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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-59332227Yorkshire arranged for Gary Ballance to miss drug tests for fear he would test positive for banned substances, Azeem Rafiq has told MPs.
Rafiq said Ballance tested positive for a recreational drug but was protected by Yorkshire.
✍️@martynziegler https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/azeem-rafiq-yorkshire-helped-gary-ballance-to-miss-drug-tests-ncncwx20l?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1637083162You said… what?
Dr Tom Bassindale on Is this the end of the lecture and exams?
2nd Jul 21
And sorry for the slow response, you were unfortunately marked as SPAM!!Dr Tom Bassindale on Is this the end of the lecture and exams?
2nd Jul 21
Hi Jake, thanks very much for your comments. It is great to get the student view on what is going…Jake Thompson on Is this the end of the lecture and exams?
26th Apr 21
This is an interesting summary. I think if anything the pandemic has made me realise just how much teaching and…
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Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 – The end of legal highs?
Posted on May 25, 2016 | 3 CommentsFrom midnight (starting 26 May 2016) the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 comes into effect, aiming to stamp out the market in ‘legal highs’ or novel psychoactive substances. The Act, which has seen several delays […] -
![I think it is fair to say I am not unhappy to see the back on 2015 but I am really looking forward to 2016! I found 2015 to be a […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/new-year1-115x115.jpg "Reflecting and moving onwards")
Reflecting and moving onwards
Posted on January 7, 2016 | No CommentsI think it is fair to say I am not unhappy to see the back on 2015 but I am really looking forward to 2016! I found 2015 to be 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 […] -
![Part three of the new doping mini series – this time AICAR. A drug to help lose weight, gain muscle and get fit even without exercise? This week I will take a […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mouse-115x115.jpg "AICAR – the get fit without exercise drug")
AICAR – the get fit without exercise drug
Posted on July 4, 2013 | 14 CommentsPart three of the new doping mini series – this time AICAR. A drug to help lose weight, gain muscle and get fit even without exercise? This week I will take a […] -
![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/file000267804564-115x115.jpg "New Years Resolutions from WeAreForensic")
New Years Resolutions from WeAreForensic
Posted on December 31, 2012 | 6 CommentsIt’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 […] -
![Last week I summed up what I thought the current climate looked like in forensic science research. This provoked some discussion through LinkedIn and twitter, mostly agreement. I thought I would try and develop a couple of ideas of how […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/logic-115x115.jpg "Forensic Science Research – ‘Accredited Provider’")
Forensic Science Research – ‘Accredited Provider’
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 5 CommentsLast week I summed up what I thought the current climate looked like in forensic science research. This provoked some discussion through LinkedIn and twitter, mostly agreement. I thought I would try and develop a couple of ideas of how […] -
![On Monday I travelled down to London for the Forensic Science Society’s ‘Education and Industry Forum’ at the Home Office. I wanted to find out what the current state of play was […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/stockvault-chemistry138428-115x115.jpg "Forensic Science Research – What Research?")
Forensic Science Research – What Research?
Posted on November 28, 2012 | 2 CommentsOn Monday I travelled down to London for the Forensic Science Society’s ‘Education and Industry Forum’ at the Home Office. I wanted to find out what the current state of play was […] -
![In New Zealand there is a big methamphetamine problem. In the years from 2000 to 2009 the number of clandestine laboratories found and raided by Police increased from 9 to 135. […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/meth-01-115x115.jpg "Methamphetamine lab children – exposed to drug fumes")
Methamphetamine lab children – exposed to drug fumes
Posted on November 25, 2012 | 1 CommentIn New Zealand there is a big methamphetamine problem. In the years from 2000 to 2009 the number of clandestine laboratories found and raided by Police increased from 9 to 135. […] -
![Last year I had an undergraduate student investigate the analysis of caffeine in hair samples. The aim was to determine if there was a correlation between the amount of caffeine in […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/freeimage-5250349-115x115.jpg "Caffeine in hair")
Caffeine in hair
Posted on October 31, 2012 | 3 CommentsLast year I had an undergraduate student investigate the analysis of caffeine in hair samples. The aim was to determine if there was a correlation between the amount of caffeine in […] -
![Last week I decided to have a quick poll amongst my Forensic Science first year students. The academic year is in full swing, the students are settling into life as undergraduates and […]](http://www.weareforensic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/818618_178558111-115x115.jpg "Why study Forensic Science? Undergraduates tell all…")
Why study Forensic Science? Undergraduates tell all…
Posted on October 29, 2012 | 2 CommentsLast week I decided to have a quick poll amongst my Forensic Science first year students. The academic year is in full swing, the students are settling into life as undergraduates and […]
