Projects

The group works on a variety of project involving safety within the aerospace and healthcare sector.

  • Learning from Incidents in the Aircraft Maintenance and Continuing Airworthiness Environment
  • Military Airworthiness Frameworks: Effectiveness and Efficiency Analysis and Evaluation
  • The Bowtie Product - Behaviour - Process (PBP) Model for the Assessment of Airworthiness Frameworks
  • Aircraft Technical Documentation: Analysis of Human Factors' Issues Leading to Maintenance Error
  • Evaluation of the Bowtie Tool as a Meta-analysis Tool for Aviation Safety Assessments
  • Augmenting Airworthiness Education via Concept Maps
  • Impact of Human Factors on Patient Safety
  • Defining Patient Safety within the Nursing Practice Context
  • Quality and Safety Misconceptions in Healthcare
  • Personality Types as Predictors of Safety Attitudes among Nursing/Midwifery Professionals
  • Evaluation of Regulatory Provisions for Risk Management of Medicines Safety Issues
  • Concept Maps as Assessment Tools in Safety Education

Funding

  • Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Public Service Fellowship, 'The effectiveness of regulatory recommendations on risk management of medicines safety issues and impact on healthcare practice in Ireland' (2024), A. Chatzi, €87,819.
  • Contracted research on: ‘Military Airworthiness – EMARs’, Non-disclosable client, Singapore, (2020), K. Kourousis
  • Contracted research on ‘Military Airworthiness’, Non-disclosable client, Japan (2019)
  • Contracted research on ‘Skills-related aspects of the aircraft MRO sector in Ireland’, Ireland (2018), K. Kourousis
  • Contracted research on ‘Defence Airworthiness’, Non-disclosable client, UAE (2017), K. Kourousis
  • Contracted research on ‘e-Learning Training in Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance’, Non-disclosable client, Ireland (2016), K. Kourousis
  • Contracted research on ‘Airworthiness Certification for Military Aircraft’, Non-disclosable client, Japan (2016), K. Kourousis
  • Development of Training Material for EASA Part 66 Modules, Non-disclosable client, USA (2015), K. Kourousis
  • Research grant for ‘Australian Airworthiness Assessment of the Northrop Grumman Triton UAS’, co-Chief Investigator, Northrop Grumman International Trading Inc (2014), K. Kourousis, AU$68,500
  • Research grant for ‘Development of Multilateral Recognition Framework for Military Airworthiness Authorities’, Chief Investigator, Australian Defence Force - Directorate General Technical Airworthiness (2013), K. Kourousis, AU$31,800
  • Research grant for ‘Development of Defence Airworthiness Coursework: Type Certification of Aircraft, Chief Investigator, Airworthiness Management Frameworks, Australian Defence Force – Directorate General Technical Airworthiness (2013), K. Kourousis, AU$100,000
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