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16.10.2025 13:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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/
16.10.2025 13:38 — 👍 4 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
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
02.10.2025 16:10 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
New Funding Call Announced
New funding call announced - more details to come!
www.n8prp.org.uk/2025/09/24/n...
#policeresearch #evidencebasedpolicing #researchfunding
24.09.2025 13:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Police in schools | Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity | The University of Manchester
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...
19.09.2025 13:54 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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...
17.09.2025 13:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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
28.07.2025 15:30 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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...
21.07.2025 12:52 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2
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
24.06.2025 09:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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
30.05.2025 13:03 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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...
23.05.2025 15:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Absolutely-! 🤞
19.05.2025 13:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Brilliant to see the impact of N8 PRP-funded work being recognised - congratulations to Caroline, Rose, and their partners @gmpolice !
09.05.2025 10:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
NPCC and UKRI have just announced the nine Policing Academic Centres of Excellence. Delighted to report that the Manchester P-ACE (MMU and UoM) was successful, as were two other centres representing @n8prp.bsky.social universities. news.npcc.police.uk/releases/npc...
07.05.2025 14:38 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
N8 PRP Announces New Awards on Call Handlers, Custody
Delighted to announce 2 new grants awarded by N8 PRP!
Congrats to Dr Laura Naegler @LivUni and Dr Sarah Brooks @sheffielduni - details of the awards below 📰
www.n8prp.org.uk/2025/04/29/n...
29.04.2025 13:22 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
NRiPN Excellence in Policing Research Webinar: Collaborative Projects
Discussion of the benefits of collaboration and partnership in creating impactful research
🚨New Webinar!🚨
Calling PGRs and ECRs! Join us online, 23 May, to hear from experienced colleagues about what makes a successful collaborative project, and ask for their insights on your own work - Register below ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nripn-exce...
28.04.2025 12:39 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Nightlife: Safety, Security & Policing
The University of Liverpool Criminal Justice Unit and the N8 Policing Research Partnership are holding a nightlife event for stakeholders.
JOIN US and @liverpooluni.bsky.social Criminal Justice Unit on 21 May for NIGHTLIFE: SAFETY, SECURITY AND POLICING
- a stakeholder event led by @fmeasham.bsky.social and ft @theloopuk.bsky.social, @bristolnights.bsky.social & more
Free registration ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nightlife-...
17.04.2025 10:02 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
N8 PRP Policing Innovation Forum : Neurodiversity and Criminal Justice
Featuring key policymakers, influential research, and innovative projects - a day of knowledge exchange, innovation, and collaboration.
🚨Registrations are now OPEN! 🚨
Join us for the 9th N8 PRP Policing Innovation Forum, NEURODIVERSITY IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, 26 June, York Hilton
PGR/ECR working in this field? Submit a poster to the NRiPN Poster Exhibition!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/n8-prp-pol...
#neurodiversity #policing
27.03.2025 09:29 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Starting at 2pm - come join us!
13.03.2025 13:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Missing People: The Research We Need
NEW READ 📚
What research is needed on #missingpeople ?
Josie Allan and Jane Hunter from Missing People on the evidence gaps in a new blog for N8 PRP
www.n8prp.org.uk/2025/02/21/m...
#academia #socialsciences #ebp
21.02.2025 11:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
NRiPN Excellence in Policing Research Webinar: Navigating ethics
Discussion of the challenges faced by researchers in doing ‘high-risk’ policing research
🗺️NAVIGATING ETHICS Webinar🗺️
ECR or PGR researcher in policing? Join us 13 March for guidance and insight on navigating ethics approvals for your research proposals!
Register below ⬇️
#policingresearch #ecr #PGR #phdlife
www.eventbrite.com/e/nripn-exce...
13.02.2025 13:57 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
N8 PRP Launches 2024 Annual Report
📚We've published out annual report for 2024!
Feat. a report by Sir Andy Marsh @CollegeofPolice, a ton of fascinating research and events, and our plans for 2025
Read at the link below ⬇️
www.n8prp.org.uk/2025/02/06/n...
06.02.2025 17:08 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
📣 Calling all PhD students 📣
Applications are now open for the Vulnerability and Policing International PhD Summer School!
📅 Monday 7 – Friday 11 July 2025
📍 University of York, UK
Deadline for applications: 28 February 2025.
Read more and apply:
vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/vulnerabilit...
23.01.2025 08:53 — 👍 14 🔁 17 💬 0 📌 3
🚨 All in digital trust, identity, privacy, and security! Register for the @spriteplus.bsky.social Academic-Industry Meeting, 25 April, London
💰Funding for 5 academic secondments & PhD placements💰
FREE to register by Feb 14 🔗 lnkd.in/eBsKjg5d
#DigitalTrust #Privacy #Security #Networking
29.01.2025 14:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Dr Ellen Reeves announced as new NRiPN Director
Delighted to say Dr Ellen Reeves is joining the team!
www.n8prp.org.uk/2025/01/27/d...
27.01.2025 18:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Based at the University of St Andrews the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence is Europe's oldest Centre of its kind.
A city wide nightlife community.
Night Time Economy partnership project from Bristol City Council.
www.bristolnights.co.uk
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Bringing together people in research, practice, and policy with a focus on digital contexts. We are the go-to point of contact to engage with the broadest UK network of interdisciplinary, cross-sector digital Trust, Identity, Privacy, Security experts.
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Blogs about learning and teaching at https://sandraflynn.com/ |
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Professor of Social Justice
University of Liverpool
contact: christopher at nebula dot tv
Prof. Crim and CJ at Sheffield University. Use/misuse police powers, police custody, gender, discretion, police misconduct.
Researching missing children + harm with NLP + ML (“AI” but not Generative-AI)
1st paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10439463.2024.2333561?src=exp-mr
2nd paper (preprint): https://doi.org/10.21428/cb6ab371.a9708ebe
Former IT consultant
The only independent think tank in the UK focused on improving policing. Hosted the Strategic Review of Policing https://www.police-foundation.org.uk/
We're a QS World Ranking Top 100 University changing lives through education and research since 1905.
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Official page for Newcastle University UK, a founding member of the Russell Group of Research intensive universities, and a Global Top 140 university. #WeAreNCL
A proud Manchester institution with teaching, research and social responsibility at the heart of everything we do.
The School of Law @universityofleeds.bsky.social is one of the leading law schools in the UK and has been providing instruction in law since its inception in 1899.
Celebrating what makes Leeds special ❤️🏳️🌈🌍
