Research output per year
Research output per year
Senior lecturer, Associate professor
Research
The research area is human and organizational factors in relation to risk and safety management. The general research focus is on identifying and managing risk and safety problems both in work environments and in complex safety-critical systems. The interaction man, technology, organization (MTO, Human Factors, Ergonomics) is central, as well as that the research should contribute to measures for increased safety and sustainability.
The research is often multidisciplinary and is carried out in close collaboration with various industrial sectors, healthcare, and authorities. The research can touch on areas such as proactive health and safety management, creating safe working conditions and design of workplaces, but also touch on areas such as safety culture in organizations, learning for safety, and proactive emergency preparedness.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper › Specialist publication article › Popular science
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Rääf, C. (Researcher), Thelander, Å. (Researcher), Ek, Å. (Researcher), Rahm, H. (Researcher) & Eriksson Stenström, K. (Researcher)
2024/01/01 → 2027/06/30
Project: Research
Ek, Å. (Researcher)
2022/01/01 → 2025/02/28
Project: Research
Ek, Å. (CoPI) & Broberg, K. (PI)
Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (Forte)
2021/11/01 → 2024/10/31
Project: Research
Ek, Å. (Researcher) & Alce, G. (Researcher)
2022/08/01 → 2023/05/30
Project: Commissioned research
Rääf, C. (PI), Thelander, Å. (Project coordinator), Rahm, H. (Researcher), Bernhardsson, C. (Researcher), Eriksson Stenström, K. (Researcher), Säwe, F. (Researcher), Sahlin, U. (Researcher), Ek, Å. (Researcher), Löfstedt, R. (Researcher) & Biblin, A. (Researcher)
2020/10/01 → 2021/05/31
Project: Network
Ek, Å. (First/primary/lead supervisor), Riddar, J. (Second supervisor) & Liljelind, I. (Joint second supervisor)
Activity: Examination and supervision › Supervision of licentiate students
Ek, Å. (First/primary/lead supervisor)
Activity: Examination and supervision › Supervision of licentiate students
Ek, Å. (Advisor)
Activity: Consultancy, expert advice and memberships › Expert assignment
Ek, Å. (Role not specified)
Activity: Consultancy, expert advice and memberships › Work for advisory/policy/evaluation group or panel (public/government/UN/EU etc)
Ek, Å. (Reviewer)
Activity: Consultancy, expert advice and memberships › Member of board/committee/council etc