P-ACE LAB is an interdisciplinary consortium that will co-produce solutions, harnessing the latest advances in science and technology. P-ACE LAB institutions are leaders in policing research and will build upon this to incorporate the necessary diversity in people, resources, expertise, and partnerships, underpinned by robust governance structures to ensure successful delivery. Methodologically, P-ACE LAB is diverse, ranging from using data science and AI tools to co-design and participatory research and rapid knowledge mobilisation. P-ACE LAB ensures any new science and technology developed or tested will be environmentally sustainable.

The Yorkshire Policing-Academic Centre of Excellence (TYP-ACE) combines multi-disciplinary research and innovation capacity from across the University of Leeds and University of York to equip police and partners with the best research evidence available. TYP-ACE builds upon the pioneering work of the ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre as well as the internationally renowned work of existing centres of excellence across both institutions, including the Leeds Institute for Data Analytics and Priestley Centre for Climate Futures at Leeds and the York Environmental Sustainability Institute and Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at York. It will generate, synthesise and share evidence-based problem-solving approaches to support police and partners in responding to crime, reducing harm, and enhancing community safety. It will help deliver research-informed organisational and culture change in policing.

M-PACE aims to support its policing partners in appreciating, developing and mobilising evidence and tools to successfully meet the challenges that they face. Via a set of co-produced knowledge mobilisation activities M-PACE will synthesise and disseminate existing evidence and tools to build the capability and capacity of the next generation of policing researchers and practitioners. With a long-standing and depth of leadership in evidence-based policing research and practice, M-PACE comprises a team of world-leading scientists and social scientists demonstrating an extensive track record of, and an on-going commitment to, meeting the research and innovation needs of policing in the UK. Through robust evaluation, innovative tools, and multi-agency collaboration, we offer a forward-facing, impact-driven approach to shaping a future-proof, accountable, and ethical policing landscape.

The University of Bath P-ACE brings together multi-disciplinary expertise to provide a fast-track, two-way knowledge mobilisation platform between police and academia. It will collaborate with a diversity of policing partners, both existing and new, in an innovative way to address policing challenges and provide an excellent and agile response to identified policing needs. Working collaboratively with policing, the University of Bath P-ACE will develop operationally useful tools and training and ensure the co-creation of new research and knowledge exchange projects that respond to the needs of modern policing.

The NTU-PACE brings together 15 policing, industry and community partners to translate research findings into actionable, transferable, and sustainable policy interventions. It will consolidate and expand its already extensive experience of working with police and industrial partners to mobilise knowledge and co-create dissemination materials in a format that is accessible to police and their stakeholders, and translate research findings into actionable policy and practice. The NTU P-ACE will implement fast-track knowledge mobilisation through multiple digital platforms to support an inclusive and diverse approach to accessibility, and develop sustainable, evidence-informed approaches to advance the effectiveness of UK policing.