Master of Science - Research - Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science

The Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science is designed to disrupt positively the forensic science ecosystem. The university's aims are broad and wide, striving to restore, revise, and recharge the validity and credibility of the science in the courtrooms.  

Forensic science is the application of science within the forum of the court, however, there has been a growing concern that the science underpinning some of the forensic evidence lacks a robust foundation. The work undertaken by LRCFS aims to highlight and address the scientific deficiencies where they exist, and to develop new knowledge and innovative solutions to the challenges forensic science and the Criminal Justice system are facing in the future. 

The university has brought together an interdisciplinary team of scientists and non-scientists to develop innovative ways of looking at the challenges facing forensic evidence as it is currently used within the courts.