forensic analysis
Researching Deathwatch beetles aboard HMS Victory
Cathryn Harvey is a current PhD researcher at Cranfield University within the Forensic Institute. She joined a research study project taking place on HMS Victory at the National Museum of the Royal Navy whilst looking ...
Defying expectations: Michelle’s MSc journey
Defying expectations: Michelle’s MSc journey “I’ve always been really passionate about forensics,” remembers Cranfield scholarship student Michelle Holt. “When I was younger, I remember being stuck inside because of the weather, finding CSI on the ...
Unlocking the secrets of ancient technology with science: the new Cranfield Archaeological Science MSc
We are a society that is very much intertwined with our ‘things’ – they mediate all our relationships. But why do people adopt certain technologies, and reject others? What motivates societies to choose new ...
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 ...
Starting my MSc journey at Cranfield Forensic Institute
Whether you are 18 or 28 leaving home is never easy. Exiting one’s comfort zone and leaving the people you love is challenging no matter what your age. Doing this in a global pandemic, with even more uncertainty added to the mix, was quite the stress inducing experience. Thankfully, I had plenty experience of leaving home before I started my journey at Cranfield University.
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 ...