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 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.

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/

A Dundee, Scotland university was commissioned by the Richard III Society to create a accurate model of the dead ruler.
The model was made using a 3-D printing technique called stereo-lithography. And artists ,lead by Caroline Wilkinson.
 
Wilkinson explained: “Richard III is someone I am familiar with as a historical figure and I am from Yorkshire myself so I understand the significance of him. There was a lot of information about this recent archaeological investigation I did not know about so there was a lot of confidentiality surrounding the investigation and they only told us what we needed to know.”

More on the excavation of the King's remains here:
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/education/dundee-university-helps-bring-king-richard-iii-back-from-the-dead-1.67769

Sources:
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk/dundee-university-s-facial-reconstruction-of-richard-iii-goes-on-public-display-1.94093

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/education/dundee-university-helps-bring-king-richard-iii-back-from-the-dead-1.67769
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