Forensics is gained a new sense of appreciation in recent days. A team of forensic scientists from Dundee, Scotland have been awarded the Queens anniversary prize for higher education.
The prize is awarded in the U.K to places of advanced educations for noteworthy advancements in the science, technology, engineering, and medical fields (S.T.E.M) .
The prize is awarded in the U.K to places of advanced educations for noteworthy advancements in the science, technology, engineering, and medical fields (S.T.E.M) .
Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher Education
The Center for Anatomy and Human Identification (C.A.H.I.D) was awarded the prize for their work in craniofacial identification and forensic facial reconstruction for the identification of the living and the dead, the latter more recently including King Richard III.
CAHID, which is headed by Professor Sue Black, is one of the world’s foremost institutions for the study and application of human anatomy, forensic human identification, disaster victim identification and forensic and medical art.
Professor Black said: “This is a tremendous honour and testament to the hard work of all the staff, and indeed the students, who have worked in the Centre.
The team is one of the best inter nationally for the identification of human remains, they have done so much to aid in the identification of human remains in places such the Asian tsunami and the London Sharm-El-Sheikh Bombings. They are unsurpassed in disaster victim identification methods and training.
CAHID, which is headed by Professor Sue Black, is one of the world’s foremost institutions for the study and application of human anatomy, forensic human identification, disaster victim identification and forensic and medical art.
Professor Black said: “This is a tremendous honour and testament to the hard work of all the staff, and indeed the students, who have worked in the Centre.
The team is one of the best inter nationally for the identification of human remains, they have done so much to aid in the identification of human remains in places such the Asian tsunami and the London Sharm-El-Sheikh Bombings. They are unsurpassed in disaster victim identification methods and training.
Sources:
http://news.stv.tv/tayside/249779-dundee-university-forensic-team-awarded-queens-anniversary-prize/
http://cahid.dundee.ac.uk/
http://www.royalanniversarytrust.org.uk/
http://news.stv.tv/tayside/249779-dundee-university-forensic-team-awarded-queens-anniversary-prize/
http://cahid.dundee.ac.uk/
http://www.royalanniversarytrust.org.uk/
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