Public engagement project

Care to Share

Studying the public's perception and trust in forensic science

Illustration by Clara Morriss

Status

Completed

Start date

May 2025

Completion date

January 2026

Funding

Funders

This project was funded by both the Leverhulme Trust and UKRI “Trust in forensic science evidence in the criminal justice system: The experience of marginalised groups”.

This project was focused on gathering information from the general public in relation to how well they perceive and trust forensic science evidence and forensic scientists. Three types of evidence are considered: digital evidence (to be taken from digital devices), DNA evidence and facial recognition.

Members of the public can shared their thoughts on forensic science by participating in a series of interactive quizzes.

Care to Share was created by Fast Familiar.

Our partners included: The Open University, University of Birmingham, University of York, De Montfort University, The University of Edinburgh and UWE Bristol.

Read the project outputs and summary.