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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 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...
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...

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