#forensics student

Monday 21st October 2024 [11/100DOP]

Alright I've really not been doing well at keeping up with DOP or at being productive at all so skipping to today.

Lectures:

Forensic Specialisms - Lecture 1: guest speaker who talked about forensic product manufacturers and innovation of forensic science and products in the 21st. Honestly felt like I had accidentally walked into a business studies lecture

Investigation of Serious and Organised Crime - lecture 1: drug trafficking in the UK particularly England and Wales

Forensic Specialisms - lecture 2: DNA analysis- exploring microble DNA ans microgenomics.

Hello! No bother at all! Here are the active criminology studyblrs I found:

@crimstxdy - Paula, Criminology and Psychology student

@study-in-crime - Iga, Criminology student

@psychologyandcriminology - 2nd year Psychology and Criminology

@studyingthesecrets - Criminology student at Ghent University

@kaylastudiescriminology - Kayla, studying MSc Criminology and Criminal Psychology

@highlighterhaven - Cassie, a Criminology and Psychology double major

@procrastination-inprogress - Jennie, studying Criminology

@studying-kidney - studying Criminology

@astudyofcrime - Christine, Criminologist, MSc Policing and Criminal Investigation

@study-for-your-future - Jess, Criminology and Forensics student at the University of Portsmouth

@xxjammyjamiexx - Jamie, degrees in Psychology and Criminology

@beautyandthedoctorate - Belle, BSc (Hons) Bioscience and Forensic Investigation

@vanesastudies - Vanesa, honours science degree, double major in Forensic Science and Environmental Resources, 4th year

@bradleystudies - Bradley, college sophomore, Forensic Science major with a double major in Chemistry

@seasonfullystudy - Autumn, 1st year at the University of Portsmouth studying Forensic Psychology

@reginastudies - Regina, aspiring criminologist

@studyingalyssa - Alyssa, aspires studying a major in forensics and be a crime scene investigator

Tuesday 1st October 2024 [8/100 DOP]

(Again pretend this was posted yesterday)

Happy 1st of October! Spooky season and autumn properly in swing now.

Today's lecture was Forensic Casework and the Expert Witness.

DNA - extraction, DNA Fingerprinting, DNA analysis.

The Prosecutor's Fallacy.

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