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24 | Forensic Science This is what some of our graduates say: JOSH TEDD, BSc COMPUTER SCIENCE AND FORENSIC SCIENCE REBECCA SPRUCE, BSc CHEMISTRY AND FORENSIC SCIENCE KIM STEELE (WRIGHT), BSc FORENSIC SCIENCE AND MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY “Since leaving Keele and obtaining a first class degree, I have been employed by a digital forensics company as a trainee mobile phone forensic analyst after bettering 30 other applicants. I firmly believe that the education and the experience I gained from my time at Keele secured me this amazing job and I am forever grateful at the expertise, friendliness, and professionalism of the staff. “When I graduated from Keele I quickly got a job at the Forensic Science Service working as a forensic analyst in the road traffic accident department. The knowledge and lab experience I had gained at Keele was a huge influencing factor in securing this job and going straight into a forensic job after graduating was an amazing experience, my three years of hard work and studying had rewarded me with a fantastic opportunity. My next job landed me a role at an environmental forensic laboratory where I have been working for 2 years. The education and laboratory skills I received at Keele have undoubtedly led me to the work experience and career path I have today.” Having enjoyed chemistry and biology at A level I wanted to learn how science can be applied to specific and real life scenarios such as in forensic science. I liked Keele because it promoted rounded study through dual honours courses and after attending an open day decided it was my first choice as it offered an impressive forensic science course and was a welcoming place to study. The dual honours system really made a difference as I managed to gain the unique, individual skills of both a computer scientist and a forensic scientist, which fits perfectly within my job! Thank you Keele, I will miss you!” keele.ac.uk/forensic Throughout my time at Keele I felt a real sense of community both among my classmates but also with the university population as a whole. My overwhelming memory of my university life was of enjoying all aspects of it!