N8 PRP Policing Innovation Forum : Policing, People and Health Featuring key policymakers, influential research, and innovative projects - a day of knowledge exchange, innovation, and collaboration.

Registrations are OPEN!

Join us for the 2026 Policing Innovation Forum, where N8 PRP and @the-sipr.bsky.social will be exploring the topic of Policing, People and Health.

How do Police and Health agencies work together, and what can be improved?

Register now⬇️

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Voice, Fairness and Trust: Racially Minoritised Women and DA Policing Webinar for practitioners and researchers applying a procedural justice lens to racially minoritised women’s experiences of policing VAWG

Sign up to join us THIS AFTERNOON!

Voice, Fairness and Trust: Racially Minoritised Women and DA Policing

with Hayley Alderson, Geetanjali Gangoli, Kausiki Saram and Kate Butterby

#woc #policing_da #outcome16

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Great turn out today for our webinar on Suicide Prevention for People Under Investigation of Sexual Offences -

over 100 people have joined to discuss the new Agile Evidence Review; read more here ⬇️

www.n8prp.org.uk/home/researc...

Hotspot Policing: Strategy, Practice, Research Webinar for police, researchers and stakeholders engaged in the implementation, development and evaluation of hotspot policing.

HOTSPOT POLICING WEBINAR

What is the role of Hotspots in Neighbourhood Policing? Join us on 30 April where speakers from policing and academia will discuss the strategy and realities of hotspot policing.

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Measuring Police Culture: An Evidence Review Webinar for police, researchers and other stakeholders on the measurement of culture for the purposes of cultural change

New Webinar!

On 21 April Naomi Davis-Crane (LJMU) will present the findings of her N8 PRP-funded Agile Evidence Review on Measuring Police Culture.

Register Below:
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NRiPN event: Information Power and AI in Contemporary Policing Consultation In this NRiPN Work in Progress session, attendees will hear from Paul Gowers (PhD, University of Gloucestershire).

Starting now!

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Welcome to the N8 team, Colin!

Voice, Fairness and Trust: Racially Minoritised Women and DA Policing Webinar for practitioners and researchers applying a procedural justice lens to racially minoritised women’s experiences of policing VAWG

WEBINAR - 16 March

Voice, Fairness and Trust: Racially Minoritised Women and DA Policing

Dr Hayley Alderson, Prof Geetanjali Gangoli, Dr Kausiki Saram and Dr Kate Buttery present new work building on their Outcome 16 project; register below ⬇️

www.eventbrite.com/e/voice-fair...

📣 1 month left to submit abstracts for LEPH2026!

Join us in Leeds, UK, 6–9 September 2026 for the 8th International Conference on Law Enforcement & Public Health.

Researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and community leaders: submit your work by 16 March 2026 👇
leph2026.org

N8 PRP Announces New Grants, Call for Applications

🚔FUNDING AVAILABLE 💰

N8 PRP announces 2 grants and a new call for applications:

#policeresearch #evidencebasedpolicing

www.n8prp.org.uk/2026/02/13/n...

N8 PRP Launches 2025 Annual Report

We're delighted to announce the 2025 Annual Report!

Read about the events, research and developments from 2025 and plans for 2026:

www.n8prp.org.uk/2026/02/11/n...

N8 PRP event asks, what makes a 'good' investigation?

N8 PRP event asks, what makes a ‘good’ investigation?

www.n8prp.org.uk/2026/02/02/n...

LEPH 2026

📣 Registration for LEPH2026 is now open!
Join us at the 8th International Conference on Law Enforcement & Public Health in Leeds, UK, 6–9 September 2026.
Early bird tickets are available below 👇
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NRiPN Policing Research Methodologies Webinar: Creative methods Attendees will hear from senior academics on using creative methods in policing research

Starting now!

