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The quicker decision-making and transformative change seen across the public sector in the wake of Covid-19 needs to be harnessed for the future.

The Manchester Briefing (TMB) has been “substantially impactful” to its intended audience according to a major evaluation study.

By reflecting on their response to COVID-19, organisations can identify those strategies that were most effective, helping to inform how we should react to future crises.

The impacts of a major emergency can be intense and far-reaching for communities. Yet thinking about recovery needs to start before a crisis happens by preparing general plans which are then tailored to the specific conditions encountered so that recovery activities can begin quickly and at scale.

How co-production can support the design and delivery of a resilient society comes under the spotlight in the latest issue of The Manchester Briefing.

This month’s Manchester Briefing focuses on the government’s Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy which outlined the need for effective and trusted governance, government capabilities, social cohesion, and individual and business resilience, among other needs.

Commemorating the victims of COVID-19 will form a critical aspect of recovery and building the resilience of communities across the world. This month’s Manchester Briefing, which is aimed at those who plan and implement recovery and renewal from the pandemic, considers the subject in more depth

The work of Duncan Shaw, Professor of Operational Research and Critical Systems, is widely cited in a major report on how the UK can better build resilience and plan for risks.

This month the Briefing, which is put together by Alliance Manchester Business School and the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, collates and summarises the remainder of the articles it has explored across a range of themes including governance, communities, health and economics, as well as providing links to those articles which cut across numerous themes.

This month’s Manchester Briefing, which is aimed at those who plan and implement recovery from COVID-19, explores the meaning of ‘whole-of society’ resilience and its implications for emergency planning in the UK.

The latest issue of The Manchester Briefing announces the launch of the National Consortium for Societal Resilience [UK+]

How local initiatives can tackle loneliness and build community resilience are discussed in the latest issue of The Manchester Briefing.

FinTech and digital technologies have been used by governments across the world to deliver services to help individuals and companies cope with the disruption created by the pandemic.

The authors of the Manchester Briefing, a fortnightly document aimed at those who plan and implement Recovery and Renewal from COVID-19, have launched a searchable database of international lessons on Recovery and Renewal.

The project team from Alliance MBS and the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute that produces the Manchester Briefing has taken another step towards its goal of writing the international standard on recovery and renewal in the wake of the pandemic.

As governments and organisations across the world begin to evaluate and report on their response to COVID-19, this week’s Manchester Briefing takes a look at initial learnings from the UK government’s response.

The unpredictable and complex nature of the pandemic, which has caused significant challenges for risk communication from public health systems, national and local governments, comes under the spotlight in the latest issue of the Manchester Briefing.

Measures required to support people living in rural communities in the wake of the pandemic are discussed in the latest Manchester Briefing from AMBS and the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute.

The work of academics across AMBS, the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI), and The University of Manchester around building local community resilience has been referenced by the House of Lords.

The future of public leadership post-Covid-19 comes under the spotlight in the latest issue of the Manchester Briefing.

Here we look at publications that will assist Recovery and Renewal from COVID-19 to build Resilience.

In this week’s Manchester Briefing the focus is on co-production of recovery plans with the public.

A major UK government review into national security and how to deal with pandemics is discussed in this week’s Manchester Briefing.

Strategies to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy are among the current hot topics debated in the latest issue of The Manchester Briefing

We outline the Manchester University approach to how resilience partnerships can develop recovery strategies and ambitious plans for renewal of their areas.