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Dr Lis Bates visits Finland to give a lecture at the Police University College in Tampere and also to be an expert commentator on a new report.

The 2019 Annual Report for the Centre for Policing Research and Learning is now available to view online.

Innovating Pedagogy 2020 is the latest in our popular series of annual reports explaining ten promising new forms of teaching, learning and assessment for an interactive world.

This free course written in collaboration with Police Force Northern Ireland (PSNI), focuses on communication skills and specifically looks at how to build rapport and get the most out of conversations in community settings. 

This free course written in collaboration with Police Force Northern Ireland (PSNI), focuses on the challenge of leadership and leading change in an ever-changing policing context. 

North Yorkshire Police and the OU have announced a new collaboration delivering specialist education for police officers from July 2020.

CPD Fortnight takes place between November 11-22 with the College of Policing.

Congratulations to Professor Jean Hartley, who has been awarded again for her continued success.

We are pleased to announce that The Centre for Policing Research and Learning has been shortlisted for the Open University Research Excellence Awards under Best External Collaboration.

Open University Professor Jean Hartley received this year’s Medal for Research from the British Academy of Management (BAM) at its annual conference in Birmingham