Learning Lab 1 - Critical Thinking in Safety - an introduction to the field, 2026

This Learning Laboratory will help you form a new view of human factors and systems safety. During the lab, you will be exposed to perspectives, which will assist you to develop a critical view when thinking about human factors and system safety. This lab will take you beyond classical “Newtonian thinking”, grounded in a basic cause and effect philosophy. It will challenge common assumptions, regarding accountability, failed human components and linear progressions to accidents, and it will help you to distinguish safety from quality. You will be introduced to the history (and conflicts) of Human Factors and position the so called 'new view' in its ideological heritage.

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About the course

We will address various theoretical concepts used to explain accidents and the emergence of risk and safety. The lab will take you beyond the label "human error," and help you to discover the mindsets, understanding, expectations and knowledge that affect people's work at the sharp end of safety-critical environments such as airlines, firefighting, hospitals, process control, emergency responders, shipping and air traffic control.

Most of all this learning lab is about exposing, understanding and deconstructing safety discourse(s) in order to understand that the language matter. If we want to change the way we think, speak and write to explain accidents, write recommendation or suggest system improvements, we also need to learn new safety language. 

Application


Deadline for application is Oct 15th. Admission letters will be sent out by the end of week 43.

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Tuition fee

The tuition fee for Learning Lab is 20.000 SEK (plus VAT where applicable). If, during enrollment, the participant decides to take up employment elsewhere, the employer signing will remain liable for covering the tuition fee. The tuition fee does not include books or travel, room and board for the Learning Lab. 

Note that if you are an MSc Human Factors & System Safety alumni, the Learning Lab is free of charge. Please write 'NA' on the questions regarding invoice.

Cancellation Rules

Registration is binding. Lund University reserves the right to cancel the course if there is not a sufficient number of participants. Lund University does not accept liability for any expenses incurred by applicants.

When completing the application you enter your personal information at the top, followed by your employer's information below.

For questions regarding programme content, please contact: Roger Woltjer
roger.woltjer@aviation.lth.se 

  • Price
    20000kr
  • Maximum number of participants
    15
  • Start date
    January 12, 2026
  • Last registration date
    October 15, 2025

  • Dates: 12-16 January 2026 in Lund.

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    Find more information on the Learning Lab here.