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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.

May 26, 2026
Police and Deaths in Scotland: Prevention, Investigation, Transparency
SIPR was pleased to support the workshop ‘Police and Deaths in Scotland: Prevention, Investigation, Transparency’ through our Knowledge...
May 26, 2026
What happens when the language of human rights becomes central to modern...
Thank you to everyone who joined the hybrid seminar with Markus Buderath on human rights based policing in...
May 26, 2026
International Study Visit Explores Scottish Research and Practice in Criminal Justice and...
SIPR recently welcomed a group of senior researchers from Sweden as part of an international study visit exploring...
May 26, 2026
University of the West of Scotland Engagement Event May 2026
SIPR was delighted to join colleagues at the University of the West of Scotland for a really engaging...
May 12, 2026
New Report Calls for a Modern Understanding of Police Visibility in Scotland’s...
Press Release – Lights Under a Bushel? A major new research report, Lights Under a Bushel? Visibility Research...
April 30, 2026
We are pleased to announce the selected Scottish cohort of scholars for...
Following a highly competitive process, the 2026 ISSPS Scottish scholars are:Rebecca PatersonKhalid KhanYu-Hsuan ChaoHanifah NurinAura M BamberEloise SlavenMaria...
April 27, 2026
SIPR Appoints Dr Inga Heyman as Impact and Engagement Lead for the...
This role has been created to support SIPR’s continued development and to strengthen its engagement, visibility, and strategic...
April 22, 2026
SIPR Main Grant Call 2025-26 
SIPR is providing £40,000 to fund minimum of 2 research projects exploring ‘Technological innovation, harm, and human rights in...
April 17, 2026
PRESS RELEASE
New Research Calls for Technology-Facilitated Child Sexual Abuse to Be Treated as a Public Health Emergency A new...
April 15, 2026
New Research Funding Opportunity: £15,000 Grant Call Now Open
New Research Funding Opportunity: £15,000 Grant Call Now OpenWhat if stronger trust, smarter partnerships, and better information flows...
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...

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