The Forensic Science Society Essay Prize

The Forensic Science Society Essay Prize

Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Science and Justice 47 (2007) 182 The Forensic Science Society Essay Prize Entries are invited for the 20...

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Science and Justice 47 (2007) 182

The Forensic Science Society Essay Prize

Entries are invited for the 2008 Forensic Science Society Essay Prize. This competition is open to final year students anywhere in the world currently studying on any full-time or part-time graduating course at a recognised institute of higher education (see below). Commercialisation of forensic science provision… are we looking into Pandora's box? The essay is to be between 5000 and 7000 words long and must be written in English. The winner of the competition will receive a cheque for £200 and a set of forensic science related books. The winning essay will also be printed in Science and Justice. The closing date for submissions is to be 31st March 2008. Entries should be sent to: The Forensic Science Society and marked “Essay Prize” on the outside.

doi:10.1016/j.scijus.2007.10.007

Conditions: 1. ‘Student’ includes any person worldwide currently studying on any full-time or part-time graduating course at a recognised institute of higher education. 2. The course must include an identifiable unit of learning relating entirely to forensic science or forensic medicine and science combined. This unit must be of at least two credits duration, equivalent to at least 40 h of lectures. 3. The student must be in the penultimate or final year of their studies when the essay is submitted. 4. The essay must be accompanied by a certificate signed by the student and a course tutor confirming that the work is that of the student. The essay must also be accompanied by a copy of the student's registration document and a course outline showing the course hours and curriculum for the forensic science content.