Speaker Bio:

John is a Professor of Social Psychology at Sussex University specialising in the study of collective behaviour. He is also Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange in the School of Psychology.

John currently participates in the ‘Independent Scientific Pandemic Insights Group on Behaviours‘ (SPI-B) - an advisory sub-group of the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) in relation to the UK’s response to covid-19. SPI-B provides behavioural science advice aimed at anticipating and helping people adhere to interventions that are recommended by medical or epidemiological experts. John is also a member of Independent SAGE and of two British Psychological Society Covid-19 task force working groups: Behavioural Change & Disease Prevention and Community Action & Resilience.

More information about Prof Drury can be found here: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/research/projects/groups-and-covid/

Talk Summary:

In the absence of a vaccine, behaviour by the public is key to the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and this has been reflected in policy and practice. In this presentation, I analyse the role of psychology in the Covid-19 pandemic in two key domains: adherence by the public to the required public health behaviours; and determinants of community mutual aid. Properly understanding the role of psychological processes means we can help design more effective interventions to support collective resilience in the public the face of the pandemic and other threats.

How to Join:

Please see the below details to join the Zoom session for the NINE DTP Conference Keynote with Prof John Drury (Sussex University).

https://durhamuniversity.zoom.us/j/95823278944?pwd=MHRxazVKT09va3VTallmdTdrSEVGdz09

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