The Conference 

Announcement - International Human Factors Conference 2021 is virtual

The Conference 

The Seventh International Rail Human Factors conference will be held as a virtual conference, online.

The aim of this conference is to bring together scientists, consultants, regulators, operators, infrastructure managers, manufacturers and suppliers to share rail human factors knowledge. The conference will focus on the discussion of topical issues such as in-cab signalling, traffic management, non-technical skills, the platform-train interface and safety culture.  The last event in 2017 saw 220 delegates from over 25 countries come together to share state of the art Human Factors research.

The conference is organised by RSSB, Network Rail and the University of Nottingham, and in association with; European Rail Agency (ERA), International Union of Railways (UIC), Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (IEHF), Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) and East Japan Railway Company (JR East).


Schedule and Pricing

The virtual conference will be held online over the following days. Each day will have different content: 

  • 23 June – multi-stream, conference programme
  • 24 June – multi-stream, conference programme
  • 25 June – multi-stream, conference programme

The virtual conference registration price is £380 per person (+ VAT).  


Submissions and outputs of the conference

The conference proceedings will be published online and on SPARK. SPARK is the online portal for the rail industry to find and share information on rail research and innovation (www.sparkrail.org). Presentations will also be recorded and available on demand for paid attendees. 

To find out more and to register for the conference, click the tabs to the left.


Contact: The Events Team