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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.

August 4, 2026
N8 Policing Research Partnership Policing Innovation Forum at Newcastle University on 16...
SIPR Director Dr Andrew Wooff and Head of Operations Monica Craig attended the N8 Policing Research Partnership Policing...
August 4, 2026
Congratulations to Professor Andrew Wooff!
Congratulations to Professor Andrew Wooff!We are delighted to congratulate SIPR Director Andrew Wooff on his promotion to Professor...
July 30, 2026
SPACE invests more than £125,000 in research and knowledge exchange to strengthen...
SPACE invests more than £125,000 in research and knowledge exchange to strengthen policing The UKRI funded Scottish Policing...
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...

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