First Responder Communication Strategies

UKRI/UoE Future Leaders Fellowship Project - Simulating the impact of first responder communication strategies on citizen adherence in emergencies

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New Paper! 'Glossary for Research on Human Crowd Dynamics' in the journal Collective Dynamics.

https://t.co/wV7cmrnUxq

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New podcast! Dr Anne Templeton discusses the critical importance of trust - how it shapes public cooperation, emergency management, and effective communication. - The Firefighters Podcast.
https://t.co/XwS5MwBlEc

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@FergusNeville presenting our poster - 'Understanding the impact of first responder communication approaches on public adherence during evacuation' at the first International Conference of Social Identity Leadership and Fellowship (ICSILF) in Prague. - May 2025

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A big achievement in 2024 was our Interim workshop. Bringing together 47 leading stakeholders from first responder organisations, government, academia and industry to evaluate our project results, identify avenues for impact and future work. More at https://t.co/T1a0pOoupD

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We are excited to share with you our new article 'Responding to Emergencies'! You can read it here: https://t.co/luEmhbMRs8

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New paper out! In this systematic review, we categorise the ways that agent-based evacuation models implement social behaviour and information exchange between agents.
Read it here:
https://t.co/6mFjNGhkX0

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You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://t.co/xgrn3HFFtO or ask me for a copy of the chapter.

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Our new chapter 'Collective responses to terrorist attacks' is out! In the chapter, @chriscocking and I discuss group responses to emergencies, social influence in response, and how interventions can involve zero responders to improve crowd safety.

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The paper is finally out! @kayleighasmith_ brilliantly extends the identity leadership literature by showing how leadership being present and engaging in their staff's tasks helps them to understand staff's challenges and to facilitate ways for staff to achieve their goals.

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It has been a productive year for the 'Simulating the impact of first responder communication strategies on citizen adherence in emergencies' project! Read all about it in our new 2023 Newsletter here: https://t.co/cys6FBVFtZ

We wish you a wonderful time over the festive period!

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We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded funding from @EdinUniCAHSSres to run a knowledge exchange and impact planning workshop in May. The event will bring together first responders, government groups, pedestrian modellers, and academics. Watch this space!

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Our annual newsletter is very nearly ready to be shared! If you would like to receive a copy then you can sign up at this link: https://t.co/kkS1Cm6xyZ

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Anezka has many talents! Today she's taking part in the @EdinburghUni Charity Christmas Craft Fair with her handmade jewellery and Christmas decorations! Definitely check out her stall. She'll be there until 4pm at InSpace, 1 Crichton St, EH8 9AB. 🎄❄️

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Women Talking Fire's inaugural conference is a resounding success - read more here: https://t.co/9LsUzKnCvz

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Our 2023 annual project newsletter will be available soon! If you'd like to receive the newsletter, you can send us a quick message with your e-mail address or you can subscribe to it through our website here:
https://t.co/kkS1Cm75ox

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. @Sussex_Psych welcomes back @spyasin to give a talk about his current work on intergroup apology

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We've uploaded our slides from the Women Talking Fire conference to OSF. See our slides about how and why the public respond in emergencies here: https://t.co/KRgXftyJjl

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An exciting new pre-print! We propose a dynamic state-based model of crowd behaviour to assist simulations of how crowds in different scenarios come together, change behaviour throughout events, and disperse. You can read it here: https://t.co/a2hrbHSiSi

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We are delighted to share with you our latest article titled 'Group processes in emergency evacuation', published in the Fire & Risk Management Journal. Available to read here https://t.co/ljJz1PPaQ5

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We are very excited to share a new pre-print! You can read the pre-print of our paper 'Agent-based models of social behaviour and communication in evacuations: A systematic review' here: https://t.co/2wucqml63w