Sarah Sharples
Sarah Sharples | |
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| Born | Sarah Catherine Nichols November 1, 1972[2] |
| Education | Wimbledon High School |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham (BSc, MSc, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology Virtual Reality[1] |
| Institutions | University of Nottingham Department for Transport University of Manchester |
| Thesis | Virtual Reality Induced Symptoms and Effects (VRISE): methodological and the theoretical issues (1999) |
| Website | www |
Sarah Catherine Sharples FREng FIET (born 1972)[2] is a British chartered ergonomist and academic specialising in human factors and ergonomics.[3][4][5] She has served as Professor of Human Factors at the University of Nottingham since 2012 and chief scientific adviser for the Department for Transport since 2021. As of 2025[update] she has spent all her academic career at the University of Nottingham, and served as pro-vice-chancellor for equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) from 2018 to 2021.[6][7][2][8]
Education
[edit]Sharples was educated at Wimbledon High School, an all-girls private school in London.[2] She studied psychology, human factors, and engineering at the University of Nottingham (BSc, MSc, PhD).[2] Her doctoral thesis investigated Virtual Reality Induced Symptoms and Effects (VRISE).[9]
Career and research
[edit]In 2024 she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng)[10] In 2025 she was appointed Vice President and Dean at the University of Manchester.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Sarah Sharples; Sue Cobb; Amanda Moody; John R. Wilson (March 2008). "Virtual reality induced symptoms and effects (VRISE): Comparison of head mounted display (HMD), desktop and projection display systems". Displays. 29 (2): 58–69. doi:10.1016/J.DISPLA.2007.09.005. ISSN 0141-9382. Wikidata Q107618072.
- ^ a b c d e Anon (2025). "Sharples, Prof. Sarah Catherine". Who's Who (177th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 2720. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U291516. ISBN 9781399411837. OCLC 1427336388. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Sarah Sharples publications indexed by Google Scholar
- ^ Sarah Sharples publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
- ^ Sarah Sharples publications from Europe PubMed Central
- ^ "Faculty of Engineering: Sarah Sharples". nottingham.ac.uk. The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Professor Sarah Sharples". gov.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Tatum, Adrian (23 March 2021). "University of Nottingham's Prof Sarah Sharples to become Chief Scientific Adviser at the DfT". highways-news.com. Highways News. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Nichols, Sarah (1999). Virtual Reality Induced Symptoms and Effects (VRISE): methodological and the theoretical issues. nottingham.ac.uk (PhD thesis). The University of Nottingham. OCLC 557383601. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.287192.
- ^ Anon (2024). "Royal Academy of Engineering welcomes 71 new Fellows". Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Anon (2025). "New Vice-President and Dean appointed". manchester.ac.uk.
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