News & Publications
Stay up to date with the latest announcements and insights from across the science and innovation community.
Here you will find details of upcoming events, webinars and opportunities to engage with partners across policing, academia and industry.
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Insights from the Police Science Council: September 2024
The Police Science Council (PSC) is a publicly appointed, independent expert committee which brings world-leading science and social science expertise from academic and industry. Each quarter…
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New guidance to support policing in obtaining funding for research, innovation and evaluation
The Office of the Police Chief Scientific Adviser has developed a set of guidance for those looking to secure funding opportunities for policing research and innovation.
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Project Minerva - a data-driven solution to reducing VAWG
Project Minerva is a collaborative research initiative which has developed a statistical mapping tool to identify high-risk public place areas for violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Essex…
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8 January 2025
New job opportunity - secondment to Home Office Science Innovation Technology Delivery team
The Science Innovation Technology (SIT) Delivery team in the Home Office Science Directorate are looking for a Senior Police Advisor. As the Senior Police Adviser, you will supervise a small…
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23 December 2024
Royal Academic of Engineering - UK Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
The Government Office for Science offers UK Intelligence Community (IC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowships to outstanding early career science or engineering researchers.
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5 December 2024
New publication: an evidence-based plan for addressing childhood vulnerability, crime and justice
The eleventh report in a year-long series – produced jointly by Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives…
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Insights from the Generative AI Academic Advisory Group: September 2024
The Generative AI (GAI) Academic Advisory Group (AAG) is an informal, voluntary advisory group where members provide their expertise on deepfake technology and the threat it poses to UK law enforcement.
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Insights from the Generative AI Academic Advisory Group: June 2024
The Generative AI (GAI) Academic Advisory Group (AAG) is an informal, voluntary advisory group where members provide their expertise on deepfake technology and the threat it poses to UK law enforcement.
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Investigating New Types of Engagement, Response and Contact Technologies in Policing
Edinburgh Napier University have published the results of the three year INTERACT study which concluded in November 2024.
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NPCC Prevention Coordination Committee: Economic Analysis - Practitioner Guidance
This document has been produced by the NPCC Prevention Coordination Committee with the support of the Police Chief Scientific Adviser to help improve the quality and quantity of economic analysis in policing and wider…
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Innovation Mapping Report
The OPCSA has published the results of an extensive mapping exercise which took place in March 2023, which captured force level innovations across the country.
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14 October 2024
University Innovation Concept 2024 Challenge Statements (UIC) AI and Technical Research
The Counter Terrorism Research Lab (CTRL) has launched the University Innovation Concept (UIC) 2024.
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9 October 2024
Foundation Future Leaders 2025 - Applications Now Open
The Foundation Future Leaders Programme, launched in 2019, seeks to support the leaders of tomorrow in building the links and knowledge that they will need.