Announcing the 7 projects funded through the first SALIENT Devolved Funding Call!

7 projects have been awarded funding through our first Devolved Funding Call! These bold, interdisciplinary projects tackle urgent resilience challenges across society, tech, defence, and more

🔬 Building resilience in international research collaboration: academic awareness and behaviour change – University of Manchester
How are UK academics adapting to research security risks in global collaborations? This project explores awareness, behaviour change, and resilience in a shifting geopolitical landscape.

🛡️ Addressing and Countering Transnational Repression in the UK (ACT-UK) – University of Bristol
Investigating how transnational repression affects UK-based communities and institutions.

🏥 ReSC | Mass Casualty Plans for a Resilient Health and Social Care System: What Risks and Impacts do Planners Consider – Durham University
This project explores how health & social care systems plan for mass casualty events—revealing how hazard perceptions shape resilience and readiness in real-world crises.

🙏🤖 Cultural Resilience, Religious Faith, and the intersection of Generative and Agentic Artificial Intelligence – Coventry University
What happens when AI meets faith? This project explores how generative AI is reshaping religious beliefs, practices, and cultural resilience—especially in marginalised communities.

🌊 Securing UK Subsea Infrastructure: Information-sharing in times of crisis  – Coventry University
Securing the UK’s subsea infrastructure means better crisis communication. This project builds a framework for multi-actor info-sharing during maritime security incidents.

📱 Fake in the Community  – Royal Holloway, University of London
‘Cheap fakes’ are eroding trust in local digital spaces. This community-led project co-designs tools to counter misinformation and support digital resilience.

🛸 Emerging Drone Technologies: Implications for UK Defence  – London School of Economics and Political Science
Investigating the impact of commercial drones on defence capabilities and implications for UK strategy.

🔗 Learn more: www.salient-hub.org/devolved-funding-calls/project-portfolio/