📣 Save the date: 14 Oct 2025 Prof. Ben Bradford (UCL) is giving a seminar @ Edinburgh on policing, procedural justice & mental health. Fairness in policing isn’t just about rights — it can shape wellbeing too. 📍 Central campus, afternoon (venue TBC) ✉️ Book via [email protected]

📢 ‼️APPLICATIONS DEADLINE 24TH SEPTEMBER ‼️ SIPR Associate Director (Public Protection, Tech & Digital Policing). Lead cutting-edge research with real-world impact. Contact Dr Andrew [email protected] Read more here 👉 bit.ly/4lXDmp3

📢 Application ‼️DEADLINE 24 SEPTEMBER‼️ SIPR Associate Director (Police-Community Relations). Shape research & practice at the heart of policing. Contact Dr Andrew Wooff - [email protected] READ MORE & APPLY: bit.ly/4gCGyFp

🚨 Call for Research Proposals 🚨 The NECC invites applications under ARIS for research on asset recovery, its impact on organised crime, deterrence, and criminal trends. Apply by 30 Sept 2025. Details: bit.ly/42xHpBn | FAQ: bit.ly/3K3Fj5V

📢 Are you a serving or recently retired (last 5 yrs) #Policescotland officer or Special Constable? Take part in independent PhD research on Police Sexual Misconduct. Your input is anonymous & vital. 🔗 forms.office.com/e/QLpVV0SVWf

We’re pleased to be mentioned in coverage of the new Police Scotland & Abertay cyberQuarter partnership. SIPR is proud to support 2 PhDs on deepfakes & cyber interviewing. Strengthening Scotland’s resilience online 💻🔐 Read More 👉🔗 bit.ly/3JQ9IVn Read More 👉🔗 bit.ly/484OU6n

📢 Applications open: SIPR Associate Director (Public Protection, Tech & Digital Policing). Lead cutting-edge research with real-world impact. Apply by 24 Sept 2025. Contact Dr Andrew Wooff. Further details in 'replies'

📢 Applications invited: SIPR Associate Director (Police-Community Relations). Shape research & practice at the heart of policing. Apply by 24 Sept 2025. Contact Dr Andrew Wooff. See 'replies' for further details and link.

🚨 Research Grant: Retail Crime Taskforce 🚨 Up to £20k for projects tackling retail crime in Scotland. Intent due 12 Sept, apps by 3 Oct. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3HvCgmi | Click to apply 👉 bit.ly/4mLoP0j #RetailCrime #Research #Scotland

🚨 £40k awarded to 3 projects via SIPR’s Policing Social Harms & Challenges grant scheme! 💫Awarded Projects💫: Protect Duty & democratic policing, dementia & missing persons, and Police Scotland’s relationship with the Catholic community. Find out more here 👉http://bit.ly/3UMhG3P #SIPR

📅 31 Oct | 📍 Abertay Uni, Dundee Join us for a SIPR workshop on Working with Emotionally Demanding Material. We’ll explore sensitive research, share strategies for self-care, and connect with others in the field. 🎟️ bit.ly/4m22njn #SIPR #ResearchWellbeing

🛡️ Join a powerful conversation July 29, 9am -12pm @uniofstandrews.bsky.social for: National Security Perspectives—insights on UK–US threats & alliances. Speakers: MP @stephengethins.bsky.social Dr Daniel Thomas M.Sc Mary Kent. Email to register: [email protected] #Security #Geopolitics #CyberThreats

Have you seen our SIPR 3-Year Strategic Plan (2024/25–2027/28)? We’ve shared our vision and priorities — now we’d love to hear your thoughts. Take a look and let us know what stands out: bit.ly/462Y7eK

Deadline 4th July!!

‼️PLEASE NOTE THE VERY SHORT DEADLINE TO PUT IN A BID‼️ 🚨 New Responsive Research Fund on Policing & Visibility – short turnaround! 🗓️ Notify intent by 4 July 🗓️ Apply by 23 July 🗓️ Start by 8 Aug 🏁 Finish by 30 Jan 2026 Grant Awarded: 29 July Don’t miss this rapid opportunity! #Policing #Research

🚨 Apply now: £20K SIPR grant for research on police visibility & community connection. Open to all researchers. Start by Aug 1, 2025. 🔗 Info + apply: bit.ly/3G32fkd 🌐 More details: bit.ly/4n8HQe3 #Policing #ResearchFunding

🚨 Apply now: £20K SIPR grant for research on police visibility & community connection. Open to all researchers. Start by Aug 1, 2025. 🔗 Info + apply: bit.ly/3G32fkd 🌐 More details: bit.ly/4n8HQe3 #Policing #ResearchFunding

