Human factors, otherwise referred to as ergonomics, is a design approach exploring how we as humans interact with the systems, products, and environments around us to enhance performance, safety and comfort. The application of human factors ensures that systems, products and services are designed to make them easier, safer and more effective for people to […]
In September 2024, the MSc Sports Engineering course at Sheffield Hallam University will enter its 15th year of developing the next generation of sports engineers. The course, which is designed and delivered by researchers within the Sports Engineering Research Group (SERG), provides students with an authentic research informed learning experience. Since the course launched back […]
MSc Sports Engineering 2016-17 In September 2016 I enrolled at Sheffield Hallam University to begin my studies on the MSc Sports Engineering course. This was the eighth year that the course had run, with me and 18 fellow students from around the world descending on Sheffield to embark on our journey into the world of […]
* SERG PhD Opportunity [OPEN 2024] * Human body measurement is an essential tool for life as we know it; from the trivial: such as the fit of the clothes you wear, to the critical: such as the prescribed dosages of your medical treatments. For all these applications we typically rely on simple body measures […]
For centuries, people have been fascinated with the human body and measuring its dimensions, believing that an individual’s physical health and performance is closely linked to their body size and shape. In the early days, physicians such as Hippocrates (460-370 B.C.) used subjective descriptions of a person’s physical build to predict their risk of developing […]
Engineering Sport 