Professor Jim Reason FBA

Psychology
Fellow type
UK Emeritus Fellow
Year elected
1999
Year of death
2025
Subjects
Psychology
Sections
Psychology

Last post

Professor Emeritus, The University of Manchester

Past appointments

University of Manchester Professor of Psychology

1977 - 2001

University of Leicester Lecturer, Reader, Department of Psychology

1964 - 1976

Publications

Man in motion 1974

Human error 1990

Managing the risks of organisational accidents 1997

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