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LRCFS Education

Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science

Advancing Forensic Science through CPD and Postgraduate Study

Whether you’re building professional expertise or pursuing advanced academic study, we offer professional opportunities, spanning CPD programmes, postgraduate certificates, MSc pathways, and PhD opportunities, all designed to support and elevate your career.

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Introduction to R(RStudio) Programming

R(RStudio) is a robust tool for data analysis and visualisation, suitable for anyone interested in coding and statistics.

Join our expert forensic statistician in this 25 hour Virtual Lead Course as they guide you through the software.

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Courtroom Communication

The Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, University of Dundee and Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, Stony Brook University, USA, proudly offer an intensive online training course.

Join our expert Science Communicators in this highly interactive online course, delivering best practise, using improv-based techniques.

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Digital Evidence Awareness

This course is designed for legal professionals and explores the intricate world of digital evidence. Learn about the digital forensic process from the crime scene to the courtroom.

This carefully crafted, 40 hour self-paced course was developed by our Digital Evidence Expert.

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Introduction to Bayesian Networks

This introductory course teaches the fundamentals of Bayesian Networks and how to model uncertainty in systems.

Developed by our expert statisticians, this 10 hour self-paced course is rich with practical examples.

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Forensic Science Experimental Design

This online course is dedicated to producing high-quality research. It supports methodologically robust research and ensures rigorous analysis of experimental evidence.

This short 3 hour course makes scientific rigor accessible to everyone.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development. It refers to the process of tracking and documenting the skills, knowledge, and experience that professionals gain both formally and informally as they work, beyond any initial training. It’s a proactive form of learning.
Signing up to LRCFS Education is completely free. Navigate to our platform, register for an account and browse our full course catalogue.
Upon successful completion of a course, you’ll instantly receive a downloadable certificate and digital badge(s) directly from the platform.

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Course fees vary and are detailed within the respective course descriptions.

All payments are handled securely through LRCFS Education, which uses Stripe.

We offer two types of course formats.

Self-paced provides on-demand learning with unlimited access to content and learn at your own pace. Additional resources are supplied to assist you in finding the relevant subject material.

Instructor Led courses are scheduled and delivered in a specific timeframe. Lessons are delivered by an instructor. Course material is provided to enhance your learning.

Please contact cpdinfo@dundee.ac.uk.

We aim to respond to all enquiries within 48 hours.

Yes, we can accommodate group bookings. You can explore our upcoming dates on our course pages, or get in touch via the contact form. If you prefer, you can also email us directly at cpdinfo@dundee.ac.uk.
That is great that you want to take this route! Our Postgraduate courses are run by the University of Dundee. Click the links to learn about our Forensic Science Postgraduate courses or our Research Degrees.