📢 We are thrilled to announce @awooff.bsky.social as the new Director of SIPR! A long-time member and current Associate Director, Andrew brings deep expertise in policing research and leadership. He takes up the role on 1 Aug 2025. Welcome, Andrew! #policing #SIPR #research

🧠 SIPR has published a major new report on emotional labour in public protection policing. It explores how officers manage emotional strain, shaped by organisational culture. The study introduces the "12 Rs of Resilience" to support wellbeing. 📘 Read more: bit.ly/4kIcHwG

🎉 Congrats to Dr Andy Tatnell, winner of the Early Career Impact Award at #SIPC2025! Honoured for research on Police Scotland’s Tutor Constable Model—shaping practice, values & development across UK & beyond. A great example of research driving real-world change! 👏 #Policing

🎓 Fully funded PhD at Abertay University & SIPR: Enabling People to Identify Deepfakes. £20,780/year, fees paid, starts Oct 2025. Use eye-tracking to research deepfake detection. Apply by 30 June 👉 www.abertay.ac.uk/about/workin... #PhD #Cybersecurity #Deepfakes

SIPR visit to @heriotwattuni.bsky.social Wed 11 June 11:30 - 12:30 Free & open invitation to all HWU staff with interest in policing research Learn more about SIPR & share your research! Get in touch if you would like to come along

📢 Join our Online Challenge Event on Emotional Resilience in Forensic Services 🧠 🗓️ 18 June 2025 | 🕛 12:00–13:00 Explore how resilience can be assessed in recruitment & support staff wellbeing. 📧 RSVP: [email protected] #SIPR #Forensics

Congrats to Prof Jemina Napier, winner of the 2025 SIPR Impact Award for research supporting Deaf/BSL women facing domestic abuse. Award accepted by Lucy Clark at #SIPC2025. A brilliant example of co-design & real-world impact. #ResearchImpact #SIPR

Congrats to Lisa Suigera on winning the Nick Fyfe! She exposed how tech fuels misogyny, risks in VR/metaverse abuse, failures of content moderation, and how the Online Safety Act prioritises profits over safety. She calls for stronger protections for those fighting online harms. #VAW #SIPC2025

SIPC2025 is live! 🎉 A great welcome from Prof Gary Hutchison, Dean of Applied Sciences at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social , highlighted the power of research in policing. @drshanehorgan.bsky.social opened the event. Presenting is Dr Lisa Sugiura’s Nick Fyfe Lecture #SIPC2025

🏆 SIPR Postgraduate Symposium 2025 – Award Winners! Huge congrats to: 🎉 Khalid Khan – Best Poster 🎉 Sam Conway – Best Presentation Thanks to Palgrave Macmillan for sponsoring & supporting our postgrad researchers. Incredible work by all! #SIPR #PolicingResearch #Criminology #ResearchExcellence

📍 Great day hosting the SIPR Postgrad Symposium 2025. Brilliant insights from early-career researchers tackling big questions in policing, justice & society. Wrapped up with a World Café + poster voting—thank you to all who joined! Poster and presentation winners coming up! #SIPR #PolicingResearch

Excited to have Amy Burrell kick off the 2025 PG Symposium at @edinburghnapier.bsky.social, hosted by @the-sipr.bsky.social Amy's keynote explores her career path, reflecting on the decisions she has made along the way, and sharing her top tips for career planning. Such an inspiring start! #SIPR2025

Only 2 days to go until the Scottish International Policing Conference 2025! The team has worked really hard to get everything in place and we are looking forward welcoming everyone on Wednesday! #SIPC2025 #PolicingAndTech #2DaysToGo

Join us 30 May, 12:00–13:15 for “Justice & Security in Northern Ireland” with Dr.Jonny Byrne. He’ll discuss the role of Independent Reviewer under the Justice & Security Act 2007. Chair: Shane MacGiollabhui Webinar pages: polamk.fi/en/northern-... Registration form: buytickets.at/scottishinst...

We are nearly there! Final touches are coming together for #SIPC25 this Wed 28 May at Edinburgh Napier (Craiglockhart). Registration from 9am. Keynotes from Dr. Lisa Sugiura + Special Agent Elliot Peterson. Don’t miss it! 🔗 sipr.ac.uk/events/scottish-international-policing-conference-2025/

🚨 External Examiner Opportunity Glasgow Caledonian University seeks an External Examiner for UG Criminology & Policing modules (BA Social Science). 4-year term. 📩 Contact: [email protected] #AcademicJobs #Criminology #Policing #HigherEd #GCU

📢 SIPR is recruiting a new Director! Professor Liz Aston reflects on her time in the role and shares details of this exciting leadership opportunity in policing research. 🔗 More info: bit.ly/4kh7XgO 🔗 Apply: bit.ly/4kkJ8Re #SIPR #Leadership #Jobs

🚨 Join us for the 12th Scottish Int’l Policing Conference! 📅 28 May 2025 | 📍Edinburgh Napier Theme: Policing & Tech – Promise, Peril, & Justice 🎤 Nick Fyfe Lecture: Dr Lisa Sugiura on gender-based harms, tech & radicalisation. Few spaces left:🔗 bit.ly/3YvGEqw #Policing #Cybercrime #TechJustice

🎓 Fully funded PhD at Abertay: “Trauma and Technology – Best Practice for Video-Recorded Interviews with Victims of Sexual Crimes” 📅 Apply by 28 May 2025 📍 Dundee | 💰 £20,780/year 🔗 Info & apply: tinyurl.com/abertay-phd-... Please share with your networks!!

