PhD and MRes opportunities at the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science
Research Masters and PhD opportunities in the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science
The Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) offers opportunities for Research Masters and PhD projects.
Our multidisciplinary centre offers an exciting and supportive environment in which to complete a research qualification. To find out more about our current students and their research work please visit our People pages.
Our funded opportunities, when available, are advertised on FindAPhD and there is further information available on the postgraduate research page.
Areas of research
We offer PhD/MRes opportunities in the following areas:
- Law and technology
- Transfer and persistence
- Statistics, probability and measurement uncertainty
- The application of AI and machine learning in forensic science
- Forensic Chemistry (Drugs, Toxicology, Fires and explosives)
- Forensic Science data management
- Science communication in forensic science
Location
- PhD and MRes opportunities can be in Dundee or remote
Timing
- PhD’s can be 3 or 4 years full time or 6 years part time
- Professional Doctorates are part-time, spanning four years
- MRes can be 1 year full time or 2 years part time.
Professional Doctorates involve a two-year taught phase with classes delivered remotely and two in-person teaching weeks each year in February and June and a two year research phase related to your current field of work.
Training programmes
LRCFS provides the following training programmes for students:
- Pre-sessional English (if required)
- Research Skills
- R programming for statistical interpretation and data visualisation
- Public engagement and science communication
If you would like to speak to us about research qualifications, please get in touch with us at [email protected]