Why it pays to invest in societal resilience
This blog explores how a whole-of-society approach to resilience offers extraordinary value – ethically, socially, and financially.
Resilience
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SALIENTcast launches – November 2026
Introducing SALIENTcast, a podcast series exploring community practice and perspectives related to security, resilience and risk.
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“Not another PowerPoint, please”
Announcing our new creative arts partnership with Odd Arts, a charity using theatre to challenge inequalities & increase opportunities for people facing discrimination & disadvantage.
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The UK wants a cleaner steel industry – but its plan rests on a supply chain that doesn’t exist yet
Steel is still one of the most widely used materials – but producing it is one of the largest industrial sources of carbon emissions worldwide.
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Call for Projects | RISE: Addressing Violence Against Women and Girls
Grant funding is available for up to ten short projects running between April and August 2026.
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RISE Project Strengthens UK Research to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls
We’re proud to spotlight RISE – an ambitious new programme tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG).
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Security at Sea Podcast
The team behind our Salient project on subsea infrastructure security have recently published a pilot podcast episode, exploring the unseen arteries of the global economy. Hosted by project Principal Investigator Dr James A. Malcolm, in the podcast James is joined by Dr Robert McCabe, expert in Maritime Security from the Centre for Peace and Security…
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Celebrating SALIENT’s 2nd Birthday
🎉 This week the Building a Secure And Resilient World: Research and Coordination Hub (SALIENT) marks its 2nd birthday! Established to build a more secure and resilient world, SALIENT has grown rapidly into a trusted national platform connecting government, academia, industry, and civil society. Over the past two years, we’ve focused on impact through collaboration, funding innovation, and strengthening national resilience. Here are some highlights 👇 🎂 Thank You To…
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Harwell: From constraints to commons
In a reflection by Professor Mike Lewis, SALIENT Work Package Lead, Harwell Campus emerges as a powerful example of how constraint can foster innovation. Originally farmland, then an RAF base, and later the heart of Britain’s atomic energy research, Harwell has continually adapted to shifting national priorities. Its legacy of contamination and complex infrastructure made…