ARTICLES, PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS

Throughout the year, I write a variety of articles, white papers, or other documents relating mainly to the subject of knowledge transfer, and in most cases applicable to the aerospace, nuclear and defence sectors and other fields. Other areas covered include STEM education and career support and advice.

March 2022 - The Decline of Western Education in the 21st Century

An eye-opening article describing the real reasons behind the steep decline in education and literacy which we are currently witnessing. With over 773 million illiterates globally, and another circa 1 billion functional illiterates, it is vital that we should all put our shoulders to the wheel to reverse this decline as a matter of urgency.

June 2021 - LAUNCHING THE STEMiteracy CAMPAIGN!

The belief that a good command of English or one's own language i.e. a good level of literacy, is not necessary in order to study STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths) has been rampant in academia and industry for some time. This misguided belief is not based on any truths, and unfortunately Western education has been paying the price.

March 2021 - THE SCIENCE FICTION CONNECTION: An alternative look at the enduring role of science fiction in today's global defence and security
What could ancient Greece, tolerance, knowledge transfer, learning from experience (LfE), warfare, defence, security and science fiction possibly have in common?  Read on and download my latest paper.

19 March 2021 - CIVIL AVIATION RECOVERY POST COVID-19: Restoring integrity and trust with The Way to Happiness
A brief overview of what messages I took from the March 2021 Royal Aeronautical Society Conference on civil aviation recovery post Covid-19 and why I believe The Way to Happiness to be a very effective tool to contribute to the recovery of the aviation industry.

6 January 2021 - The benefits of key words lists in knowledge transfer, learning from experience (LfE) ...

8 November 2019 - Understanding EASA's aviation regulations structure chart - my updated guide.

9 May 2019 - Debrief: Royal Aeronautical Society  Conference May 2019: Maintenance Error: Are We Learning?

3 April 2019 - EASA "Not On My Flight" campaign draws attention to safety impact of unruly behaviour on flights.

7 March 2019 - The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) announces new European ground handling roadmap.

2014 - EASA Part-66 Study and Licensing Survey