Security and Resilience Research Hub

The Security and Resilience Research Hub advances interdisciplinary research, industry collaboration, and researcher capability in security, risk and organisational resilience – generating high-impact knowledge that informs policy, strengthens practice, and enhances the resilience of individuals, organisations and communities facing complex and extreme challenges.

It addresses complex challenges such as cybersecurity, resilient critical infrastructure, supply chain and food security, crisis leadership, disaster response and organisational adaptation in extreme contexts including fires, floods, storms, pandemics and geopolitical disruptions.

Through structured partnerships, capacity building initiatives and applied research, the Hub aims to inform policy and practice and deepen engagement with industry and community stakeholders.

The Hub operates simultaneously as a BRIDGE:

Building capabilities
Researching emerging challenges
Informing decision-making
Developing partnerships
Guiding policy insights and
Engaging communities for meaningful impact.

Cybersecurity

Digital resilience, cyber risk governance, critical information infrastructure protection, data security and emerging technology risks.

Resilient Critical Infrastructure and Systems

Governance and protection of essential services, infrastructure interdependencies, public–private coordination and adaptation to climate and security threats.

Supply Chain and Food Security

Global trade resilience, agricultural and biosecurity risk, supply chain continuity and economic security in disrupted environments.

Organisational Resilience and Leadership in Extreme Contexts

Crisis leadership, decision-making under uncertainty, workforce capability in high-stress environments, ethical governance, and performance during fires, floods, storms, pandemics and emergency operations.

Security and Risk Governance, Policy, and Industry Engagement

Evidence-based policy, defence and emergency services collaboration, disaster preparedness and response, regulatory design and translation of research into operational and strategic practice.