The United Kingdom Crowd Management Association
UKCMA

Crowds & Identities

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John Drury is professor of social psychology at the University of Sussex. He has been researching crowd behaviour for over 35 years, including collective behaviour in emergencies, live music events, and crowd conflict.

About the organisation

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. He currently sits on the Cabinet Office Behavioural Science Expert Group.

John runs training programmes on the crowd psychology of crowd safety management and provides consultancy to organisations on the planning and review of crowd events.

What UKCMA membership means

Full members have been assessed against the UKCMA Code of Practice and commit to upholding it. Listing here is not an endorsement of any individual contract.

Contact Details

Main contact
John Drury
Address
Pevensey 1 Building School of Psychology University of Sussex Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH

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