1202 - The Human Factors Podcast

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  Talking with the CIEHF President - An interview with Martin Thody 19.02.2026 52min

  Barry chats with long time friend of the show, and current President of the Chartered Institute or Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF), Martin Thody. He shares his HF journey since his last interview, and reflects on his time as President.
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  UX, HF and Defence, an interview with Matt Odell 25.01.2026 1t

  Barry Kirby chats to Matt Odell, MD of MILUX, about UX in defence, and the relationship with Human Factors.
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  Human Factors in Government - An interview with Sarah Sharples 25.11.2024 51min

  Sarah Sharples, the Chief Scientific Officer for the Dept. of Transport and Past President of the CIEHF shares her thoughts on how Human Factors can engage with Government Policy development and how she champions HF within Government, both directly and indirectly.
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  Space Wales - An Interview with Rosie Cane 09.11.2024 37min

  Rosie Cane, Cluster Manager for Space Wales, chats to Barry about what Space Wales is, how it works, and the opportunities for Human Factors and Ergonomics to add value to the sector.
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  Meet the President of the IEA - An interview with Andrew Thatcher 08.10.2024 46min

  Andrew Thatcher, the newly elected president of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) shares his background and his vision for the IEA in the next three years.
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  When Podcasts Collide - Human in the Loop 15.09.2024 59min

  Barry chats with Adam Smith and Rhian Williams-Skingley about their Human Factors Podcast Human in the Loop
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  Crossing the Streams - HF across domains with Filip Florek 30.08.2024 26min

  Filip Florek joins Barry to discuss just how Human Factors tools and techniques can cross be used across domains.
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  Neurodiversity in Rail - An interview with Kimberley Harding 16.08.2024 45min

  Kimberley Harding shares insights about why understanding and inclusion of Neurodiversity in the Rail sector is important, and provides an insight into the Neurodiversity in Rail Conference.
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  Cyber Risk Management - An Interview with Bec Mckeown 02.08.2024 28min

  Bec Mckeown shares her thoughts and experiences of how to manage Cyber Risk in organisations both large and small.
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  Aerospace Wales and Human Factors - An interview with Rachael Blackburn 12.07.2024 46min

  Rachael Blackburn, Director of Aerospace Wales, gives us an insight into the organisation and how HF practitioners within Wales can get involved. 
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  Think Human - Planning the CIEHF 75th 28.06.2024 27min

  Some of the team behind the upcoming Think Human Exhibition share what its about, what we can expect to see and how we can engage with it. With Mark Young, Ella-Mae Hubbard and Ellie King.
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  When Podcasts Collide - An interview with Sara Pazell 13.06.2024 48min

  Sara Pazell is not only a Human Factors practitioner in Australia, and Barry wanted to chat about her perspectives on HF application but she is also a co-host on the Why Work Podcast, and they chat about that too.
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  Cyber from the Academic Perspective - An Interview with Phil Morgan 21.05.2024 49min

  Prof. Phil Morgan from Cardiff University shares his experiences of being a researcher int he Cyber Security Domain and what is happening to get ahead.
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  Transatlantic Health Human Factors - An interview with Ken Catchpole 06.05.2024 1t 4min

  Ken discusses with Barry, the challenges and similarities of Healthcare Human Factors in both the UK and USA.
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  Insights into the Clinical Human Factors Group - An interview with Dawn Benson 18.04.2024 1t 1min

  Dawn Benson, the Programme Manager for the Clinical Human Factors Group, gives an insight into the aims and ambitions of the organisation in the future.
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  Cyber Human Vulnerability - An interview with Laura Bishop 09.04.2024 33min

  Laura Bishop gives an insight into Human Vulnerability and risk as seen from the cyber perspective.
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  Human Factors in Air Traffic Control 17.03.2024 1t 4min

  Dr Nuno Cebola and Fran Slater from NATS talks about the application of Human Factors in Air Traffic Control
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  Early HF Careers in Canada - An interview with Madeline Shoot 03.03.2024 26min

  Madeline Shoot gives us an insight into what its like being an Early Careers Human Factors Practitioner in Canada.
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  Medical Human Factors - An interview with Fran Ives 10.02.2024 55min

  The application of HF in the Medical domain is a slowly evolving field, Fran Ives takes us through the breadth of opportunities and discusses the challenges that practitioners face.
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  Consulting in Human Factors - An interview with Brendan Hazlett 26.11.2023 43min

  Barry talks with Brendan Hazlett about what it means to be a Consultant in the HF world, what the role is about and why he finds it an interesting career route.