Forensics
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Preventing knife crime: Leisa Nichols-Drew's story
Forensic scientist and lecturer Leisa Nichols-Drew has been very active in influencing policies to reduce knife crime. In May 2019 the House of Lords’ committee on...
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Advancing gun crime investigations through technology and international best practice
Rachel Bolton-King, a university professor from Nottingham, travelled to France, South Africa and the USA to investigate the use of technology in gun crime...
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Pointing the finger; applying extreme environment fingermark development to forensic archaeology
Zoe Cadwell, a forensic scientist and lecturer from Bury St Edmunds, travelled to Canada and Australia to study the recovery of finger marks on evidence in criminal...
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Preservation of DNA during police search and recovery of evidence
Lorna Fergus, a forensic scientist from Oxfordshire, travelled to Canada, Australia and New Zealand to explore approaches to training police in the collection of DNA...
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News: Churchill Fellow wins prestigious Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences award
Churchill Fellow Rose Mary Johnston has won the CSEye Award for an article recommending the establishment of a body farm in the UK. Such a facility would be the first of...
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The Operation of Body Farms - Learning Points for Setting up a Human Taphonomy Facility in the UK
Rose Mary Johnston, a Major Crime Forensic Advisor from Northern Ireland, travelled to Australia and the USA to research body farms, facilities for studying human and...