Forensic Analysis MSc: Links with business and industry

Our links with practitioners and industry provide a practical base for our courses. They also help us to ensure your studies are kept up-to-date and relevant to the working environment.

If you choose to study this course, you will benefit from:

Real-world project work

You can take your MSc project:

• in industry – potential placements include forensic labs, analytical companies, contract pharmaceutical companies or hospital labs, for example; or
• as collaborative research with other laboratories – such as the Laboratory of the Government Chemist or the Horseracing Forensic Laboratory at Newmarket.

Visiting speakers

Recent guest speakers include:

• large pharmaceutical companies discussing contemporary research methods and practice;
• experts at the Laboratory of the Government Chemist (LGC) discussing Valid Analytical Measurement (VAM) and drugs of abuse; and
• a forensic consultant discussing blood alcohol analysis in relation to drink-drive cases.

Industry visits

Recent trips include:

• a tour of the forensic labs at the Laboratory of the Government Chemist (LGC);
• a visit to Kingston Crown Court to see a trial; and
• a visit to a forensic pathology lab to witness an autopsy.