Leisa Nichols-Drew will find out how leading researchers and practitioners in Canada and Australia respond to knife offences and share her findings to benefit people across the UK

Rutgers University-Camden houses PROVEDIt DNA database

Genetic evidence helping match confiscated rhinoceros horns to crime scenes—already used in scores of successful prosecutions

Psychological study finds no link between exposure to popular forensic science dramas and the ability to conceal a crime

Designed for cheap DNA sequencers, technology could improve research quality-controls

Scientists have developed an algorithm that automates a key step in forensic fingerprint analysis, which may make the process more reliable and efficient

Forensic entomology is more complicated than it looks on TV

Research shows that combining luminol with artemisinin, a natural peroxide and antimalarial treatment, reduces the risk of false positives compared to the traditional method

Students at De Montfort University Leicester get real-life skills by training at the school's Crime Scene House

However researchers say the findings should be interpreted cautiously because of the small sample size of cases used in key analyses