Last Tuesday we were delighted to present Alison Wightman with a certificate 🎉 following her successful completion of a Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR) Practitioner Fellowship. This award recognises Alison’s commitment to strengthening the connection between research and policing, and the positive impact her work is already having.
Alison has shown a strong interest in developing her practice and exploring areas of policing that benefit from deeper research and reflection. This Fellowship gave her the dedicated time and support to do just that, and it’s been fantastic to see the support from the organisation which has enabled her to take this forward 👏
Dr Andrew Wooff, Director of SIPR said ‘I am delighted to have supported Alison with this Practitioner Fellowship and to see the impact her project has had.’
These fellowships are designed for giving practitioners the space and recognition to explore issues that matter, and to apply research in real policing contexts 🔍
If you are a practitioner (officer or staff) involved in policing in Scotland, we are keen to discuss further Practitioner Fellowships. SIPR invites proposals of up to two A4 pages outlining:
• Your objectives and how your work will contribute to improvements in policing.
• Planned activities over your fellowship period and key outputs.
• Background info (name, organisation, contact, preferred start date, duration).
• Partner university and academic supervisor(s) – SIPR can help with this.
• A letter of support from your line manager
We would invite you to have a discussion with Academic Research colleagues in Strategy, Insight and Engagement at Police Scotland, the SIPR team and your line manager before submitting a proposal.
Applications should be submitted to the Director of SIPR via our Practitioner Fellowship page 👉https://bit.ly/44nmz and will be assessed on their potential to improve policing.
We are proud to have Alison join our growing group of Fellows 🌟 and we are looking forward to seeing how this work develops over the coming years.
Congratulations, Alison – very well deserved! 🎉
