Organisational resilience at the University of Northampton: Developing immunity to a full spectrum of threats

Author's Biography

Mils Hills is Associate Professor of Risk and Resilience at the University of Northampton. He draws on 20 years of experience developing tools and techniques to enhance the ability of decision makers and supporting processes to be immune to distraction and deception in both defence and civilian contexts. He has worked in the Cabinet Office, consultancy and led a national capability for the Ministry of Defence’s research laboratory. Mils has a PhD and an MA in social anthropology from the University of St Andrews and was the first social anthropologist to work for the UK government.

Nick Allen is a university administrator who has worked at Sheffield Hallam University, the Open University and the University of Northampton. In recent years, Nick has led and collaborated with academics in both bidding for and executing research and strategic consultancy. Based in the Office of the Vice Chancellor, he contributed to the development of the university’s new campus.