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The paradigm shift for UK forensic science

02 - 03 February 2015 09:00 - 17:00

Scientific discussion meeting organised by Professor Sue Black OBE FRSE and Professor Niamh Nic Daeid

Event details

A paradigm shift is imminent in forensic science as the discipline approaches a pivotal juncture in the modern courtroom.  The event will capitalise on an emerging landscape to develop, design and promote a robust, effective and efficient capability that will best serve justice.  This event draws upon extensive international experience in change management, forensic science research and judicial influence.

The meeting programme is available to download. Recorded audio of the presentations can be found below, and the related papers can be found online at Philosophical Transactions B.

Enquiries: Contact the events team

Organisers

  • Professor Niamh NicDaeid FRSE

    Professor Niamh Nic Daeid is a Chartered Chemist and authorised forensic scientist. She is a Professor of Forensic Science and Director of the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science at the University of Dundee. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and holds fellowships of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Chartered Society of Forensic Science, the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland, the Royal Statistical Society and the UK Association of Fire Investigators. 

    She has held leadership positions with the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI) as a past chair of the fire and explosion investigation working group and as vice chair of the scientific advisory board of the International Criminal Court for six years. She is a forensic expert advisor to the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and is also vice chair of the Dundee Drugs Commission investigating drug related deaths in Dundee. 

  • Professor Dame Sue Black DBE FRSE FBA FRS

    Baroness Black is the Pro Vice Chancellor for Engagement at Lancaster University. She is a forensic anthropologist, an anatomist and President of the Royal Anthropological Institute.

    She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, a Fellow of the British Academy and a chartered forensic anthropologist. She was awarded an OBE in 2001 for her services to forensic anthropology in Kosovo and a DBE in 2016 for her services to forensic anthropology and education.