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UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Adegoke, Oluwasesan
- Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science - Senior Lecturer (Teaching and Research)
Person: Academic
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Adeniyi, Omotayo
- Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Person: Research
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Improving Outcomes For Children Exposed To Opioids In Pregnancy Across The World: An International Longitudinal Administrative Data Study (Joint with Universities: Stirling, Edinburgh & UCL)
Adegoke, O. (Investigator), Marryat, L. (Investigator) & McFadden, A. (Investigator)
28/10/24 → 27/10/28
Project: Research
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Clarus: Building clarity and preventing bias in digital forensic examination, interorganisational communication and interaction
Coxon, A. (Investigator), Lawrence, J. (Investigator), Nic Daeid, N. (Investigator) & O'Neill, M. (Investigator)
1/11/23 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
Research output
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(Re-)positionning forensic research & development for increased impact in gunshot residue examination
Weyermann, C. (Lead / Corresponding author), Minzière, V. R., Tilborg, T., Chana, K., Ménard, H., Nys, B., Schumacher, R. & Charles, S. (Lead / Corresponding author), Oct 2025, In: Forensic Science International. 375, 14 p., 112560.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A novel method for assessing the shedding of fibre in forensic science: investigating the effects of washing
Galais, V. (Lead / Corresponding author), Wilson, S., Dugard, P., Gannicliffe , C., Murphy, B., Nic Daeid, N. & Menard, H., Feb 2025, In: Forensic Science International. 367, 15 p., 112369.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A pipeline for harmonising NHS Scotland laboratory data to enable national-level analyses
Gao, C., Mumtaz, S., McCall, S., O'Sullivan, K., McGilchrist, M., Morales, D. R., Hall, C., Wilde, K., Mayor, C., Linksted, P., Harrison, K., Cole, C. (Lead / Corresponding author) & Jefferson, E. (Lead / Corresponding author), Feb 2025, In: Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 162, 12 p., 104771.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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A digital forensics corpus representing the view of academics and practitioners 1999-2021
Santo, F. T. (Creator), Puch-Solis, R. (Creator), Le Gall, M. (Creator), Cole, C. (Creator), Haynes, D. (Creator) & Nic Daeid, N. (Creator), University of Dundee, 24 May 2024
DOI: 10.15132/10000252
Dataset
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Andrew Houston PhD: Micro-CT Scans of Thermally Altered Porcine Rib Bones
Houston, A. (Creator), Hackman, L. (Supervisor) & Cunningham, C. (Supervisor), University of Dundee, 1 Jun 2021
DOI: 10.15132/10000283, https://dmail.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/ResearchServicesPublicDocuments/Ell3fET8QyNCkb-3ulDqymsBpxxk0geCWZLhrCEoOp2knQ?e=8cWMJx
Dataset
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Andrew Houston PhD: Images of Thermally Altered Fleshed Porcine Rib Bones
Houston, A. (Creator), Hackman, L. (Supervisor) & Cunningham, C. (Supervisor), University of Dundee, 1 Jun 2021
DOI: 10.15132/10000279, https://dmail.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/ResearchServicesPublicDocuments/Egu2TkC02rZEnnR6-mQR5tABRzTgXk-mRgDbDvGfMf5sxA?e=ScUppI
Dataset
Prizes
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2020 Stephen Fry Award
Hackman, L. (Recipient), 10 Jan 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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3 Minute Thesis Winner University of Dundee 2024
Gray, K. (Recipient), 12 Jun 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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ACPO Police Commendation for UK DVI Training
Hackman, L. (Recipient) & Black, S. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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Forensics: The past, present and future
Coxon, A. (Member)
17 Feb 2025Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
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A Case of Stolen identity: the 1935 Moffat Murders
Nic Daeid, N. (Speaker), Prentice, A. (Speaker), Laing, K. (Speaker), Stuart, P. (Chair), Tildesley, J. (Speaker), Doran, H. (Organiser) & Morriss, C. (Organiser)
12 Sept 2025Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
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EWDTS Annual Conference
Nisbet, L. (Chair)
10 Apr 2025 → 11 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Press/Media
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Scotland's first national drug testing and research laboratory
21/10/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Nitazenes, the New Synthetic Opioids, Aren’t “More Deadly Than Fentanyl”
15/08/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Student theses
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A controlled approach to investigate the transfer and persistence of fibres encountered in forensic science
Galais, V. (Author), Menard, H. (Supervisor) & Nic Daeid, N. (Supervisor), 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Age estimation in living individuals using MRI images of the knee from a Scottish population: development of a new method for age assessment based on the distal end of the femur and development of a protocol of study based on analysis of the MRI images
Zuppello, M. (Author), Hackman, S. (Supervisor) & Black, S. (Supervisor), 2021Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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AN INVESTIGATION INTO POLYDRUG USE IN COMBINATION WITH ANABOLIC-ANDROGENIC STEROIDS
Harries, R. (Author), Nisbet, L. (Supervisor) & Hall, S. (Supervisor), 2025Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy