Crime scene simulation spaces

These flexible, mock crime spaces are key to our teaching, research and collaboration with law enforcement partners. You'll find a series of realistic, simulated crime scenes where students can put their forensic skills into practice.

We use simulation aids, including realistic mannequins, complete with injuries and associated blood distribution, to give students experience of working at a crime scene. We integrate the latest forensic and education technologies to support learning and research, including Virtual Reality to improve forensic skills and investigative decision making.

Students learn to search, visualise and recover biological evidence, trace materials, marks and impressions from a variety of scenes covering all types of crime.

The facility is part of our Forensic Innovation Centre where we have developed strong partnerships with our local law enforcement partners. It won a Times Higher Education Awards for 'Outstanding Employer Engagement Initiative' in 2015 and we continue to work together with local, national and international partners providing placement and internship opportunities for students, and collaboration in forensic research.

Courses with access to the facilities include:

• BSc Criminology and Forensic Investigation
• BSc Criminology
• BSc Criminology and Psychology
• BSc Criminology and Cybercrime
• MSc Forensic Investigation
• MRes Forensic Investigation.

All PhD students and any other researchers working on forensic-based topics, such as those in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (SCCJ) and Department of Psychology, can also use the facilities.