Our people

Find out more about the people who lead each of our research themes:

Digitalisation and Complexity

• Helen Balmforth, HSE

Leadership, Work and Wellbeing

• Sara Willis, Lecturer in Organisational Psychology, UoM
• Ed Corbett, HSE

Reliability and Resilience

• Richard Kirkham, Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering
• Matt Clay, HSE

Safer Infrastructures

• Meini Su, Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering, UoM
• David Glass, HSE

Social change and Inequalities

• Kara Ng, Presidential Fellow, UoM
• Helen Beers, HSE

Work and Health

• Anne Clayson, Senior Lecturer and Programme Director, UoM
• David Fishwick, HSE

The institute is establishing satellite centres in 3 key areas that are of strategic importance: 

Building safety

• Lead: Richard Kirkham, UoM

Digital safety

• Lead: Helen Balmforth, HSE
• Lead: Clara Cheung, UoM

PROTECT

• Lead: Martie van Tongeren, UoM

• Health and Safety Executive - Working to prevent work-related death, injury and ill health.
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• Discovering Safety Programme - Delivering health and safety benefits through a data-driven global community.
  For more information about the Discovering Safety Programme team or to subscribe to their mailing list, please email: discoveringsafety@hse.gov.uk.

As the Institute is established we are building a community of experts in different disciplines across both The University of Manchester and the Health and Safety Executive who will provide the basis for TAI's work.

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