Prof. Dr. John DRURY

John Drury is professor of social psychology at the University of Sussex. His

research focuses on collective action, collective behaviour in emergencies, and live

events. He developed the social identity model of collective resilience, which

explains cooperative behaviour in emergencies, and helped develop the elaborated

social identity model of crowd conflict. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed

journal articles on collective behaviour, emergencies, and related topics. His

research has informed the UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat’s National Risk

Assessments, UK government guidance on communication in crises, UK Fire and

Rescue Service training, and the training given to crowd safety managers and

stewards around the world. As part of the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, he

participated in the UK government SAGE behavioural science subgroup SPI-B and is

a member of Independent SAGE. He currently sits on the Cabinet Office Behavioural

Science Expert Group. He is a former editor of the British Journal of Social

Psychology.