The Hydra research areas support operational and professional practitioners in a wide spectrum of public protection work.
Explore the different projects below.
Child Protection
The protection of children and vulnerable adults.
Read about our safeguarding partners workshop
International
Read about the Australian Federal Police Hydra suite
Security & Conflict
Read about the LINCT counter-terrorism conference
Examples from Hydra's work
These accounts describe projects and exercises at the time they were published.
Australian Federal Police Hydra Suite
The Australian Federal Police Hydra suite was established at the AFP College in Barton, Australian Capital Territory, in 2015. The suite comprises a control room, four syndicate rooms and a plenary room, all installed by the Hydra Foundation.
Read the Australian Federal Police project
10,000 Volts Debriefing — Responding to COVID-19
Read the original debriefing account
Leeds Beckett University
The Hydra Foundation developed a partnership with Leeds Beckett University, creating a Hydra Suite in its Business and Law Department. The original 2016 account also describes the development of accredited Hydra facilitators at the university.
Read the Leeds Beckett account
More from the archive
- World Economic Forum: pandemic resilience workshop
- Sellafield: critical incident workshop
- Red Cross and partner agencies: 10kV conference
Research
Hydra Research and Innovation Centre
Further published examples
Gwent Police: culture and 10kV
A 2024 published account explains how a staff debrief contributed to work informing Gwent Police's culture strategy.
Read the Gwent Police case study.
Hydra training at HMRC
Explore HMRC's published training guidance and recognition of its COP9 Hydra Training initiative.