Drugs in sport…
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![Why should failing a drugs test due to a contaminated supplement lead to a doping ban for an athlete? Strict liability… Yesterday Rhys Williams and Gareth Warburton (Welsh athletes) were handed four […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dietary-supp-36x36.jpg "Supplements and strict liability")
Supplements and strict liability
Posted on January 20, 2015 | No comments -
![I have been hearing a lot of people commenting that banning doping will lead to a level playing field in sport. In this post I am having a bit of a […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1237143_53537869-36x36.jpg "Levelling the playing field")
Levelling the playing field
Posted on November 15, 2014 | No comments -
![This week there has been a lot of sporting headlines over Therapeutic Use Exemptions and whether they are legitimate in sports, particularly cycling. This may be a confusing area… What […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/inhaler-36x36.jpg "TUE – Therapeutic Use Exemptions or legitimised drug taking?")
TUE – Therapeutic Use Exemptions or legitimised drug taking?
Posted on June 23, 2014 | No comments
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Tiernan Coyle on Society launches Pre Employment Assessment of Competence for Forensic graduates
18th Feb 15
Thanks Tom. I can't speak for other FSPs (and we're not a large employer) but I can't see how …
Dr Tom Bassindale on Society launches Pre Employment Assessment of Competence for Forensic graduates
18th Feb 15
Tiernan, thanks for your comment, good to hear people won't be disadvantaged during application if they have not forked out …Tiernan Coyle on Society launches Pre Employment Assessment of Competence for Forensic graduates
18th Feb 15
Speaking for Contact Traces, www.contacttraces.co.uk ; as an FSP we do not recognise this programme and it would not count …Latest research…
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![One year ago I attended a Forensic Science Society meeting about research and wrote the post ‘Forensic Science Research – What Research?‘. That has been one of my most read pages […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/818618_178558112-36x36.jpg "Forensic Horizons – research conference 2013")
Forensic Horizons – research conference 2013
Posted on November 24, 2013 | 3 comments -
![Please find below a short description of research undertaken by Yashaswini Srinivas into methods of detection of DMAA, undertaken at Sheffield Hallam University. DMAA has been in the news recently as it […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tuaminoheptane-36x36.gif "DMAA Research by YB Srinivas")
DMAA Research by YB Srinivas
Posted on February 4, 2013 | 1 comment -
![It’s that time of year. We look back over the past year and forward to the next – and make wild predictions about what the ‘New You’ will do in the […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/file000267804564-36x36.jpg "New Years Resolutions from WeAreForensic")
New Years Resolutions from WeAreForensic
Posted on December 31, 2012 | 6 comments
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Blog archive
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![Today the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences launched a “Pre Employment Assessment of Competence” for graduate students. All for the cost of £320 for a certificate. This is a new venture for […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Certificate-115x115.jpg "Society launches Pre Employment Assessment of Competence for Forensic graduates")
Society launches Pre Employment Assessment of Competence for Forensic graduates
Posted on February 17, 2015 | 3 CommentsToday the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences launched a “Pre Employment Assessment of Competence” for graduate students. All for the cost of £320 for a certificate. This is a new venture for […] -
![Why should failing a drugs test due to a contaminated supplement lead to a doping ban for an athlete? Strict liability… Yesterday Rhys Williams and Gareth Warburton (Welsh athletes) were handed four […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dietary-supp-115x115.jpg "Supplements and strict liability")
Supplements and strict liability
Posted on January 20, 2015 | No CommentsWhy should failing a drugs test due to a contaminated supplement lead to a doping ban for an athlete? Strict liability… Yesterday Rhys Williams and Gareth Warburton (Welsh athletes) were handed four […] -
![I have been hearing a lot of people commenting that banning doping will lead to a level playing field in sport. In this post I am having a bit of a […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1237143_53537869-115x115.jpg "Levelling the playing field")
Levelling the playing field
Posted on November 15, 2014 | No CommentsI have been hearing a lot of people commenting that banning doping will lead to a level playing field in sport. In this post I am having a bit of a […] -
![Forensic evidence needs to be considered impartially and without prejudice. Recently cognitive bias has become somewhat a buzzword in FS circles… Recently I read a slightly tongue in cheek tweet from an […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Brain-115x115.jpg "Cognitive bias in Forensic Science")
Cognitive bias in Forensic Science
Posted on October 22, 2014 | 2 CommentsForensic evidence needs to be considered impartially and without prejudice. Recently cognitive bias has become somewhat a buzzword in FS circles… Recently I read a slightly tongue in cheek tweet from an […] -
![More drug testing of individuals in the workplace must be a good thing, right? I’m not so sure… Several of the major drug testing companies have reporting a large increase in the […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/file0001713638404-115x115.jpg "Is the rise in workplace drug testing a good thing?")
Is the rise in workplace drug testing a good thing?
Posted on October 6, 2014 | 1 CommentMore drug testing of individuals in the workplace must be a good thing, right? I’m not so sure… Several of the major drug testing companies have reporting a large increase in the […] -
![In mass disasters, such as the MH17 ‘crash’, there are many bodies of victims often over a wide area to be recovered and identified. This is a small look into the […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/WTC_911-115x115.jpg "Mass disasters – Disaster Victim Identification")
Mass disasters – Disaster Victim Identification
Posted on July 22, 2014 | 1 CommentIn mass disasters, such as the MH17 ‘crash’, there are many bodies of victims often over a wide area to be recovered and identified. This is a small look into the […] -
![On Monday evening Sheffield Hallam University hosted an evening of cycling chat with headline names Nicole Cooke and David Walsh, as well as three sports Profs from the Uni. There was […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cropped-115x115.jpg "The Science of Cycling – event review")
The Science of Cycling – event review
Posted on July 2, 2014 | 1 CommentOn Monday evening Sheffield Hallam University hosted an evening of cycling chat with headline names Nicole Cooke and David Walsh, as well as three sports Profs from the Uni. There was […] -
![This week there has been a lot of sporting headlines over Therapeutic Use Exemptions and whether they are legitimate in sports, particularly cycling. This may be a confusing area… What […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/inhaler-115x115.jpg "TUE – Therapeutic Use Exemptions or legitimised drug taking?")
TUE – Therapeutic Use Exemptions or legitimised drug taking?
Posted on June 23, 2014 | No CommentsThis week there has been a lot of sporting headlines over Therapeutic Use Exemptions and whether they are legitimate in sports, particularly cycling. This may be a confusing area… What […] -
![High profile drug overdoses always bring the spotlight onto forensic toxicology, with newspapers and TV waiting on the details of what drugs have been taken. I talked briefly about the processes that occur […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dude-115x115.png "Philip Seymour Hoffman drug overdose")
Philip Seymour Hoffman drug overdose
Posted on March 6, 2014 | 1 CommentHigh profile drug overdoses always bring the spotlight onto forensic toxicology, with newspapers and TV waiting on the details of what drugs have been taken. I talked briefly about the processes that occur […] -
![One of my most popular posts last year was a look at the Oscar Pistoris case and the forensic evidence that may be used in the case. Here’s a quick update. Original […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/oscar-115x115.jpg "Oscar Pistorius – trial update")
Oscar Pistorius – trial update
Posted on March 4, 2014 | 5 CommentsOne of my most popular posts last year was a look at the Oscar Pistoris case and the forensic evidence that may be used in the case. Here’s a quick update. Original […]
