WELCOME TO FORENSIC SCIENCE & CRIMINOLOGY

At The University Of Bedfordshire

Welcome from the Head of Life Sciences, Professor Prasad S Sreenivasaprasad

I am delighted that you will be studying with us at the School of Life Sciences. We take pride in providing a vibrant and supportive learning environment along with employment-orientated education and skills training.

Our mission is to inspire you to achieve your ambitions and goals in your studies and your future career.

This booklet provides you with important information that will guide you during your first few weeks and months as you settle into university life.

I look forward to welcoming you to the University in September.

Professor Prasad S Sreenivasaprasad Head of Life Sciences

Student Information Desk (SiD) beds.ac.uk/sid sid@beds.ac.uk

Student Support beds.ac.uk/studentsupport

BedsSU (Students’ Union) bedssu.co.uk help@bedssu.co.uk

Essential Contacts

Course Lead

• Dr Vicki Barlow – vicki.barlow@beds.ac.uk

First Year Coordinator

• Dr Taiwo Adewale Shittu – taiwoadewale.shittu@beds.ac.uk

Senior Admissions Tutor

• Dr Robin Maytum – robin.maytum@beds.ac.uk

Welcome from the Course Lead, Dr Vicki Barlow

Hello, my name is Vicki and I am excited that you are joining us in September. Your core forensic team all come from an industry background, bringing a wealth of casework knowledge and experience and your criminology team are all experts in their fields. Our course is designed to teach you the required theory and allow you time in our specialist laboratories to develop the key skills you need for a career in forensic science and criminology.

The first week of the semester is known as Welcome Week, which has been designed to introduce you to your course, the academic team and your fellow students (as well as having lots of fun!).

You’ll be assigned a personal tutor who will support you throughout your course, as will our specialist first year coordinator. We all have weekly office hours so you can book an appointment if you need to discuss any aspect of your course. And we can tell you more about the range of additional support services at the University to help you transition to life in higher education. We will be with you every step of the way!

If you have any questions about our courses, then feel free to drop me an email vicki.barlow@beds.ac.uk or call 01582 489612.

Course Lead