Forensic Science - MPhil - PhD

Pursue your research studies with a pioneering group in analysis-based research and make a valuable contribution to scientific understanding and techniques in the forensics field.

Forensic science is well-established as a discipline at Anglia Ruskin. We’ve strong links with the major users and thought leaders in the field, including the Forensic Science Society, Police and Fire Service.

• environmental samples, including ground water and soil
• human and animal hair, including feathers
• archaeological artefacts
• drugs and other toxins
• glass and other materials of forensic interest.

Our up-to-date analytical equipment includes advanced optical and electron microscopes, IR, Raman and X-ray spectrometers, GC-MS, GC, ion chromatography, HPLC, AAS, ICP-OES and XRD. We recently opened a new stable isotope facility.

Expert supervision, comprehensive research training and extensive facilities are all part of the package – and there’s a lively academic environment that values and involves its research students.