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Forensic fact…
'The dose makes the poison' - ParacelsusYou 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…
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The big shift online
Posted on February 14, 2021 | No Commentshis blog has some thoughts on notes from designing the shift from fully campus based learning to a blended approach for the start of the academic year in September 2020. Instead of being simply a backwards review I have posted as it is still relevant and contains challenges we face to move into the next academic year - either with or without covid-19 in attendance. -
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 […] -
Brian Cox and education through the media
Posted on May 8, 2013 | No CommentsI read a very interesting piece in the Guardian today reporting that Brian Cox had urged television chiefs to do more to educate as well as entertain. Can science and particularly forensic science […] -
CSI:Sheffield – the crime scene house
Posted on March 3, 2013 | 7 CommentsPeople walk past the front door of this unassuming red brick terrace house in S1, unaware of what is going on behind closed doors. Little do they know what lies behind […] -
In defence of the forensic science degree
Posted on January 6, 2013 | 17 CommentsI have read some negative comments in the press about forensic science degrees, whilst experiencing a large amount of positive feedback from students. So, why should you study forensic science and what are the pros and cons of it as a degree subject? […] -
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. […] -
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 […]