Research → Practice
Working with Emotionally Demanding Material
The workshop brought researchers together to share approaches to wellbeing, self-care and working with sensitive material.
SIPR · Annual Report 2025/26
From Research to real-world impact
Impact
SIPR Connects research, policy, practice and people. Creating routes for knowledge to be shared, applied and extended across Scotland and beyond.
Research → Policy
SIPR / Justice Analytical Services closed webinar series
The series created a direct knowledge-exchange route between SIPR researchers and Scottish Government researchers and policymakers.
Building Research Capacity
Virtual Writing Retreats and PGR support
SIPR provided structured writing time, peer support and opportunities for PGRs to connect across institutions.
International Capacity
International Summer School for Policing Scholars (ISSPS) 2026
ISSPS brought PGRs together with policing scholars and practitioners, exposing participants to different theoretical and methodological approaches and supporting international networking.
Collaboration
Scottish International Policing Conference 2026
The conference provided a national platform for research exchange, discussion and relationship-building across policing, policy and academia.
Policing-Academic Collaboration
University engagement events - Edinburgh, Strathclyde and UWS
The university engagement programme strengthened connections across SIPR member universities and created opportunities to discuss research priorities, funding and future collaboration.
Cross-sector Collaboration
Interagency Working for Mental Health and Substance Use Emergencies
The event created a cross-sector forum for knowledge exchange between emergency care and policing and for exploring future collaboration.
International Reach
Norwegian Consulate engagement, Swedish study visit and N8 Policing Research Partnership
These activities extended SIPR's international exchange and created opportunities to share Scottish policing research and compare approaches with overseas partners.
Accessible Research
Briefings, reports and researcher-led videos
SIPR translated research activity into accessible formats that can be used by audiences beyond the original projects or events.
Through research, collaboration and knowledge exchange, SIPR helps ensure that policing policy and practice are informed by robust evidence. Our work contributes to:
Informing decision making
providing evidence to support better policing policy and practice.
Building research capacity
supporting researchers and developing future policing scholarship.
Driving innovation
encouraging new ideas and evidence informed approaches to policing challenges.
Creating impact
translating research into practical improvements for policing and public safety.