@AJFiltness

Professor of Transport Human Factors & Sleep Science at Loughborough University #SleepAndSafety #DriverFatigue #DriverSleepiness #RoadSafety *views are my own*

 Loughborough, England
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Joined March 2014
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Check out the work of Dr Jo Barnes (@LuffJo) from @lborouniversity! Her design, creativity, and road safety research drive innovation in human-centred solutions for safer roads. #Design #RoadSafety #Research lboro.ac.uk/schools/design-c…

Professor Jo Barnes, Loughborough University

Staff profile for Professor Jo Barnes, Professor of Injury Prevention, Health and Wellbeing at Loughborough University

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Our latest research from @lboroTSRC @LboroDesign @vtisweden Extreme fatigue impacts safety, it is NOT unavoidable & should NOT be normalised. nautilusint.org/en/news-insi… gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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I am currently at #TRBAM representing @lboroTSRC work on ICAROS project icaros.lboro.ac.uk/ @LboroDesign @lborouniversity I am trying out Blue Sky, you can find my conference posts @ajfiltness.bsky.social and on LinkedIn
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I am trying out Blue Sky, you can find me at @ajfiltness.bsky.social see you there!
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We have 10 Vice-Chancellor Independent Research Fellowships available @lborouniversity. For folks recently graduated their PhDs, they are 2 year developmet-focused and lead to a permanent academic post. Please get in touch if interested - dms open. lboro.ac.uk/join-us/vc-indep…
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Presenting @EUPanacea work today at the Road Safety and Simulation Conference. Fatigue countermeasure acceptance for autonomous shuttle operations @lboroTSRC
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I am in Lexington, KY, USA ready for The Road Safety and Simulation Conference. Looking forward to a packed program. The conference theme is "Smarter Decisions Through Safety and Simulation Tools." rss2024.uky.edu/
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Will be presenting our work on @EUPanacea on Wednesday
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Stacy Clemes@StacyClemes15 Oct 2024
Fantastic that @lborouniversity are hosting @wincantonplc HSSEQ day today. A great opportunity for us to promote the SHIFT programme and employee wellbeing checks at this event @LboroSSEHS @LDC_tweets
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Lord Vallance sets five key areas of priority as science minister: 1) curiosity-driven research 2) skills and infrastructure for the development side of R&D 3) scale-up companies for growth 4) science that benefits people and society 5) resilience parliamentlive.tv/Event/Inde…
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Ready to begin. @lborouniversity hosting @wincantonplc HSSEQ day today. Looking forward to talking about @lboroTSRC work on driver fatigue & sleepiness, supporting driver alertness.
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An honour to share the stage with @StacyClemes speaking about the SHIFT study ncsem-em.org.uk/research/opt…

The Structured Health Intervention For Truckers (SHIFT) - NCSEM-EM

The UK logistics sector makes a major and vital contribution to the UK economy, employing approximately 300,000 heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers. Due to the nature of their occupation, HGV drivers...

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Big TV day for @AJFiltness & @Karl_A_Miller on @bbcemt yesterday, with their @TheRSTrust-funded research on caffeine naps and sleep apnoea airing multiple times🎥☕💤 @Giles_T visited campus to discuss the project and try the driving simulator🚘 Watch: tinyurl.com/4bd8jzx8
Four images of the BBC East Midlands Today report on the Loughborough Unviersity caffeine nap study. Pictured top left is a white car in the driving simulator, top right is Professor Ashleigh Filtness being interviewed, bottom left is Dr Karl Miller being interviewed, and bottom right is Gary Spence, a study participant, being interviewed inside the driving simulator with electrodes attached to his head, measuring his brain activity.

ALT Four images of the BBC East Midlands Today report on the Loughborough Unviersity caffeine nap study. Pictured top left is a white car in the driving simulator, top right is Professor Ashleigh Filtness being interviewed, bottom left is Dr Karl Miller being interviewed, and bottom right is Gary Spence, a study participant, being interviewed inside the driving simulator with electrodes attached to his head, measuring his brain activity.

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Applications are open for @FoundSciTech Future Leaders 2025 foundation.org.uk/Future-Lea… Such an excellent program for promoting links between UK academia, industry and policy. Lead by the awesome @CostiganGavin
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We are currently seeking drivers with treated Obstructive Sleep Apnoea to participate in a driving simulator study @lborouniversity @lboroTSRC @group_sleep Please share across your networks lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news…

Drivers with obstructive sleep apnoea needed for study exploring ‘caffeine-naps’

Loughborough University is seeking local people with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) for a new study to assess whether ‘caffeine-naps’ – a caffeinated drink followed by a 15-minute nap – can reduce...

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Do you have obstructive sleep apnoea and live within 40 minutes of Loughborough? If yes, then you may want to check out this participant callout for a @LboroDesign study, led by @AJFiltness, assessing whether ‘caffeine-naps’ can reduce driver fatigue⤵️ tinyurl.com/spb9a6p6
The driving simulator at Loughborough University. It is a small white car parked in front of three screens that wrap around it. The screens display a road environment. To the right of the simulator is a man in a green shirt looking at what is happening inside of the car on two computer screens.

ALT The driving simulator at Loughborough University. It is a small white car parked in front of three screens that wrap around it. The screens display a road environment. To the right of the simulator is a man in a green shirt looking at what is happening inside of the car on two computer screens.

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The @EUPanacea event is online next Tuesday 10th September. Everyone is invited! Please register to find out about the project. panacea-project.eu/news/fina… @lboroTSRC
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Ashleigh Filtness retweeted
Lboro Design@LboroDesign22 Aug 2024
Reminder! Application deadline for the Research into Accessible Transport PhD opportunity is the 6 September. There are 2 studentships with funding available from the Motability Foundation Scholarship programme. Details 👉 lboro.ac.uk/study/postgradua… @AndrewMorris203 @AJFiltness
Lboro Design@LboroDesign8 Aug 2024
📣 Deadline extended! Applications for this opportunity have been extended to the 6 September 2024. More details: lboro.ac.uk/study/postgradua…
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Great to see our paper published in AAP - the final one from our bus driver #fatigue project. We collected #sleepiness and #stress measures on a live bus route. @Karl_A_Miller @AJFiltness @AnnaAnund Sally Maynard Anna Dahlman #transportsafety #shiftwork sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Ashleigh Filtness retweeted
Lboro Design@LboroDesign24 Jul 2024
PhD opportunity: Research into Accessible Transport This project is funded by the Motability Foundation, which funds, supports, and innovates to help all disabled people make the journeys they choose. Deadline: 31 July 2024 Start: October 2024 Details: lboro.ac.uk/study/postgradua…
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