CARS exists to conduct multidisciplinary research that enables society to take a systems approach to risk and threats.

Our long-term goals are:

  • to deliver research outputs, innovative approaches and solutions to improve societal resilience and security
  • to build communities for individuals and organisations, providing a strategic enabling environment to influence change across sectors
  • to develop a roadmap for education, training and development related to societal resilience

Find out more about our work below, and get in touch if you would like to discuss a proposal or project.

CARS projects

Critical energy survival and societal resilience workshop series

CARS hosted international experts in critical energy resilience challenges and dual-use solutions to share learnings develop innovative solutions for maintaining critical infrastructures and systems in crises/catastrophes.

Interested in hosting workshops with CARS? Contact us.

Resilience and Preparedness Conference

CARS and the National Preparedness Commission (NPC) will host a conference for UK resilience stakeholders in late 2025.

Find out more about the NPC

Resilience in London: community hubs

The London Resilience Unit (part of the Greater London Authority) commissioned CARS to produce a report titled ‘Mobilisation of community venues for resilient response and recovery’. The report details examples of groups in London mounting efforts to overcome challenges affecting their local communities.

Read the report

Resilient Renewable Summits

CARS launched and has hosted two editions of this conference series with EIS Council and Imperial’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Resilient Renewable Planet (R2P) and Resilient Renewable Society (R2S).

Each event welcomed international government and policy, academic and industry colleagues to discuss different sectors’ approaches to resilience. The next conference will take place in 2026.

Get involved with the next conference

Contact us

Centre for Active Resilience and Security (CARS)
Skempton Building
Imperial College London South Kensington Campus
London SW7 2AZ

resiliencecentre@imperial.ac.uk