DNA and Investigative Criminology
Date & time
6 November 2025 | 09.00-13.00
Event format
Attend event in person
Event type
Participatory interactive event
Event topic
Crime & justice, Our working lives
Audience
Young People
Academic discipline
Law, Science and technology studies
Venue
Hallam Hall,
Owen Building
Sheffield Hallam University
Howard Street
S1 1WB
What's on offer?
As part of the Festival of Social Science in Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University are hosting an introduction to Investigative Genetic Genealogy.
What's it about?
Have you ever wondered how a combination of DNA and family tree searches might help solve murders and identify victims of crime? Or, wanted to know how investigators find their way from DNA to perpetrators of crime?
Come along to this in-person introductory event where you will get a chance to play the role of investigator. Learn from a team of experts and students about how you can take your first steps into the investigative professions.
The event will be of particular interest to young people in year 12 and upwards who are interested in developing a career at the cutting edge of investigative science.
Who's leading the event?
Dr Craig Paterson (Associate Head, Institute of Law and Justice, Sheffield Hallam University) and Jessica Jowers (Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Sheffield Hallam University)
Open to
Young people in year 12 and upwards.
Of particular interest to
Young people in year 12 and upwards who are interested in developing a career at the cutting edge of investigative science.
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