******* Registration is required!******
Dr. Marion Venus is a clinical, health and occupational psychologist as well as an aviation psychologist. For many years, she has worked at the intersection of flight safety, human factors and pilots’ mental health. As a licensed pilot (EASA PPL(A)), she combines scientific expertise with first-hand aviation experience. Dr. Venus is the founder of Venus-Aviation Research, Training & Pilot Support and has extensive experience in pilot peer support and crisis intervention for flight crews. She is the author of numerous international scientific publications and several books, including the upcoming popular science book “The Human Side of Flight Safety” (Springer Nature).
Aviation is considered one of the safest modes of transport worldwide, largely due to major technological advances. Modern aircraft are equipped with highly sophisticated automation, advanced navigation systems and continuous monitoring of aircraft systems. At the same time, new risks have emerged that are less technical and increasingly human in nature. Economic pressure, dense duty rosters, long duty periods and increasingly shortened rest times expose pilots to high levels of stress, sleep deprivation and fatigue. These factors impair not only health and well-being, but also performance, reaction time and decision-making – and therefore directly affect flight safety.
In her talk, Dr. Marion Venus explores the relationships between duty schedules, work-related and psychosocial stress, sleep problems, fatigue and pilots’ mental health. Drawing on her doctoral research based on data from more than 400 international professional pilots, she presents new insights into well-known but often underestimated threats to aviation safety. The talk highlights why pilot fatigue should not be viewed solely from a sleep medicine perspective, but also within the framework of stress research, allostatic load theory and burnout research. Finally, it demonstrates how improved working conditions, adequate rest periods and psychological support can sustainably enhance both flight safety and pilots’ health and performance.
The event will be held in a hybrid format and streamed via YouTube:
https://youtube.com/live/MrPfxh1CTks?feature=share
Registration is available in the section below.
Further lectures in the THE aerospace TALKS series this winter semester can be found here:
https://www.f06.uni-stuttgart.de/vortragsreihe/
