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A redo of a redo intro

So as an intro:

Hi I'm Jessca and I'm 26. I'm from the UK

I've last year I graduated with a First in BSc Forensic Investigation.

I'm halfway through a MSc Analytical and Forensic Science course

I've decided to make this blog into a mix of a studyblr and a bookblr.

So this'll be a trying to be productive and share what I'm up to and also to keep this blog going even after I graduate.

Wednesday 1st October 2025

I think I've given up on 100 days of productivity 😅.

Anyway today we had a practical in Advanced CSI where we examined a hit and run which was an attempted murder - no evidence collection, only photos taken and Investigative strategies noted down.

Then in Forensic Evidence in Investigative Practice:

- workshop where we had questions about UKAS accreditation, competency matrixes and ideas for Likeliness Ratios scales for fibre evidence.

- laboratory practical where we examined fibres to look at visual differences between different fibre types e.g. cashmere vs acrylic and the way dyes look under a microscope.

Thursday 25th September 2025

So no uni today.

Predominantly I was being productive by decluttering and tidying but I did have a quick look at my independent learning work.

For Advanced CSI I put some tabs in my report book to make it easier to navigate.

Also watched the Forensic Capability Network Validation video.

For Forensic Evidence in Investigative Practice, I found the PDFs for post and pre readings.

Wednesday 24th September 2025

And so it begins - first day of my masters.

In this first semester we're doing Advanced CSI and Forensic Evidence in Investigative Practice.

It's also a long day from 09:00 - 18:00 (8 hours- theres an hour lunch break)

Today:

Advanced CSI:

Module Introduction

Crime Scene Management

Strategy Development

Forensic Evidence in Investigative Practice (FEIP)

Module Introduction

Setting of Paint Sample task (have to go out and collect our own paint samples for analysis using the SEM at uni)

Cognitive Bias and Cognitive Bias in Forensic Science

Blood Pattern Analysis