Before joining Buckinghamshire New University in 2022, I was Senior Lecturer at The University of Wolverhampton Emergency Management and Resilience Centre, lecturing on the MSc Emergency planning, Resilience and Response programme. Prior working with both the Cabinet Office and Serco at the Emergency Planning College, leading on various programmes, authoring national guidance and standards. I managed the Emergency Management and CCTV unit at the Borough of Hackney in London, gaining accolades for my work as manager, building a new unit and responding to the Longest UK Siege (Operation Moonshadow). Starting my career as a qualified RGN, working around the UK and in Saudi Arabia, before being pulled towards Emergency management. 

Academically I have a BSc in Development and Health in Disaster Management from Coventry University; MSc in Emergency Planning, Resilience and Response and PGc in Academic Practice in HE from Wolverhampton University. I also had CBCI and Nebosh qualifications. Specialising in Emergency/Disaster Management/Planning; Humanitarian Assistance; Risk; public safety. Research Interest, current PhD studying Ethical decision making in Emergency Management.

My specialist knowledge has led me to work with Central Government, International Government, Local Governments, Utilities, Serco, Olympic and Commonwealth games on projects such as Resilience, Organisational Resilience, Crisis Management, Cyber Resilience, public safety, National Occupational Standards, BSI/ISO Standards, national guidance, and training programmes.

I am a Fellow of both the Emergency Planning Society (EPS) and Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management (ICPEM) and HEA.

My greatest accolade to date is being awarded Commendation by the Metropolitan Police for Operation Moonshadow, authoring various national guidance, consulting on Olympics/Commonwealth games and chairing many conferences.

Publications

Books

• Griffiths, B. and Rowntree, G. (2026) Emergency Management and Resilience: A Practical Guide for New Professionals. Business, Economics and Law. Routledge I Taylor & Francis I UK. Additional supporting educators materials. Note this is currently being published due September 26.
• In development (Griffiths, B. (TBC) Crisis Communications Textbook for Students and Lecturers, with supporting additional materials for educators) Kogan Page. 

Guidance - Contribution or editor 

• Griffiths, B. (Ed) (2019) The UK Good Practice to Working in Safety Advisory Groups. Part 1: Emergency Planning College (Cabinet Officer: UK Guide to Working in Safety Advisory Groups | EPC Resilience Microsoft Word - The UK GPG to WSAG Part 1 (epcresilience.com)
• Griffiths, B. (Ed) (2019) The UK Good Practice to Working in Safety Advisory Groups. Part 2: Supporting Appendices. Emergency Planning College (Cabinet Officer: Microsoft Word - The UK GPG to WSAG Part 2 (epcresilience.com)
• Griffiths, B. (Ed) (2019) The UK Good Practice to Working in Safety Advisory Groups. Part 3: Examples of Safety Advisory Groups Practices. Emergency Planning College (Cabinet Officer: Microsoft Word - The UK GPG to WSAG Part 3 (epcresilience.com)
• Griffiths, B. (Ed) (2015) The UK Good Practice to Working in Safety Advisory Groups. Emergency Planning College (Cabinet Officer: UK Guide to Working in Safety Advisory Groups | EPC Resilience
• Cabinet Office (2019) Planning the coordination of spontaneous volunteers in emergencies. Available at: (publishing.service.gov.uk)
• Cabinet Office (2011) Humanitarian Assistance in Emergencies: Non-statutory guidance on establishing Humanitarian Assistance Centres.  Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61221/hac_guidance.pdf

Professional Journals 

• Griffiths, B., (2021) Emergency Management: A Moral Compass.  Crisis Response Journal, 16:4 December 2021. p. 45. Available at: www.crisis-response.com
• Griffiths, B., (2022) The Moral Compass: Which Direction.  Crisis Response Journal, 17:1 March 2022. pp. 22-23. Available at: www.crisis-response.com 
• Griffiths, B., (2022) The Moral Compass and the Map.  Crisis Response Journal, 17:3 September 2022. pp. 12-13. Available at: www.crisis-response.com 
• Griffiths, B., (2023) The Hows and Whats for a Living Framework of Ethics.  Crisis Response Journal, 17:4 January 2023. pp. 24-26. Available at: www.crisis-response.com 
• Griffiths, B., (2023) Crisis along the Journey.  Crisis Response Journal, 18:1 April 2023. pp. 20-23. Available at: www.crisis-response.com 
•  Griffiths, B., (2023) No Superheroes: Crisis managers and the Moral crisis. Crisis Response Journal, 18:4 December 2023. pp. 92-93. Available at: www.crisis-response.com 
•  EPS and Griffiths, B. (2024) Amplifying voices in emergency response. Crisis Response Journal, 19:3 September 2024. P. 37. Available at: www.crisis-response.com
• Griffiths, B., (2025) Beyond survival: How values-based leadership builds lasting resilience. Crisis Response Journal, 20:3 Autumn 2025. pp. 56-59. Available at: www.crisis-response.com or https://www.crisis-response.com/Publisher/File.aspx?id=388023

Reviews 

• Griffiths, B., (2023) Challenges in emergency management: Insights on stress and retention. Crisis Response Journal (crisis-response.com). December 4^th 2023. Available at: https://www.crisis-response.com/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=677822 
• Griffiths, B., (2023) Factors in Recruiting and Retaining Emergency Managers in an Era of Disasters and Pandemics. ICPEM. https://www.theicpem.org/post/factors-in-recruiting-and-retaining-emerg…;   

Industry Research 

• Hogan, M., Griffiths, B., and Rowntree, G. (2022) The Emergency Planning Society response National Resilience Strategy: Call for Evidence - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
• Hogan, M., Griffiths, B., and Rowntree, G. (2023) Covid-19 Inquiry - Rule 9 Request of the Emergency Planning Society (M1/EPS/01). UK Covid-19 Inquiry (covid19.public-inquiry.uk)
• Griffiths, B., (2025) The Big Conversation Interim Report. Emergency Planning Society (EPS) 

Speaking engagements 

• Developing Smart Environmental Resilience Solutions for Coastal areas in the Philippines: Susceptibility, Adaptation and Mitigation Measures: SEACAP. British Council1 Jun 2020 - 31 Oct 2021. People funded by this grantRana M, Arif M, Pathirage C, Khan R. Chaminda Pathirage Grants | University of Wolverhampton (wlv.ac.uk)
• The Big Conversation Interim Report findings. The Emergency Planning Society, Human Aspects Group Webinar Series. Thursday 26^th June 2025 
• BNU Research Colloquium 2025
• BNU 2025 Research Conference
• 30days30ways 05/09/25
• The Emergency Services Show 2025: Protecting the Protectors Stage | The Emergency Services Show: Beverley Griffiths - The Emergency Services Show 2025 (https://www.emergencyuk.com/speakers/beverley-griffiths)
  • Strengthening the system – people, planning and interoperability (Chair)
  • Building resilience – strategy, capacity and capability

• EPS Chair for ‘Our National Resilience Capability & the potential move to a posture of defence, rather than resilience planning – do we need more Emergency Planners?’ 21/11/25.

   

Podcasts

• The Emergency Services Show. Protecting the Protectors Stage episode, ‘Building resilience – strategy, capacity and capability’, For Every Response - Emergency Services Times. 

Other

• BNU 2025 Research Conference Poster
• BNU 2025 Research Conference Postcard 
• BNU Spring 2025 Research Notes: Requirements and challenges for ethical decision making in UK Emergency Management