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Nisbet, Lorna

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I welcome applications from prospective PhD researchers interested in forensic toxicology, drug analysis, and sustainable analytical science.

20142025

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Biography

Dr Lorna Nisbet is a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Toxicology at the University of Dundee, Programme Lead for the part-time distance MSc in Drug Analysis and Toxicology, and Co-Director of the National Drug Testing and Research Laboratory (NTRL). Her work spans forensic toxicology, analytical method development, drug monitoring, and the advancement of sustainable laboratory practices.

Dr Nisbet plays an active leadership role in the international toxicology community. She is the current Chair of the London Toxicology Group, a network representing practitioners across the UK, and a Board Member of the European Workplace Drug Testing Society. She is also a full Council Member of the UK Government’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), contributing scientific expertise to national policy development. In addition, she is a member of the United Kingdom and Ireland Association of Forensic Toxicologists (UKIAFT) and the Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT).

Dr Nisbet supervises postgraduate research and is open to PhD supervision in forensic toxicology, drug analysis, and sustainable analytical science.

Education/Academic qualification

PGCert THE

Award Date: 1 Jul 2017

Doctor of Science, The analysis and detection of new psychoactive substances in biological matrices, University of Glasgow

Award Date: 1 Mar 2016

Master of Science

Award Date: 1 Oct 2010

Bachelor of Science

Award Date: 1 Jun 2009

External positions

External Examiner, Bournemouth University

20222025

External Examiner, University of Staffordshire

20192023

Keywords

  • RA1001 Forensic Medicine. Medical jurisprudence. Legal medicine
  • RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine

Expertise related to 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. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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