work to a wider audience, we are recording presentations our researchers and PhD students have given at key international and domestic conferences. First up is Dr Scott McLean who recently presented ‘Beyond the tip of the iceberg: Using systems archetypes to understand … More Beyond the tip of the iceberg: Using systems archetypes to understand common and recurring issues in sports coaching

Much has been written regarding both the potential positive and negative impacts of fully autonomous, or ‘driverless’, vehicles. If we believe the hype, driverless vehicles will eradicate driver errors and help dramatically reduce the road toll. If we believe the naysayers, the road toll may initially increase rather than decline as driverless vehicles fail to … More Beyond the road: some of the wider societal impacts of autonomous vehicles

The Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems at the University of the Sunshine Coast will be holding a Research Symposium and a suite of Methods Workshops in February 2019. Discounts apply if you attend multiple days. Hear from local and international human factors experts who will be sharing emerging research findings and providing training … More Systems Thinking: Optimising Performance and Minimising Risk

Centre members have had a busy year writing and editing five new books describing our research in the areas of road safety and intersection design, incident reporting and learning, systems analysis with the Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork, vehicle design, and land use planning and urban design. All five books have a strong focus on … More Centre members publish 5 new books

For most of us, driving to work will be the riskiest thing we do today – and the risk is higher for drivers under 30! Road traffic injuries are the eighth highest cause of death worldwide and the leading cause of death for people aged 15-29. In addition to this, 50 million people a year … More WHEN EXPERIENCE ISN’T ALWAYS HELPFUL: ATTENTION IN DRIVING