We've got a great panel speaking to NRiPN members about #creativemethods in policing research:

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@vp-centre.bsky.social

Events

We've got 2 upcoming events for #PGRs and #ECRs! Hear from experienced #policing researchers about how to get the most from #focusgroups (7 Nov) and using #creativemethods (2 Dec)

Registration below ⬇️

www.n8prp.org.uk/home/events/

Policing priority grants call 2025 to 2026. Pump-priming funds for collaborative, targeted research into high priority areas, new challenges, and pressing concerns in policing. Features also the N8 Policing Research Partnership logo and a blurred photograph of a police car.

Applications are now open for N8 Policing Research Partnership - Policing Priority Grants.

Projects must be led by an academic at one of the N8 universities and in collaboration with N8 PRP police partners.

Learn more: www.n8prp.org.uk/home/support...

@n8prp.bsky.social

New Funding Call Announced

New funding call announced - more details to come!

www.n8prp.org.uk/2025/09/24/n...

#policeresearch #evidencebasedpolicing #researchfunding

New research project from #CoDE looking for experience of police in schools - get in touch if you can contribute!

www.ethnicity.ac.uk/research/pro...

Tool which helps identify victims of trafficking leading to arrests, say police Thames Valley Police said the STIM has helped identify people at greatest risk who very rarely come forward of their own volition.

Great to see the ongoing impact of an N8 PRP Small Grant!

The STIM was originally developed with N8 PRP forces in 2019/20

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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow, Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre Are you an ambitious, impact-focussed researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a research interest in policing and vulnerable groups, the interactions between them and other service pro...

🚨 Job opportunity 🚨

We're looking for an ambitious, impact-focused Research Fellow to join @vp-centre.bsky.social.

The role is full-time and fixed-term until 30 April 2027.

Salary: £41,064-£48,822
Based at: @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Deadline: 13 October 2025

jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Some fascinating discussions yesterday at the NRiPN Research Away Day! Thank you to all who attended - read the event report here:

www.n8prp.org.uk/2025/09/17/n...

AI and Policing: TIPS Innovation Forum | SPRITE+ Hub Bringing together academics and the police force to identify and develop a research agenda for AI's role in policing, with a focus on Trust, Identity, Privacy and Security (TIPS).

Together with @n8prp.bsky.social, we are holding a TIPS Innovation Forum on AI and Policing 🚓

We welcome applications from SPRITE+ Academics to attend!

🔗 Apply here: www.spritehub.org/event-detail...

#SPRITE #events #N8PRP #AI #policing #TIPS #InnovationForum #identity #surveillance

N8 PRP Announces Prof Layla Skinns as Interim Academic Director

N8 PRP is delighted to announce @proflaylaskinns.bsky.social
has been appointed as Interim Academic Director.

Layla will lead N8 PRP with Policing Director Ben Ewart @gmpolice.bsky.social for 12 months whilst @profgeoffpearson.bsky.social is on research leave.

www.n8prp.org.uk/2025/07/21/n...

Just 2 days to go until #n8PIF25! Looking forward to seeing you there with NPCC, @uservoicebr.bsky.social, Creased Puddle, the Neurodivergence in Criminal Justice Network (NICJN), and many more

#neurodiversity #criminaljustice #policeresearch

Alcohol, Policing, and Nightlife: A Complex Relationship N8 Policing Research Partnership

Afternoon read! 📰

Following last week's event, 'Nightlife: Safety, Security and Policing', Dr Carly Lightowlers shares her presentation making the case for a public health approach to policing alcohol-related violence

#alcoholviolence #ntepolicing

Nightlife: Safety, Security and Policing

Nightlife: Safety, Security and Policing

Read the report from Wednesday's N8 PRP event, in collaboration with @liverpooluni.bsky.social 's Crim Research Unit

www.n8prp.org.uk/2025/05/23/n...

NRiPN Excellence in Policing Research Webinar: Collaborative Projects Discussion of the benefits of collaboration and partnership in creating impactful research

Starting Now!

Our NRiPN Webinar on Collaborative Projects, with a panel from OPCSA, South Yorkshire Police and @sheffielduni

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Absolutely-! 🤞

Brilliant to see the impact of N8 PRP-funded work being recognised - congratulations to Caroline, Rose, and their partners @gmpolice !