The Seafarers International Research Centre (SIRC) was established in 1995 to conduct research on seafarers.
Our work is published in a variety of forms, and is designed to be accessible to stakeholders and policymakers.
SIRC has completed a study to assist ports, employers, and governments in improving healthcare for working seafarers in the cruise and cargo sectors.
With a broad emphasis on occupational health, safety and welfare, we study the work and life of contemporary seafarers.
We use our work to determine research-based policy recommendations that enhance seafarers' health.
Read more about the lives and work of seafarers, and how these have changed over time, in Professor Sampson’s new book.
The School is an internationally recognised centre of high quality teaching and research.