📢 Applications are open for the SIPR & SCCJR Joint Residential Writing Retreat! 🗓️ 27–28 Aug 2025 📍 Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh (meals + accommodation included) Limited places via competitive application. 👉 Apply by 20 June: bit.ly/4m9BeeW

🎉 We did it! SIPR is now officially a UKRI-funded Centre of Excellence — and we’re leading Scotland’s only P-ACE at ENU! 💥 Shaping the future of policing through research, tech & training. See links in comments 👇 #FutureOfPolicing #SIPR #UKRI

🚨 Excited for the 12th Scottish International Policing Conference! 🚨 📅 28 May, Edinburgh Includes the 53rd James Smart Memorial Lecture by Special Agent Elliot Peterson on tech-enabled crime. #Policing #Tech #AI #CyberSecurity 👉 bit.ly/3YvGEqw

📅 Save the Date: 28 May 2025 Scottish International Policing Conf @ Edinburgh Napier Theme: Tech & Policing – Promise, Peril & Justice 🎤 Keynotes: Cybercrime, Online Abuse 🔗 Info: bit.ly/3YvGEqw #SIPC2025 #FutureOfPolicing

Delighted to have the opportunity to visit School of Law and Criminology at @maynoothuniversity.ie tomorrow to speak about some recent work on strategic communications and ‘influence policing’. @the-sipr.bsky.social

The SPA, @policescotland.bsky.social , and the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner want your views on the potential use of Live Facial Recognition in policing. This isn’t a formal consultation, but a chance to share your thoughts and concerns. 🔗 Have your say: orlo.uk/lewJ3

📢 New report out today: Implementing Anti-Racism in the Context of Policing by the Institute for Educational and Social Equity & SIPR. 📝 Read the full press release: bit.ly/430Sqfe 📘 Download the full report: bit.ly/44axMuk #AntiRacism #Policing #Equity #Inclusion #Scotland #SIPR

📅 Save the Date: 28 May 2025 Scottish International Policing Conf @ Edinburgh Napier Theme: Tech & Policing – Promise, Peril & Justice 🎤 Keynotes: Cybercrime, Online Abuse 🔗 Info: bit.ly/3YvGEqw #SIPC2025 #FutureOfPolicing

🚨 Serving UK police officers are invited to take part in a PhD survey on suicidal thoughts & behaviours in policing. Help support vital research into suicide prevention. Anonymous & 20–30 mins to complete. 👉 Take part by clicking link in comments. Thank you #PoliceWellbeing #SIPR

Thrilled by the success of today's APPS Conference at the #Universityofaberdeen ! Grateful to all speakers and attendees for insightful discussions on psychology in policing. Looking forward to continued collaboration and innovation in the field. #APPS2025 #PolicingResearch​

🚔🔬 We’re so excited for #APPS2025 tomorrow! A key event exploring how psychology enhances policing—research, practice & policy all in one room. 📍 Aberdeen 📅 Apr 16 🔗 bit.ly/4gUpKs7 📄 bit.ly/4bLp8Ep #SIPR #Policing #Psychology

🚔🔬 APPS Conference 2025! 🔬🚔 Join us on 16.4.25 @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social for insights on AI, investigations & victim support in policing. Hosted by SIPR, bringing top researchers & practitioners together. 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/4gUpKs7 ⭐ See full programme here: bit.ly/4bLp8Ep #APPS2025

🚨 Nominate for the SIPR Impact Awards! 🚨 Shine a spotlight on research that's driving real change in policing, policy, and practice. 🏆 SIPR Impact Award (£500) 🏆 SIPR Early Career Researcher Award (£500) 🔹 Deadline: 7.5.25 🔹 Winners announced at the SIPC Conference on 28.5.25.

🚀 APPS 2025 Speakers! 🚀 Join us on April 16th! Dr. Rui Paulo - BCU – Expert in forensic psychology, policing, and eyewitness memory. Dr. Travis Seale-Carlisle @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social – Researcher in memory, decision-making & machine learning. 🔗 bit.ly/4gUpKs7 ⭐ Prog: bit.ly/4bLp8Ep