PhD/MSc by Research Forensic Science

At the University of Central Lancashire, we specialise in Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Taphonomy research. Our team of academics is internationally renowned and works on a number of cutting-edge projects.Our academic team have wide-ranging expertise. We have specialists in anatomy, osteology, genetics and genomics, -omics disciplines, microbiome studies, human and animal decomposition, trauma, and disaster victim identification.We perform forensic and taphonomic experiments at our Taphonomic Research in Anthropology: Centre for Experimental Studies (TRACES). TRACES is an animal taphonomy facility. It's a 13-acre research site where we perform empirical decomposition research.