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Through this blog we hope to:

• To expand and extend critical debate nationally and internationally about current matters of policing practice, learning and leadership.
• To promote the use of research evidence in policing practice and policy.
• To share knowledge about policing among police practitioners and leaders, researchers, educators, policymakers and community.

March 30, 2026
SIPR Engagement Event at University of Edinburgh
We were delighted to be at the The University of Edinburgh for a Scottish Institute for Policing Research...
March 26, 2026
SIPR Early Career Research Grant Awarded to Naser Ojaroudi Parchin
SIPR Early Career Research Grant Awarded to Naser Ojaroudi Parchin The Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) is...
March 26, 2026
SIPR Presents at Norwegian Consulate in Edinburgh
SIPR Presents at Norwegian Consulate in Edinburgh The Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) was pleased to present...
March 24, 2026
Scottish Police Authority's Conference March 2026
Dr Andrew Wooff, Director of the Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR), is speaking today at the Scottish...
March 24, 2026
Call for Participation | N8 PRP Policing Innovation Forum 2026
16 June 2026 | 09:30–16:00 📍 Herschel Building, Newcastle UniversityJoin us for the N8 PRP Policing Innovation Forum:...
March 4, 2026
2026 SPACE Research & Knowledge Exchange Funding Call Now Open
We are pleased to share the 2026 funding call from the UKRI funded Scottish Policing Academic Centre of Excellence...
February 24, 2026
GOOD NEWS!
EARLY CAREER RESEARCH GRANTS UPDATE FOR 2026 AND ONWARDS! We are pleased to announce that SIPR’s Early Career...
February 23, 2026
Scottish International Policing Conference 2026 (SIPC2026)
The Scottish International Policing Conference 2026 is now open for registration.Date: Friday 26 June 2026 Venue: Pathfoot Building,...
February 23, 2026
SIPR & University of Strathclyde Engagement Event
The Scottish Institute for Policing Research was delighted to host an engagement event at the University of Strathclyde,...
February 11, 2026
Applications are now open for ISSPS 2026 | 22 to 26 June...
We are thrilled to announce that applications are now open for the International Summer School for Policing Scholars...
February 9, 2026
NEW SIPR ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTED
👏 We are delighted to welcome Esme O’Donnell to SIPR as our new Administrator! 👏Esme is a PhD...
January 26, 2026
PRESS RELEASE -Policing after Lockdown: re-building relationships with the COVID Generation
New SIPR funded study urges renewed focus on building trust between police and the COVID Generation A major...

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