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Explore the potential of international research and collaboration in policing and leverage networks for successful funding bids and impactful research dissemination. Learn from key institutions such as the European Police Research Institutes Collaboration (EPIC) and the European Society of Criminology. Connect with experts in the field to enhance knowledge transfer and practitioner engagement.
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SIPR Strategic Research Agenda International research and KTE opportunities West Park Centre, Dundee, 7 October 2011 Alistair Henry (University of Edinburgh)
Why? Identifying international research and researchers relevant to your work (e.g. Danish and Dutch work on force amalgamation) Infrastructures that support collaborative bids for Research Council and EU funding (e.g. COST and the FP7 security stream) REF-able impact narratives – strong practitioner engagement within some of these networks
European Police research Institutes Collaboration (EPIC) Current members Dutch Police Academy Norwegian Police University College Centre for Police Research, Uppsala University, Sweden University College Ghent, Belgium Police College of Finland Universities’ Police Science Institute, Wales SIPR Key features Strong links between academy and practitioners, research and training KTE Working Group: mapping existing practice Exchanges (academic and practitioner) Infrastructure for impact
European Society of Criminology Policing Working Group established in 2008 Raising the profile of policing research Facilitating networking of international scholars Coordinating panel sessions for effective dissemination Acting as a driver for international publications Multidisciplinary
European Police College (CEPOL) Agency of the EU Network of senior officers and Police Colleges around Europe (secretariat based at Bramshill, UK) Focus is on police networking, cooperation, exchanges and training to enhance professional practice Does not fund research but does try to act as a repository of theoretical and practical research on policing, through e-library resources and training packages etc.
Contacts and links EPIC Contact: Nick Fyfe (n.r.fyfe@dundee.ac.uk) European Society of Criminology PWG Contact: Alistair Henry (a.henry@ed.ac.uk) Web: http://www.esc-eurocrim.org/workgroups.shtml#Policing CEPOL Contact: Detlef Nogala (detlef.nogala@cepol.europa.eu) Web: http://www.cepol.europa.eu/)