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Cranfield underwater archaeological research features in two new TV series
What archaeological mysteries might lie on the seafloor? Two new series currently airing on TV feature Dr Peter Campbell and his research in underwater archaeology. Lost Treasures of Rome The series Lost Treasures of Rome ...
My Cranfield journey: Choosing a research project for my forensics career
To potentially grow in your career requires sacrifices which impact everyday normal life. In my opinion, it is even harder to climb the ladder whilst developing your knowledge in your current career. However, with the ...
Explosive Effects On Structures (EES) module – a day with Alford Technologies
On the 9th of March 2021 a group of us from the Explosive Effects on Structures module embarked on a trip to Alford Technologies in Wells. Alford Technologies specialises in developing explosive tools to support Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Breaching/Explosive Method of Entry and Explosive Engineering communities – so a great place to partake in our first face to face practical of the year. So far that week we had learnt about how blast effects different structures and materials, and it was now time to see some of that theory in action.
Human skeletal analysis in Ibiza.
This June 2019, Cranfield Forensic Institute staff Dr Nicholas Márquez-Grant and two MSc in Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology students, Thora Gundersen and Louise Tonks, worked in Ibiza for almost three weeks. Ibiza, of course, famous ...
Being a real life crime scene investigator: Blog 2 – Studying at Cranfield
Studying the Forensic MSc Programme full-time at Cranfield University provided me with a valuable stepping stone to pursue a career in the forensic field. I elected for the MSc Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology degree as ...
Being a real life crime scene investigator: Blog 1 – Life before Cranfield
The first crime scene I ever attended was on a hot summer’s day in 2012: a male living alone in a storage facility, decomposed beyond facial recognition and in the perceptible ‘bloat’ stage of decomposition. ...