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A gateway for scientists and innovators who wish to collaborate, and those eager to gain insights into our collective endeavours. Together, we are building the world's foremost science-led police service.
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The Office of the Police Chief Scientific Adviser (OPCSA) is pleased to introduce the latest edition of Policing Tomorrow, a publication that explores how science and technology are shaping the future direction of policing across the United Kingdom.
Save the date! 18-20 August 2026
For the fifth time in a row, UKRI's National Quantum Computing Centre will host the UK Quantum Hackathon 2026.
The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has officially opened nominations for the Innovation and Digital Awards 2026, celebrating exceptional individuals and teams across forces who are embracing technology and digital excellence to improve policing and enhance public safety.
CREST's Fifth International Behavioural and Social Sciences in Security Conference (BASS26) will take place at Cardiff University, UK, from Monday 22 June to Wednesday 24 June 2026.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has launched five Safer Streets Challenges backed by £50 million of funding, as part of the government's £500 million Research & Development Missions Accelerator Programme (R&D MAP). This will bring together researchers, innovators, communities, policing and frontline practitioners to tackle the crimes that affect people's daily lives - using research and innovation to create solutions.
Explore the policing science system
See how technology, insight and research interconnects with the problems that policing is trying to tackle.
Communicate
Communicate across policing, industry, and academia to build awareness of policing challenges and catalyse a shared sense of effort.
Explore
Explore science and technology threats and opportunities using horizon scanning tools, considering public support, fairness, ethics, and legal and regulatory environments.
Prioritise
Prioritise using a robust process, on what science and technology we will lead, collaborate and follow; decide, based on available resources, where we will invest our efforts.
Research
Research using systematic, multidisciplinary investigation issues and possible solutions, to improve our knowledge.
Innovate
Innovate by working with industry and academia to turn knowledge into solutions that create benefit, such as new tools or better processes.
Build
Build complete solutions that encompass workforce, policy, legal and public accountability, and are designed to last.
Source
Source science and technology using effective commercial models. For S&T that is commercially available, this is where the journey for the solution starts.
Deploy
Deploy the solution, train people to use, operate and maintain it, ensuring there is sufficient resilience.
Evaluate
Evaluate existing science and technology to drive further development, assess the value being added, and to identify and address any unintended effects.
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