The Office of the Police Chief Scientific Adviser (OPCSA) have recently published the first edition of UK Policing’s Areas of Research Interest (ARIs), which can be found here: Policing Areas of Research Interest (science.police.uk). These ARIs capture priority science, technology, analysis and research challenges that if addressed will help to significantly improve policing performance.

The Universities Policy Engagement Framework will be hosting a free online webinar where you will hear from the Police Chief Scientific Adviser firsthand and learn about Policing’s ARIs in more detail. The remainder of the session will then be dedicated entirely to Q&A to allow you the chance to ask questions about the ARIs, how OPCSA can aid your engagement with these ARIs and support collaboration between academia and policing end users.

Date: Wednesday 26th June 2024

Time: 1-2pm GMT 

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The OPCSA would welcome any further engagement regarding UK Policing’s ARIs following this event. In particular, if you have evidence or plan to carry out research that relates to one or more of Policing’s ARIs, OPCSA would invite you to share that with them. Please get in contact with OPCSA via [email protected]