Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science

Optimising people, technology, and their environment

The Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science was established in 2013 to provide a leading research capability in the areas of Human Factors, Sociotechnical Systems, and Systems thinking. The Centre was officially recognised as a research centre by the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) in 2015 and currently comprises various academic, teaching, research support staff and PhD and Masters students.

Research Philosophy

Our inter-disciplinary research lies at the nexus of Human Factors and Systems Science. Through innovative research we address societal challenges to enhance safety, health, wellbeing and overall system performance.

The Centre’s mission statement is as follows:

1. We address critical issues within sociotechnical systems;
2. We apply and extend human factors methods and systems thinking to conduct rigorous and innovative research; and
3. Our world leading research supports individuals, communities, governments and industry to optimise practice, performance and safety.

Research Themes

The Centre’s research activities span the following five core themes:

• Transport and Infrastructure;
• Defence, Security and Resilience;
• Sport and Outdoor Recreation;
• Organisational Safety;
• Land Use Planning and Urban Design and
• Societal Health and Wellbeing

The opinions expressed by the members of the Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems on this website do not necessarily represent that of the University of the Sunshine Coast.