Professor Sarah Sharples, FREng, CErgHF, FIET, FIEHF
Professor Sarah Sharples, FREng, CErgHF, FIET, FIEHF, has joined the University as the new Vice-President and Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, and a member of our University Executive. Sarah joins the University from the Department for Transport where she has been Chief Scientific Adviser since 2021, seconded from the University of Nottingham. At the DfT she leads on many of the engineering and science challenges in transport, including decarbonisation, applications of artificial intelligence and cross-modal safety. She is an international expert in the field of human factors and its application to engineering problems. Human factors is a scientific discipline which uses an understanding of human capabilities and limitations to design systems to support human performance, wellbeing and safety. Sarah has previously held the roles the Pro-Vice Chancellor for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and People (2018-2021) and Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange (Engineering) (2015-2018) at the University of Nottingham. She has recently been appointed to the role of Deputy Chair of Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029 Unit of Assessment Panel 12 (Engineering), was previously a member of EPSRC Council and Advance HE Athena Swan Governance Board and is currently the CSA member of ESRC Council. She was President of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors 2015-2016 and her academic research, funded by industry and UKRI, has considered how complex systems bring people and technology together in the domains of transport, healthcare and manufacturing.
Appears in 1 Episode
Let’s Talk Disability – Newly Acquired Disability, Inclusive Teaching & Rethinking What an Accessible University Looks Like
Featuring Dr Nick Weise & Professor Sarah Sharples Hosted by Professor Jackie CarterIn this rich and compelling episode of Let’s Talk Disability, Professor Jackie Cart...
