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Research

Helping the police to stay on the beat continued...

Police officer using Mobile Data Terminal (MDT)The University has now secured funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), which will allow Dr Lindsay to take up a post-doctoral position working with Leicestershire Constabulary.

This research will initially concentrate on the implementation and evaluation of an electronic signature facility for MDTs, together with a programme of research into benefits and performance analysis of the mobile solution.

The success of the MDT project has also opened up new opportunities for the Department of Information Science to carry out research in the policing sector at a national level.

“We’ve been given the opportunity to work with the National Policing Improvement Agency and its successor body on a major, high-profile national project, namely the evaluation of risks and benefits in the implementation of the Police National Database,” said Dr Cooke.

“It’s a really exciting prospect for us.”

The View

  1. in their best interests the decision-making processes associated with the welfare of children
  2. helping the police to stay on the beat the latest technology that’s having a real impact on policing practice
  3. capitalising on a bright idea enterprising staff who’ve made the leap from academia to industry
  4. the best of both worlds athletes preparing for 2012 are managing an academic career alongside their sporting ambitions
  5. the voice of the people the power of social media as a communication tool is undeniable - and unstoppable
  6. a question of sport researchers have been looking at how and when girls decide to turn their back on an active lifestyle
  7. who wants to be a millionaire? research looking at the role of the family in a young entrepeneur's life
  8. the view round up

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