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.

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly changing the way organisations approach resilience, crisis management, and emergency planning. From predicting risks and analysing complex data to improving coordination during disruptions, AI has the potential to strengthen decision-making when it matters most.

Our latest insight paper explores how organisations can responsibly harness AI to improve resilience while maintaining trust, accountability, and human judgement at the centre of decision-making.