Forensics
Kim Jong-nam death and VX – what does it all mean?
The recent death of Kim Jong-nam in an apparent assassination has had a further dramatic twist with the announcement by Malaysian police that the chemical weapon VX has been identified from his face. This has ...
Applying the skills learned during my MSc in Forensic Investigation
Ever since I undertook the ‘Forensic Exploitation and Intelligence’ module I wanted to try and pursue a career in this field. Steve Johnson, one of my Cranfield lecturers, was very helpful in pointing me in ...
My internship at Worldwide Counter Threat Solutions
I owe my interest in the field of intelligence and counter threat analysis to the forensic exploitation and intelligence module, which I undertook as an elective modules as part of my Master's course in Forensic ...
Interview with Vice-Chancellor’s prize winner – Emma Saunders, Forensic Anthropology PhD
Emma Saunders, Forensic Anthropology PhD, Cranfield University Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology MSc, 2015 About you What were you doing before you started your course at Cranfield? I did an undergraduate degree in medical sciences and ...
Theatrics, mathematics and Bitcoin…
Over the weekend Craig Wright claimed to be the man behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamota, the creator of the digital currency Bitcoin. Craig Wright convinced journalists at (amongst others) the BBC and the Economist that ...
Time for the modern ‘Monuments Men’ as Iraq’s oldest Christian monastery is destroyed?
The news that the 1,400 year-old St Elijah’s Monastery, Iraq's oldest Christian monastery, has been completely destroyed by the self-styled Islamic State has once again caused shock-waves throughout the world. Satellite images show the site, ...