Last year I supervised a final year student, Alistair Bucknell, for his research project. We decided to look at the use of drones in forensic investigations and any affect they may have on crimescene evidence. Alistairs work was so thorough that we decided to submit it to a scientific…
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Doping and AntiDoping, Pure Doublethink – Icarus Film Review
Film Review – Icarus by Brian Fogle I was fortunate to be given a pass to go to DocFest to see the film Icarus, by Brian Fogle. On Tuesday 13/6/17 I will be talking about this in Sheffield (DocFest Link) please come along. Brian Fogle finished the Haute…
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Forensic scientists arrested following probe at Manchester toxicology lab
Last month the UK’s Forensic Science Regulator, Gillian Tully, warned that the cuts to forensic science provision in the UK could lead to miscarriages of justice. I doubt she thought a major case would come up so quickly. It has been reported today that two forensic scientists working for Randox Testing…
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Should doping be a criminal offence?
The UK Sports minister, Tracey Crouch, has told the BBC she has instructed civil servants in her department to ‘look into’ making doping a criminal offence. Since the athletics doping scandal erupted over the summer, engulfing Paula Radcliffe amongst others, there have been calls in the UK for doping to…
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Society launches Pre Employment Assessment of Competence for Forensic graduates
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 the Chartered Society of Forensic Science (CSoFS). According to their website the “Pre Employment Assessment of Competence” (PEAC)…
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Oscar Pistorius – trial update
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 post found here. We are now two days into the trial of Oscar Pistorius, charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on…
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A year of WeAreForensic!
Just over one year ago I started the WeAreForensic website with the idea of spreading my love of forensic science and sports drug testing. Pour a drink, get some party poppers out and celebrate the high points of the past year with me! At the end of October last…
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Forensic Horizons – research conference 2013
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 and had many comments here and on Twitter. One year on – I went to the Forensic…
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Should the UK lower the drink driving limit?
One of the most frequent analyses in a toxicology lab is determination of the blood alcohol level, either from a deceased person or from a suspected case of drink driving. This post was prompted by some reading on Scottish devolution (!). Under power devolved in the Scotland Act…
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Awaiting the results of toxicology testing…
‘Awaiting the results of toxicology testing’. A frequently heard addition to a news report on a suspicious death. Thanks for coming to WeAreForensic – be sure to follow on Facebook to keep up with the latest. Today I heard that sentence in relation to Boris Berezovski, the…