Enabling a resilient society

In this article, Resilience Capability Lead Bhavick Valand discusses the recent cyber disruptions brought on by critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language widely used to power websites and the the launch of the Government’s ‘Be Ready’ campaign offering a timely reminder that resilience is not just about protecting technology.

On the 29th September, Resilience Capability Lead, Vicky Crennell had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the annual Aviation Infrastructure Resilience Conference. It brought together professionals from across the aviation communities and explored the growing challenges facing critical aviation infrastructure. Here are her reflections and key takeaways from the event and the industry in general.

The UKRA Digital Design and Development Team is proud to have successfully completed the Level 5 Diploma in Digital Learning Design, with Helen Jubb (Learning & Development Manager), Ariane (Learning & Development Quality Co-ordinator) and Katy (Learning & Development Officer) all achieving Distinctions.

Resilience is no longer something organisations bolt on after the fact. It’s becoming a core part of how boards think about strategy, investment and growth – and this October, the UK Resilience Academy will be part of the conversation shaping that shift.

This paper by Professor Rowena Hill tackles a conceptual muddle in the resilience sector: the terms ‘societal resilience’ and ‘community resilience’ are increasingly used interchangeably, even though they mean different things – and that confusion undermines coordinated delivery of the UK’s whole-of-society approach to risk.

In our latest insight paper, we explore how modelling real consequences, resource limits, and time pressure turns an exercise from an awareness session into a genuine test of both plans and people – and sets out the formats available, from matrix games to megagames, and how to start using them.

‘Learning in Community’

The UK Resilience Academy (UKRA), part of the Cabinet Office and delivered by Serco Limited, is pleased to announce that it has been recognised as an Assured Service Provider under the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Cyber Incident Exercising (CIE) scheme.

Many organisations believe they’ve “covered” climate risk because they have flood response plans. But climate risk in 2026 is systemic. The third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment highlights increasing exposure to extreme heat, surface water flooding,  infrastructure stress, coastal change and water scarcity. Yet business continuity plans often remain hazard-specific. Find out 5 things you need to consider in this article by our Resilience Capability Lead Bhavick Valand.