Supporting Safe and Efficient Airport Operations with Human-Centred System Design By Dr Elizabeth Argyle
May 24, 2018
Dr Elizabeth Argyle is a Research Fellow with the Institute for Aerospace Technology (IAT) and is a member of the Human Factors Research Group (HFRG) at the University of Nottingham. Her recent work on this topic is discussed in more detail in an article in Cognition, Technology & Work, and she can be reached by …
Dr Elizabeth Argyle – First time speaker at the INFORMS Annual Meeting 2017
May 10, 2018
A little about me I’m Dr Elizabeth Argyle, Research Fellow in the Institute for Aerospace Technology University of Nottingham. Last October I had the opportunity to take my groups work on the road and travel to Houston, Texas in the United States to speak at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Institute for Operations Research …
Prof Herve Morvan from the 2017 AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum
July 28, 2017
Prof Herve Morvan offers his insights and discusses some of the broader ideas raised by key players at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Propulsion and Energy Conference in Atlanta, USA held 10th to 12th July 2017. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics hosted the Propulsion and Energy Forum and it turned out to …
Brexit and UK Aviation
March 20, 2017
Professor Herve Morvan, Director for the Institute of Aerospace Technology (IAT), discusses the concerns surrounding Brexit and suggests how the aerospace industry can navigate the way ahead by maximising opportunities in Asia and participating in key programs and networks to shape the debate and direction of travel to benefit the UK. Lord Ahmad, the Aviation …
Britain in the EU: Research and Technology, Aerospace and the Supply Chain
February 22, 2016
So, this is it. We know that Britain will be voting on staying or leaving the EU on the 23rd June this year. The debate has rapidly ramped up this weekend as a consequence of this date being set. However, to date the debate seems to have focused primarily on the incidental – for example on which politician was going to join …
There will be no need for pilots in 40 years from now: The RAeS 150th Anniversary debate, 12 Jan 2016
January 14, 2016
Tuesday 12th January 2016 marked the beginning of the celebrations in honour of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s (RAeS) 150th Anniversary. The festivities started in style, with a lively dinner and debate held at RAeS HQ at 4 Hamilton Place in London Mayfair. The motion for the evening was ’there will be no need for pilots in 40 years …
AeroDays 2015, London, UK
October 26, 2015
AeroDays 2015 ended on a high at the weekend. It was a fitting testament to the buoyancy of the aerospace sector in Europe and the rest of the world, with a good international presence visible; but also and in particular excellent representation from UK organisations. The ADS Group and the ATI should be congratulated for …
Industry Insight: AGP Technology Showcase
February 28, 2014
This week (February 25th-26th) the Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP) held its first ever Technology Showcase – “a unique event to articulate the plan to grow both the UK economy, and the UK share of the global aerospace market through investment in technology” (www.theengineer.co.uk). The University of Nottingham’s Institute for Aerospace Technology (IAT) was well represented …
Industry Insight: UK Government Backs Winning Industry
August 22, 2013
Newspaper headlines have long sounded the death-knell of British manufacturing. Nevertheless, recent government announcements are testimony to how wide of the mark these headlines have been. The aerospace industry of the United Kingdom is the second- or third-largest national aerospace industry in the world, depending upon the method of measurement. The industry employs around 113,000 people directly …