Some of our Forensic students represented the Criminal Justice and Forensics department at the British Conference of Undergraduate Research, held at the University of Sheffield. Each student presented their own research over the two days, 12th-13th April.
A presentation on the Analysis of Corrosive Chemicals on Clothing by Tasmin Crompton
Dominic Davis-Foster presented his research on Identifying the Brand of Ammunition from GSR
Afsane Kruszelnicki talked about her research into Persistence of Fibres in Underwater Crime Scenes
Shauna Richardson talked about Modern Slavery
Sarah Hedges presented her research into The Impact Menstruation has on Semen Persistence in Sexual Offences Cases
Adeniyi Popoola presented his poster on Use of ESLA to Retrieve Fibres from Different Surfaces
Natalie Goswell presented her research on investigating whether Contextual and Emotional Bias Influences the Interpretation of Bloodstains
Nadia discussed her research Investigating & Quantifying the Amount of GSR Recovered from a Variety of Interior Car Surfaces
Jade Chapman presented her poster on Identifying & Validating Techniques for Detecting Heroin in Porous Objects
Liss Chadwick presented her poster: An investigative approach of easily-accessible chemicals on porcine bone as a means of understanding their destructive potential
Renniel Pena presented his poster on Comparative Analysis of Bloodstain Aging Between Animal Blood and Human Blood