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This event will spotlight the ground-breaking work of two distinguished postdoctoral scholars. Through these presentations, attendees will gain insight into the future of forensic science and the innovative methods being developed by the next generation of researchers. The event will also provide an opportunity to celebrate the dedication and contributions of inspirational postdoctoral scholars as we celebrate National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW).
Refreshments provided courtesy of Proteintech, who are supporting NPAW.
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Refreshments provided courtesy of Proteintech, who are supporting NPAW.
#NPAW2024 #CelebratePostdocs @proteintech @pintofscience
Two years and counting; a Police STAR funded project!
Dr Megan Needham
(Research Associate)
In 2023/24, West Yorkshire Police and Staffordshire University were granted Police STAR funding to conduct innovative, novel research into a new form of forensic evidence; the use of footwear uppers caught on CCTV evidence. The results from a successful phase 1 contributed to being awarded funding for a second year. To provide an insight into the life of a post-doc from where it started to now; this presentation will introduce Police STAR fund, its application process and outline the tasks and deliverables achieved and/or expected.
The unconventional, multi-project, all collaborative post-doc!
Dr Laura Wilkinson
(Research Associate )
This talk will discuss a non-traditional approach in carrying out a post doctorate. Typically, a post-doctoral researcher will work solely on one project, whereas this post doc position involves working on multiple collaborative projects across different topics including wildlife crime investigations, forensic fibre analysis, microplastic identification, and the investigation of falsified medicines. During this presentation, some of these projects will be discussed and the nature of my role in these will be outlined.
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