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Hywel Murrell (1908 – 21 January 1984) was a British psychologist who introduced the term "ergonomics" to the English dictionary, created the first ergonomics department in British industry, and wrote the first British textbook on ergonomics. He also had keen interest in caving from his education at Sidcot School, becoming a founder member, and first secretary, of the Wessex Cave Club.Journal of the Wessex Cave Club no 199, p.117 (Feb, 1984)
In 1949, Murrell coined the term "ergonomics" and created the Ergonomics Research Society at a meeting in his office at the Admiralty. At the end of 1951, he left the NMSU and joined TI Group, creating the first ergonomics department in British industry. In 1954, he became professor of psychology and head of the Department of Occupational Psychology at the University of Bristol, where he researched skill development and use, ageing and fatigue. He wrote the first textbook on ergonomics in the United Kingdom.
Later, he was head of the Department of Occupational Psychology at the Cardiff University until his retirement in 1975. When the Medical Research Council saw the need to start researching occupational stress, they first engaged Murrell (already retired) to make a basic literature survey of the subject.
Since 1977, the Hywel Murrell Award has been given to the members of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF) who have demonstrated excellence in their work.
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