Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR)

Description

SIPR is a strategic collaboration between Scotland's universities, Police Scotland, and The Scottish Police Authority. Our mission is to support internationally excellent, multi-disciplinary policing research to enable evidence-informed policy & practice.

SIPR funds research through various schemes, which may include match-funded PhD studentships.

Current Funding opportunities can be found here on the SIPR Grants Page of the SIPR Website.

Read SIPR's most recent annual report (2025-2026).

For more information and to stay in touch with SIPR, be sure to follow their social media accounts: BlueSky, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

Currently active

Yes

Offers funding

Yes, this infrastructure provides funding in the following categories:

Founding year

2007

Contact details

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Categorisation

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University affiliation(s)

Edinburgh Napier University
Edinburgh

Partner Universities

Edinburgh Napier University

Glasgow Caledonian University

Queen Margaret University

The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen

University of Edinburgh

University of Glasgow

University of St Andrews

University of Stirling

University of Strathclyde

University of the West of Scotland

Abertay University

Additional Partnerships

Police Scotland; Scottish Police Authority