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Load More...Sean Ingle@seaningleDid not know the benefits of testosterone?? Is he really a medic? Not quite sure which med school he went to but I would put some money on them all including something on testosterone in the training.....
Simon Jackson QC insists it is "inconceivable" that former Team Sky doc Richard Freeman did not know about the benefits of testosterone, as he claimed. And he says Freeman's admission that he didn't read the small print of the Wada code on prohibitive methods are "untenable"
Meanwhile the medical tribunal of former Team Sky and British Cycling doctor, Richard Freeman, has just resumed again. Freeman is accused of buying banned testosterone for an unnamed rider. We are expected the GMC's summing up today and Monday. Won't be any new evidence though
David Kernohan@dkernohanAll those hours writing draft subject level submissions and reviewing across the faculty/college!
Subject level TEF must have cost the HE sector a massive amount, only to drop before it was ever really introduced.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/953435/Interim_conclusion_of_review_of_post-18_education_and_funding_print-ready_PDF.pdfSubject TEF is gone.
Danny Allwood@DannyAllwoodThe start of semester hasn't been quite how we'd have liked (again). Our great Biosciences and Chemistry staff are certainly working hard to keep it all going. https://twitter.com/DannyAllwood/status/1351545200997490690
In case you were wondering how long it takes to prepare online teaching, I'm doing a 2-hour session on photoredox catalysis this week and this is day 3 of preparing the material for it...
Forensic fact…
Drugs are stored in the hair as it grows - largely remaining in place until that piece of hair is cut off.You said… what?
Dr Tom Bassindale on Jamaicans and footballers: how to interpret a single urine sample
3rd Apr 17
Thanks Christiaan, I agree it is a real thing, it looks like China and Mexico have a particular issue, amongst…Christiaan Bartlett on Jamaicans and footballers: how to interpret a single urine sample
3rd Apr 17
The contaminated meat causing clenbuterol positives is a real thing: https://www.wada-ama.org/en/media/news/2011-10/wada-withdraws-cas-appeal-in-case-of-mexican-footballers but as you say this exoneration maybe only possible…Dr Tom Bassindale on Forensic scientists arrested following probe at Manchester toxicology lab
20th Feb 17
Thanks Bob, a useful example for our students of the importance of getting it right or holding your hand up…
crime archive
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Drones and Textile Evidence – A guest blog
Posted on September 14, 2017 | No CommentsLast 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 […] -
Doping and AntiDoping, Pure Doublethink – Icarus Film Review
Posted on June 11, 2017 | No CommentsFilm 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 […] -
Forensic scientists arrested following probe at Manchester toxicology lab
Posted on February 19, 2017 | 4 CommentsLast 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 […] -
Should doping be a criminal offence?
Posted on October 29, 2015 | 6 CommentsThe 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 […] -
Society launches Pre Employment Assessment of Competence for Forensic graduates
Posted on February 17, 2015 | 6 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 […] -
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 […] -
A year of WeAreForensic!
Posted on December 7, 2013 | 1 CommentJust 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 […] -
Forensic Horizons – research conference 2013
Posted on November 24, 2013 | 3 CommentsOne 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 […] -
Should the UK lower the drink driving limit?
Posted on June 16, 2013 | 4 CommentsOne 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. […] -
Awaiting the results of toxicology testing…
Posted on March 26, 2013 | No Comments‘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 […]